SAP SuccessFactors
What is SAP SuccessFactors?
SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud-based suite of human resources software. The SAP SuccessFactors suite is traditionally most known for its talent management tools and offers core HR capabilities through Employee Central and payroll capabilities through Employee Central Payroll.
While SAP still has many customers running its legacy on-premise SAP ERP HCM solution, SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s primary focus for Human Capital Management (HCM) and Human Experience Management (HXM). As a result, SAP now focuses most of its HR technology innovation and development resources in the HR space on SAP SuccessFactors. Additionally, the vendor plans to end mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM in 2027.
Modules and offerings within the SAP SuccessFactors suite include:
What is SAP SuccessFactors?
SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud-based suite of human resources software. The SAP SuccessFactors suite is traditionally most known for its talent management tools and offers core HR capabilities through Employee Central and payroll capabilities through Employee Central Payroll.
While SAP still has many customers running its legacy on-premise SAP ERP HCM solution, SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s primary focus for Human Capital Management (HCM) and Human Experience Management (HXM). As a result, SAP now focuses most of its HR technology innovation and development resources in the HR space on SAP SuccessFactors. Additionally, the vendor plans to end mainstream maintenance for SAP ERP HCM in 2027.
Modules and offerings within the SAP SuccessFactors suite include:
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (Core HR)
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Service Center
- SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
- SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals
- SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development
- SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics
- Employee Experience Management with SAP Qualtrics
Key SAP SuccessFactors Considerations for SAPinsiders
- SAP is focused on integrating SAP SuccessFactors and its other cloud applications into its broader set of offerings. This focus is especially of interest to organizations using a variety of SAP tools. As companies adopt cloud solutions, integration between those products and the rest of an organization’s technology stack can be a challenge. SAP CEO Christian Klein noted that SAP has been working to bring the same integration experience between SAP SuccessFactors and other apps that traditional SAP ERP HCM had with the on-premise SAP ERP suite of applications.
- Managing cloud releases is different than on-premise releases. SAP SuccessFactors releases updates twice per year, and these updates often provide significant changes to functionality. Most changes are not mandatory, but customers seeking to get the most out of their cloud systems should implement updates where possible. Doing so requires a release management strategy to track the latest updates and encourage adoption. Most updates can be added to SAP SuccessFactors by opting in, a stark change from on-premise releases, which require more technical work.
- Self-service is an important component of cloud HR tools like SAP SuccessFactors. The most successful companies in their HR strategies are utilizing self-service. For example, employee and manager self-service related to time and attendance and performance management are likely to create better employee experiences and generate more efficient HR processes by removing the reliance on an HR employee to complete related tasks and paperwork. In addition, there is a possibility for self-service in more HR areas such as onboarding and learning.
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Your Guide to Moving from SAP ERP HCM On Premise to the SuccessFactors Cloud: Concerns and Considerations
When companies are deciding whether to transition their on-premise SAP ERP HCM system to the SuccessFactors cloud platform there are many complex scenarios that should be considered before making a final decision. Using two different on-premise scenarios, and evaluating the drivers of the transition, learn about the different factors that should be weighed when moving…...…
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How to Develop an End-to-End Custom Application from Scratch Using SuccessFactors Metadata Framework and the Advanced Reporting Tool
Learn how to exploit the Metadata Framework functionality and enhance the out-of-the-box solution by creating custom objects to manage employee records. See how to maximize the reporting capabilities of the Online Report Designer (ORD) tool by using these new objects. These objects can then be used to create, update, and delete warnings for the employee,…...…
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A Guide for Using SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Employee Delta Export
Learn about the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Employee Delta Export add-in and how you can use this feature to create simple flat-file integrations for your local payroll providers. Understand what this add-in feature does and what use cases it supports, as well as how to set up and configure the solution. Key Concept The SAP…...…
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Enhance Return on Investment by Customizing SuccessFactors Employee Central Using the Metadata Framework
Learn how to use the features of the Metadata Framework in SuccessFactors Employee Central for customizing. Using these features, you can create custom objects, screens, and user interfaces; integrate processes; store data; and assign role-based permissions. Also learn how to enhance complex business rules, workflows, and validations for the data being added or stored. Key…...…
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A Complete Guide for Managing Contingent Workers in SuccessFactors Employee Central
Learn how to set up and configure the new (as of the August 2015 release) Contingent Workforce functionality in SuccessFactors Employee Central. Gain an overview of the process for handling the contingent workforce, and how to manage vendors and work orders, activate the Contingent Workforce management functionality, set up security roles, and access and understand…...…
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How to Extract On-Boarded Employee Data from SuccessFactors into SAP ERP HCM
Learn the steps for extracting and transferring on-boarded employee data from the SuccessFactors Onboarding module into the SAP ERP HCM system when an employee is hired. The integration scenarios discussed use SAP Process Integration (PI) as the middleware. Key Concept The SuccessFactors Onboarding module helps efficiently convert new hires into productive employees. The solution guides…...…
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SAP ERP HCM vs. SuccessFactors Employee Central: A Comparison of Common HR Activities
Learn about the standard process for many common HR activities and how they differ in SAP ERP HCM versus SuccessFactors. This article directly compares both systems and the manner in which the exact same activity is performed, and how they differ. Key Concept Business processes for creating new positions, hiring employees, and updating employee data…...…
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Moving to SuccessFactors Employee Central: Q&A with SAP Mentor Luke Marson
Finance organizations in every industry are looking at re-thinking long-standing processes and business models to compete in a dynamic, connected world in which a traditional 30-day close no longer passes muster. A static finance function is too slow and too rigid to stay on top of constant innovations in cloud, mobile, social, big data, and…
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Picklists Management and Cascading Picklists in SuccessFactors
Learn how to create, edit, and update picklists and cascading picklists in SuccessFactors systems. Also, learn how to configure the picklists’ permission in the administration tools. Key Concept Picklists are the data files that can be configured to create drop-down lists in some SuccessFactors modules, such as Employee Profile, Employee Central, Succession Planning, and Recruiting…....…
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