The SCIM API is an API that allows a system external to Lattice to provision accounts and send employee information over to be populated within Lattice.
The SCIM API can be enabled on the integrations page by navigating to Admin > Settings > Platform > Integrations > Enable SCIM.
There are following integrations can be set up with SCIM:
Fields Available to Sync Via SCIM
For details on how to set up these fields in a specific SCIM provider, see the above links to specific integrations.
| Field Name in Lattice | SCIM Field Name | SCIM External Namespace | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Name | name.formatted | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | |
| Preferred full name |
Lattice will concatenate name.givenName + name.familyName If there is a nickName mapping, it instead concatenates nickName + name.familyName |
urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | This field will only be set when a user account is first created. On future syncs/updates, it will not be changed via SCIM. |
| Preferred first name | nickName | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | This field will only be set when a user account is first created. On future syncs/updates, it will not be changed via SCIM. |
| Work Email | userName | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | Required and must be in a valid email address format. In most systems this will already be mapped by default. |
| External User ID | externalId | n/a | This is used as a unique identifier and will only be set upon first sync; it will be used to match the user on future syncs. In Okta, this a unique Okta ID will be sent by default and this mapping cannot be edited. |
| Timezone | timezone | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | Must be in the 'Olson' timezone database format; e.g.,'America/Los_Angeles'. |
| Birthdate | birthDate | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:lattice:attributes:1.0:User | Must be in valid dateTime format. |
| Start Date | startDate | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:lattice:attributes:1.0:User | Must be in valid dateTime format. |
| Job Title | title | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User | |
| Manager | manager.value | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterprise:2.0:User | Note: this must be the manager's email address, not their name. |
| Department | department | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterprise:2.0:User | |
| Gender | gender | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:lattice:attributes:1.0:User | The only accepted values are case-sensitive "male", "female", and "non_binary". |
In addition to these default fields, any custom fields created in Lattice can be synced via SCIM.
Fields Unavailable to Sync via SCIM
The following default fields in Lattice do not exist in the SCIM schema and cannot be updated via SCIM syncs. If SCIM is your primary source of data for Lattice, these fields will have to be uploaded via CSV or manually entered into Lattice directly.
- all Job Architecture fields:
- Job Level
- Job Function
- Job Type
- all Compensation fields:
- Pay Zone
- Base Pay Amount
- Base Pay Currency
- Base Pay Effective Date
- Base Payment Type (also referenced as just Pay Type)
- Variable Pay Amount
- Bonus Plan Amount (also referenced as just Bonus Amount)
- any Equity-related fields
- Middle Name
- Pronouns
- Ethnicity
- Sexual Orientation
- Phone Number (note: the Sapling SCIM sync includes phone number by default, but most major SCIM providers do not support syncing phone number)