Create a LinkedIn data object to read data from resources such as Profile, Connections, and Updates.

You must create a LinkedIn connection before you create a LinkedIn data object. After you create a LinkedIn data object, you create a data object operation. You can specify the resources that you want to search such as Connections and Profiles. You can specify a search criteria using search operators in the data object operation.

You can use a LinkedIn data object operation as a source in mappings and mapplets.