2887152 - Set Candidate 'Source' Value in Candidate Application using OData API

Symptom

When trying to insert a candidate application to a job requisition using ODATA API Field ID "source" (entity: "JobApplication") is blank even though I provided a value.

The Odata API data dictionary says the source field is text.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Cause

Source field should have a numeric value.

Resolution

The source field is a numeric values when using API to set the source of an application.

The following table provided the numeric values to set the source field.

Source numeric Value	Source Mapped to
0	Internal Career Site
1	Corporate: Default Site
2	Job Board:
3	Forwarded
4	Agency
5	Referral
6	Internal Referred
7	Depreciated since B2105 (Do not use)
8	Recruiting Marketing
9	Forwarded as Applicant

Keywords

Source, Candidate, API, candidateSource , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-API , Webservices & APIs , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions