SAP SuccessFactors Setup Guide Private Previewlink
Follow our setup guide to connect SAP SuccessFactors to Fivetran.
Prerequisiteslink
To connect SAP SuccessFactors to Fivetran, you need the following:
- A SAP SuccessFactors Admin account
- Access to a SuccessFactors HXM Cloud Ops demo instance
Setup instructionslink
Find subdomainlink
From the list of SAP SuccessFactors API servers, make a note of the API Server URL corresponding to your Environment and Location. You will need it to configure Fivetran.
Find Company IDlink
- Log into SAP SuccessFactors HXM Cloud Ops Portal.
- Click DEMO INSTANCE REQUEST TOOL, and then select PARTNER DEMO REQUEST TOOL.
- Select your demo instance.
- Make a note of the Company ID. You will need it to configure Fivetran.
- Log into your demo instance.
Register OAuth2 client applicationlink
- Log into your SuccessFactors HXM Cloud Ops instance as an Administrator.
- Go to Admin Center > API Center > OAuth Configuration for OData, and then click Register Client Application.
TIP: You can access the tool by searching
Manage OAuth2 Client Applications
in Action Search. - In the new OAuth client registration page, click Generate X.509 Certificate.
- In the Common Name field, enter the hostname of your application.
- In the Organization field, enter
Fivetran
. - Clear the Enable validity check checkbox.
- Click Generate.
- Download and open the X.509 certificate.
- Make a note of the Application Key. You will need it to configure Fivetran.
Generate SAML assertionlink
Follow the instructions in SAP's documentation to generate a SAML assertion.
NOTE: We recommend setting the
expireInMinutes
property higher than the SAML token expiration period.Make a note of the SAML assertion. You will need it to configure Fivetran.
Finish Fivetran configurationlink
- In the connector setup form, enter the Destination schema name of your choice.
- In the Subdomain field, enter the API server URL you found in Step 1.
NOTE: The URL must be in the following format:
xxxx.yyyy.com
. - Enter the Company ID you found in Step 2.
- In the Client ID field, enter the application key you found in Step 3.
- Enter the SAML Assertion you found in Step 4.
- Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your data from your SAP SuccessFactors account.
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