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3588979 - Not Possible to Change the Person ID During the Onboarding to Hire Process - SAP SuccessFactors

Symptom

  • The existing Temporary Employee ID from Onboarding needs to be changed to the correct Employee Central sequence during or after Manage Pending Hires is completed.
  • An error occurs when trying to save without the person-id-external field filled.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Initiate Onboarding 2.0 from Recruitment, a Temporary Employee ID is assigned.
  2. Complete the Manage Pending Hires process.
  3. The Temporary Employee ID needs to be changed to the correct Employee Central sequence.

Cause

It is not recommended to change the Person ID of the employee during the Hire process, as it can lead to data issues and inconsistencies.

Resolution

Ensure that the Person ID is assigned during the Onboarding process properly and not changed in Manage Pending Hires or after the user is submitted.

See Also

2958859 - How to control Employee Id (empId) Generation Via Business Rule - Onboarding

Keywords

Onboarding, Employee Central, Manage Pending Hires, Employee ID, Temporary Employee ID, person-id-external, onSave, onInit, onChange, rule, validation, SAP SuccessFactors. , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-INT-OBX , Onboarding 2.0 to EC Integration , LOD-SF-EC-INT , Manage Pending Hires (Integration RCM/ ONB/ OBX + UI) , LOD-SF-EC-PER-BIO , Biographical Info - Config, Rules, RBP, UI , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions