Overview integration SAP HCM <-> SuccessFactors
With the "Integration add-on 3.0", SAP offers various business scenarios for the integration between the SuccessFactors HCM Suite and SAP ERP HCM.
This article gives you an overview of the integration scenarios for master data exchange between SuccessFactors Employee Central and SAP ERP HCM.
In addition to the SAP standard solution, we will introduce you to the difference and the extensions of the LM Consulting solution.
SAP scenario: SuccessFactors with Employee Central and SAP ERP HCM
In this scenario, SuccessFactors Employee Central (SF EC for short) is the leading master data system. While the employee master data is replicated between the systems, i. e. employee data changed in SAP ERP HCM is delivered to SF EC, organizational data is exclusively delivered from SF EC to SAP ERP HCM.
The integration includes the following steps:
| Step | Direction | data areas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | from SF EC to SAP HCM | employee master data |
| 2 | from SF EC to SAP HCM | Organizational data: Masterdata Managment organizational structures positions jobs |
| 3 | from SF EC to SAP HCM | absence dates |
| 4 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | cost center master data |
| 5 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | Employees - supervisors structure |
| 6 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | Changes to employee master data |
LM Consulting Scenario: SuccessFactors with Employee Central and SAP ERP HCM
In this scenario, SuccessFactors Employee Central is the leading master data system for employee data, with changes in SAP ERP HCM being transferred to SuccessFactors Employee Central.
The leading system for organizational data (organizational management) is SAP ERP HCM, whereby organizational master data (no structures) can also be processed by SuccessFactors EC in SAP ERP HCM.
The integration includes the following steps:
| Step | Direction | data areas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | Organizational data: Master data organizational structures positions jobs |
| 2 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | cost center master data |
| 3 | from SF EC to SAP HCM | Organizational data: Master data organizational units Master data positions (positions) |
| 4 | from SF EC to SAP HCM | Employee master data and manager structure |
| 5 | from SAP HCM to SF EC | Changes to employee master data |
The data exchange between SuccessFactors and SAP ERP HCM takes place via the file interface. The data is provided as a CSV file in SAP ERP HCM or in SuccessFactors.
Each integration step is implemented in SAP ERP HCM by a report that imports or exports the data periodically (e.g. once a day). All data changes and exports are also logged. This means that it can be traced at any time which data streams have taken place between the systems.
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