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3511382 - Error "We were unable to initiate this onboarding process (2.0). An unknown error occurred." - RCM/ Onboarding

Symptom

  • Unable to initiate Onboarding from SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management (RCM).
  • Error Message: "We were unable to initiate this onboarding process (2.0). An unknown error occurred."

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting
  • SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Attempt to Initiate Onboarding for a candidate Take Action > Initiate Onboarding
  2. The following error is shown: 
    "We were unable to initiate this onboarding process (2.0). An unknown error occurred."

Cause

Two or more statuses are set to hired or hireable in the Status set.

Resolution

  1. Navigate to Applicant Status Configuration page
  2. Open the Status Set for the affected job requisition
  3. Inspect each status and ensure you have one hireable status and one hired status.
  4. There should only be one status with Hirable Options > Hireable and only one status with Hirable Options > Hired.
  5. The Hired status should have a Category > Hired and should be the ONLY one in your status set to be so. 

See Also

3057076 - How to Initiate Onboarding and its Prerequisites - Recruiting Management - SAP for Me

Keywords

Unknown Error, Recruiting, Initiate Onboarding, process,  Applicant Status, hirable, hired, application status , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-INT , Integration Center & Intelligent Services , LOD-SF-OBX-RCM , Initiate onboarding from RCM , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 2511 ; SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions