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3634834 - Initiating Assessment is failing with error 401: Unauthorized using OAuth - Recruiting Management

Symptom

When initiating an Assessment for a candidate, it's failing with the following error: "...Exception=[HTTP response '401: Unauthorized' when communicating with https://api44preview.sapsf.com/odata/v2/]..."

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Cause

The API user doesn't have the permission "Manage OAuth2 Client Applications" in role-based permissions.

Resolution

As explained in the Platform Implementation Guide, Registering Your OAuth2 Client Application, when using OAuth2 it is necessary to have the permission Manage Integration Tools > Manage OAuth2 Client Applications granted. If this permission is not granted, the connection is not successful.

See Also

Registering Your OAuth2 Client Application

Keywords

unauthorized, 401, assessment, vendor, hirevue, candidate, application, job, requisition. , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM , Recruiting Management , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions