SAP SuccessFactors Setup Guide Private Preview

Follow our setup guide to connect SAP SuccessFactors to Fivetran.

Prerequisites

To connect SAP SuccessFactors to Fivetran, you need a SAP SuccessFactors account with an Admin role.

Setup instructions

Find subdomain

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 ID

1. Log in to your SAP SuccessFactors account.
2. Select your profile icon and click Show version information.
3. Make a note of the field Company ID. You will need it to configure Fivetran.

Register OAuth2 client application

1. Log in to your SuccessFactors instance as an Administrator.
2. Navigate to the Cloud Integration dashboard.
3. Under the Manage Security section, click Keystore.
4. On the Manage Keystore page, click Create > Key Pair.
5. In the Create Key Pair dialog, fill in the following fields:
   • Alias: A name of your choice (this is an identifier for the key pair in the keystore).
   • Common Name: The hostname of your application.
   • Organization: Fivetran.
   • Country/Region: Your region.
6. Click Create.
7. Download the generated X.509 certificate.
8. Open the certificate in a text editor and copy its contents.
9. Go to Admin Center > API Center > OAuth Configuration for OData, then click Register Client Application.
   You can also search for 'Manage OAuth2 Client Applications' in Action Search to access this page.

10. Fill in the register form:
    • Application Name: Your application name.
    • Application URL: https://www.fivetran.com.
    • X.509 Certificate: Paste the certificate text you copied in step 8.
11. Click Register.
12. After the client application is created, click View. An API Key will be displayed.
13. Make a note of the API Key. You will need it to configure Fivetran.

Generate SAML assertion

1. Follow the instructions in SAP's documentation to generate a SAML assertion.

   • We recommend setting the expireInMinutes property higher than the SAML token expiration period.
   • SuccessFactors often defaults to a 20-minute validity of the SAML assertion.
   • If the SAML assertion expires, then you must create a new assertion token, re-authenticate the connection, and start the sync before it expires.

2. Make a note of the SAML assertion. You will need it to configure Fivetran.

Finish Fivetran configuration

1. In the connection setup form, enter the Destination schema name of your choice.
2. In the Subdomain field, enter the API server URL you found in Step 1.
   The URL must be in the following format: xxxx.yyyy.com.

3. Enter the Company ID you found in Step 2.
4. In the Client ID field, enter the application key you found in Step 3.
5. Enter the SAML Assertion you found in Step 4.

6. (Hybrid Deployment only) If your destination is configured for Hybrid Deployment, the Hybrid Deployment Agent associated with your destination is pre-selected for the connection. To assign a different agent, click Replace agent, select the agent you want to use, and click Use Agent.

7. Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your data from your SAP SuccessFactors account.

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