Combining the cloud solution RSM InTime with Bullhorn, via webservices, provides a seamless integrated and scalable solution that will streamline processes, automate key tasks and provide greater visibility and control across your entire operations.

This page gives an overview of the integration. Please see the associated child pages for further information:

1. Setup process

2. Basic Configuration

3. Default Mapping

4. "Bullhorn Core" Mapping (Core RSM InTime and Bullhorn Clients ONLY)

5. Advanced configuration

6. Customisations

7. RSM InTime Summary Screens

8. Bullhorn Features & FAQ

Overview

The integration allows an agency to automatically synchronise front end data from the Bullhorn system into RSM InTime for use in timesheets, expenses and invoicing.

In order to use this integration you must have an active license agreement with both Bullhorn and RSM InTime and should check with Bullhorn to determine if web services integration is available in your contract. Configuration of both systems is required in order to activate the integration so both suppliers need to be informed in advance that the integration is required so it can be planned in. The interface operates using Bullhorn’s Web Service API.

The data required by RSM InTime is similar in structure to that held in Bullhorn and the equivalent components are as follows:

Bullhorn	RSM InTime
Placement	Placement
Candidate	Worker
Company	Client
Contact	Manager
User	Consultant
Job / Vacancy	Additional Placement Data

How it works

Data is predominantly transferred from Bullhorn to RSM InTime, so Bullhorn holds the "Master" data. When something is changed in Bullhorn it creates an “event”. The RSM InTime system checks Bullhorn every minute to see if any new events exist. If there are new events, RSM InTime reads in the updated information from Bullhorn.

Not all of the placements in Bullhorn will be imported into RSM InTime – only the ones that are going to go live and need timesheets and invoices. It is the placement “Status” field that determines if the placement is imported and only the users, candidates, contacts and companies that are associated with a valid placement are imported.

There are certain fields for each placement which must be populated and correctly formatted for a successful import because they contain data that is mandatory for RSM InTime. These fields are identified on the default mapping page. Additional fields and data can also be imported if required. These are called customisations and have to be specifically configured on your system.

The RSM InTime Primary Reference for an item imported from Bullhorn will be in the format “BH-n“ where n is the Bullhorn ID Number. This is how RSM InTime associates the item with the correct Bullhorn item and is therefore mandatory. You can also use this to cross-reference items in the two systems. This also means Automatic Ref Code Generators can not be used for Placements, Clients, Managers, consultants or workers in RSM InTime. This should not be a problem unless you have been using RSM InTime prior to integrating with Bullhorn, please raise this with RSM InTime Support Team if this applies.

Bullhorn RSM InTime Summary Screen
Within Bullhorn

Although no data is passed from RSM InTime back to Bullhorn it is possible to view an RSM InTime Summary of the Placement, Client or Worker including recent timesheets, expenses and invoices from within Bullhorn using Custom tabs. Please see RSM InTime Summary views for more information.

Bullhorn Updates Screen

Within RSM InTime: Import/Export > Bullhorn Updates

Admins will be able to view all Bullhorn update events that RSM InTime has received along with the a status message. This is accessed via Import/Export > Bullhorn Updates. If there has been a problem importing a record across from Bullhorn, RSM InTime will report the issue and you should go an make the necessary update in Bullhorn - there is a link to manually 'retry' the import again.

Typically you should expect any Bullhorn updates to be reflected in RSM InTime within a couple of minutes. If you have any bulk import or update utility within Bullhorn it can result in a large number of updates in a short space of time, this means it can take longer for updates to be reflected in RSM InTime.