3344430 - Creating Candidate Profile via API Resulting in the Error "country invalid," - Recruiting Management

When inserting a Candidate Profile through OData API, the system returns the following error:

<code>COE_GENERAL_BAD_REQUEST</code><message lang="en-US">country invalid, </message></error>

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NOTE: Make sure that the correct Country value is provided in the payload, otherwise the following cause is not valid: 2866333 - Upsert country with a label different than english does not work - Recruiting Management.

The cause behind the error is a Business Rule defaulting the Country field with one or more specific values. Here's an example:

The system is not designed to support a Business Rule that will change the Candidate's Country value while the profile is being created. As the OData API operation triggers the Business Rule, the error happens.

Make sure that no Business Rule is associated with the Candidate Profile to change the Country value.

OData API Guide - SAP SuccessFactors API Reference Guide (OData V2)

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