SAP SuccessFactors Training (Employee Central & HCM Suite)

Learn how the cloud HR suite is put together before configuring any of it.

• The SuccessFactors suite and module map
• Employee Central as the system of record
• Instances, provisioning and company settings
• The BizX platform and the home page
• Release cycle: quarterly releases and universal changes
• SuccessFactors versus SAP HCM on-premise
• Hybrid, side-by-side and full cloud HR models
• Implementation methodology and project roles

Model the organisation, because everything about an employee record hangs off these objects.

• Legal entity, business unit, division and department
• Cost centre, location and job classification
• Pay grade, pay range and pay component
• The corporate data model XML
• Associations between foundation objects
• Effective dating and history
• Foundation object import and maintenance
• Data model change control

Configure the employee record and the lifecycle events HR actually processes.

• Person objects versus employment objects
• The succession data model and country-specific fields
• Hire, rehire and concurrent employment
• Job information and compensation information
• Event and event reason configuration
• Transfers, promotions and terminations
• Global assignment and international transfer
• Data imports and mass changes

Decide whether the organisation is driven by positions or by jobs, and configure accordingly.

• Position management concepts and prerequisites
• Position object configuration
• Position hierarchy and reporting lines
• Position to employee synchronisation
• Vacancy management and position control
• Right to return and stability
• Org chart and company structure overview
• Mass position changes and reorganisations

Extend and automate the system without code, which is most of a consultant's configuration work.

• MDF objects, fields and picklists
• Generic objects and custom objects
• Business rules: syntax, scenarios and triggers
• onSave, onChange and validation rules
• Workflow configuration and approver types
• Dynamic groups and workflow routing
• Rule debugging and common failures
• Governance of custom objects and rules

Control who sees and edits which employee data, which is the highest-risk area in HR systems.

• Permission roles and permission groups
• Granting and target populations
• Field-level permission and sensitive data
• Manager and HR business partner access patterns
• Proxy management and delegation
• Admin access and segregation of duties
• Auditing permission changes
• Common permission design mistakes

Cover the modules most often implemented alongside Employee Central.

• Recruiting: requisitions, job postings and candidate pipeline
• Applicant status and offer approval
• Onboarding: tasks, paperwork and new hire data flow
• Performance and goals: goal plans and cascading
• Performance form templates and rating scales
• Calibration and talent review basics
• Continuous performance management
• Succession and development overview

Complete the picture with pay processes and the connections to the rest of the landscape.

• Compensation plan templates and worksheets
• Budgets, guidelines and eligibility rules
• Variable pay overview
• Integration Center and outbound integrations
• Employee Central Payroll and third-party payroll
• Integration to S/4HANA cost centres and org data
• Data migration and validation before go-live
• Cutover, adoption and post go-live support