how to stop creation of new positions from every change in job information

[vaneeta]

We have recently go live with SAP SuccessFactors Employee central. We have an issue cince then. 

every change we do in job information portlets leads to creation of new positions.

Example : I have change the manager of the Employee, however it creates new position in the system and employee is now on the the new position.

It is creating unnecessary positions in the system.

Please help.

[Elsa123]

Hi,

The system creates new position only in certain circumstance. Please refer to the below help portal document

Position Reclassification and Position Transfer | SAP Help Portal

In your case, which is change of manager, position transfer is triggered

What does the system do when a position transfer is required?

The system reacts the same way regardless of whether one employee is assigned to the position or more employees are assigned to it.

By default, the system first searches for a matching position with status "To Be Hired" below the new manager's position. If it finds one, it assigns the employee to this position.

If the system doesn’t find a suitable position, it creates a new position below the new manager's position and assigns the employee to this position. Note that the position left behind is set to status "To Be Hired" and the new position is created without the status "To Be Hired".

Note that if a new position is created, it's created with the current FTE of the employee assigned to the position.

If direct reports were assigned to the transferred employee, these direct reports are assigned to the employee’s previous manager. Lower-level positions are not changed.

Best regards,

Elsa