Field Contextualization

Field contextualization resides in specifying the Organization-Location-Job Field structure for a field.

For each field, with the exception of fields set as mandatory by the system, system administrators can choose to define that a field is only available for a specific Organization, Location or Job Field. This means that outside of the defined structure, the field will not be visible.

Example: Let's say your organization wants the "Citizenship Status" field to only appear in US jobs. To do that, the system administrator needs to associate the "Citizenship Status" field to the "United States" location (Configuration > [Recruiting] Administration > [Fields] Requisition > Citizenship Status > Edit Field Availability). When creating a requisition, the "Citizenship Status" field will only be available if the location of the requisition is the United States.

The contextualization of candidate fields in Career Sections will display based on the Organization-Location-Job Field of the requisition for which candidates are applying or based on the Organization-Location-Job Field in the candidate's record if candidates are in a General Profile flow.

There are two ways for the Organization-Location-Job Field contextualization to get onto the general profile of a candidate.

When the Organization-Location-Job Field block is part of the General Profile flow, then the candidate must make a selection on Organization-Location-Job Field .
When a candidate applies on a requisition, the Organization-Location-Job Field for that requisition is added to the candidate's General Profile.

Example: Let's say your organization wants the "Social Security Number" field to appear for candidates applying to jobs in the US. To do that, the system administrator needs to associate the "Social Security Number" field to the "United States" location (Configuration > [Recruiting] Administration > [Fields] Candidate > Social Security Number > Edit Field Availability). With this contextualization:

When a candidate applies for a job, the job must have the United States location in order for the Social Security Number field to be presented for completion.
When a candidate creates a general profile, the candidate must have the United States location specified in his/her job preferences for the Social Security Number field to be presented for completion.
When a recruiter views/edits (if authorized) a job submission, the Social Security Number field will not appear unless the job associated with the submission has a United States location.
When a recruiter views/edits (if authorized) a candidate general profile, the Social Security Number field will not appear unless the candidate's job preferences include a United States location.

Note: The following fields cannot be contextualized or marked with various security level because they are mandatory to support the requisitions or candidates in the system: Creation Date, Last Modified Date, Requisition Number.