Overview
To authenticate your UKG Ready account, you will need to provide the following information:
Domain
Company Short Name
API Key
User ID
Password
This guide will walk you through finding or creating those credentials within UKG Ready.
Prerequisites
Please ensure you fulfill all the requirements to set up the integration:
You are an Administrator in your company's UKG Ready instance, or someone has shared their access with you.
Instructions
Step 1: Enter your Domain in the linking flow
For example, if you sign in at "acme.com/ta/Default.login", enter "acme.com"
Step 2: Find your Company Short Name
Log into your UKG Ready account and open the menu in the upper left. Then, go to your settings icon and click on Global Setup, followed by Company Setup
Open Company Info
Scroll down to find Company Short Name under Company Address. Copy your Company Short Name
Paste your Company Short Name in the linking flow and click Submit
Step 3: Find your API Key
In your Company Setup page, go to Login Config
Scroll to find API Keys and click the eye icon to reveal the key. Copy the API Key and store it in a secure place
If there is no key, you can click GENERATE to create one. If there are existing integrations using this key, DO NOT click generate
Paste your API Key in the linking flow and press Submit
Step 4: Create a security profile
In your menu on the left, go to Settings, Profiles/Policies, and then Security. Click NEW SECURITY PROFILE on the upper right-hand side
In this profile, we want to ensure all relevant permissions are enabled for the following endpoints.
Note these permissions may be different based on your specific use case.
In your HR Tab:
Find Employee, Base Compensation. Select View from the drop-down menu.
Find Benefit Management (Plans). Select View.
Find Cost Centers. Select View.
Find Total Compensation. Select View.
Find HR Custom Values. Select View.
Under Leave of Absence Management near the bottom, select Manage Requests (if applicable)
In your Modules tab (if applicable):
In your Global tab (if applicable):
In Global Setup, find Company EINs, Cost Center Definitions and Leave of Absence Custom Fields Definitions. Select View for them
In your Payroll tab (if applicable):
Step 5: Create your service account
From Settings > Global Setup > Company Setup, go to Edit Tabs
From the Available Windows box on the right side of the screen, scroll down to Service Accounts. Drag it to the Top section in the middle. Click Save
Click Add Service Account. To create a new account, enter the username and password you chose. Then, enter the Security Profile you created. Click the magnifying glass for Account Groups and select All Company Employees
Step 6: Add your service account to the linking flow
Type in your service account User ID and Password to complete the linking flow.