Encounter "ORA-20001: A position with this name already exists. Enter a new name." error while calling "HR_POSITION_API.CREATE_POSITION" API (Doc ID 2902333.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 12, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Human Resources - Version 12.2 HRMS RUP11 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When trying to call the Position API, following error appears

ERROR

Error report -
ORA-20001: A position with this name already exists. Enter a new name.
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_POSITION_API", line 602
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_POSITION_API", line 2981
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_UTILITY", line 970
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_PSF_BUS", line 1391
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_PSF_BUS", line 6538
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_PSF_INS", line 906
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_PSF_INS", line 1271
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_POSITION_API", line 2541
ORA-06512: at "APPS.HR_POSITION_API", line 448
ORA-06512: at line 25
ORA-06512: at line 2

STEPS

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

1. Login to database using SQL Developer or Toad.

2. Execute the script to create position using the API "HR_POSITION_API.CREATE_POSITION"

3. Encounter the above error

Cause

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Encounter "ORA-20001: A position with this name already exists. Enter a new name." error while calling "HR_POSITION_API.CREATE_POSITION" API (Doc ID 2902333.1)

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Symptoms

Cause

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