Symptom
- When a recruiter tries to initiate a new hire to onboarding, the following message appears.
- Unable to initiate the onboarding process. [ErrorCode - 500; ErrorMessage- Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
- However, the new hire's case is shown in the Onboarding Workqueue. There are even a number of duplicate cases.
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 1.0
Cause
Process is not being set correctly when onboarding is initiated.
Resolution
- Super Admin.
- Processes > Select affected process.
- Click on Step 1 > Actions.
- Delete the key Process from this action > Click Update.
- Use Process Filters are in place to determine the correct onboarding process to use, there is no need to set the process in this manner.
Keywords
[ErrorCode - 500; ErrorMessage- Object reference not set to an instance of an object.], Process, Assign, Actions, Duplicate , KBA , LOD-SF-OBD-INT , Integrations with Onboarding , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 2111