Cornerstone

Connection Requirements

1

Corp Name

• "corpname" refers to your company's unique subdomain in Cornerstone.

• You can find it in your portal URL, e.g.:

https://yourcompany.csod.com

→ corpname = yourcompany

2

Client ID

• Generated Client ID for a user that has the permissions to fetch asset details.

3

Client Secret

• Generated Client Secret Key for a user that has the permissions to fetch asset details.

4

Is Secure?

• Choose this if your connection is going to be over HTTPS.

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To register a new application and get Client ID and Secret

🔵 Cornerstone Portal Steps

1

• Log in to your Cornerstone portal.

2

• Go to Admin → Tools → Edge → API Management.

3

• Under Manage Applications, click Register New Application.

4

• Enter your Application Name.

5

• Provide the User ID of an active user in your portal.

6

• Set the Access Token Validity Period (seconds).

  • Valid range: 300 – 86,400

  • Default: 3600 seconds (1 hour)

7

• In the Scopes section, select the permissions for your app.

  • Scopes control which API endpoints and HTTP operations (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH) your app can access.

  • Example: Select 'employee:create' and 'employee:read'

8

• Click Modify under an API product to view and select scopes, or check Cornerstone API and Reporting API to grant full access.

9

• After selecting scopes, click Save.

10

• Click Register Application.

11

• If the User ID is valid, the page refreshes and displays your Client ID & Client Secret.

12

• Copy and store both values securely — required for integration.

⚠️ Attention Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the Cornerstone host. When the discovery operation is finalized, you will be able to see the details on the Assets page.