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3760206 - "No permission to perform this operation." error when opening fields in Latest People Profile - Employee Central

Symptom

Is noted that when proxying with some user and trying to modify data the fields does not open values, instead error happens in fields:
"No permission to perform this operation." 

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Profile

Reproducing the Issue

  • Proxy as User
  • Edit Personal Information/Job Information or any entity
  • Click on field 
    Result:  Error is triggered on field.

Cause

This is caused when target proxy user does not have User Login permission, hence system does not allow user act as the user that cannot login in system.

Resolution

If is required modify as the user then please provide User Login permission:

  1. Go to Manage Permission Roles
  2. Grant: General User Permission -> User Login

Otherwise perform change on the profile as Admin user instead of proxying.

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions