Symptom
- E-Verify Admins are unable to complete/submit E-Verify cases to several candidates.
- Error Messages:
- Error Middle_initial: Invalid value for "middle_initial", must conform to the pattern /^[a-zA-Z]*$/. occurs when attempting to submit the E-Verify case.
- E-Verify encountered data errors. Please contact Product Support with the following error details: other_last_names_used: Invalid value for "other_last_names_used", must conform to the pattern /^[a-zA-Z'’\- ]*$/.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
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Attempt to submit an E-Verify case for an employee.
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An error message appears: middle_initial: Invalid value for "middle_initial", must conform to the pattern /^[a-zA-Z]$/* or E-Verify encountered data errors. Please contact Product Support with the following error details: other_last_names_used: Invalid value for "other_last_names_used", must conform to the pattern /^[a-zA-Z'’\- ]*$/.
Cause
- The issue arises due to the absence of a middle name in the E-Verify case submission or an unsupported character used in one of the Everify fields.
Resolution
- Navigate to Manage data > E-Verify.
- Update the correct value of the affected field for the affected employee.
- Perform an OData Refresh.
- Submit the E-verify.
Keywords
E-Verify, Middle Name, Middle Initial, middle_initial, Invalid middle_initial, Onboarding, OBX , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-EVF , Everify , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions