SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2845145 - "Internal/External Job Description is a required field" error when sending the job requisition to the next step - Recruiting Management

Symptom

When trying to send a job requisition to the next step or to approve it, you receive the following error:

Please correct the following error(s):

  • Internal Job Description is a required field.
  • External Job Description is a required field.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Cause

The fields Internal Job Description and External Job Description are not filled.

Resolution

To fix this issue, you will need to follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Job Profile tab:
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  2. For each field, click on the Update button. If you would like, you can use in the External Job Description the same one as the Internal Job Description.
  3. Click on Save.
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Now, if you go back to Job Requisition Details tab and send to the next step, it will go as expected.

Keywords

Please correct the following error, Internal Job Description, External Job Description, is a required field, job, profile, requisition, error, approval, route, map. , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM , Recruiting Management , LOD-SF-RCM-JOB , Job Postings & Requisitions , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions