Symptom
- Personal Data Collection step is not generated in the Onboarding dashboard after a Rehire with New Employment process.
- The onboarding process is created, but the first step, “Provide Personal Data,” is not triggered.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
- Initiate a Rehire with New Employment process.
- Open the Onboarding dashboard.
- Observe that the first task “Provide Personal Data” is missing for the onboardee.
Cause
The ONB2_CREATE_USERNAME business rule is configured as “always true,” causing the system to assign a username taken from an inactive EC profile, which conflicts with an existing username and prevents task creation.
Resolution
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Review the ONB2_CREATE_USERNAME business rule in the Onboarding configuration.
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Update the rule to prevent assigning usernames that already exist or are associated with inactive profiles.
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Add a condition to set the Username/User ID only when the field is null.
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Add logic specific to the New Hire process to ensure unique username generation.
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Ensure that Person IDs from inactive profiles are not reused.
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Save and validate the business rule changes.
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Restart the failed onboarding task/process from the Onboarding Dashboard or the relevant administration tool.
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Test the changes using a new rehire scenario.
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Verify that the "Provide Personal Data" step is generated successfully.
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Confirm that no username conflict errors occur.
See Also
refer to: Overview of IDs and Changes During Rehire Process, 3423305 - Data Validation: "The User Name you provided is not valid..." - Onboarding, KBA 3623420 - [Error Code: 3] The provided username is already in use. Choose a different user name for Rehire
Keywords
provide Personal data missing, rehire with new employment, error code 3, username already in use, ONB2_CREATE_USERNAME, onboarding dashboard, first step not triggered, Personal data collection, username conflict, inactive ec profile, externaluser upsert error, bpe error, onboarding 2.0, rule always true, task not generated , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-DC , Personal Data Collection , Problem
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