# Integrating with Personio

[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)\
[Personio Setup](#personio-setup)\
   [Generating API Credentials](#step-1-generating-api-credentials)

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

To connect Personio to Drivetrain, you need:

1. An active Personio admin account

## Personio Setup <a href="#personio-setup" id="personio-setup"></a>

### Step 1: Generating API Credentials <a href="#step-1-generating-api-credentials" id="step-1-generating-api-credentials"></a>

1. Log in to your Personio account and click on **Settings** in the bottom left.
2. Click **API Credentials** on Integrations Tile

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3. Click **Create Custom Integration**
4. Enter name as **"Drivetrain Integration"** and click **Next.**

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5. Under **Select the attributes you want to grant access rights for**, select the attributes you want to sync

{% hint style="info" %}
**Important:** To ensure the integration functions accurately, the following objects must be selected:

* Employees
* Attendances
* Absences
* Custom Reports
* Org Units
  {% endhint %}

6. Under Readable employee attributes, click select all or select the individual fields you want to sync.

   Commonly used fields include:

   * Email
   * First name
   * Last Name
   * Gender
   * Hire date
   * Office
   * Profile Picture
   * Termination date
   * Status
   * Supervisor
   * Occupation type (optional)

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7. Click Create integration once done. You will then see your API Credentials populate. Copy and save these in a secure document.

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{% hint style="info" %}
That's it, please share the Client ID and Client Secret via a secured link or doc to your Customer Success Manager
{% endhint %}


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