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2626355 - Enabling SFAPI Web Services

Symptom

This KBA describes how Enabling SFAPI Web Services can be done.

Environment

  • SuccessFactors HXM Suite
    • Integrations
      • OData
      • SFAPI

Resolution

Enabling the SFAPI Web Services can be done in Provisioning (backend). Once this is enabled, SAP Successfactors Employee Central and SAP ERP can communicate through technical API user.

Steps to enable SFAPI

  • Login to Provisioning
  • Click on Company Settings
  • Search for Web Services
  • Enable the option "SFAPI (Warning: SFAPI is legacy API technology. Please use OData API instead. Only use SFAPI if you are using the Employee Central Compound Employee API.)"
  • Click the Save button

Note: if you are a partner, the steps above can all be followed. If not, please create a case for LOD-SF-INT Component

Keywords

Enabling SFAPI user, enabling API user, creating API user, Web Services configuration, Provisioning , KBA , LOD-SF-INT , Integrations , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , LOD-SF-INT-API , API & Adhoc API Framework , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions