Applicant Hire: Change Manager Generates Error "The mandatory argument &ARGUMENT value cannot be null" in Manager Self-Service (Doc ID 1925327.1)

Last updated on JULY 07, 2020

Applies to:

Symptoms

On :  R12.HR_PF.B.delta.5 version, Hire, CWK Placement, Appl Hire

When attempting to hire an Applicant, when trying to change manager, the following error occurs.

Steps to Reproduce:
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. Responsibility: Manager Self Service
2. Function: "Applicant Hire and Rehire"

• •   Business Group: <Business Group>
  •   Last Name: <Last_Name>
  •   Effective Date: DD-MON-YYYY
  •   Person Type: External Applicant

3. Select Applicant: Hire
4. Enter information about the Applicant in the following sections:

• •   Hire Details
  •   Name
  •   Other
  •   Main Address

5. Click Next
6. See page "Applicant Hire: Assignment"

• •   Enter assignment information in the following sections:
  •   Department
  •   Location
  •   Payroll
  •   Statutory Information
  •   Assignment Status
  •   Other Assignment Information
  •   Salary Information

7. Click Next
8. See page "Applicant Hire: Select a Pay Action"
9. Click Next
10. See page: "Applicant Hire: Change Manager"
11. Enter information in the following seciton

• •   Assign a New Manager

12. Click Next and the error occurs.
  At the top of the page and in red below the field "Manager" displayed in the region
  "Assign a New Manager"

WORKAROUND
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Use Core HR (HRMS Manager responsibility).

Cause

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