2978690 - Differences Between Full and Functional Users for an Employee Central License

This KB article explains the differences between full and functional user for an Employee Central License

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• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
• Personal Information

Full User:

• Active employment in Employee Central
• Employee Central is the system of record

Functional User:

• Non-employee (including contingent workers/contractors)

  Contingent worker flag is set to Yes in Employee Central

• Employee Central is not the system of record

  The user has read-only access to Employee Central

• Employee Central is the system of record, but the employee does not have access to the system

• Seasonal workers

"Should you have any questions, please engage your SAP SuccessFactors Customer Engagement Executive"

Additional Information 

• Staying Compliant with Your SAP SuccessFactors License User Types
• License Utilization Information Application (LUI)
• SAP Global License Audit & Compliance

@Employee Central Product Support, please see Internal Memo

• KB article 2584658 - HRIS Sync - How to Check if a User is an EC User using the Integration Center
• KB article 2092931 - Employee Central: Some users do not Synchronize via HRIS Sync and do not appear in Ad Hoc and ORD Reports (IS_EC_SYSTEM_OF_RECORD) 
• KB article 2784798 - Active User and Active Functional User - Learning Usage Measurement

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