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3747630 - User was assigned to a permission group but when checking RBP troubleshooting tool it does not show permission group at all

Symptom

  • A user is assigned to a permission group, but the system does not read/apply the permissions.
  • Permissions are recognized only after removing the user from the group and adding the user back to the same group.
  • The behavior can occur across multiple permission groups for the same user.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Assign a user to a permission group.
  2. Checked RBP troubleshooting tool and observe that the system does not read or apply the permissions.

Cause

  • The user has multiple employments under the same person record.
  • Permission groups are employment-based, not person-based, the group membership was bound to an inactive or previous employment.
  • The system does not automatically rebind permission group assignments when a user changes or gains a new employment.

Resolution

Please do the following checks:

  1. Verify whether the user has multiple employments (for example, via RBP troubleshooting or user data review).
  2. Identify which employment the permission group membership is currently bound to.
  3. If the membership is bound to an inactive/previous employment, remove the user from the permission group and add the user back to rebind the membership to the active employment.
  4. After any employment change (for example, change of worker type or adding a new employment), review and re-add permission group assignments as needed to ensure they bind to the correct active employment.
  5. Implement an operational check to periodically audit permission group memberships for users with multiple employments.

Note:Be aware there is currently no automated/system-level fix for automatic rebinding; this is a system limitation.

See Also

2321200 - Troubleshooting SAP SuccessFactors Platform Role-Based Permission (RBP) Issues

Keywords

INC25754370 ,role-based permissions, permission group, dynamic group, employment-based, multiple employment, concurrent employment, inactive employment, permissions not applied, rebind membership, remove and re-add, troubleshooting tool, RBP, access issues, group assignment, user permissions , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-DYG , Dynamic Groups (My Groups - Not RBP) , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Platform all versions