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2358156 - How to query data using the MS Excel Add-In from Successfactors

Symptom

This KBA helps us understand the employee delta export using MS Excel Add-In provided by successfactors.

Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental.

Environment

Successfactors SFAPI CompoundEmployee - Employee Delta Export Add-In

Resolution

  1. Goto Successfactors admin center, click on Employee Files and choose Employee Delta Export


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       2. Download the Excel Add-In and the Work Book from the instance.

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       3. Open the Excel Add-In and install it.

       4. Open the work book and start with the configuration, in the drop down list choose "EC_COMPANY"

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       5. Now enter the API URL specific for the instance (according this KBA), the company ID and username (for setting permissions for this user refere section 4.1.1 API Endpoint URLs for Employee Delta Export of Guide

Using the Employee Delta Export Add-In for Microsoft Excel), please do not enter password.

           NOTE:  An user created for SSO purpose cannot be used here.

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       6. Goto Selection sheet and fill in the details. Then choose successfactors add-in in the ribbon section.

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       7. click on Get Data.

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       8. You will be prompted for the password, now incorporate the password and click on log on button.

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       9.  Following screens appear once the log in is perfectly done.

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     10. Finally after the records are processed, if there are any warnings it would bring up this pop up

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     11. Following is an example of the data screen

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See Also

Employee Delta Export Add-In documentation - SuccessFactors

Keywords

Query using Employee Export Tool, MS Excel Add-In CE Query , KBA , employee delta export , LOD-SF-INT-API , API & Adhoc API Framework , LOD-SF-INT , Integrations , LOD-SF-INT-CE , Compound Employee API , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM all versions

Attachments

SF_EC_CEAPI_DeltaExport.zip