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# Integrating with Personio
Sync Personio employee data into Drivetrain for headcount planning. Covers creating a custom integration and selecting the attributes to share.
Drivetrain uses Client ID and Secret of a custom integration created in Personio, it enables user to select the objects and fields they want to share.
[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)\
[Personio Setup](#personio-setup)\
[Generating API Credentials](#step-1-generating-api-credentials)
## Prerequisites
To connect Personio to Drivetrain, you need:
1. An active Personio admin account
## Personio Setup
### Step 1: Generating API Credentials
1. Log in to your Personio account and click on **Settings** in the bottom left.
2. Click **API Credentials** on Integrations Tile
3. Click **Create Custom Integration**
4. Enter name as **"Drivetrain Integration"** and click **Next.**
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)
7. Click Create integration once done. You will then see your API Credentials populate. Copy and save these in a secure document.
{% 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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