Modifying Existing Candidate Queries for Dynamic Organizations

After an organization unit is dynamically generated, and positions are dynamically populated based on the candidate query, you can modify the candidate query.

When you modify an existing candidate query, you can modify it in one of the following ways:
  • Modify the candidate query in the organization model template - When you modify a candidate query at this level, the next time positions are generated (based on the property settings in the DE.properties file), those positions will be populated based on the modified candidate query, except for those positions whose individual candidate queries have been modified (as described below).
  • Modify the candidate query for a generated position - When a generated position's candidate query is modified, that specific candidate query is used to populate that position; the candidate query in the template is no longer used to populate the position. Therefore, if the candidate query in the template is modified, it has no affect on positions whose individual candidate queries have been modified.

To modify the candidate query for either the template or a generated position, perform the procedure provided in Configuring Candidate Queries for Dynamic Organizations, except perform Step 2 and Step 3 as described below, depending on which candidate query you want to modify.

To modify the candidate query in the organization model template, do the following:

Step 2 - Click the View Template link.

Step 3 - On the Dynamic Org Template dialog, expand the hierarchy to view the organization structure, select the position whose candidate query you want to modify, then click Edit Candidate Query.

Continue with Step 4 in Configuring Candidate Queries for Dynamic Organizations to modify the query as desired.

To modify the candidate query for a generated position, do the following:

Step 2 - Expand the organization unit hierarchy to the generated position whose candidate query you want to modify, and select the position.

Step 3 - Click Candidate Query. For example:

Continue with Step 4 in Configuring Candidate Queries for Dynamic Organizations to modify the query.