Creating specific sources

You must create a source (main category) before creating a specific source.

  1. Select Administrator > Set Up > Resource Components > Sources.
  2. On the Sources pane, select the source for which to create specific sources.
  3. On the Specific Sources pane, click Create.
  4. Specify this information:
    Effective Date

    Required. Specify an effective date.

    Specific Source

    Required. Specify the name of the specific source. For example, if your source is JOBFAIR and your organization participates in a job fair at the University of Minnesota, a specific source could be UMINN.

    Description

    Specify a description of the specific source. If left blank, the specific source name defaults into this field.

    Require Referring Source

    If your specific source is an individual, select this check box to require the name of the referring source to be specified. You could use this option for an EMPLOYEE source so that you can credit a specific employee for a referral and also get information on a potential candidate from that employee.

    Note: 

    This field is used on candidate job applications (in Talent Acquisition).

    Referring Source Message

    Specify the text that is displayed if a candidate or resource must specify the name of a referring source.

    Note: 

    This field is used on candidate job applications (in Talent Acquisition).

    Candidate Display Indicator

    Specify the availability of the field to internal candidates, external candidates, both, or none.

    Active

    Select this check box to make the source active. The source is active by default. Clear the check box to inactivate it.

    Address

    Specify the address of the specific source has an address. For example, if the source is CONTRACTOR and the specific source is a specific contracting vendor, you may want to specify the vendor's address.

  5. Click Save.