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Xero connection properties

When you create a Xero connection, configure the connection properties.
Before you configure the connection properties, you'll need to get information from your Xero account.
The following video shows you how to get information from your Xero account:
https://infa.media/3cqlndc
The following table describes the Xero connection properties:
Connection 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
Xero
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run tasks.
Select the Informatica Cloud Hosted Agent.
Authentication
The authentication method that Xero Connector must use to log in to Xero.
Default is AuthorizationCode.
Authorization URL
The authorization server endpoint from where you retrieve the authorization code.
The authorization URL is https://login.xero.com/identity/connect/authorize.
Access Token URL
The Xero access token URL required to exchange the authorization code for an access token.
The access token URL is https://identity.xero.com/connect/token.
Client ID
The client identifier issued to the client during the application registration process.
Client Secret
The client secret key issued to the client during the application registration process.
Scope
The scope of the access request.
Access Token Parameters
Additional parameters to use with the access token URL.
Authorization Code Parameters
Additional parameters to use with the authorization URL.
Access Token
The access token granted by Xero to access data.
Click Generate Token to populate the access token.
Note: Do not manually enter the access token. If you manually enter the access token, the connection fails when the access token expires.
Refresh Token
The refresh token to fetch a new access token.
Click Generate Token to populate the refresh token.
If the access token expires, the agent fetches a new access token with the help of the refresh token.
Xero Tenant ID
The tenant identifier for Xero.
You can get the tenant ID from the Xero administrator.