Symptom
When attempting to delete a talent pool, receive a warning:
You can't delete this talent pool because it has nomination records.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Succession Planning
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
Reproducing the Issue
- Log in to SuccessFactors
- Navigate to Admin Center > Tools > Manage Data
- In the first Search dropdown, select Talent Pool
- In the second Search dropdown, select a talent pool
- Select Take Action > Permanently Delete Entry
- Receive error
Cause
Nomination records are tied to the talent pool
Resolution
Positions cannot be deleted if an employee has ever been nominated to the position. This validation prevents the loss of nomination data, especially during data migration. More details on how the data validation works is in Implementing and Managing Succession - Validation for Permanently Deleting Positions and Talent Pools with Nomination Records. You can use one of the below options:
Soft Delete a Position (Make Position Inactive)
To soft delete/inactivate a position, you can select the Delete option in the position card following the steps in Implementing and Managing Succession - Editing or Deleting MDF Positions from Position Card. This will deactivate the position, but it can be reactivated at a later time.
Permanently Delete a Position with Data Retention Management
To permanently delete a position with nomination records, you can purge it in Data Retention Management using the purge request type Purge Non-Sensitive MDF Business Data. The steps on how to complete this process are in Implementing and Using Data Retention Management (Legacy and Non-DRTM) - Purging MDF Data (Non-DRTM).
See Also
- Implementing and Managing Succession - Validation for Permanently Deleting Positions and Talent Pools with Nomination Records
- Implementing and Managing Succession - Editing or Deleting MDF Positions from Position Card
- Implementing and Using Data Retention Management (Legacy and Non-DRTM) - Purging MDF Data (Non-DRTM)
Keywords
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