2575266 - Enabling Best Practices Employee Central Core Content Via the Upgrade Center

• The Best Practices Employee Central Core content is missing from the SuccessFactors Upgrade Center
• This KB article explains how to enable Best Practices Employee Central Core content by using the SF Upgrade Center

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
• SAP SuccessFactors Upgrade Center

1. Go to the SuccessFactors Upgrade Center
2. Notice the Best Practices Employee Central Core Content is not available:

• Activation of SAP Best Practices content via Upgrade Center should be only used if the application/functionality that should be added (like Employee Central, Time Off, Payroll Time Sheet, etc.) is not yet configured in the instance.
• SAP Best Practices content is designed for activation by Implementation Partners/Consultants and requires a corresponding implementation project to make sure all customer requirements are fulfilled and any side effects on existing configurations are taken into consideration.

IMPORTANT: It is strongly advised to use the activation of SAP Best Practices via Upgrade Center in Test/Development instances only and to use common tools like IST to setup PRODUCTION instances.

MUST READ: Carefully review the SAP Note 2011015 – SAP Best Practices for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - for clear guidance BEFORE running any activation in the Upgrade Center. Also see KB article - 2287005 - Configuration Changes in SuccessFactors Employee Central - for more information regarding Configuration Change Requests.

How to enable the "Best Practice" items in the Upgrade Center

Step 1:

1. Go to Provisioning
2. Enable: Enable SAP Best Practices Upgrades in Upgrade Center [Demoable, Not Ready for Production]
   
    

Step 2:

Grant permission to feature: Manage Upgrade Center

Step 3:

1. Go to Upgrade Center
2. Result: Best Practices Employee Central Core Content available
   
    

• SAP Note 2011015 – SAP Best Practices for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
• KB article 2287005 - Configuration Changes in SuccessFactors Employee Central
• KB article 2260511 - SCR Form: Supported XML Software Change Request for Employee Profile & People Profile - Employee Profile

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