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HR_CONTRACT_API.CREATE_PERSON does not allow Gender Unknown and throws error ORA-20001: The entry for gender is not recognized. Check and re-enter M or F. (Doc ID 353778.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Human Resources - Version 11.5.10.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to use the hr_contact_api.create_person api to load contacts to load all contacts with the unknown gender (U). The form allows this, but the API gives the following error:

  


ERROR
Hr_contact_api.create_person does not allow gender unknown ora-20001
Error: SQLCODE=-20001 SQLERRM=ORA-20001: The entry for gender is not recognized. Check and re-enter M or F.

 


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. use a script to call the contact API

Cause

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