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3081628 - Employee Import Error - Failed to add/update user XXXXX: User License Limit is exceeded

Symptom

When preforming a Basic Employee Import you receive an error message:

  • Failed to add/update user XXXXX: User License Limit is exceeded

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Try to preform Employee Import or Basic User Import
  2. Import completes, and you receive email notification with results of the upload.
  3. The results show the following error :

User Import Process has reported error(s).  You need to fix the following error(s) and re-import the users as necessary:

"Failed to add/update user XXXXX: User License Limit is exceeded."

Cause

This error is caused by User License Enforcement Options set incorrectly in provisioning.

Resolution

  1. Navigate to Provisioning
  2.  Company settings
  3.  User License Enforcement Options
  4. Select “no maximum users alert, no enforcement”



  5. Save License User

Note : All new instances are set as “No maximum user alert, no enforcement”.

It is recommended that you reach out to your partner to make the above changes in provisioning, if you do not have a partner open a case under 4th level component LOD-SF-PLT-UIM.

See Also

2088188 - License Utilization Warning - How to Increase License Count

Staying Compliant with Your SAP SuccessFactors License User Types

Keywords

KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-UIM , Employee Import Issues , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions