Configure Cornerstone for external content indexing

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated December 18, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Create and authorize an OAuth 2.0 application in the Cornerstone to allow the Cornerstone external content connector to access your Cornerstone source system.

    Before you begin

    You need administrator access privileges for Cornerstone OnDemand.

    Role required: none

    About this task

    The Cornerstone external content connector retrieves from in your Cornerstone source system using the Cornerstone REST API.

    To allow the connector to access your Cornerstone source system via the REST API, you must configure and authorize an OAuth 2.0 application in Cornerstone OnDemand. Your connector administrator can use settings copied from the OAuth 2.0 application and its to configure the Cornerstone external connector for proper connection to your source system.

    Procedure

    1. In Cornerstone OnDemand, create a new OAuth 2.0 application for the Cornerstone external content connector.
      1. Navigate to and log in with administrator credentials.

    2. for your new OAuth 2.0 application.


      2. Important:
        Your external content connector administrator needs this when configuring the Cornerstone external content connector.

    What to do next

    Provide the following items to your connector administrator:

    Your connector administrator needs these items to configure a Cornerstone external content connector to retrieve Catalogue and Learning objects from your Cornerstone source system.

    For details on creating and configuring a Cornerstone external content connector, see Create a Cornerstone external content connector.