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Set start date

BetaChanges data

Sets or changes a HiBob employee's start date.

Settings

SettingWhat it is
ConnectionRequiredThe HiBob connection the step signs in with.
Employee idRequiredPicked from the list HiBob offers.
Start dateRequiredYYYY-MM-DD. Moving it re-dates the person's onboarding tasks and their first work entry.
Technical details
KeyValue
connectiontexta connection id from `requires.connections` (provider `hibob`)
employeeIdtexta value from the vendor's own list
startDatetext

Output

FieldType
employeeIdstring
startDatestring
Sample output, and the expression for each field
  • employeeId"33328"
  • startDate"2026-11-01"

Errors

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Example step

The step as a flow file holds it. Replace each value in <…>.

{
  "config": {
    "connection": "<connection id>",
    "employeeId": "<employee id>",
    "startDate": "<start date>"
  },
  "label": "Set start date",
  "type": "hibob.setEmployeeStartDate",
  "version": 1
}