Symptom
- What is the appropriate setup for API access?
- How to create the API account necessary to generate a token.
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Resolution
Before a token can be generated using an API Client, an account in Super Admin must be created.
- Log in to Super Admin
- Click on Service Logins
- Click on Service Login
- Enter a name and a password for the account.
- For Login Set select ODataService
- Click on Create button to finish creating the account.
Note: With these credentials you will be able to authenticate with the API account using a similar link for the data center being used, i.e.
https://onboardingXpreview.sapsf.com/ONB/odata/v2/ODataAuthentication
Where Xpreview, in the link above, represents the Data Center being used
Keywords
SF, ONB, Success Factors, OBD, onboarding, odata, api, service, user, Logins, ODataAuthentication, v2 , KBA , LOD-SF-OBD-API , Webservices & API's , How To