2081566 - Source vs. Candidate Source Column – Differences, Visibility Options, and Sortability – Recruiting Management

• In the Candidate Summary list page, what is the difference between the column Source and the column Candidate Source?
• Is it possible to hide one or the other?
• Is it possible to make the column Candidate Source sortable?

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SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

The Candidate Summary list page contains two similar columns — Source and Candidate Source — which track different aspects of how a candidate arrived at the job requisition. Administrators frequently need to understand the distinction, configure visibility, or adjust sort behavior.

• In the Candidate Summary list page, what is the difference between the column Source and the column Candidate Source?
  
  Candidate Source: is the method through which the candidate who was created by one of the sources has applied for a specific job requisition. That is, the method through which the candidate has received information to apply for a job requisition.
  Source: Source column will display where the candidate applied this is tracked source by the system (most accurate). For example: The candidate has been referred to a job requisition. During pre-apply stage, the Candidate Source will be "Employee Referral"  and after the candidate applies, the Source column will display where the candidate applied for the job, i.e. Corporate: Site Name.
  
  
  This column was introduced because of the “Referral program” feature. However this can be useful to customers not using the feature. The Candidate Source includes more details than the Source column. These are the mapping values. As said the Candidate Source provides better level of source.
  
  

  Source	Candidate Source
  Jobvite	Depreciated since B2105 (Do not use)
  Recruiting Marketing: Source 1	Recruiting Marketing: Source 1
  Recruiting Marketing: Source 2	Recruiting Marketing: Source 2
  Internal Site	Internal Site
  Internal Site	Recruiter Sourced
  Corporate: Site Name	Recruiter Sourced
  Corporate: Site Name	Corporate: Site Name
  Corporate: Site Name	Employee Referral
  Corporate: Site Name	Agency 1
  Corporate: Site Name	Agency 2
  Job Board: Job Board 1	Job Board: Job Board 1
  Pre apply statuses
  Forwarded	Agency 1
  Forwarded	Agency 2
  Forwarded	Recruiter Sourced
  Forwarded	Employee Referral
  Forwarded	Recruiter Sourced
  Post apply statuses
  Corporate: Site Name	Agency 1
  Corporate: Site Name	Agency 2
  Corporate: Site Name	Recruiter Sourced
  Corporate: Site Name	Employee Referral
  Internal Site	Recruiter Sourced

  
  The forward as Applicant is tracked under the Source columns.
  
  Forward as Applicant on Job Requisition Summary Page: Scenario 1
  
  

  Forward Scenario	Source	Candidate Source
  Candidate is forwarded in 'Forwarded' status or 'Default Status' to job requisition 1.	Forwarded	Recruiter Sourced
  Candidate is forwarded as an applicant from job requisition 1 to job requisition 2 by a Recruiter.	Forwarded as applicant	Recruiter Sourced

  
  Forward as Applicant on Job Requisition Summary Page: Scenario 2
  
  

  Forward Scenario	Source	Candidate Source
  Candidate applies to job requisition 1.	Corporate Site : Default	Corporate Site : Default
  Candidate is forwarded as an applicant from job requisition 1 to job requisition 2 by a Recruiter.	Corporate Site : Default	Recruiter Sourced

• Is it possible to make the column Candidate Source sortable?
  
  It is not possible to sort the candidate summary list page by the column Candidate Source. There is no configuration to control this.

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