Symptom
- A time off request remains in a pending approval status despite being approved by the manager/approver.
- WorkflowRequest ID exist and is marked as approved
- However, in workbench and manage data it displays as pending.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Time Off Workflow
Reproducing the Issue
- Submit a time off request in the system.
- Approve the time off request as the manager.
- Observe that the request remains in a pending approval status in the system.
- WorkflowRequest ID exist and is marked as approved
- In workbench and manage data it displays as pending.
Cause
The status of the employee's absence changed due to an edit made to the entry or by a follow up process.
Resolution
- Change the status of the affected employee time entry to "Approved".
- Perform this action using the Manage Data functionality.
Prerequisite:
- Go to Check Tool
- Filter the for Time Off feature
- Then for Employee Time Workflow
- Check the list of affected employee id
- Perform the steps suggested in the Check Tool
Keywords
pending approval, time off request, manager approval, SAP SuccessFactors, WorkflowRequest ID, time tracking, absence status, Manage Data, Admin Centre, workflow approval. , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM-WAN , Workflows - Alerts - Notifications , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking all versions
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