SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2832522 - Enabling/Disabling Country/Region Code & Phone Number from Candidate Creation Page - Recruiting

Symptom

A user wants to disable or enable 'Country/Region Code' and 'Phone Number' field from the candidate creation page of the external careers site. Is it possible?

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to External Careers Site
  2. Attempt to create new candidate profile
  3. Observe fields on candidate creation initial page

Resolution

  • In order to minimize the creation of duplicate candidates SuccessFactors has an advanced feature requiring candidates to input thier phone number during candidate creation.
  • The fields "Country/Region Code" and "Phone Number" on the candidate creation page derive from these settings and reinforce duplicate candidate creation is minimal.
  • Checking this option will prevent creating candidate profiles in the system, when a candidate profile with the phone country/region code and phone number already exists in the system.
  • This applies when a candidate profile is being created through External Candidate View, Recruiter View, and Agency user view. It does not apply to Employee Review view.
  1. To Disable or Enable the 'Country/Region Code' and 'Phone Numbers' fields from the inital candidate creation page
  2. Go to Admin Center > Manage Duplicate Candidates > Advanced Options
  3. Under Enforce additional candidate profile duplicity check upon candidate profile creation 
  4. Enable/Disable Check country/region code and phone number

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See Also

2103863 - Manage Duplicate Candidates in SuccessFactors Recruiting

Keywords

SF, Success Factors, RCM, phoneCountryCode, Check country code and phone number, Country/Region code, candidate page, creation page, SMS , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-CAN , General Candidate Issues (not Offers, not Profiles) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions