Symptom
- Upon activating Automate Manager Completion of New Hire Tasks, tasks are auto-completed but the notification is not sent.
- Emails such as "(ONB) New Welcome Message Added" and "(ONB) Prepare for First Day updated" are not triggered for auto-completed tasks.
- If tasks are completed manually, the associated email notifications are triggered as expected.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
- Enable the Auto Complete feature for New Hire Activities (e.g., Welcome Message).
- Initiate onboarding for a candidate that includes auto-complete tasks in the program.
- Complete New Hire Data Review (NHDR).
- Trigger New Hire Activities (NHA).
- Verify that the "Write Welcome Message" task is auto-completed.
- Check if the email notification "(ONB) New Welcome Message Added" is sent to notify the user about the task completion.
- Observe that no email notification is sent for the auto-completed task.
- Manually complete the task for a candidate.
- Verify that the email notification "(ONB) New Welcome Message Added" is triggered for the manually completed task.
Cause
Resolution
Product Engineering is investigating a solution.
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See Also
- Automate Manager Completion of New Hire Tasks
- SAP SuccessFactors Product Release & Road Map Information
- SAP SuccessFactors Patches Knowledge Base
- KB Article 2171560 - How to be notified of new or updated SAP Notes or KBAs
Keywords
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