SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2643043 - Configuring a field as "required" based on an answer to an earlier field - Recruiting Management

Symptom

Can a job application field be configured as "required" based on an answer to an earlier field?

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Resolution

The feature is not supported with the current versions of SuccessFactors Recruiting. Fields cannot be made conditionally required on the application record. A field cannot be hidden, displayed, or made required based on the answer to an earlier field - it is not possible to ask a question like, "Have you ever been convicted of a felony" and then display or require a "Please explain" field if the candidate selects "Yes". The suggested workarounds are:

  • Make the "Please explain" field unrequired and rename it something like "If yes, please explain", or
  • Make the "Please explain" field required and rename it something like "If yes, please explain (enter N/A if not applicable)".

Keywords

Condition, required, field, attribute, change, template, if, job, application, requisition, override, rule, answer, picklist. , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-APP , Applicants and Job Applications , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions