Phase 1
Environment Setup
Day 1
- Install Postman desktop application
- Obtain Oracle Simphony API credentials from client portal
- Configure environment variables for base URL and auth endpoint
- Test network connectivity to Oracle cloud infrastructure
Phase 2
Authentication Configuration
Day 2
- Implement OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow
- Create pre-request script for token management
- Set up automatic token refresh on 401 responses
- Validate authentication against Oracle test environment
pm.environment.set("access_token",
pm.response.json().access_token);
pm.environment.set("token_expiry",
Date.now() + 3600000);
Phase 3
Data Endpoint Configuration
Day 3
- Build GET request for employee data with pagination
- Configure job code extraction with filter parameters
- Set up timesheet retrieval with date range queries
- Create test suite for all three endpoints
GET
/api/v1/employees
GET
/api/v1/jobcodes
GET
/api/v1/timesheets