Introduction As we all are aware the rights of Social Partners, e.g. Works Councils, differ across Europe. The most important three different kinds of rights we see in Europe are: Information Rights Consultation Rights Co-determination / Approval Rights Usually we can say that in European countries, the decision WHICH …
Read More »SF Integration Centre – Advanced Header & Footer
1. Introduction Successfactors Integration Center is a new utility that allows non-technical to build, run, schedule and monitor simple integrations. The integrations can be built quickly and easily through a guided workflow. Successfactors Integration Centre supports both file and Web Service based outbound integrations. It supports CSV, TXT, XML and …
Read More »SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub — making integration easier and increasing access to people data
We just launched SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub — a new solution in our portfolio, available today in all regions and industries. Here are the most important facts about it. What business problems does SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub solve? In a nutshell SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub is about …
Read More »Are you a UK multinational company with HR data in Success Factors…? Then you’d better read this.
Given the recent events concerning the UK Governments attempts to negotiate a divorce settlement with the EU, now would seem to be a good time to talk about an issue that will affect numerous companies within the UK when BREXIT happens. Let me start by asking a few pertinent questions. …
Read More »3 Gigs, 3 References, 3 Years: The Elite SAP-SuccessFactors Professional Certification Demystified
The SAP-SuccessFactors certification program was created with one goal in mind: Driving Customer Success. Consequently, achieving ‘Professional Certification’ is purposefully challenging, as we want the best for our customers. A consultant must first pass a certification exam demonstrating foundational understanding of a given product area within the SAP-SF suite. Passing …
Read More »SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub — making integration easier and increasing access to people data
We just launched SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub — a new solution in our portfolio, available today in all regions and industries. Here are the most important facts about it. What business problems does SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub solve? In a nutshell SAP SuccessFactors People Central Hub is about …
Read More »Are you a UK multinational company with HR data in Success Factors…? Then you’d better read this.
Given the recent events concerning the UK Governments attempts to negotiate a divorce settlement with the EU, now would seem to be a good time to talk about an issue that will affect numerous companies within the UK when BREXIT happens. Let me start by asking a few pertinent questions. …
Read More »3 Gigs, 3 References, 3 Years: The Elite SAP-SuccessFactors Professional Certification Demystified
The SAP-SuccessFactors certification program was created with one goal in mind: Driving Customer Success. Consequently, achieving ‘Professional Certification’ is purposefully challenging, as we want the best for our customers. A consultant must first pass a certification exam demonstrating foundational understanding of a given product area within the SAP-SF suite. Passing …
Read More »Demystifying MDF Picklist Migration
As you may already be aware that SAP SuccessFactors will be migrating all the customers from legacy picklist to MDF based Picklist tool called Picklist Center that will be a one stop shop to maintain customer picklists across Success Factors BizX suite. In this blog, my goal is to de-mystify …
Read More »How to Access SAP SuccessFactors Roadmaps
Photo Source: SAP I had the pleasure of attending the ASUG Best of SuccessConnect Roadshow in several cities over the past few weeks. This past week in Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin Kress, HCM Solution Principal at SAP SuccessFactors, shared the latest SAP® HCM Roadmap including an update on the strategy, …
Read More »Report Center and Navigation Redesign–Is it for You?
About Mike Mike Hoekstra is an SAP® SuccessFactors® Reporting and Analytics expert at Aasonn, an SAP® Gold Partner. He is certified in SAP® SuccessFactors® Reporting Tools, and as a Workforce Analytics (WFA) Technical and Functional Consultant. He leads new implementations, delivers training sessions, and assists clients in developing complex reports. SAP® SuccessFactors® Reporting Tools Background SAP® SuccessFactors® Reporting …
Read More »Announcing Ad Hoc Feedback: Assume a More Holistic, Always-on Approach to Employee Feedback
Highly engaged employees are critical and not just for the sake of a warm, fuzzy feeling in an organization. Multiple studies show how all-in people drive extraordinary results. As an example, research from Gallup shows that business units with highly engaged employees are up to 21% more profitable, and have …
Read More »Wild West of the SAP SuccessFactors Partner Ecosystem
SuccessFactors re-launched Professional Certification about 2.5 years ago, which has a requirement of two projects as lead and customer references to be able to qualify, and as of October 25, 2017 only 49% of official SuccessFactors partners currently have at least one consultant with it across any the 11 certifications. It is crazy …
Read More »SuccessFactors – Control Upgrade Center Permissions
Context: During Q3 2017 release, we detected an interesting issue in one of our instances related to an unexpected breach in our RBP configuration. As you may know, the Report Center functionality (Opt-In feature managed via Upgrade Center) also triggers the navigation menu reorganization that consolidate the different reporting menus/tools …
Read More »The Cloud Availability Center is live for SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors customers only: As announced earlier, the Cloud Availability Center launched on September 29 for SAP SuccessFactors. The new personalized cloud dashboard provides consolidated views for service availability, performance, and service level uptime reporting. The Cloud Status Dashboard and the Maintenance Dashboard tiles were retired on October 1. Start …
Read More »Unbiased Us…..really?
image credit : gstatic.com Dear Al, Greetings from rainy Bangalore !! Thought of blogging for an initiative I have been associated with in past few product releases. All of us think that we are pretty reasonable people and strive to be unbiased in our day to day life. But really, …
Read More »Value2Win – wake up and smell the coffee? Sales have changed! 2/2
Last blog in of two planed related to selling SAP SuccessFactors: Go-to-Market – Executive Summary (1/2) The SAP SuccessFactors Value2Win (2/2) So you are a SAP SuccessFactors Partner – congratulation – but are still working out from the old Request for proposal process. Then you need to adapt unless you …
Read More »Workforce Analytics: With Great Data Comes Great Responsibility
By Duncan Scott, Solution Architect, SAP SuccessFactors Over the past decade, Workforce Analytics solutions have become increasingly flexible, allowing organizations to review data not just from HR or Financial systems, but from areas previously unlinked to workforce efficiency. Consider the following: ten years ago, visionary organizations were looking for linkages between …
Read More »Workforce Reimagined with the SAP Business Reimagined Tour
SAP SuccessFactors Demo: The SAP SuccessFactors demo we walked through on the SAP Business Reimagined Tour was a modified version of a 30-minute Executive overview. We took this Executive Overview demo and split it into 3 portions – each taking about 4 – 7 minutes to deliver 1) Employee …
Read More »A more detailed evaluation of SuccessFactors Q3 2017 Release
While many people are taking seasonal vacation I have taken a more deep look at the SuccessFactors Q3 2017 release – internally in SAP sometimes referred to as b1708. The coding for the Q3 2017 release has been completed and preview has been updated as well as the salesdemo4 environment …
Read More »How to Subscribe to SAP Product Support “SAP SuccessFactors” WhatsApp Broadcast List
Introducing the new SAP Product Support “SAP SuccessFactors” WhatsApp Broadcast List is now available for SAP customers. SAP customers can get the latest and most relevant SAP SuccessFactors updates. We currently offer the following 5 categories to choose from. Sap SuccessFactors Employee Central SAP SuccessFactors Learning SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals SAP SuccessFactors …
Read More »Employee Central Q3 SAP SuccessFactors – a quick overview
I thought that Q3 for recruiting was the most comprehensive for the Q3 release, but I was more than wrong. SAP needed two virtual sessions to present the Employee Central functionality for the SAP SuccessFactors implementation partner network. Two slide decks – two sessions – 2 x 2 hours presentation then …
Read More »Recruiting Q3 SAP SuccessFactors – a quick overview
Someone been busy at SAP – the presentation held recently for Recruiting included a humongous slide deck, I will not cover all the released functionality for Q3. But just write – Q3 for recruiting is a large release, can we expect the same for Q4. I surely hope so. What …
Read More »Mobile Q3 SAP SuccessFactors – a quick overview
One of the areas that I personally love, but also an area that I personally feel often is forgotten when the first implementation hype is over. Is usage of the mobile functions in SAP SuccessFactors. SAP SuccessFactors is launching new functionality covering the area for Q3. I expect when the …
Read More »SAPRadio Changing the Game with HR invites YOU to join the discussion | Your Corporate Compass: Build a Culture of Community
DON’T MISS SAPRadio Changing the Game with HR: “Your Corporate Compass: Build a Culture of Community” – on Changing the Game with HR Radio – July 20, 2017 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET – Follow us on Twitter: #SAPRadio This show is part of an 8-episode SAP …
Read More »Product Management, Hopping and Localization.
(Taking some liberty with the facts). Imagine for a moment you are the product manager for augmented /autonomous driving at Volvo. You have got every different type of snow and ice covered. You have figured out how to find parking at IKEA, at the back of the store where you …
Read More »Engage your workforce with innovations across the SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite – Q3 2017 release highlights
Dear Partners In our ongoing commitment to provide HCM solutions that are simple to run, simple to use, and simple to succeed with, SAP SuccessFactors is pleased to announce multiple new innovations available for the entire SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite with the Q3 2017 release. Stay in the know. Join …
Read More »Announcing SAP SuccessFactors Extended ECM by OpenText: Transform your HR organization with one centralized document management solution
Change is the new normal. All organizations are experiencing it, and many CHROs are seeing a dramatic shift in HR from delivering transactional excellence to becoming architects of digital transformation. The new world of work operates differently, and how work gets done in HR is changing. HR is one of …
Read More »SAPRadio Changing the Game with HR invites YOU to join the discussion: From One to Many: HR’s New Focus on Teams, Not Just Individuals
DON’T MISS SAPRadio Changing the Game with HR Episode 8: “From One to Many: HR’s New Focus on Teams, Not Just Individuals” – on Changing the Game with HR Radio – June 22, 2017 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET – Follow us on Twitter: #SAPRadio This show …
Read More »How to better control Job Requisition creation from the Position Org Chart using permissions and business rule
This blog entry is authored Stéphanie Bourgault-Mongeau (https://people.sap.com/stephanie.bourgault) and reviewed by Gobinder Sandhu (https://people.sap.com/gobi.sandhu) Introduction Position Management and Recruiting Management in SuccessFactors are two close knit features which integrates data seamlessly. Having the ability to a create requisition from a position ease the requisition creation process by automatically filling requisition field …
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