3617331 - Candidate and CandidateBackground API Insert/Update Returning the Error "unhandled property type: Edm.String" - Recruiting Management

• When trying to perform a Candidate Profile creation or update, the following error is returned: "unhandled property type: Edm.String".
• The error occurs when trying to pass values to picklist fields within background elements.

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

1. Try to create a candidate profile via OData API.
2. Add picklist values using the syntax "PicklistFieldId": {"id":"1234"} in background elements.
3. An error is returned: "unhandled property type: Edm.String".

Picklist fields (field-name is vfld1 to vfld15) in candidate profile background elements are of String type, hence they require String values.

To pass values for picklist fields in background elements, use either the Option ID or the English US label.

Follow the syntax below:

a. Use the Picklist Option ID

  "BackgroundElementName" : {
    "PicklistFieldId1": "1111",
    "PicklistFieldId2": "2222"
  }

b. Use the English US label

  "BackgroundElementName" : {
    "PicklistFieldId1": "label1",
    "PicklistFieldId2": "label2"
  }

*Make sure to maintain the English US label in Picklist Center.

• API Reference Guide (OData V2) - Candidate and CandidateBackground_*
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