SuccessFactors Create

Overview

The SuccessFactors Create Snap creates data objects in the SuccessFactors Data Center.

For more information about SuccessFactors APIs, see SuccessFactors Documentation.



Supported Accounts

Prerequisites

  • A valid SuccessFactors host server.
  • A valid account with the roles required to perform the Create operation on the selected entity.

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input

This Snap has exactly one document input view.

A document containing data that must be created and written into the SuccessFactors Data Center for the selected entity.
Output

This Snap has at most one document output view.

A document containing the new data created in the SuccessFactors Data Center for the selected entity.
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Description
Label

String

Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline.

Default value: SuccessFactors Create
Entity

String/Expression/ Suggestion

 Required. Lets you define an entity (business object) of the API. You can either choose an entity from the suggestion drop-down or type an entity manually. The values in the suggestion drop-down are displayed dynamically based on the user's account.

The entity is shown as [category name] – [entity name] in the drop-down; however, you can also type just the [entity name] in this field.

Default value: N/A

Example: Foundation/Platform (PLT) – User or User
Refresh metadata

Checkbox

 If selected, the Snap refreshes the cache and shows the refreshed metadata results including any entities/parameters that were added or deleted. This is useful in cases where changes are made to the dataset outside of SnapLogic, such as when a dataset has been created or deleted.
Note: After the first run and after the metadata has been refreshed, please deselect this checkbox.

Default value: Deselected
Pass through

Checkbox

 If selected, lets the data from an incoming document "pass through" and merge into the new document being written to the output. The input document is passed through to the output view under the key 'original'.

Default value: Selected
Snap execution

Dropdown list

Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

For more information about the OData based API, see OData Version 4.0 Documentation.

Troubleshooting

Error Cause Resolution
The input entity does not exist. An invalid entity has been entered. Click the suggestion drop-down in the Entity field and select the entity.