fix: Employee Separation (#25503)

* fix: Employee Separation

- add ignore_mandatory flag for project creation

- form clean-up

* fix: Employee Separation test
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/employee_separation.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/employee_separation.json
index f44d830..7af20988 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/employee_separation.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/employee_separation.json
@@ -1,626 +1,177 @@
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- "modified": "2019-08-03 16:15:39.025898", 
- "modified_by": "Administrator", 
- "module": "HR", 
- "name": "Employee Separation", 
- "name_case": "", 
- "owner": "Administrator", 
+ ],
+ "is_submittable": 1,
+ "links": [],
+ "modified": "2021-04-28 15:58:36.020196",
+ "modified_by": "Administrator",
+ "module": "HR",
+ "name": "Employee Separation",
+ "owner": "Administrator",
  "permissions": [
   {
-   "amend": 1, 
-   "cancel": 1, 
-   "create": 1, 
-   "delete": 1, 
-   "email": 1, 
-   "export": 1, 
-   "if_owner": 0, 
-   "import": 0, 
-   "permlevel": 0, 
-   "print": 1, 
-   "read": 1, 
-   "report": 1, 
-   "role": "System Manager", 
-   "set_user_permissions": 0, 
-   "share": 1, 
-   "submit": 1, 
+   "amend": 1,
+   "cancel": 1,
+   "create": 1,
+   "delete": 1,
+   "email": 1,
+   "export": 1,
+   "print": 1,
+   "read": 1,
+   "report": 1,
+   "role": "System Manager",
+   "share": 1,
+   "submit": 1,
    "write": 1
   }
- ], 
- "quick_entry": 1, 
- "read_only": 0, 
- "read_only_onload": 0, 
- "show_name_in_global_search": 0, 
- "sort_field": "modified", 
- "sort_order": "DESC", 
- "title_field": "employee_name", 
- "track_changes": 1, 
- "track_seen": 0, 
- "track_views": 0
+ ],
+ "quick_entry": 1,
+ "sort_field": "modified",
+ "sort_order": "DESC",
+ "title_field": "employee_name",
+ "track_changes": 1
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/test_employee_separation.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/test_employee_separation.py
index 2fa114d..713fcf5 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/test_employee_separation.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_separation/test_employee_separation.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 			'activity_name': 'Deactivate Employee',
 			'role': 'HR User'
 		})
-		separation.status = 'Pending'
+		separation.boarding_status = 'Pending'
 		separation.insert()
 		separation.submit()
 		self.assertEqual(separation.docstatus, 1)
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/utils.py b/erpnext/hr/utils.py
index 190eb4f..2540b3d 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/utils.py
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@
 			project_name += self.job_applicant
 		else:
 			project_name += self.employee
+
 		project = frappe.get_doc({
 				"doctype": "Project",
 				"project_name": project_name,
 				"expected_start_date": self.date_of_joining if self.doctype == "Employee Onboarding" else self.resignation_letter_date,
 				"department": self.department,
 				"company": self.company
-			}).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
+			}).insert(ignore_permissions=True, ignore_mandatory=True)
+
 		self.db_set("project", project.name)
 		self.db_set("boarding_status", "Pending")
 		self.reload()