This is our final newsletter for 2015, where we re-cap the articles that got the most attention throughout the year. You may have missed some of them due to the day to day frenzy, so maybe, you’ll find time on a quieter day in the office this week or next. Some articles might help you to set your strategic direction for 2016. If you need any help, get in touch.
For something easier to digest that articles, enjoy the videos on our YouTube channel.
Top 2015 Articles in Order of Appearance:
SAP Payroll: New UK Holiday Pay – Article Series
- Part 1: Introduction – key questions to ask
- Part 2: Technical Solution in SAP HR Payroll
- Part 3: Special Cases in SAP Payroll
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What SuccessFactors and Concur Could Learn From Each Other
From all the enterprise cloud software vendors I’ve watched more closely, Concur has been my role model for making best use of the SaaS concept to create real change. Not just cheaper, faster, more user friendly or more standardised, but pushing the boundaries of what’s feasible and fundamentally changing processes. So, what are the lessons?
(RP)Time to Say Good Bye?
Right after the S/4HANA announcement everybody got busy interpreting, what it really means for HR. So, now it seems that with S/4HANA, only some mini master data will be left from HR on-premise, whilst the full core HR, Talent Management and everything will be available in the cloud (SuccessFactors) only. Fine. Not unexpected. But a question many people didn’t didn’t even ask initially: what’s happening to time evaluation?
SAPUI5/Fiori: A Simple MSS Mobile App “Where Is My Team?“
This article showcases a relatively simple custom SAPUI5 mobile app created by iProCon, called “Where Is My Team?”: allowing a Manager to get an overview on their mobile phone of what their team is doing on a particular day and contacting them with a tap on the screen. Read more…
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SuccessFactors Reporting Tools: Article Series
Few SuccessFactors customers seem to get the most from the reporting tools available to them outside the big WFA (Workforce Analytics) solutions. We worked with several customers to help them leverage the various tools available for simple to use reports and dashboards:
- Part 1: HR Reporting and Analytics in SuccessFactors Overview
- Part 2: Standard & Ad Hoc Reporting in SuccessFactors
- Part 3: Visual Reporting with Dashboard 2.0 Reports in SuccessFactors
- Part 4: Visual Reporting with BIRT Templates in SuccessFactors
- Special: SuccessFactors Reporting Insider KPI’s for Recruiting Management
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SAP-Insider HR2015 in Nice: For Whom the Bell Tolls
This is my personal summary of the SAP HR conference HR2015 in Nice. I was busy with my own sessions and talking to so many brilliant people – Customers, Partners, SAP employees – all day about SuccessFactors, Concur Travel&Expense, SAP HCM, SAP Payroll and the overall SAP strategy, that there was barely time to attend any sessions. But I want to share the top 10 messages I took away from these conversations. Read more…
Payroll: One Click Wagetype Documentation in SAP HR Infotypes
Another useful result from SAP’s customer driven improvement program: you can now access the documentation for each wagetype directly from infotypes 0008, 0014 and 0015. Having the documentation always at your fingertips makes well informed decisions faster and errors much less likely. Read more here…
UK Payroll: New RTI Control Report RPLRTIGH
The new RTI Control Report RPLRTIGH, or transaction code PC00_M08_RTI_CTRL if you prefer, has now been released by SAP to support your RTI reporting process. Find out more…
Concur Travel and Expense: Getting the Most from Your Concur Implementation
The Concur solution is very different from SAP Travel Management, and Concur projects are very different from ERP projects
You’re considering implementing Concur Travel and Expense? Brilliant! You have the opportunity to really add value to your Travel and Expense process and reduce cost at the same time. Emphasis on “opportunity” as opposed to “guarantee”. Whilst the majority of Concur projects are successful, there is a real risk that you are losing out on the full business benefits. Read more…
Where’s my SAP HR? SuccessFactors and the Cloud HR Roadmap
Today, I venture out and try a succinct answer on questions like “Is SuccessFactors meant to replace SAP HR? Completely? And if so: where do I find the SuccessFactors equivalent of rule TE20 of the SAP standard time management schema?“. (The very short and simplified answers: “yes“, “yes“, and “you won’t and that’s a good thing“) You can read the longer answers here…
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- speed up change processes in SAP HR configuration
