ProcessResult Messages

The following is an example of what is generated from the preceding example query - this message also shows a deserialization error:

{  
   "requestId":"f2645d08-358f-4ebd-839d-66537061f3f7",
   "processResults":[  
      {  
         "code":"SYS_DESERIALIZATION_ERROR",
         "context":"employee.BirthDate",
         "level":"ERROR",
         "message":"Could not convert string to DateTime: 1980-02-30. Path 'BirthDate', line 2, position 26."
      }
   ]
}

The values in the response have the following meaning or purpose:

• requestId: This is a unique ID that can be provided to Dayforce Support if additional assistance is needed to troubleshoot why the request isn’t valid.
• processResults: A collection of messages having the following properties:
  • code: A code value representing the specific message.
  • context: Indicates the specific property in the request to which the message pertains. If this represents an item in a collection, it uses the following format: employee.collection[n].property
  • level: Indicates the level of the message: information, warning, or error.
  • message: The actual message text in human readable format.

The following example contains information about business validation rules failing:

{  
   "requestId":"02119c5d-6618-4144-9646-ac4a4493e808",
   "processResults":[  
      {  
         "Code":"HR_Employee_EmployeeDataSaveFailure",
         "Context":"Employee",
         "Level":"ERROR",
         "Message":"Failed to Save Employee Data"
      },
      {  
         "Code":"HR_Employee_SocialSecurityNumberDuplicate",
         "Context":"Employee.SocialSecurityNumber",
         "Level":"ERROR",
         "Message":"Provided Social Security Number already exists"
      }
   ]
}