Integration type
eComm
What we solve
SuccessFactors customers need a reliable way to verify new-hire identities during onboarding—since IDV isn’t native in SuccessFactors—while also carrying that assurance forward into access/SSO policies. This integration uses SAP BTP Integration Suite (iFlows) and Event Mesh to orchestrate 1Kosmos BlockID Verify from onboarding events, then writes verification status/assurance signals back to SuccessFactors via the OData API and can propagate the IAL2-verified flag to SAP IAS for step-up or higher-assurance authentication requirements.
Platform identity landscape
SuccessFactors serves over 10,000 enterprise organizations and is particularly dominant in multinationals requiring localized HR across 100+ country payroll configurations. Onboarding is managed through the SuccessFactors Onboarding 2.0 module. Document verification is not natively present — SAP relies on its partner ecosystem through the SAP Store and the SAP BTP Extension Suite. SAP Integration Suite provides pre-built adapters for REST/SOAP APIs and event-based integration through SAP Event Mesh.
SuccessFactors exposes a comprehensive OData API (/odata/v2/) covering Onboarding data models including OnboardingCandidateInfo, User, PersonalInfo, and EmpEmployment. These entities store identity-adjacent data (name, SSO ID, start date) but contain no IDV status fields out of the box.
Technical integration architecture
The integration uses SAP BTP Integration Suite to build an iFlow that acts as an orchestrator between SuccessFactors events and the BlockID Verify REST API.
SAP-specific integration note: SAP SuccessFactors integrates with SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS) for SSO. IAS supports OIDC and can be configured to require an elevated authentication context (acr_values=/assurance/ial/2/) for SuccessFactors access after an employee's IAL2 proofing is complete. This creates a second integration touchpoint: BlockID Verify as an external IdP to SAP IAS, enabling continuous identity assurance beyond onboarding.
