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Updates the Screening Order status

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Summary Description

This endpoint updates the Screening Order status for the given companyId and candidateScreeningOrderId. The patch operation on the candidate status endpoint allows you to update the status of the overall screening order and the related services. You can also send the URL where the recruiter can view the complete screening result.

Use Cases

  • Partner sends the initial status of the order and services, i.e. Ordered and Pending
  • Partner needs to update the status of an order or services of an order
Path Params
string
required

The Paylocity Company Identifier. This is the unique value provided by Paylocity to each specific Payroll Entity.
Allowable Values:
9 char max

Body Params

The data of the update

uuid

Unique identifier of the screening order that was sent to you.

date-time

The date time of the update.Example: 2023-01-04T04:23:11.586Z

string | null

The previous status of the screening order.

string | null

The new status of the screening order.

array of objects | null

The array of services in scope of which the screening order will be processed

services
array of strings | null

An array of strings representing the URL of the screening report that can be viewed on the partner’s web application.

screeningReportDocuments
Headers
string
required

Authorization token. Ex. Bearer ...

Responses

400

Bad Request Error - Returns the details of the error

401

Unauthorized

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