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3631202 - Candidate data is partially anonymized post instance refresh - Recruiting Management/HCM Suite

Symptom

After an instance fresh, Job Applications are displaying as "[Name] Anonymized" or "Anonymized [Name]" or just "Anonymized Anonymized".

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Cause

One of the anonymization processes of an Instance Refresh is Shuffling Column Values, and this behavior can happen when Users in the system weren't anonymized as part of the instance refresh, so their data get scrambled with Recruiting's.

Resolution

As documented in the Implementation Guide's page, Instance Refresh Data Anonymization Fields, Recruiting Candidate Data type of anonymization is Shuffling Column Value. This means that the data in the system will be scrambled, which results in the different naming convention seen in the Job Applications.

Keywords

anonymize, instance, refresh, data, application, candidate, name, information, personal. , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-APP , Applicants and Job Applications , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions