SuccessFactors prerequisites

Before you connect to SuccessFactors, we recommend that you first do the following:

1

Configure an integration service user (ISU). This is a unique user, whose sole purpose is connecting to Workato.

2

Assign to the ISU a role that includes the following permissions:

• General User Permission

• This permission includes:

  • User login

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  • SFAPI user login

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  • Login method (password)

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• Manage System Properties

• This permission includes:

  • Picklist management

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  • Picklists mappings set up

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• Employee Central API

• This permission includes:

  • Employee central foundation SOAP API

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  • Employee central HRIS SOAP API

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  • Employee central foundation OData API (read-only)

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  • Employee central HRIS OData API (read-only)

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  • Employee central foundation OData API (editable)

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  • Employee central HRIS OData API (editable)

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• Manage Integration Tools

• This permission includes:

  • Allow admin to access OData API through basic authentication
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• Recruiting Permissions

• This permission includes:

  • OData API job requisition create
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• Manage User

• This permission includes:

  • User account OData entity
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For more information on how to configure permission roles and groups, see Role-based permissions in SAP (opens new window).

4

Register Workato as an OAuth 2.0 client application.

When you register, select the Bind to technical user option, and provide the ISU user ID.

See Registering Your OAuth 2.0 Client Application (opens new window).

Authentication

The SuccessFactors connector enables you to authenticate using either Basic or OAuth2 methods. However, SAP SuccessFactors recommends that you use Oauth2.