Whitaker-Taylor Insights

Whether you are planning to have discussions about your upcoming performance process or have already started the conversations, chances are it has been almost a year since the last process was kicked off. With so many other initiatives and major projects between performance cycles, it is easy for the preparation from the previous performance and goals cycle to feel like a distant memory.

SAP SuccessFactors uses a wide range of middleware integration tools to connect its SAP on premise applications and cloud solutions. Middleware integration tools in SuccessFactors provide runtime services for communications, integration applications and monitoring. Integration tools make application development easily accessible and user-friendly.  

A trending area of focus across industries is thought leadership surrounding the alignment and evaluation of performance. Ah yes, performance reviews. The dreaded period when employees are evaluated based on their completed work for the prior year. Employees may be unsure of how they’re progressing due to infrequent feedback, or, they are left out of the loop entirely.

Whether your organization is continuously modifying their SuccessFactors performance forms or you decide to keep the same performance form template year after year, there are some small changes you can make that will have a big impact. As you begin to have your annual performance form conversations, be sure to include these 5 features below in the discussions.

GDPR is almost here! On 25 May 2018 the GDPR will become enforceable by law and companies not abiding with the new regulations will be fined. But what is the reason for GDPR? GDPR will give users more control over their data and will ensure that companies do their utmost to ensure data privacy.

Have you ever wondered what SuccessFactors Variable Pay is and if you need it? Do you need Variable Pay when you already have Compensation implemented? How is Variable Pay different from Compensation? Do you need Employee Central to have Variable Pay?

If you have ever looked at the Employee Profile within SuccessFactors and thought, “It is nice, but could use a bit more,” you are in luck. People Profile is an updated user interface that looks a bit livelier. Instead of a separate "public profile" page, People Profile uses a collapsible page header that is fully configurable and permission-controlled. All the information and functionality on your existing employee profile are now available on the single, unified People Profile page, or can be accessed immediately in a dialog window. Administrators can use a convenient drag-and-drop configuration tool to set up the People Profile and manage its content and layout. This feature requires Employee Profile, V12 User Interface, and Role-Based Permissions.

You may have heard some discussions around changes to the SuccessFactors Onboarding module. It’s TRUE!! SAP SuccessFactors is in the process of completing a major overhaul to the existing Onboarding module in 2018. Although it’s not considered to be a new module, it certainly will incorporate a new look and feel to the end user while aligning to other SuccessFactors modules.

Have you ever had a position that you just cannot seem to fill? The requisition sits there, mocking you as the age of the posting grows daily. One of the reasons the position has not been filled may be due to the language in the posting. The legal team may have combed through and approved it for legal purposes, but is it possible that someone unknowingly inserted wording that created a bias of gender into the posting?

 SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central has two types of integrations:

• Internal integrations
• External integrations

This article will explain more about these two types of integrations.