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3538203 - Trigger I-9 Flow error - Onboarding

Symptom

An error occurs when manually triggering the I-9 flow: "The previous sections of Form I-9 are incomplete for the selected user. Please complete them to proceed."

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to Admin Center > Manage Data.
  2. Under Create New, select Trigger I-9 Flow
  3. Enter the following information:
    • User:
    • Trigger Type:
    • Process:
  4. Click on Save
  5. Error: The previous sections of Form I-9 are incomplete for the selected user. Please complete them to proceed.

Cause

The error occurs because there is an open Form I-9 task for the user. Due to a technical issue, the task cannot be completed, which prevents the I-9 flow from being triggered again.

Resolution

The status of the I-9 Audit Trail and I-9 User Data objects must be updated. Follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Manage Data > I-9 Audit Trail
    • If multiple records exist, select the latest record with the highest Sequence Number.
  2. Click Take Action > Make Correction
  3. Change the Status to Section 2 Signed
  4. Click Save.
  5. Navigate to Manage Data > I-9 User Data
  6. Click Take Action > Make Correction
  7. Change the Status to Section 2 Signed
  8. Click Save.
  9. Once the statuses are updated, trigger the I-9 flow again by navigating to Manage Data > Create New: Trigger I-9 Flow.

See Also

  • 3457846 - Unable to manually trigger the I9 Reverification for candidate migrated from third party system with error: The previous sections of Form I-9 are incomplete for the selected user.
  • 3421374 - Cannot Trigger I-9 correction for Section 1 - Onboarding

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions