Foundations PSA Messaging Settings

Some aspects of PSA are controlled by custom settings. From Setup, click Develop | Custom Settings. You must be signed in with System Administrator permissions to perform these tasks. See the Salesforce Help for information on how to maintain custom settings.

You can control the PSA Foundations integration behavior using the Foundations PSA Messaging Settings custom setting.

PSA Assignment from HCM Absence Request Settings

These fields are used to control aspects of both the HCM to PSA integration and the PSA Assignment API feature.

Key: * – Mandatory field

PSA Assignment from HCM Absence Request Settings
Field   Description
Absence Filter Field Key  

This field is used for both the HCM to PSA integration and the PSA Assignment API.

Absence Filter Values  

This field is used for both the HCM to PSA integration and the PSA Assignment API.

The message key values used to filter HCM Absence Request messages and PSA Assignment API time off requests. If the value contains multiple text or picklist fields, separate the list with semicolons.
Absence Request Project *

This field is used for both the HCM to PSA integration and the PSA Assignment API.

The Salesforce record ID to use when creating Assignments from Absence Requests through Foundations.

Declarative mappings override this field setting when using the HCM to PSA integration.

PSA Resource from HCM Worker Settings

PSA Resource from HCM Worker Settings
Field   Description
Worker Filter Field Key  

The fields that filter designated HCM Workers that are used in Foundations to create PSA Resources. Separate the list with semicolons when the key uses multiple values, such as multiple picklists, separate the list with semicolons. Foundations applies an "OR" condition to each value (for example, picklist1 or picklist2).

If the key value is a field on a related object (via a lookup), add lookup node to the message as a Map field and include the field from the lookup as a field within the Map. Set this field value as lookup:key.

For example, if you have a position Lookup containing a name key, the value is position:name.

Worker Account Filter Field Key  

The fields that filter designated HCM Workers that are used in Foundations to create PSA Resources based off Accounts (Salesforce Person Accounts). Separate the list with semicolons when the key uses multiple values, such as multiple picklists, separate the list with semicolons. Foundations applies an "OR" condition to each value (for example, picklist1 or picklist2).

If the key value is a field on a related object (via a lookup), add lookup field to the message as a Map field and include the field from the lookup as a field within the Map. Set this field value as lookup:key.

For example, if you have a position Lookup containing a name key, the value is position:name.

Worker Filter Values   The message key values used to filter HCM Worker messages. If the value contains multiple text or picklist fields, separate the list with semicolons.
Worker Account Filter Values   The message key values used to filter HCM Worker messages for PSA Resources based off Accounts. If the value contains multiple text or picklist fields, separate the list with semicolons.

Resource API Settings

You can use the following settings to control how you want PSA to manage records that third-parties create and update via the Resource API.

Note:

For these settings to be effective, the API Resource Correlation ID field on the resource record must be populated. This field is always populated when details are entered via the API, however, it can be populated manually. These settings also apply to records that have been created manually, providing the API Resource Correlation ID field is populated.

PSA Resource API Settings
Field Description

Default Value

Create Records as Active Resources

Indicates that you want PSA to create active resource records for contacts or person accounts when the API Resource Correlation ID field is populated. When a record is created, PSA selects the following fields automatically:

  • Is Resource
  • Is Resource Active
Deselected
Update Resource Employment Dates

Indicates that you want PSA to update start date or last date when a resource's employment status becomes active or terminated.

If the status becomes active for new hires or rehires, PSA updates the following fields:

  • Start Date with the Employment Status Effective Date
  • Last Date with a blank value

If the status becomes terminated, PSA updates Last Date with the Employment Status Effective Date.

Deselected

Assignment API Settings

You can use the following settings to control how you want PSA to manage records that third-parties create and update via the Assignment API.

PSA Assignment API Settings
Field Description

Default Value

Automatically Approve API Timecards

Indicates that you want PSA to automatically approve timecards created via the PSA Assignment API when a relevant approval process exists on the Timecard object.
Timecards do not need to be reapproved if dates within the timecard are updated.

Deselected
Absence Request Project Frequency

Indicates the frequency of the creation of absence request projects. The expected values are Yearly, Quarterly, and Monthly.

Note: Before creating an absence request project, you must ensure that the assignment correlation ID has only one associated assignment.
Monthly
Auto-Create Absence Request Project When selected, absence request projects are created by copying the details from the project identified in the Absence Request Project field, and the frequency from the Absence Request Project Frequency field. Deselected

Some fields in the PSA Assignment from HCM Absence Request Settings section also control some aspects of the PSA Assignment API feature:

  • Absence Request Project: Specify the project you want to link to assignments created via the Assignment API.
  • Absence Filter Field Key and Absence Filter Values: Specify whether you want to only create time off details for specific time off requests, for example, for specific policies.

For more information about these fields, see PSA Assignment from HCM Absence Request Settings.