Saba Spoke
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Summary of Saba Spoke
The Saba spoke integrates Saba learning management system data—such as courses, course activities, and user information—into your ServiceNow instance. It requires an Integration Hub subscription and specific dependent plugins. The spoke streamlines data synchronization and automation between Saba and ServiceNow.
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Key Features
- Token Management Flow: Automatically retrieves and refreshes Saba access tokens every six days to maintain seamless connectivity.
- Prebuilt Actions: Automate tasks like obtaining authorization codes, access tokens, refresh tokens, comparing system time zones, retrieving courses, user progress, and employee data from Saba, and managing assignments within ServiceNow.
- Module Integration: Adds a Saba application module in ServiceNow for managing credentials and token details required for the integration.
- Connection and Credential Aliases: Uses aliases to simplify configuration and management of connection information across multiple environments without needing to update individual actions.
Practical Considerations
- Plugin Dependencies: Ensure installation of required plugins such as Complex Object, IntegrationHub Runtime, Flow Designer Dynamic Inputs, REST Action Step, JSON and XML parsers, and IntegrationHub Standard Spokes.
- Licensing: Some plugins are licensable features; verify licensing requirements with your account manager.
- OAuth 2.0 Setup: Register an OAuth 2.0 application in your Saba account to generate necessary tokens and credentials (Client ID, Client Secret, Application key, Integration username, and password) for the spoke.
- Setup Guidance: Follow ServiceNow documentation for setting up the spoke and configuring connections using aliases to optimize management and scalability.
Expected Outcomes
By implementing the Saba spoke, ServiceNow customers can efficiently synchronize Saba learning content and user data within their instance, automate related workflows, and maintain secure, reliable integration through managed tokens and connections. This enhances learning data visibility and operational efficiency between Saba and ServiceNow.
The Saba spoke enables you to pull learning courses, course activity and users from a Saba instance into a ServiceNow instance.
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Integration Hub subscription
This spoke requires an Integration Hub subscription. For more information, see Legal schedules - IntegrationHub overview.
Spoke version
Saba spoke v1.1.0 is the latest version.
Spoke dependencies
If you’re having trouble installing the app, ensure that these dependent plugins are installed:
- Complex Object (com.glide.cobject)
- ServiceNow IntegrationHub Runtime (com.glide.hub.integration.runtime)
- ServiceNow Flow Designer - Dynamic Inputs (com.glide.hub.dynamic_inputs)
- ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Step - REST (com.glide.hub.action_step.rest)
- ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Template - Data Stream (com.glide.hub.action_type.datastream)
- ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Step - JSON Parser [com.glide.hub.action_step.jsonparser]
- IntegrationHub Standard Spokes [com.glide.hub.action_step.xmlparser]
Spoke flows
| Flow | Description |
|---|---|
| Get Saba Token | Retrieves access token for Saba and generates a new refresh token after every six days. |
Spoke actions
The Saba spoke provides actions to automate Saba tasks when events occur in the ServiceNow instance. Available actions include:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Get Authorization Code | Retrieves the authorization code that is required to get the access token in the Saba system. |
| Get Access Token | Retrieves the access token for Saba based on username, password, authorization code, connection alias, and application registry. |
| Get Refresh Token | Retrieves the refresh token for Saba. |
| Get Saba System Timezone Difference | Compares the time zones of the Saba system and ServiceNow platform and retrieves the difference. |
| Look up Courses Stream | Retrieves the main view to get course data. This is based on filters such as count per page, and start page. |
| Look up User Course Activity Stream | Retrieves user progress on course items. |
| Look up Users Stream | Retrieves data of employees from the the Saba system. |
| Save Assignment | Creates or updates a standard assignment. |
Spoke module
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| Credentials | Details required to pull tokens from the Saba system. |
Saba spoke account requirements
The Saba spoke requires registering an OAuth 2.0 application in your Saba account to generate OAuth 2.0 tokens for the Saba spoke. Record the generated Client ID, Client Secret, Application key, Integration user name, and password for later use.
Connection and credential alias requirements
Integration Hub uses aliases to manage connection and credential information. Using an alias eliminates the need to configure multiple credentials and connection information profiles when using multiple environments. If the connection or credential information changes, you don't need to update any actions that use the connection. For more information, see .
For information about setting up the spoke, see Set up Saba spoke.