Symptom
After accepting the rehire match:
- Candidate disappears from the onboarding dashboard
- Employee ID and business email are not generated
- The rehire process stalls or fails
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
- Accept the rehire match;
- Observe that the previous process ID is canceled;
- Verify that the rehire process is not visible on the dashboard.
Cause
This issue can occur due to multiple independent configuration or data consistency problems, including:
- Missing or invalid contract end date for the previous contingent employment
- Rehire start date overlaps or precedes the contingent end date
- Future‑dated job information records (time slices) exist in Employee Central
- Missing personal email address in EC (less common but still valid)
These conditions cause failure in the job ONB2CreateExternalUserForRehire, preventing the process from continuing.
Resolution
Pre‑check checklist before restarting:
- Verify contingent employment has a valid end date
- Ensure rehire start date is strictly after the contingent end date
- Remove or correct future‑dated EC records
- Confirm personal email exists in Employee Central
Restart the BPE process once data is corrected.
See Also
Keywords
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