This section describes how to edit the DSN configuration and then authenticate and connect to SAPSuccessFactorsLMS APIs.

DSN Configuration

You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to edit the DSN configuration. Note that the installation process creates a both a user DSN and a system DSN, as described in Installing the Connector.

Note: The connector stores connection information in the Windows registry. To ensure that the connector can write to the registry, either run Power BI as an administrator or use a User DSN for your connection instead of a System DSN.

User DSN

Complete the following steps to edit the DSN configuration:

1. Select Start > Search, and enter ODBC Data Sources in the Search box.
2. Choose the version of the ODBC Administrator that corresponds to the bitness of your Power BI Desktop installation (32-bit or 64-bit).
3. Select the system data source and click Configure.
4. Edit the information on the Connection tab and click OK.

System DSN

Configure the system DSN the same way as the user DSN, except you will need to switch to the System DSN tab before performing Step 3.

If you're using Power BI's On-Premises Data Gateway with Standard mode, you must use the system DSN.

You must also specify a valid location for OAuthSettingsLocation (a path where OAuth credentials are locally stored to avoid repeated OAuth prompts).

This is because the Standard mode runs on service mode and can only access permitted locations, such as C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\PBIEgwService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\On-premises data gateway.

Connecting to SAPSuccessFactorsLMS

Before you can connect to SAPSuccessFactorsLMS, you must configure the OAuth application tied to your SAPSuccessFactorsLMS account. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for a procedure.

After you have configured your OAuth application, set the following to connect:

• URL: The base URL of your SAP SuccessFactors instance. You can find this value in the URL of your SAP SuccessFactors homepage before the first forward slash (/). For example: https://mycompany.successfactors.eu
• User: The username you use to log in to your SAP SuccessFactors account.
• CompanyId: The unique name assigned to your SAPSuccessFactorsLMS tenant. You can find this value in the URL of your SAP SuccessFactors homepage, between "https://" and ".successfactors" (or ".sapsf" in the case of preview instances).
• UserType: The type of user being used. Select either Admin if your account has the admin role or User if it does not.
• OAuthClientId: The value of the Client ID field, as noted during the configuration of your OAuth application.
• OAuthClientSecret: The value of the Newly Generated Client Secret, as noted during the configuration of your OAuth application.