Connecting UKG Pro to Drata allows for automated checks and evidence collection to provide details on personnel hire and separation dates as well as their employment status.
Key Capabilities
Personnel synchronization: Syncs employment status, hire dates, and key personnel attributes from the HRIS.
Lifecycle classification: Uses HRIS data to detect hire and termination events that support onboarding and offboarding compliance requirements.
Read-only ingestion: Retrieves HR data using read-only access without modifying information in the HRIS system.
Prerequisites & Data Access
Admin access to your company’s UKG Pro account
Customer API Key generated from the UKG Pro
Service account username
Service account password
Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Generate the Customer API Key
Search for Service Account Administration in the UKG Pro search bar.
Locate and copy the Customer API Key shown on the Service Account Administration page.
Expected outcome: You have the API key required to connect UKG Pro to Drata.
Step 2: Create a UKG Pro service account
On the Service Account Administration Page, select + Add.
For the username and email, enter your admin account username and email.
On the same page, scroll down under Web Service table.
Enable View for Employee Person Details permission. This is REQUIRED.
The following permissions are recommended to be enabled for view access.
Company Configuration Integration is suggested
Personnel Integration is suggested
Employee Job History Details is suggested
Click Save and your new password will pop up
You will enter the username and password during the connection process.
Expected outcome:
A new service account is created, and a password is generated.
Important: Save the generated password in a secure location. It will not be shown again.
Step 3: Obtain the Web Services URL
In UKG Pro, search for Web Services using the top-right search bar.
Copy one of the available Web Services URLs.
Your URL should look similar to:
http://Service.ultipro.com/services/BIDataService
Expected outcome:
You have the full Web Services URL required for the connection.
Step 4: Connect UKG Pro in Drata
In Drata, click Connections.
Search and select UKG Pro to Connect.
Paste the Customer API Key, service account username, password, and url into the connection modal.
Click Submit.
Expected outcome: The connection status shows as Active.
Finally, click the ‘Submit’ button to establish an active UKG Pro connection with Drata and begin the automatic syncing of HRIS data to the user data already present.