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Connect to SuccessFactors

Let's configure the SuccessFactors ODATA connection properties to connect to SuccessFactors.

Before you begin

Before you configure the connection properties, you'll need your company ID, user name, and service URL of your SAP SuccessFactors account.

To use HTTP basic authentication, you need your SuccessFactors user name and password.

To use OAuth 2. authentication, you need to register a OAuth 2.0 client application that is authorized to access the OData API and get the API associated with the client application and the private key.

The following video shows you how to get company ID, user name, and service URL from your SAP SuccessFactors account:

Connection details

The following table describes the basic connection properties:

Property	Description
Connection Name	Name of the connection. Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -, Maximum length is 255 characters.
Description	Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
Type	SuccessFactors ODATA
Runtime Environment	The name of the runtime environment where you want to run tasks.
User name	The user name to access the SuccessFactors ODATA account. The user name uses a combination of company ID and user name of your SucessFactors OData account in the following format: User name@Company ID
Password	The password to access the SuccessFactors ODATA account. Important: Even if you use OAuth 2.0 authentication, you must still enter the user name and password of the SuccessFactors ODATA account.
URL	SuccessFactors service root URL. For example, enter https://apisalesdemo8.successfactors.com/odata/v2.

Advanced settings

The following table describes the advanced connection properties:

Property	Description
Security Type	Security protocol that you can use to establish a secure connection with the SuccessFactors server. Select SSL or TLS.
TrustStore File Name	Applies to security type. Name of the truststore file that contains the public certificate for the SuccessFactors server.
TrustStore Password	Applies to security type. Password for the truststore file that contains the public certificate for the SuccessFactors server.
KeyStore File Name	Applies to security type. Name of the keystore file that contains the private key for the SuccessFactors server.
KeyStore Password	Applies to security type. Password for the keystore file that contains the private key for the SuccessFactors server.
Authentication Type	Method to authenticate access to the SuccessFactors ODATA account Select one of the following authentication types: - HTTP Basic Authentication. Requires administrator access to the OData API and credentials for a valid account. - OAuth 2.0. Requires you to register a OAuth 2.0 client application that is authorized to access the OData API and valid OAuth token associated with the client application.
API KEY	Enter the API key that the OAuth Utility returns when you register your OAuth 2.0 client application. For more information about how to get the API key,, see the SuccessFactors documentation.
PRIVATE KEY	Enter the private key that the OAuth Utility returns when you generate the X.509 certificate. For more information about how to get the private key, see the SuccessFactors documentation.
COMPANY ID	If you select OAuth 2.0 authentication, enter the company ID that SuccessFactors returns when you create an account in SuccessFactors.