fix: autoname generated for Job Applicant is too long (#29260)

* fix: autoname generated for Job Applicant is too long

- autoname based on email and append number if exists instead of concatenating name, email, title

- add more search fields for context during selection

* test: Job applicant naming and fix related tests

erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_onboarding/test_employee_onboarding.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TestEmployeeOnboarding(unittest.TestCase):
 		if frappe.db.exists('Employee Onboarding', {'employee_name': 'Test Researcher'}):
 			frappe.delete_doc('Employee Onboarding', {'employee_name': 'Test Researcher'})
 
-		project = "Employee Onboarding : Test Researcher - test@researcher.com"
+		project = "Employee Onboarding : test@researcher.com"
 		frappe.db.sql("delete from tabProject where name=%s", project)
 		frappe.db.sql("delete from tabTask where project=%s", project)
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestEmployeeOnboarding(unittest.TestCase):
 		onboarding = create_employee_onboarding()
 
 		project_name = frappe.db.get_value('Project', onboarding.project, 'project_name')
-		self.assertEqual(project_name, 'Employee Onboarding : Test Researcher - test@researcher.com')
+		self.assertEqual(project_name, 'Employee Onboarding : test@researcher.com')
 
 		# don't allow making employee if onboarding is not complete
 		self.assertRaises(IncompleteTaskError, make_employee, onboarding.name)
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class TestEmployeeOnboarding(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 def get_job_applicant():
-	if frappe.db.exists('Job Applicant', 'Test Researcher - test@researcher.com'):
-		return frappe.get_doc('Job Applicant', 'Test Researcher - test@researcher.com')
+	if frappe.db.exists('Job Applicant', 'test@researcher.com'):
+		return frappe.get_doc('Job Applicant', 'test@researcher.com')
 	applicant = frappe.new_doc('Job Applicant')
 	applicant.applicant_name = 'Test Researcher'
 	applicant.email_id = 'test@researcher.com'

erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.json

@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@
  "idx": 1,
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2021-09-29 23:06:10.904260",
+ "modified": "2022-01-12 16:28:53.196881",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "HR",
  "name": "Job Applicant",
+ "naming_rule": "Expression (old style)",
  "owner": "Administrator",
  "permissions": [
   {
@@ -210,10 +211,11 @@
    "write": 1
   }
  ],
- "search_fields": "applicant_name",
+ "search_fields": "applicant_name, email_id, job_title, phone_number",
  "sender_field": "email_id",
  "sort_field": "modified",
  "sort_order": "ASC",
+ "states": [],
  "subject_field": "notes",
  "title_field": "applicant_name"
 }

erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/job_applicant.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
+from frappe.model.naming import append_number_if_name_exists
 from frappe.utils import validate_email_address
 
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.interview.interview import get_interviewers
@@ -21,10 +22,11 @@ class JobApplicant(Document):
 			self.get("__onload").job_offer = job_offer[0].name
 
 	def autoname(self):
-		keys = filter(None, (self.applicant_name, self.email_id, self.job_title))
-		if not keys:
-			frappe.throw(_("Name or Email is mandatory"), frappe.NameError)
-		self.name = " - ".join(keys)
+		self.name = self.email_id
+
+		# applicant can apply more than once for a different job title or reapply
+		if frappe.db.exists("Job Applicant", self.name):
+			self.name = append_number_if_name_exists("Job Applicant", self.name)
 
 	def validate(self):
 		if self.email_id:

erpnext/hr/doctype/job_applicant/test_job_applicant.py

@@ -9,7 +9,26 @@ from erpnext.hr.doctype.designation.test_designation import create_designation
 
 
 class TestJobApplicant(unittest.TestCase):
-	pass
+	def test_job_applicant_naming(self):
+		applicant = frappe.get_doc({
+			"doctype": "Job Applicant",
+			"status": "Open",
+			"applicant_name": "_Test Applicant",
+			"email_id": "job_applicant_naming@example.com"
+		}).insert()
+		self.assertEqual(applicant.name, 'job_applicant_naming@example.com')
+
+		applicant = frappe.get_doc({
+			"doctype": "Job Applicant",
+			"status": "Open",
+			"applicant_name": "_Test Applicant",
+			"email_id": "job_applicant_naming@example.com"
+		}).insert()
+		self.assertEqual(applicant.name, 'job_applicant_naming@example.com-1')
+
+	def tearDown(self):
+		frappe.db.rollback()
+
 
 def create_job_applicant(**args):
 	args = frappe._dict(args)