Overview

Use this Snap to update or insert data objects from the SuccessFactors Data Center. The Snap automatically inserts the data in case the records are not available. For more information about SuccessFactors APIs, refer to SuccessFactors Documentation.

Prerequisites

A valid SuccessFactors host server.
A valid account with the roles required to perform the Upsert operation on the selected entity.

Supported Features

Works in Ultra Pipelines.

See Snap Support for Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output	Type of View	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Document

Min:1
Max:1

Mapper
Copy
CSV Parser
JSON Parser

A document containing the data that must be created or updated, and has to be written into the SuccessFactors Data Center for the selected entity.

Output

Document

Min:0
Max:1

Mapper
Copy
CSV Parser
JSON Parser

A document containing the status data for each record in the batch input to confirm whether the data creation or update was successful.

Snap Settings

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example
Label	String	Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.	N/A	N/A
Entity	String	Required. Lets you define an entity of the API. You can either choose an entity from the suggestion drop-down or type an entity manually. The values in the suggestion drop-down are displayed dynamically from different users’ accounts. The entity is shown as `[category name] – [entity name]` in the drop-down; however, you can also type just the `[entity name]` in this field.	N/A	Foundation/Platform (PLT) – User or User
Batch size	Integer	Required. This property value is allowed to be from 1 through 10,000. Each input document forms one SuccessFactors record to be upserted. The Snap stores record in memory until the number of records reaches the batch size and sends the request to SuccessFactors in a single batch. Increasing the batch size increases the amount of memory used during the data load. Decreasing the batch size increases the number of API calls against SuccessFactors.	200	200, 1000
Refresh metadata	Check box	If selected, the Snap refreshes the cache and shows the refreshed metadata results including any entities/parameters that were added or deleted. This is useful in cases where changes are made to the dataset outside of SnapLogic, such as when a dataset has been created or deleted, or when there are changes in the metadata of SuccessFactors. After the first run and after the metadata has been refreshed, please deselect this checkbox.	Deselected	N/A
	Check box		Execute only	N/A

For more information about the OData based API, see OData Version 4.0 Documentation.

Troubleshooting

Error	Reason	Resolution

Error	Reason	Resolution
The input entity does not exist.	An invalid entity has been entered.	Click the suggestion drop-down in the Entity field and select the entity.

Examples

Creating New User Data or Updating Existing User Data in SuccessFactors Data Center

The example shows how you can use the SuccessFactors Upsert Snap to create new users and update data for existing users via the Foundation/Platform (PLT) - User API entity in the Success Factors Data Center. It assumes that you have configured and authorized a valid SuccessFactors Account (see SuccessFactors Basic Auth Account).

In the Pipeline above, data of new users in JSON format is generated using the JSON Generator Snap.

The JSON data is mapped to the SuccessFactors Upsert Snap using the Mapper Snap.

The input schema is provided by the SuccessFactors Upsert Snap. In the following configuration of the SuccessFactors Upsert Snap, the batch size is set to 3.

Successful validation of the Snap gives the following output preview, where the user ID from the source data is mapped to the key in the output response and a status of "OK" indicates a successful update operation.

Finally, an XML Formatter Snap and a File Writer Snap are added downstream to format and save the returned data in a new file. In the image below, the output is written to the SuccessFactors_Upsert.xml file.

You can view the newly-created file in the target directory using SSH.

Downloads

Important steps to successfully reuse Pipelines

Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.
Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
Furnish Pipeline parameters as applicable.