You can use interfaces to import candidate information into the Dayforce database. Dayforce accepts import files formatted using the XML and JSON standards as published by the World Wide Web Consortium (http://www.w3.org/). The general form of the data will be tag delimited as per an associated XML Schema Definition (XSD). Dayforce provides interface specifications to help ensure that your XML or JSON file follows the required formatting. For information, download the Dayforce Interface Specifications ZIP file and open the /Imports/CandidateImport folder to access the Dayforce Candidate Import Specification document.
After creating the candidate import file, you can place it in the appropriate directories on the secure SFTP site hosted by Dayforce so that it will be imported the next time the Candidate Import site-level background job runs. See Add Candidate Import Files to the SFTP Site.
The application then uses the imported data to create candidate profiles in Recruiting and displays the "Added through Candidate Import" icon (
) for each candidate to identify how their profile was created. If a LinkedIn URL or resume was included for the candidate in the import file, those items are populated in their candidate profile when it's created as well.
If you import data for the same candidates again later, Dayforce adds or updates the previously imported data in the existing candidate records. Any information that was added manually in Dayforce isn’t affected by the import.