3395842 - How to query Dynamic Group Name?

Symptom

How to query a Dynamic Group name?

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Resolution

You can retrieve the name of a Dynamic Group by using the below ways:

Querying the whole Dynamic Group (retrieves all fields from it)

Query: https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)

Response:

{
    "d": {
        "__metadata": {
            "uri": "https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)",
            "type": "SFOData.DynamicGroup"
        },
        "groupID": "xyzL",
        "groupName": "Organizational",
        "groupType": "ectwork",
        "activeMembershipCount": 1,
        "createdBy": "ADMIN",
        "lastModifiedDate": "/Date(1505907023000)/",
        "staticGroup": false,
        "userType": null,
        "totalMemberCount": 1,
        "dgExcludePools": {
            "__deferred": {
                "uri": "https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)/dgExcludePools"
            }
        },
        "dgIncludePools": {
            "__deferred": {
                "uri": "https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)/dgIncludePools"
            }
        }
    }
}

Querying only the Dynamic Group name (retrieves only the name)

Query: https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)?&select=groupName
Response:

{

    "d": {

        "__metadata": {

            "uri": "https://<API-Server>/odata/v2/DynamicGroup(111L)",

            "type": "SFOData.DynamicGroup"

        },

        "groupName": "SFAPI"

    }

}

Keywords

dynamicGroup, dynamic group, odata, groupName, query , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions