Viewing SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data in RAD Studio Data Explorer

Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData ODBC Driver for SAP SuccessFactors LMS, you gain access to live SAP SuccessFactors LMS data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to both retrieve SAP SuccessFactors LMS data. This article will walk through connecting to SAP SuccessFactors LMS using the Data Explorer.

Configure a Connection to SAP SuccessFactors LMS

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

SAP SuccessFactors LMS uses OAuth authentication. Before connecting, you must configure an OAuth application tied to your SAP SuccessFactors LMS account.

To establish a connection, set the following properties:

• User: Your SAP SuccessFactors LMS username.
• CompanyId: Your SAP SuccessFactors company identifier.
• Url: The SAP SuccessFactors API URL (e.g., https://api4.successfactors.com).
• OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.
• OAuthClientSecret: The client secret assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.

See the Getting Started chapter of the help documentation for a guide to creating a custom OAuth app and using OAuth.

Connecting to SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data Using Data Explorer

You can create a simple application for displaying SAP SuccessFactors LMS data by utilizing the CData FireDAC Components for SAP SuccessFactors LMS and a new VCL Forms Application:

1. Open the Data Explorer in RAD Studio and expand FireDAC.
2. Right-click the ODBC Data Source node in the Data Explorer.
3. Click Add New Connection. 👁 Adding a New Connection. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Enter a name for the connection.
5. In the FireDAC Connection Editor that appears, set the DataSource property to the name of the ODBC DSN for SAP SuccessFactors LMS. 👁 Setting the Connection Parameters. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
6. Back in the Data Explorer, expand the views for the connection.

7. Create a new VCL Forms application and drag a view (for example: Items) onto the form.

   👁 Placing the View on the Form. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
8. Select the ItemsView object on the form and set the Active property to true.

9. Right-click on the object, bind visually, and link everything (*) to a new control (TStringGrid).

   👁 Visually Binding the View. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

10. Arrange the TStringGrid on the form and run the application to see the Items data.

    👁 The View data on a Form. (Salesforce is shown.)
    

Related Articles

Below you can find other articles for using the CData ODBC Driver with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++ Builder.

• DataBind Controls to SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data in C++Builder
• DataBind Controls to SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data in Delphi
• Build a Simple VCL Application for SAP SuccessFactors LMS Data