SAP and HCM

Have an urgent issue, within SAP SuccessFactors , to be resolved?  The SAP Support Portal provides a dedicated support channel for your HRIS. It's called Ask an Expert Peer .  To be able to access it, you need to be logged on to the portal. The green link on the right side of the screen provides you with two options: Learn more about it, or Use the support tool.  The tool is for specific type of issues and products. The details are provided on 'Learn more... page'. The second option (i.e. Ask an Expert Peer Now) let you use submit your question and to have private chat with experts.  I have used it and found it to be a very good channel. Have you used it too? What's your experience? 

Dear SAP Aspirant, here's how you can create a Personal Development Plan to achieve your goal of becoming an Application Consultant ; Choose a module according to your previous experience, existing knowledge, or interests, Familiarize yourself with the work types and roles associated with the solution of your choice, Use Learning Journeys to learn about the training courses you'll need to develop required skills, and Create a workable plan, allocating enough time to reading manuals and completing exercises, and follow it strictly. An example: HR to SAP HRIS You have an HR (educational or professional) background and therefore you're interested in learning SAP SuccessFactors, and becoming its Consultant or Administrator. You find out that either of the two roles (stated above) require you to take prerequisite training of an open SAP course (introducing HXM), and SuccessFactors Overview and Platform Introduction courses. You, therefore, allocate enough time in your plan fo...

  (Why) do you need to understand SAP Activate Framework? It's not ONLY for Project Managers, but also for other Roles, including (Functional and Technical) Consultants. Don't you think having clear guidelines and necessary tools for each of the following can help you in delivering your work better, such as Planning and tracking project activities, Designing and configuring solutions, Enhancing and integrating applications, Supporting user readiness and managing change, and much more? In addition to the generic Activate qualification - SAP Activate Project Manager ( C_ACTIVATE13), there's another specific for SuccessFactors and other SAP cloud products - SAP Activate for Cloud Solutions Project Manager (E_ACTCLD_21). To prepare for the exam, you need to understand the content taught in ACT100, and ACT200. Both courses are available in SAP Learning Hub. The below screenshot highlights the Workstreams covered in ACT100 - SAP Activate Methodology . Inspiring, isn't it?

This blog provides an overview of the main SuccessFactors Solutions, to help those who want to know which one to choose to support a particular HR process.  Broadly, you can classify HR function into 2 major classifications, Core and Strategic , supporting short and long-term objectives of a business.  SAP provides a number of SaaS solutions to handle different aspects of HR line of business. Use 1) Employee Central , to keep up with changes to your business and workforce.  It lets you store HR records for all employees and keep transaction records & correction history.  2) Recruiting , to source, engage, and hire the right talent. It comprises of two solutions; Recruiting Marketing for candidates and Recruiting Management for recruiters.  3) Onboarding , to set up new hires for success from the start.  The tool is to ensure retention, engagement and productivity from day one when an employee joins an organization.  4) Performance , to evaluate an...

  If you want to set up a Training Approval Process in SAP SuccessFactors Learning, you can do so in following 4 simple steps: 1) Create an Approval Role, and 2) Assign the Role to User(s) 3) Create Approval Process, and 4) Apply it to Items/Classes. Create Approval Role Navigate to  References > System Administration > Approval Roles, Click Add New, Enter the Approval Role ID and Description, and Click Add. Close the window.  Assign the Approval Role to a User Navigate to   People > Users,  Search for the user record, Click the user ID to access it, and then Choose Approval Roles tab. Select the role you created before and assign it to the user. The next thing you have to do is to select the Security Domain (to restrict the role to a specific part of the organization). Choose Apply Changes.  Create Approval Process Go to References > System Administration > Approval Processes, Click Add New. Enter Process ID & Name, and Select (relevant)...

  The THR88e_EN_Col2105 is an E-Learning , available at SAP Learning Hub .  Want to know what is an Online Item and what are its Building Blocks ? The SAP SuccessFactors Learning Management Academy is an Item , with a specific Online Content Structure , within LMS.  The steps to configure an Item are as follows: Learning Administration > Menu > Learning Activities > Items > Add New Other than the Item Classification , Online, there's some additional detail which has to be maintained.  The Content Objects are configured through the following path:  Learning Administration > Menu > Content > Content Objects > Add New The other relevant detail, such as its Launch Method (such as Browser), is configured in subsequent screen.  The Content Objects are assigned to the Item at its Online Content tab.  You can also organize the added content if you Create Folder .  In the image below, Module 7 - Online Content Management is ...