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3794242 - PPX Configuration Transport Limitation Causing Category ID and RBP Metadata Mismatch Across Environments

Symptom

  • After transporting the PPX configuration to the target environment, users experience issues with category-based access and permissions
  • Certain cards or categories may not be displayed correctly, access may be inconsistent, or permission-related errors may occur despite the configuration working as expected in the source environment
 

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Cause

  • The issue is caused by a mismatch in Category IDs and permission metadata between environments
  • The PPX transport does not include the associated RBP configuration, resulting in incomplete configuration alignment after transport
  • The behavior is caused by differences in Category ID and permission metadata between the environments, as the transported PPX configuration does not include the associated RBP (Role-Based Permissions) setup
 

Resolution

  • The Product team is tentatively targeting a fix in the 2H 2026 release (subject to the standard roadmap disclaimer).
  • This enhancement is expected to address the current limitations related to transporting card-level and category-level configurations.

Workaround 

  • Transport the latest People Profile, including the Full Profile, from Production to lower environment, using the Configuration Transport Center.
  • By doing so, the Category IDs for each category will remain consistent between the source and target environments. As a result, the corresponding generated permission items will also be aligned, which should help prevent the permission mismatches encountered during RBP synchronization.

See Also

  • KBA 3243921 - RBP roles transport via Configuration Transport Center fails - permissions are not synced due to permission mismatch - SAP for Me
  • KBA 3047688 - Configuration Transport Center - SAP SuccessFactors - SAP for Me 

Keywords

2H 2026, RBP configuration, PPX transport, metadata, permission , Category IDs , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-CGC , Configuration Center , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite 2605