Bamboo HR
  • 02 May 2023
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Article summary

This guide will teach you how to set up the connector between BambooHR and Clarity Security.

Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes

If you encounter any problems, please contact your support team or support@claritysecurity.io.

Supported Connector Capabilities

Below are capabilities supported by the connector at this time.

Method
Supported
Provision User
No
List Groups, Policies, and Roles
N/A
Add User to Groups, Policies, and Roles
No
Remove User from Groups, Policies, and Roles
No
Deactivate User
No
Delete User
No

How to Setup the Connector

Step 1: Log into your BambooHR Tenant

Step 2: Click the Gear icon to navigate to the settings page. 

Step 3: Create a Custom Access Level for the Clarity Connector. 

Select Access Levels > Levels > Custom Access Level

Step 4: Name the Custom Access Level.

Access Level Name: Choose a descriptive name, such as “Clarity Service Account Access”

Description: Write a helpful description.

Step 5: Do not grant any abilities to the Custom Access Level.

Step 6: Grant the following View Only permissions.

Basic Info: Status, Employee #, First Name, Last Name, Middle Name, Preferred Name. 

Contact: Work Email

Job: Direct Reports

Employment Status: Date & Employment Status

Job Information: Job Title, Department, Division, Location, and Reporting To

Step 7: Click Save and Finish. 

Step 8: Create the API account (Non-Employee BambooHR User)

If redirected, return to the newly created Custom Access Level by following the path: Gear Icon / Settings > Access Levels > Custom Levels. 

Click the Gear Icon > Add a Non-Employee BambooHR User on the Custom Access Level page.

Create the name for the API Account. 

Step 9: Log into your BambooHR Tenant using the credentials of the API Account. 

Step 10: Create the API key.

Click on the Account Icon in the upper right-hand corner > API Keys

Click Add New Key

Name the API Key, then click Generate Key.

API Key Warning
Copy the API Key that is generated into Clarity before clicking Done! You will not be able to view or copy the key once you click done.

Step 11: Log into your Clarity Security Portal.

Step 12: Click On Applications. Select Marketplace. Then search for BambooHR and click connect.

Step 13: Configure the connection.

Copy your API key from step 10 into the matching field and enter your BambooHR subdomain. 

Find your BambooHR subdomain.
If you go to https://demo.bamboohr.com to log into BambooHR, your subdomain is the demo.

Step 14: Configure the additional Application Settings

Complete the App Settings form.  Details for each field can be found in the following article: Common App Configuration Steps.

Step 15: User Settings

Complete the User Settings form, and check the table at the top to see if any features are unsupported.  Details for each field can be found in the following article: Common App Configuration Steps.

Configure App Step 3 - User Settings

Step 16: Validate Your Selections and Save

Save
Clicking the Save button will trigger the first full sync for your application (even if you selected Manual syncing).  This includes Service Users, Entitlements, Service User Entitlements, Service User Attributes.

Need Help?

If you have any problems, contact your customer success team. You can also get in touch with our general support via email, open a support ticket. Our general support team is available Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM CST.



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