Transitioning to cloud HCM? With this guide, learn how to integrate SAP SuccessFactors into your HCM landscape. Connect Employee Central to SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, and third-party systems, and perform cross-module talent integrations between Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, and more. Then create custom integrations using APIs, the Integration Center, SAP Cloud Platform, and templates to suit your organizations specific requirements. Chart your own path to HCM in the cloud!In this book, youll learn about:a. Employee Central IntegrationsConfigure the packaged integrations between Employee Central and SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA, and migrate your personnel data using the InfoPorter. Learn how to connect to Employee Central Payroll and third-party systems such as Kronos or Benefitfocus. b. Talent IntegrationsIntegrate SAP SuccessFactors talent modules such as Recruiting, Performance & Goals, Learning, and more. Enable the attract-and-acquire, pay-for-performance, and identify-and-grow processes in your SAP SuccessFactors landscape!c. Custom Integrations Where standard integrations end, custom integrations begin. Determine whether your requirements merit custom work, and learn how to create your own integrations. Walk through use cases and step-by-step examples for using APIs, the Integration Center, SAP Cloud Platform, or templates.Highlights include:1) SAP ERP HCM and SAP S/4HANA2) Employee Central 3) Employee Central Payroll 4) Recruiting and Onboarding 5) Learning 6) Compensation and Variable Pay 7) Performance and Goals 8) Custom integrations 9) SAP Cloud Platform10) Integration Center 11) Data migration12) Third-party systems

Donna Leong-Cohen works in the SAP Customer Success team at SAP to ensure global delivery excellence of SAP SuccessFactors. Until recently, Donna was managing director at Coeus Consulting. She has extensive experience implementing HCM global systems and in business consulting, specializing in HR business process transformation for a broad spectrum of global and domestic clients. Donna has considerable expertise in SAP SuccessFactors data migration and integration solutions, having worked closely with SAP's best practices teams to develop SAP SuccessFactors best practice package solutions. She has also partnered with SAP Education to design and develop various SAP SuccessFactors training courses. Donna's specialty focuses on customer transformations from on-premise SAP HCM systems to SAP SuccessFactors cloud platforms.

... Who This Book Is For ... 23 ... How This Book Is Organized ... 24 ... Acknowledgements ... 30 ... Conclusion ... 30 1.1 ... Cloud Technology ... 34 1.2 ... Full Cloud Deployment Model ... 36 1.3 ... Core Hybrid Deployment Model ... 43 1.4 ... Talent Hybrid Deployment Model ... 49 1.5 ... Side-by-Side Deployment Model ... 53 1.6 ... Summary ... 56 2.1 ... Integration Basics ... 58 2.2 ... Import and Export Jobs ... 60 2.3 ... Standard Integrations and Templates ... 62 2.4 ... Integration Center ... 62 2.5 ... SAP Cloud Platform Integration ... 67 2.6 ... SAP SuccessFactors Web Services ... 75 2.7 ... Access and Single Sign-On ... 76 2.8 ... Summary ... 79 3.1 ... Integration Workstream ... 81 3.2 ... Roles and Responsibilities ... 84 3.3 ... SAP Activate ... 95 3.4 ... Integration Implementation ... 100 3.5 ... Accelerators ... 103 3.6 ... Summary ... 106 4.1 ... Starting Your Migration Project ... 112 4.2 ... Replication Migration Process Overview ... 117 4.3 ... Replication Setup with the Business Integration Builder ... 118 4.4 ... Preparation Steps ... 120 4.5 ... Transformation Template Setup ... 127 4.6 ... Field and Value Mapping Configuration ... 131 4.7 ... SAP Cloud Platform Integration Configuration ... 140 4.8 ... Data Migration Execution ... 149 4.9 ... Summary ... 153 5.1 ... Starting Your Integration Project ... 155 5.2 ... Configuring Employee Central ... 162 5.3 ... Configuring SAP Cloud Platform Integration ... 164 5.4 ... Configuring SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA ... 185 5.5 ... Common Integration Scenario Considerations ... 230 5.6 ... Summary ... 232 6.1 ... Starting Your Integration Project ... 234 6.2 ... Basic Settings ... 237 6.3 ... Point-to-Point Configuration ... 252 6.4 ... Employee Data Replication Run ... 282 6.5 ... Summary ... 287 7.1 ... Common Third-Party Integrations ... 290 7.2 ... Starting Your Integration Project ... 292 7.3 ... Configuring SAP Cloud Platform for Kronos Integration ... 294 7.4 ... Packaged Integration Mapping Extension ... 313 7.5 ... Employee Central to Kronos UI Integration with SSO ... 322 7.6 ... Summary ... 326 8.1 ... Starting Your Integration Project ... 329 8.2 ... SAP SuccessFactors Platform in a Talent Hybrid Model ... 333 8.3 ... SAP SuccessFactors Platform and SAP ERP HCM ... 335 8.4 ... Summary ... 358 9.1 ... The Big Picture ... 359 9.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 361 9.3 ... Summary ... 368 10.1 ... The Big Picture ... 374 10.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 376 10.3 ... Summary ... 378 11.1 ... The Big Picture ... 379 11.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 382 11.3 ... Configuration Steps ... 393 11.4 ... Summary ... 408 12.1 ... The Big Picture ... 409 12.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 412 12.3 ... Configuration Steps ... 420 12.4 ... Summary ... 432 13.1 ... The Big Picture ... 434 13.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 436 13.3 ... Configuration Steps ... 442 13.4 ... Summary ... 455 14.1 ... The Big Picture ... 458 14.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 459 14.3 ... Configuration Steps ... 467 14.4 ... Summary ... 476 15.1 ... The Big Picture ... 478 15.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 479 15.3 ... Configuration Steps ... 484 15.4 ... Summary ... 489 16.1 ... The Big Picture ... 494 16.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 496 16.3 ... Summary ... 498 17.1 ... The Big Picture ... 499 17.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 500 17.3 ... Summary ... 508 18.1 ... The Big Picture ... 509 18.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 510 18.3 ... Summary ... 515 19.1 ... The Big Picture ... 517 19.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 518 19.3 ... Summary ... 522 20.1 ... The Big Picture ... 524 20.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 525 20.3 ... Summary ... 536 21.1 ... The Big Picture ... 539 21.2 ... Cross-Module Process Interactions ... 542 21.3 ... Summary ... 543 22.1 ... The Big Picture ... 545 22.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 546 22.3 ... Summary ... 553 23.1 ... The Big Picture ... 555 23.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 556 23.3 ... Summary ... 562 24.1 ... The Big Picture ... 563 24.2 ... Configuration Steps ... 564 24.3 ... Summary ... 574 25.1 ... API Setup and Configuration ... 578 25.2 ... OData APIs ... 585 25.3 ... Compound Employee API ... 594 25.4 ... SAP API Business Hub ... 600 25.5 ... Summary ... 603 26.1 ... Delimited File Output ... 606 26.2 ... Fixed Length File Output ... 625 26.3 ... EDI/Stacked File Output ... 628 26.4 ... CSV File Input ... 632 26.5 ... Intelligent Services-Based REST Outbound Call ... 635 26.6 ... Summary ... 640 27.1 ... Integration Lifecycle ... 642 27.2 ... Scheduled Export from SAP SuccessFactors ... 644 27.3 ... Scheduled Import into SAP SuccessFactors ... 687 27.4 ... Outbound Data Using Intelligent Services ... 690 27.5 ... Real-Time Updates into SAP SuccessFactors ... 700 27.6 ... Summary ... 702 28.1 ... Evaluating Your Custom Integration Requirements ... 705 28.2 ... Standard Templates ... 708 28.3 ... Reviewing Design Principles ... 713 28.4 ... Summary ... 719