Courses

Courses datasource specification

This page describes the file-based datasource specification for syncing Courses into TechWolf when no standardized connector (such as Workday or SAP SuccessFactors) is available. It defines the file TechWolf expects, the fields within it, and which fields are required.

Use this specification when a customer exports Course data from any source system to flat files. Courses are also referenced by Employee Learning History (see the Employees specification), so a Course referenced there must be synced through this file. For the broader picture of how file-based integrations work and how they compare to API-based connectors, see Key concepts.

The delivery flow over SFTP and S3, the file locations, and how to read the field tables below are described in Technical data flow.

Course Information

The Course file. Required. Contains the Courses that TechWolf infers skills for and that Employee Learning History records reference.

File on S3: .../file_based/TechWolf_Course_Information/TechWolf_Course_Information_[yyyy][MM][dd]_[HH][mm][ss].csv

TechWolf field	Required	Key	Max chars	Notes
course_id	Required	Primary key	100	External ID of the file.
course_title	Required		255
source	Recommended		255	Added as a suffix.
course_description	Required		No limit
course_active	Recommended		n/a	Course assumed to be active if no value is given.
course_duration	Recommended		n/a