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3748638 - Unable to cancel onboarding - Onboarding

Symptom

Unable to cancel onboarding due to Error message: [COE0018] The cancellation request for new hire 12345 has failed. Please contact your administrator.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open Onboarding Dashboard and attempt to cancel onboarding for a new hire.
  2. Observe the error

Cause

Missing Job Information in New Hire Data

Resolution

 Approach 1

  1. Open the Candidate Dashboard > Actions > New Hire Data and verify the Job Information section;
  2. If Position/Job Information is missing, add a valid Position (or fill in the required Job Information fields) and save;
  3. Retry cancelling the onboarding from the Onboarding Dashboard.

Approach 2 in case cannot update the new hire date due to any blockage (Valid only for candidates initiated from Recruiting)

  1. Go to Admin Center > Onboarding General Settings and temporarily disable the Retain Onboarding Information toggle;
  2. Enable the Allow Recruiting Updates toggle;
  3. Restart the onboarding process for the candidate so the latest Recruiting data is pulled in;
  4. Navigate back to New Hire Data and confirm that Job Information is now populated;
  5. Cancel the onboarding process;
  6. Optionally re-enable Retain Onboarding Information once completed.

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding all versions