Symptom
- The responsible users are able to select all employees as a buddy in Assign a buddy task.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
- Navigate to the onboarding module.
- Attempt to assign a buddy task to a new hire.
- Observe that users are able to select all employees as a buddy instead of being restricted to their direct reports.
Cause
- Incorrect Role-Based Permission (RBP) settings, the "User Search" permission role assignments, which include "all employees".
Resolution
- Access the RBP troubleshooting page.
- Search for the relevant HR user.
- Navigate to "General User Permission > User Search" permissions.
- Review the user’s permission role assignments.
- Identify if any role assignments include "all employees".
- Modify the assignment to restrict the user search permissions to only include direct reports.
Keywords
assign buddy, search buddy, buddy assignment, onboarding tasks, user search permissions, role-based permissions, RBP settings, direct reports, employee search restriction, onboarding, HR permissions, buddy selection issue, permission role adjustment , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-NHA , New Hire Activities (activities, tasks, buddy, equipment) , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions
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