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2734488 - Error "Connection to service failed: SAP SuccessFactors" when creating an Import Data Connection to SuccessFactors in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Symptom

Error "Connection to service failed: SAP SuccessFactors" when creating an Import Data Connection to SuccessFactors in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).

Chrome HAR trace shows:

{"result":"{\"error\":{\"code\":\"ERROR_CONNECT_TO_SERVER\",\"rawError\":\"An error occured while connecting to the data source: Authentication failure. Try authenticating again.\",\"params\":[\"Authentication failure. Try authenticating again.\"]}}"}

Environment

  • SAP Analytics Cloud

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Follow the Product Guide to configure Import Data Connection to SuccessFactors system
  2. Click Create button in Import Data Connection Creation Window
  3. It throws the error "Connection to service failed: SAP SuccessFactors"

Resolution

Enable the OData API in SAP SuccessFactors. See the following article for more information: 2250344 - How to enable OData API - SAP SuccessFactors.

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Keywords

SAP Cloud for Planning, sc4p, c4p, cforp, cloudforplanning, EPM-ODS, Cloud for Analytics, Cloud4Analytics, CloudforAnalytics, Cloud 4 Planning, BOC, SAPBusinessObjectsCloud, BusinessObjectsCloud, BOBJcloud, BOCloud., SAC, SAP AC, Cloud-Analytics, CloudAnalytics, SAPCloudAnalytics, Acquire, Acquired, occurred, An error occurred while connecting to the data source: Authentication failure , KBA , connection to service failed: sap succes , failed: sap successfactors failure fails , LOD-ANA , SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) , LOD-ANA-BI , Business Intelligence Functionality, Analytic Models , LOD-ANA-PL , Planning , LOD-ANA-BR , SAC Boardroom , LOD-ANA-PR , SAC Predictive , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0