OpenSAP Sf2 at The Core Employee Central

Week 1 Unit 1: Employee Central
(EC) Overview & Extensibility
Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

After completing this unit, you will be able to:
Explain the advantages of using SAP SuccessFactors
Employee Central
Identify the major processes of Employee Central and
explain how they are standardized
Analyze the extensibility of the Employee Central solution
Describe the ability of Employee Central to be upgraded
and configured to work with other software programs
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A complete core HR system of record in the cloud with
Personalized Home Page
Employee Profile,
Talent Processes
Time-Off Management
Position Management
Reporting, Compliance, Analytics
Employee Master Data,

HR Processes
Built with Mobile in Mind
Unmatched global platform to support the employee lifecycle and legal compliance that delivers competitive advantage
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Key features include
HR Transactions
Position Management
Time Management
Reporting/Compliance
Payroll
Position-driven
succession
management
Position creation &
related info tracking
Maintenance of
reporting relationships
Vacancy tracking
Validation of job
codes/descriptions
Employee self-service
and time-off requests
Approval workflows
Mobile transactions
Accrual processing
Accounts overview
Work schedule and
holiday calendar
Reporting
Payroll time sheet
Trend analysis
across departments
and locations
Standard reports
Shareable reports
As-of-date reporting
Date-range reporting
Online report
designer
Globalization
Global, cloudbased payroll

delivered to 30
countries
Effective dating
Employee self-service
Manager self-service
New hires
Changes/transfers
Promotions/demotions
Termination
Batch changes
Global assignments
Platform
Audit
Workflow
Org Chart
Reporting
Analytics
Localization
Configurability
Cloud Infrastructure
Global
Support
Security
Scalability
Disaster
Recovery
24x7
Availability
Integration
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EC is designed for people
with features that are intuitive and user-friendly with anywhere, anytime secure access
Actionable, intuitive, and

personalizable to enable and
engage the workforce
Automated and streamlined

HR processes equals greater
employee adoption
Mobile first: Collaborate, work,

and deliver value anywhere,
anytime
Proven user adoption and improved employee productivity by 2-5% (McKinsey)

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Provides truly global coverage
with unmatched multi-country availability and support
Translation &
global access
Content and documentation of
our cloud application suite is
translated into 40 languages
Used by customers in over
177 countries
Globalization
Localization
Supporting multiple country user

base simultaneously
Country-specific fields and

business rules
Multi-language, time zone, and

currency support
Integrations to local providers

and tax authorities
Global fields, national ID, address

formats
Employee Central Payroll

available in 28 country
versions
Employee Central is globalized in

71 countries
Employee Central is localized

in 71 countries
Single source of HR record enabling global processes and local compliance for worldwide
standardization
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Supported localizations for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central include
Supported
Not Supported
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EC is an enabler of strategic decisions
with real-time workforce data to increase the business impact of HR
Timely, accurate, and

actionable data from a single
source of truth
Meaningful, real-time workforce

insight with rich analytics,
including 3rd party data
Over 2,000 metrics with

in-built results interpretation
and strategy guidance
We are changing the game by revolutionizing how data is communicated within companies
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EC is configurable, modular and flexible
with an extensible architecture for your unique business needs
SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SuccessFactors HR
solutions in the cloud
Flexible
Extensible
Platform-as-a-Service
Easy to use and intuitive.

Delivered configuration
tools allow change as
your business changes
Add fields and data

objects to meet your
specific requirements
Quickly build your own

applications in the cloud, or
leverage our partner
ecosystem
Language-agnostic
architecture with
graphical configuration
Highly configurable to your business processes

and adaptable to changing business needs
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Your cloud, your way
based on your business drivers
Social
Collaboration
Start:
Solve an immediate pain point
(such as Learning)
Recruiting
HR
Analytics
Onboarding
Group:
Leverage more than one to solve
a larger problem (such as Core
HR + Onboarding)
Replace:
Move all CM to the cloud
Leverage on-premise HCM
investments
Succession
& Development
Core
HR
Learning
Workforce
Planning
Payroll
Performance
& Goals
Content
Compensation
Integration
Extensibility
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Integrations range from standard to custom.
from packaged integrations to APIs
Standard Integrations
Custom Integrations
Less Flexibility
More Flexibility
Packaged
Integrations
(formerly iFlows)
Standard
Integration
Templates
Custom
Integration
APIs
Configure and Deploy
Adapt and Extend
Reuse Library Content
Build and Deploy
Little effort to implement and

maintain. Available for SAP
integration and select 3rd
parties.
Start from a full-featured

template to save time and
cost for payroll, benefits, time
& attendance integrations.
Hire SuccessFactors
Professional Services to save
time
Use APIs to build custom

integrations
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With full cloud productized integrations you can
connect Employee Central to SAP ERP and externally
Pre-defined Integration with SAP Business Suite
SAP Financials
Procurement
CRM
Plant Maintenance
Full HR
Cloud
Employee Central
Talent Management
Travel & Expense
Environment, Health & Safety
Identity Management
Workforce Planning &

Analytics
Built and maintained
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Payroll
Generic
Business
Connector for
Benefits
deep knowledge of all

applications
Joint delivered
Integrations with
partners
Generic
Business
Connector for
Time
by SAP
Designed based on
Pre-defined
templates & APIs
Generic
Business
Connector for
Payroll
APIs for
Integration
SOAP and Odata
services
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The SuccessFactors Upgrade Center
makes legal compliance as easy as pushing a button
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With EC Payroll Time Sheet
Employees record working
time/attendance in Payroll Time Sheet
The system calculates based on
configurable overtime rules per day
Managers get the workflow item in their ToDo inbox and can simply approve or reject
the time sheet
The Payroll system gets the data and pays
employees according to the recorded times
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For absence management/time off
Accruals based on planned
hours
New calendar type allows
updates to time accounts at
any point in time particularly
for period-end processing
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Week 1 Unit 2: Core HR for

Employees
Core HR for Employees

List the major types of personal information that can be
entered into the employee profile in SAP SuccessFactors
Employee Central
Describe the process used to update personal information in
Employee Central
Outline the steps a user must follow to view accrual balances

and pay statements
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With Core HR, employees can.
Update their personal information
By selecting the Personal Information
screen, employees can update their
home address, banking information,
dependents and more
Review their pay statement

To review their pay statement,
employees choose Open Payroll
Statement and then click Pay
Statement
Review their accrual balance

To review their accrual balance,
employees choose Open Time Off
and then select Time Off Bank and
Review Balance
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As you can see, with Core HR for Employees
Updating personal information is simple,
easy, and fast
Pay statements provide on-demand direct
deposits and pay information
Reviewing accrual balances includes
immediate access to live, trusted, time-off
balances
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Week 1 Unit 3: Core HR for

Managers
Core HR for Managers

Identify the features in SAP SuccessFactors Employee
Central that are used to assist managers in making important
decisions about employee performance and promotions
Describe the processes used to transfer an employee to a
new position in Employee Central and update compensation
changes
Create a global assignment in Employee Central
Outline the steps for terminating an employee in Employee
Central
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With Core HR, managers can
Review ToDos, including approval workflows
To review their ToDos, managers can enable the ToDo tile and
easily see the various tasks and approvals currently assigned
Transfer employees with compensation change
Utilizing the Take Action link, managers can quickly and easily
propose changes to employees employment data, including
job, position, and compensation data
Create a global assignment for employees
By adding a global assignment to an employee using the Take
Action button, managers can assign all the details related to a
global assignment
Terminate an employee
Terminations are initiated by managers from the Take Action
link for an individual employee
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As you can see, with Core HR for Managers
Managers can access and approve tasks quickly and easily via
the ToDo tile
Promotions, transfers, and compensation changes are easily
initiated and sent for approval
Reviewing and creating a global assignment with all the correct
localized information is fast and efficient
Changes to employment, such as a termination, are easily

initiated by managers
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Week 1 Unit 4: Core HR for HR

Administrators
Core HR for HR Administrators

List the steps for approving a workflow request
Identify issues that can stall a workflow and explain how to
resolve them
Explain how to process a mass change
Describe how to extend SAP SuccessFactors Employee
Central for a specific use case
Describe the organizational chart and how to access it
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With Core HR, your HR administrators can
Review and manage workflows
Review stalled workflow requests and ensure transactions are being
reviewed and managed in a timely fashion
Initiate a mass change

Initiate mass changes within admin tools and update multiple
employees quickly and easily
Modify Core HR for a specific use case

By creating new objects and user interfaces, Employee Central can
handle the most complex and creative requirements without the
need to code
Access organizational and position charts

By accessing person-based and position-based organizational
charts, administrators can get an accurate view of the business
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As you can see, with Core HR for HR Administrators
Workflows are easily managed
Mass changes save time
Adding additional screens and workflows doesn't require
programming
Accessing and reviewing org charts is fast and simple
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Week 1 Unit 5: Organizational

and Position Management
Organizational and Position Management

Identify the types of organizational charts found in SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central
Describe the process for creating a lower-level position
Explain how to show custom fields and propagate data
Outline the steps for adding a new reporting level to the
organization
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Allows organizations to
Create new organizational units
Administrators can easily create additional
organizational units using the administrator
tools. All details for a unit are stored under
Manage Data
Link organizational units to one another
When creating organizational units, validation
can be maintained by linking lower-level
organizational units to higher-level
organizational units
Create positions
Creating positions is simple using the position
organizational chart. Administrators can
easily add a peer position or a lower-level
position
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As you can see, with organizational and position management
Managing the organizational structure is
fast and easy with the administration tools
New organizational units are easily
created and modified on the Manage Data
screen
Peer and lower-level positions are easily
added using the position organizational
chart
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Week 1 Unit 6: Setting Up

Rules and Workflows
Setting Up Rules and Workflows

Set up country-based rules
Set up business-based rules and alerts
Create a business-based workflow
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Allows organizations to
Set up country-based rules
Administrators can easily differentiate rules from
one country to another on the Configure Business
Rules screen in Admin Tools
Set up business-based rules and alerts

After creating a message alert, administrators can
assign the alert to a transaction in the Manage
Business Rules and Manage Business
Configuration areas of Admin Tools
Create a business-based workflow

Creating workflows is easily done on the
Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structures
screen in Admin Tools
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As you can see, with rules and workflows
Creating country-based rules is fast and easy using the
administration tools
New business rules and user alerts can be created to help
users during the completion of various transactions
Setting up new workflows and aligning to business processes is
easy done on the Manage Organization, Pay and Job
Structures screen
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Week 1 Unit 1: Employee Central

(EC) Overview & Extensibility

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Reporting, Compliance, Analytics

Employee Master Data,

Built with Mobile in Mind

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Global, cloudbased payroll

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Actionable, intuitive, and

Automated and streamlined

Mobile first: Collaborate, work,

Proven user adoption and improved employee productivity by 2-5% (McKinsey)

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Supporting multiple country user

Country-specific fields and

Multi-language, time zone, and

Integrations to local providers

Global fields, national ID, address

Employee Central Payroll

Employee Central is globalized in

Employee Central is localized

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Timely, accurate, and

Meaningful, real-time workforce

Over 2,000 metrics with

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Easy to use and intuitive.

Add fields and data

Quickly build your own

Highly configurable to your business processes

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Configure and Deploy

Adapt and Extend

Reuse Library Content

Build and Deploy

Little effort to implement and

Start from a full-featured

Use APIs to build custom

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

Travel & Expense

Environment, Health & Safety

Workforce Planning &

Governance, Risk & Compliance

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

deep knowledge of all

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Employee Central (EC) Overview & Extensibility

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Week 1 Unit 2: Core HR for