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2527211 - OData API Option Profile for User Entity

Symptom

  • How to manage API option profile ID's
  • How to Send Welcome Message to New users using created ODATA API option ProfileID

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Environment

Successfactors

Resolution


1. Access and Creation of API Profile ID (API profile ID management)

2. Go to Admin Center and search Manage API Option Profile

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3. Add a Profile ID with the Entity Type

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 Using User entity parameter enabled for the Profile ID e.g SendWelcomeMessage using User Entity Parameter

If you use a saved API profile, add the parameter, apiOptionProfileID at the end of an insert/upsert URL.

Currently this functionality is available only for the User entity as shown: http://<hostname/API endpoint URL>/odata/v2/User?apiOptionProfileID=option001 where option001 is a saved option profile.

e.g. https://<hostname/API endpoint URL>/odata/v2/User?apiOptionProfileID=XXXX&sendWelcomeMessage=1

Other Supported Parameters

PARAMETERDESCRIPTION
sendWelcomeMessageSend welcome email to new users.
validateMgrHrValidate Manager and HR fields.
managerTransferAutomatically insert new manageras next document recipient if not already
routeInboxDocManager – Automatically transfer inbox documents to new manager
routeEnRouteDocManager – Automatically route enroute documents to new manager.
routeCompletedDocAutomatic Completed Document Copy to New Manager
managerOnlyCompanyManager –Automatically route copy of completed documents to new manager.
removeInProgressDocsForInactiveUsersRemove documents with status In-Progress for Inactive Employees
removeCompletedDocsForInactiveUsersRemove documents with status Completed for Inactive Employees
defaultPasswordField

Set a new user default password field.

Note : Currently this functionality is available only for the 'User' entity

See Also

 KBA 2215682 - Successfactors API URLs for different Data Center

Keywords

  • Manage OData API Option Profile
  • API Option Profile ID
  • User Entity, Send Welcome Message
  • How to manage API option profile ID's
  • How to Send Welcome Message to New users using created ODATA API option ProfileID
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Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1705 ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions