SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3556856 - Candidate Name Sort Preference by Last Name not Working for Internal Candidates - Recruiting Management

Symptom

  • When setting display preferences to 'Last Name, First Name', the candidate name sort preference works correctly for external candidates but not for internal candidates.
  • For internal candidates, the system always sorts by the first letter of the first name, not the last name. 

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Recruiting > Preferences > My Display Preferences
  2. Set the Candidate Name Sort Preference to "First Name, Last Name"
  3. See the applicant list sort is correct
  4. Change the Candidate Name Sort Preference to "Last Name, First Name"
  5. Notice the external candidates are all sorted correctly, but internal candidates are not.

Cause

The issue is identified as a defect by engineering team.

Resolution

The fix for this issue is planned to be deployed with the patch [H2 2024 P13]. For patch timelines, please review SAP SuccessFactors Patches Knowledge Base.

See Also

Keywords

RCM, Recruiting, Application, List, Sorting, UXR, Internal Candidates, Display Preferences, Last Name, First Name, Defect, Patch, 2411P13 , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-APP , Applicants and Job Applications , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions