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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An Introduction to SuccessFactors Dashboards 2.0 Reports
Dashboards 2.0 Reports functionality is a feature in the SuccessFactors suite that allows users to report data in charts. Dashboards 2.0 Reports replaced the legacy Dashboards 1.0 feature in Q4 2016; after this release, users cannot access Dashboards 1.0. Therefore, is it important to understand more about Dashboards 2.0 Reports and how to use them....…
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ATB Financial Banks on Team Members
ATB Financial, a financial services organization in Alberta, Canada, prides itself on being an excellent place to work. Its legacy HR system, however, did not provide the agility, efficiency, or self-service functionality necessary for maintaining this goal. With limited transparency for administrators and minimal ownership for employees, the old system needed an update. Discover how…
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Quick Tip: Understanding the Inter-Modular Relationships of the SuccessFactors Competency Model
Competency is an important attribute of all aspects of a talent-driven process. This quick tip provides an overview of the different parts in a talent-process chain in which competency plays a role. Once you understand the interrelationships of this attribute, its characteristics can be catalogued into a single unified process.
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The 5 Phases of HR Digital Transformation
As digital businesses become the norm, many HR departments have begun exploring cloud solutions to bring about their transition to digital HR. This transition, however, goes far beyond the implementation of a cloud solution — it’s a journey that needs to be carefully thought out beforehand. This journey begins at the planning stages and does…
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Meet the Needs of the Digital Employee
Human resources (HR) is at a turning point, and traditional methods of human resource management are no longer adequate. To attract and retain the workers needed for a digital enterprise, companies must provide HR experiences that are intuitive, simple, and collaborative. Learn how you can deliver on these requirements by supporting a transformation to digital…
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Implement a Three-Pronged Approach for Successfully Managing Training Compliance in SuccessFactors Learning
Efficient management of compliance training is a critical need for many organizations looking at best-of-breed learning management systems. Discover how three SuccessFactors Learning tools can improve organizational training compliance through automated administration, at the same time reducing historically high HR administrative efforts and associated costs. Key Concept In SuccessFactors Learning, assignment types are used to...…
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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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