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
- Open Onboarding Dashboard and attempt to cancel onboarding for a new hire.
- Observe the error
Cause
Missing Job Information in New Hire Data
Resolution
Approach 1
- Open the Candidate Dashboard > Actions > New Hire Data and verify the Job Information section;
- If Position/Job Information is missing, add a valid Position (or fill in the required Job Information fields) and save;
- 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)
- Go to Admin Center > Onboarding General Settings and temporarily disable the Retain Onboarding Information toggle;
- Enable the Allow Recruiting Updates toggle;
- Restart the onboarding process for the candidate so the latest Recruiting data is pulled in;
- Navigate back to New Hire Data and confirm that Job Information is now populated;
- Cancel the onboarding process;
- Optionally re-enable Retain Onboarding Information once completed.
Keywords
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