3635718 - Standard field start date is not updated while creating job application via API - Recruiting Management

When creating application via ODATA API, we are unable to insert the standard job application “startDate” date field. While custom date field can be inserted however once the application is created, we can upsert the startDate field

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1.  Using any existing candidate, Add fields startDate and custom date field in this creation API payload and  create new application via IC or ODATA API, 
2.  The standard startDate field remains blank but the custom field gets inserted.
3. Repeat the process for already created application
4. Confirm that the "startDate" field is now updated 

This is expected behavior

The startDate refers to the start date of the application. Many other application properties are calculated based on this startDate field value like timeToHire etc. There could be situations were recruiter wants to start the application at a later time even though the application is created. Hence, this not populated at the time of application creation and is up to the recruiter to populate this via the update flow of the application. 

So, this behavior aligns with the application creation workflow, where the "startDate" field is left blank to allow flexibility for recruiters to set it during the update flow.

If the "startDate" field needs to be updated, it must be done after the application is created using the update flow.

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