1. Implementing Recruiting
  2. Creating an Automated Task to Delete Candidates

Creating an Automated Task to Delete Candidates

Before you start

The Automated Task feature must be activated by Oracle Support.

The Access Automated Tasks user type permission is required.

Candidates included in the processing of an automated task must not be locked by the OFCCP feature.

Configuration > [Recruiting] Administration > Automated Tasks

Here's what to do

  1. Click New Task...
  2. Select the Candidates option and click Next
  3. Select the type of delete you want to perform.

    • Delete (all data can later be restored): Removes data from the database but provides the ability to restore it should the need arise.

    • Delete (non identifying data can later be used for reporting purposes): Removes identifying data from the database with the possibility of retaining non identifying information for reporting purposes. Deleted data cannot be restored afterward.

    • Permanently delete: Removes data from the database without the possibility of restoring it.

  4. Select criteria to refine the deletion process. See Deleting Candidates Criteria.
  5. Type the name and code of the task.
  6. Select the task status:

    • If you want the task to be activated when it is created, select Active.

    • If you do not want the task to run when it is created, select Inactive. A task whose status is Inactive will not run regardless of its execution date or recurrence.

  7. To indicate the day on which you want the task to start running, make a selection using the Calendar icon in the Task Execution Date section.
  8. Specify the recurrence of the task:

    • If you do not want the task to be run on a regular basis, select No.

    • If you want the task to be run regularly, select Yes then select a frequency from the list.

  9. Click Next.
  10. If the summary information is correct, click Finish.
    The Summary page displays an estimated count if the task was executed now. When you click the Count button, the system displays a list of items matching the specified criteria. However, when the system executes the deletion task, some items may actually not be deleted due to other conditions being enforced by the system. For example, requisitions having candidate submissions will not be deleted. In such cases, if you clicked the Count button, the requisitions would be displayed but the task would not delete them whenever it was run.

Results:

The automated task appears in the Automated Tasks page.