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Steps to Configure an Outbound Flat File Connector

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It would be best to Create Data Model Mapping File for the connector before following this doc. The Data Model mapping file maps the EmpowerID object attributes to the columns of the delimited file. Simply, it specifies what data to export from EmpowerID to which column of the flat file. This document focuses specifically on creating an outbound flat file connector. For a more generic document that describes both inbound and outbound connectors, refer to the document linked here.

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Important Information About Set Groups

Creating a Code-Free Flat File Connector account store will create a corresponding SetGroup or Query Based Collection. The naming convention for the set group is adding _SetGroup to the end of the identifier of Account Store. e.g., If you create an account store named HROutboundFileConnector, the corresponding setgroup will be called HROutboundFileConnector_SetGroup. Click on Query Based Collections to learn more about it. The following things will be done in the SetGroup to configure the connector.

  • You'll need to set the path of the file the connecter will generate in the FileFullExportPath field of the corresponding SetGroup Record. Currently, the FileFullExportPath attribute cannot be assigned or updated from the UI, so please update the corresponding record in the database. If your FlatFile AccountStore is configured with a Cloud Gateway server, the path should be given from the Cloud Gateway server. However, if Cloud Gateway is not configured, then the path should be given from the local machine where the inventory is being run.

  • The system automatically generates a Set and assigns it to the generated Set Group. It should be removed from the Set group and replaced by a specific Set Query returning the people that need to be exported by the Job.

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