Symptom
We are not seeing the option 'Generate Document' as self-service while we have activated People Profile.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: Document Generation
Reproducing the Issue
Goto Employee --> My Employee Files --> Take Action. 'Generate Document' option is not available.
Cause
The role for the user does not have permission to 'Update employment records (displayed as 'Take Action' button)' under Employee Data > HR Actions in the same role.
Resolution
Update the role to also have permissions to 'Update employment records (displayed as 'Take Action' button)'. Below is the screenshot for reference.
Refer to the guide in 'See also' section for more details.
See Also
Gudie: Generating a Document via Self Service-
https://help.sap.com/viewer/f4bbdbe72647404fa131d02382d29bc9/latest/en-US/f25b86842c4b460a87973509a1931e99.html
Keywords
take action generate document, ESS document generation, self document generation. , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-DOC , Document Generation , Problem