3082949 - Default Number of Characters in a Newly Created Free Text Pre-Screening Question - Recruiting Management

It is not possible to define a default number of characters when creating a Free Text question in the Job Requisition.

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SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

1. Recruiting>Job Requisitions
2. Click on a job req
3. Scroll down to questions and click on "Add more questions"
4. Click on "Create"
5. Write questions
6. Select Answer Format as "Free Text"
7. See that "Answer Range" will default to 200 but can this be defaulted to another limit?

At the present moment, it's not possible to change the default number of characters in a newly Free Text Pre-Screening Question.

If you need to create a Free Text question of specific attributes, you can create it on the Question Libraries, therefore the Recruiter can select the question from the library instead of creating a new one.

1. Admin Center > Question Libraries
2. Select the Library
3. Create New Question (Enter the question)
4. Select the Category
5. Create
6. You can pre-define the number of characters in the question

NOTE: If you want to set the character limit of a free text child question, you can set the value in Column H when uploading the CSV file as per How to upload questions via CSV file section in KBA 2542137 - Pre-Screening Questions - Frequent asked questions. 

Administrator Guide: Requisition Pre-Screen Questions

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