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3377129 - Unable to initiate onboarding process. Reason: Conflicting mapping found for fields [FirstName, LastName]. Ensure these fields are mapped only in one entity in admin tools. - Onboarding 1.0

Symptom

When initiating the onboarding from Recruiting for an candidate, the following error occurs:

Unable to initiate onboarding process. Reason: Conflicting mapping found for fields [FirstName, LastName]. Ensure these fields are mapped only in one entity in admin tools.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 1.0

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Recruiting > Job Requisition > Candidates > Take Action
  2. Select Initiate Onboarding
  3. The error will appear

Cause

  • The mapping in the Onboarding 1.0 Integration Setup does not match the mapping in the Recruiting Templates.
  • The First and Last name are not mapped for the following templates:
    • Job Application
    • Job Requisition
    • Job Offer

Resolution

  1. Go to Onboarding 1.0 Integration Setup
  2. Validate if the mapping is correct for all three available templates
    • Job Application
    • Job Requisition
    • Job Offer
  3. Select the template that you are using for this scenario
  4. Save the changes after updating the mapping. 
    • By default, the save option is disabled. Just make any change and revert it back to enable the save button

Keywords

Initiate, Onboarding, Unable, obd, process, mapping, fields, FirstName, LastName, mapped, entity, Job Application, Job Requisition, Job Offer. , KBA , LOD-SF-OBD-INT , Integrations with Onboarding , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions