1. Configuring the SAP SuccessFactors Application
  2. Creating an Application by Using the SAP SuccessFactors Connector

2 Creating an Application by Using the SAP SuccessFactors Connector

Learn about onboarding applications using the connector and the prerequisites for doing so.

2.1 Process Flow for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

From Oracle Identity Governance release 12.2.1.3.0 onward, connector deployment is handled using the application onboarding capability of Identity Self Service.

Figure 2-1 is a flowchart depicting high-level steps for creating an application in Oracle Identity Governance by using the connector installation package.

Figure 2-1 Overall Flow of the Process for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

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2.2 Prerequisites for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

Learn about the tasks that you must complete before you create the application.

2.2.1 Registering the Client Application

Registering the client application (that is, the SuccessFactors connector) with the target system is a step that is performed so that the connector can access the REST APIs. The step includes client application registration, certificate generation, and obtaining clientid and client secret attributes.

Registering the client application involves performing the following tasks on the target system:

Note:

The detailed instructions for performing these preinstallation tasks are available in SuccessFactors product documentation at https://support.sap.com/documentation.html/
  1. Register your client application with SuccessFactors to provide a secure sign in and authorization of your services. You can register your client application by creating an application in the SuccessFactors Manage OAuth2 Client Applications page.
  2. While creating an application, ensure that you provide information in the mandatory fields. Fields such as Application Name, Description, Application URL, Common Name (CN), and Validity (Days) are mandatory fields required for the SuccessFactors connector. As a best practice, SuccessFactors recommends to use your company ID as the Common Name (CN) field information. As part of registering your client application, a Certificate.pem file gets generated.
  3. Make a note of the clientId and client secret information. Post application registration, from the Manage OAuth2 Client Application page you can view the clientId and client secret information. The clientId and client secret info is required while configuring the Basic Configuration parameters at the time of application creation.

2.2.2 Downloading the Connector Installation Package

You can obtain the installation package for your connector on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website.

To download the connector installation package:
  1. Navigate to the OTN website at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/downloads/connectors-101674.html.
  2. Click OTN License Agreement and read the license agreement.
  3. Select the Accept License Agreement option.
    You must accept the license agreement before you can download the installation package.
  4. Download and save the installation package to any directory on the computer hosting Oracle Identity Governance.
  5. Extract the contents of the installation package to any directory on the computer hosting Oracle Identity Governance. This creates a directory named CONNECTOR_NAME-RELEASE_NUMBER. For example, successfactors-12.2.1.3.0
  6. Copy the CONNECTOR_NAME-RELEASE_NUMBER directory to the OIM_HOME/server/ConnectorDefaultDirectory directory.

2.3 Creating an Application By Using the Connector

You can onboard an application into Oracle Identity Governance from the connector package by creating a Target application. To do so, you must log in to Identity Self Service and then choose the Applications box on the Manage tab.

The following is the high-level procedure to create an application by using the connector:

Note:

For detailed information on each of the steps in this procedure, see Creating Applications of Oracle Fusion Middleware Performing Self Service Tasks with Oracle Identity Governance.

  1. Create an application in Identity Self Service. The high-level steps are as follows:
    1. Log in to Identity Self Service either by using the System Administration account or an account with the ApplicationInstanceAdministrator admin role.
    2. Ensure that the Connector Package option is selected when creating an application.
    3. Update the basic configuration parameters to include connectivity-related information.
    4. If required, update the advanced setting parameters to update configuration entries related to connector operations.
    5. Review the default user account attribute mappings. If required, add new attributes or you can edit or delete existing attributes.
    6. Review the provisioning, reconciliation, organization, and catalog settings for your application and customize them if required. For example, you can customize the default correlation rules for your application if required.
    7. Review the details of the application and click Finish to submit the application details.
      The application is created in Oracle Identity Governance.
    8. When you are prompted whether you want to create a default request form, click Yes or No.
      If you click Yes, then the default form is automatically created and is attached with the newly created application. The default form is created with the same name as the application. The default form cannot be modified later. Therefore, if you want to customize it, click No to manually create a new form and attach it with your application.
  2. Verify reconciliation and provisioning operations on the newly created application.

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