SuccessFactors with SAP ERP HCM

... Foreword ... 19

... Acknowledgments ... 21

1 ... Introduction ... 23

1.1 ... Terminology and Concepts ... 23

1.2 ... About SuccessFactors ... 26

1.3 ... SuccessFactors HCM Suite ... 27

1.4 ... SAP Strategy and Roadmap ... 41

1.5 ... Licensing ... 44

1.6 ... Summary ... 45

2 ... Implementing SuccessFactors HCM ... 47

2.1 ... Implementation Considerations ... 47

2.2 ... Project Structure ... 52

2.3 ... Project Methodology ... 55

2.4 ... Project Delivery ... 61

2.5 ... Summary ... 63

3 ... Integration with SAP ERP HCM ... 65

3.1 ... Integration Strategy ... 66

3.2 ... Integration Technology ... 69

3.3 ... Talent Hybrid Integration Packages ... 76

3.4 ... Other Talent Integration Content ... 112

3.5 ... Employee Central Integrations ... 114

3.6 ... Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) ... 132

3.7 ... Other Integration Content ... 137

3.8 ... Summary ... 139

4 ... Platform and Extensibility ... 141

4.1 ... Technical Architecture ... 142

4.2 ... Security ... 147

4.3 ... OneAdmin ... 150

4.4 ... Role-Based Permissions ... 152

4.5 ... User Data File (UDF) ... 167

4.6 ... User Interface ... 171

4.7 ... Home Page ... 177

4.8 ... Employee Profile ... 180

4.9 ... Company Info ... 197

4.10 ... Talent Card ... 201

4.11 ... Presentations ... 202

4.12 ... Skills and Competencies ... 212

4.13 ... Job Profile Builder ... 213

4.14 ... Picklists ... 224

4.15 ... Upgrade Center ... 225

4.16 ... Metadata Framework ... 227

4.17 ... Employee Central Extensions ... 238

4.18 ... Summary ... 240

5 ... Administering SuccessFactors ... 243

5.1 ... System Configuration and Administration ... 244

5.2 ... User Management ... 247

5.3 ... Authentication and Password Policy ... 251

5.4 ... Email Notifications ... 252

5.5 ... Picklist Management ... 253

5.6 ... Employee Data Imports ... 255

5.7 ... Data Retention Management ... 257

5.8 ...

Amy Grubb is a founder and principal at Cloud Consulting Partners, Inc., an SAP/SuccessFactors reseller and consulting partner and full-service HCM consultancy focused on implementing cloud solutions. She has consulted in the HCM space for more than 15 years, spending 8 years in Deloitte's Human Capital Management practice.
Amy has implemented the SuccessFactors suite since 2007 and implemented SAP HCM on-premise solutions for many years. She holds three SuccessFactors consultant certifications in Align & Perform, Talent Sourcing, and Talent Management. She currently teaches Mastery Courses for SAP Education including Recruiting Management Mastery Succession Mastery and Performance, and Goal Management Mastery. Amy has implemented numerous modules within SuccessFactors, including Performance and Goal Management, Succession Planning, CDP, Recruiting, Compensation, and Learning for clients globally. Her experience with LMS dates to 2000, and she has implemented every market-leading LMS, including Plateau. She is an expert in Learning business processes and best practices and led the development of LearningPrint for Saba(TM) while at Deloitte.