Symptom
During the configuration of Enhanced Manage Pending Recruits, you are getting the following error:
The selected fields cannot be used for this column. Refer to documentation for the correct Candidate Fields to use.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting
Reproducing the Issue
- Open the tool "Configure Columns for the Manage Pending Recruits" from Admin Center
- Add a new line in the setting selecting the dropdowns "Entities" and "Field"
- Click on "Save" button
- Error appears:
The selected fields cannot be used for this column. Refer to documentation for the correct Candidate Fields to use.
Cause
- Something is missing in the configuration.
- One of the causes could be the missing mapping of the field in transformation template.
Resolution
- Add the mapping in transformation template, configurable via Provisioning > Candidate, to the Employee Integration Template.
Example for "department" field:
<mapping-attribute>
<source refid="department" entity-type="jobrequisition"/>
<target refid="jobInfo.department"/>
</mapping-attribute>
- Make sure these Validations have all been met.
See Also
KB article 2870595 - Configure Columns for the Manage Pending Hires not working for offer approval field mappings
Keywords
sf, success factors, RCM , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-INT , Integration Center & Intelligent Services , Problem