Self-Services with SAP ERP HCM

... Foreword: The New Age of Self-Service ... 13

... Preface ... 15

... Acknowledgments ... 23

1 ... The Changing Landscape of Self-Service with SAP ERP HCM ... 25

1.1 ... Why Are Things Changing? ... 25

1.2 ... Go-Forward Technologies ... 27

1.3 ... Legacy Technologies ... 33

1.4 ... Summary ... 35

2 ... Deployment Options ... 37

2.1 ... SAP GUI ... 37

2.2 ... SAP Enterprise Portal ... 38

2.3 ... SAP Enterprise Portal Mobile Edition ... 41

2.4 ... Third-Party Portals ... 43

2.5 ... SAP NetWeaver Business Client ... 44

2.6 ... SAP HANA Cloud Portal ... 48

2.7 ... Summary ... 50

3 ... Refreshing the UI ... 51

3.1 ... From UI to UX ... 51

3.2 ... SAP Fiori ... 57

3.3 ... SAPUI5 ... 61

3.4 ... SAP Gateway and OData ... 64

3.5 ... Summary ... 65

4 ... Employee Self-Service in SAP ERP HCM ... 67

4.1 ... ESS Highlights ... 67

4.2 ... Getting Started ... 71

4.3 ... ESS Landing Page and Suite Page Builder ... 82

4.4 ... My Info ... 92

4.5 ... My Services ... 106

4.6 ... My Time and the New SAPUI5 Timesheet ... 113

4.7 ... My Learnings ... 119

4.8 ... Work Feeds ... 122

4.9 ... Search ... 123

4.10 ... Managing Security and Authorizations within ESS ... 124

4.11 ... Summary ... 127

5 ... Manager Self-Service in SAP ERP HCM ... 129

5.1 ... MSS Highlights ... 129

5.2 ... Getting Started ... 130

5.3 ... MSS Landing Page ... 136

5.4 ... My Team ... 138

5.5 ... My Team Services ... 151

5.6 ... Analytics Lanes ... 163

5.7 ... Approvals and Substitution ... 171

5.8 ... Search ... 175

5.9 ... Work Feeds ... 176

5.10 ... Managing Security and Authorizations ... 181

5.11 ... Enhancement Spots ... 189

5.12 ... Summary ... 192

6 ... HR Professional Self-Service in SAP ERP HCM ... 193

6.1 ... The Case for Change ... 193

6.2 ... Getting Started ... 200

6.3 ... Search ... 205

6.4 ... Organization ... 209

6.5 ... Actions ... 211

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Jeremy Masters is the co-founder and managing partner of Worklogix, a management and technology services firm specializing in enterprise application development and implementation support for HCM solutions. For 15 years, he has worked with the latest talent management and self-service functionality within the SAP ERP HCM suite, including Performance Management, Enterprise Compensation Management, ESS/MSS, Succession Planning, E-Recruiting, and the SuccessFactors cloud functionalities. He regularly presents at SAP Insider events and is also the co-author of the following SAP PRESS books: Implementing Employee and Manager Self-Services in SAP ERP HCM, SAP ERP HCM Performance Management, Enterprise Compensation Management in SAP ERP HCM, and E-Recruiting with SAP ERP HCM. You can reach him via email at jmasters@worklogix.com.