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3765467 - Supervisors/Managers cannot see "New Request" button in team view for external learning requests

Symptom

Supervisors/Managers are no longer able to submit External Training Request Forms on behalf of the members of their team, the "New Request" button is no longer there as it is in the Legacy Home page.

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New Home Page:

Legacy Home Page:

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Learning

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Team View in Learning.
  2. For a team member, open the ellipsis (more) menu and select View External Learning Requests.
  3. Observe that the New Request button is not available.

Cause

Working as per current system design

Resolution

  1. In Team View the Manager/supervisor page for External Learning Requests is read-only with no actions and only learners can create requests.
  2. To create an External Learning Request, have the learner open their own External Learning Request page and submit the request.
  3. If the ability for Managers/supervisors to create requests is required, submit an enhancement idea via the Influence portal: Submit idea on the Influence portal.
  4. Refer to the enhancement request process: 2090228 – How to submit enhancement requests for SAP SuccessFactors products.

See Also

  • KBA 3535011 - Team View - Expected Behavior & Known Limitations
  • KBA 2327231 - What is the External Learning Request form?

Keywords

team view, external learning request, new request button missing, supervisor, manager, read-only, by design, learner request, request form, cannot create, missing action, lms, successfactors learning, external training request, team member requests , KBA , LOD-SF-LMS-ILX , Integrated Learning Experience , LOD-SF-LMS-USR , User Entity , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Learning all versions