SuccessFactors and its Integration With SAP

What is SAP SuccessFactors?

SAP SuccessFactors is a cloud-based SaaS HCM (Human Capital Management) solution that offers solutions and functions that facilitate the HR processes of businesses. It can be used to manage employee information, including records of attendance and training, as well as performance reviews. The tool also provides analytics reports to help you identify trends in productivity, employee satisfaction and other key metrics.

SuccesFactors, founded by Lars Waveard in 2001, was acquired by SAP in 2011 and renamed SAP SuccesFactors. It consists of several modules, each designed to help a business in its particular area of concern. These include Talent, Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits, Engagement, Health & Wellness, Performance & Goals Management and Recruiting.

SAP SuccesFactors is widely recognized as one of the top recruitment solutions in the industry. It vastly simplifies the management of numerous HR functions, including job compliance, employee performance, recruitment activities and educational events for organizations of all sizes spanning more than 60 industries.

SAP SuccessFactors is integrated with other SAP products such as SAP ERP HCM and SAP Business One, enabling it to provide a unified view of all company employees across different lines of business.

What is Human Capital Management?

Human Capital Management is the scope of a series of applications related to human resources management. Human capital refers to the skills, knowledge and experience that individuals have that enable them to deliver value to an organization.
These practices are mainly:

1. Workforce acquisition,
2. Workforce management, and
3. Workforce optimization.

In addition to hiring and retaining the right people for your organization, a human capital management system includes a wide range of tools and processes that help you manage your workforce more effectively.

What Functions do HCM Applications Provide?

There are countless applications that help drive the many functions under these three headings. HCM encompasses all these processes. Some of these are:   

• Recruitment transactions
• Interview Scheduling
• Applicant Tracking
• Candidate Applications
• Job Posting
• Performance Reporting
• User, Role and Access Management
• Timesheet Recording
• Sourcing and Candidate Identification

Key Features of SAP SuccessFactors

SAP SuccessFactors enables you to manage your business’ HR functions in the cloud. This cloud solution can be integrated into your SAP ERP system by using SAP PI/PO or SAP CPI. The main features provided by SAP SuccessFactors are:

• Recruitment transactions
• Interview Scheduling
• Applicant Tracking
• Candidate Applications
• Job Posting
• Performance Reporting
• User, Role and Access Management
• Timesheet Recording
• Sourcing and Candidate Identification

SAP SuccessFactors Integration

Our out-of-the-box SAP HCM plug-in for SuccessFactors enables you to link Recruitment Data, Employee Data, Organizational Data, Salary Data, Assessment Data and Qualifications Data to with your organization’s relevant business domains. Integrate the SuccessFactors Recruiting module with third-party career web sites and automate advertising for your organization’s available positions. The plug-in works via SAP PI/PO and SAP CPI.  

Feel free to contact us for detailed information on our SAP SuccessFactors integration plug-in.