Before you use an Oracle HCM Cloud Connector to read or write data to Oracle HCM Cloud, you must perform certain prerequisite tasks.
Prerequisite Tasks for Read Operation
Before you use an Oracle HCM Cloud Connector to read data from an Oracle HCM Cloud source, perform the following prerequisite tasks:
1Create an HCM extract definitions for the data that you want to extract from the Oracle HCM Cloud application.
2On the Oracle HCM Cloud application, configure the following properties when you create the HCM extract definitions:
aIn the Extract Deliver Options page under the Manage Extract Definitions tab, set the value of the Output Type field as Data and Delivery Type field as WebCenter Content.
bSpecify the values of the Integration Name and Encryption Mode fields
The following image shows the Extract Deliver Options page where you can set the value of the Output Type, Delivery Type, Integration Name, and Encryption Mode fields:
3Ensure that you submit the HCM extract definitions to the Oracle WebCenter Content Server from the Oracle HCM Cloud application. You can also use the Submit Extract connection property to submit the HCM extract definitions to the Oracle WebCenter Content Server.
4Generate the XML schema in the XSD file format for all the HCM extract definitions and store the XSD files on the machine where the Secure Agent is installed. Oracle HCM Cloud Connector supports the XSD files with a single root element.
Note: You must use a third party tool to generate the XML schema from the output XML data. Provide the XSD files that are compatible with the output XML data. Informatica recommends that you name the XSD file in the <TemplateName>.xsd format.
5Place all the XSD files in the reader directory under the schema directory that you specify in the connection property.
Obtain the WebCenter Content URL
Before you create an Oracle HCM Cloud connection to read data from an Oracle HCM Cloud source, you must obtain the WebCenter Content URL where Oracle HCM Cloud uploads the output XML data.
Perform the following steps to obtain the WebCenter Content URL:
1Obtain the URL for Oracle HCM Cloud Setup and Maintenance from the Service Details section in the cloud environments provisioning email from Oracle.
The following example shows a sample URL: https://fs-<domain_name>.oracleoutsourcing.com/setup/faces/TaskListManagerTop
2Edit the URL by removing the following path: /setup/faces/TaskListManagerTop
The following URL is a sample of the WebCenter Content URL:
https://fs-<domain_name>.oracleoutsourcing.com
Prerequisite Tasks for Write Operation
Before you use an Oracle HCM Cloud Connector to write data to an Oracle HCM Cloud target, perform the following prerequisite tasks:
1Ensure that the following roles are assigned to you:
Role
Role Code
Application Administrator
ORA_FND_APPLICATION_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB
Application Developer
ORA_FND_APPLICATION_DEVELOPER_JOB
Application Diagnostics Administrator
ORA_FND_DIAG_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB
Application Implementation Administrator
ORA_ASM_APPLICATION_IMPLEMENTATION_ADMIN_ABSTRACT
Application Implementation Consultant
ORA_ASM_APPLICATION_IMPLEMENTATION_CONSULTANT_JOB
Application Implementation Manager
ORA_ASM_APPLICATION_IMPLEMENTATION_MANAGER_JOB
Human Capital Management Application Administrator
2You must download the XLS files from the Oracle Support site using the Doc ID: 2020600.1 business objects documentation ID. The Oracle HCM Cloud identifies the target metadata using the XLS files.
The following image shows an example of the reference XLS files for the Doc ID: 2020600.1 business objects documentation ID:
3Place all the XLS files in the writer directory under the schema directory that you specify in the connection property.
4If you choose to use a flexfield, which is a custom field, to write data to the Oracle HCM Cloud application, you must provide support for flexfields in Oracle HCM Cloud Connector.