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SAP Knowledge Base Article - PublicSymptom
This FAQ is to document all important enhancements to be aware of in the 1H 2021 release.
***Please be aware that the documentation links provided in this KBA will not work correctly until after the preview release has been deployed***
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - 1H 2021 Release
Resolution
Release Information
FAQ Index:
The following documentation can be also found on the SAP Help Portal under SAP SuccessFactors Release Information:
- SAP SuccessFactors Release Information
- SAP SuccessFactors What's New Viewer
- SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features
- SAP SuccessFactors Known Issues 1H 2021 (Important)
- SAP SuccessFactors Test Cases
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Product Page - Employee Central & other related SuccessFactors Handbooks:
- Implementing Employee Central Core
- Implementing Business Rules in SAP SuccessFactors
- Employee Central Company Structure Overview
- Implementing Advances in Employee Central
- Implementing Deductions in Employee Central
- Implementing Apprentice Management in Employee Central
- Employee Central Document Generation
- Employee Central Country/Region Specifics
- Implementing Employee Central Time Management
- Implementing Employee Central Service Center
- Implementing Alternative Cost Distribution in Employee Central
- Employee Central Position Management
- Implementing and Configuring Concurrent Employment in Employee Central
- Implementing and Configuring Global Assignment in Employee Central
- Contingent Workforce Management
- Employee Central Payment Information
- Employee Central Address Validation Service
- Implementing Global Benefits in Employee Central
- Implementing Dependents in Employee Central
- Employee Central Workflows: Implementation and Administration
- Employee Central Imports
- Managing User Information
- SAP SuccessFactors Data Model Reference Guide
- People Profile
- Managing the Employment Lifecycle (from Hiring to Termination) in Employee Central
- Manage Pending Hires
- Setting Up and Using Business Configuration UI (BCUI)
- Using Role-Based Permissions
- Integrating SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central with SAP Public Sector Management Funds and Grants Management
- Implementing Higher Duty or Temporary Assignment
- Implementing Pension Payouts for Employee Central
- Implementing Russia Data Residency Solution
- Location Based Payments in Employee Central
- Must Know New Features for Employee Central
- Configurable New Hire in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Enhancement to HRIS Sync in 1H 2021
- Employee Central Mass Data Management for Position
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Event Reason XML Deprecation
Must Consider New Features in 1H 2021
For the 1H 2021 Release, we have consolidated a list of features that are "Must Consider" items for Employee Central:
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Position Management |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Redesign for job2pos sync in Position management | ECT-152851 | Universal |
With this feature, you can now trigger a direct synchronization between Job Information to Position when less than 5 job information records are imported. Prior to this release, any changes made to job information from an import job, a scheduled job is triggered for position synchronization. A higher volume of such scheduled jobs can lead to a throttling limit exception.
In order to avoid this issue, a direct synchronization is triggered when the number of records imported for job information is less than 5, otherwise a scheduled job is created. This change will also apply for records changed via APIs.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Position Management Handbook: Define Synchronization Job Information to Position
- What’s New Viewer Link
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Position Management |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Limitations on the fields used in Position to Job Information Sync Rule | Universal |
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From the 1H 2021 release you are only allowed to use ‘THEN’ Action SET. In addition, the following job information fields must not be part of the rule for Position To Jobinformation synchronization as using them can lead to serious data inconsistencies:
Any field of type Attachment
- Position
- Sequence number
- Workflow configuration
- Start date
- Event reason
- Full-time equivalent (FTE)
- Effective latest change
- Supervisor
Related Information:
- Employee Central Position Management Handbook: Define Synchronization Job Information to Position
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Hire/Rehire |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Configurable New Hire in Manage Pending Hires | ECT-160495 | Universal |
New hire templates can be configured to flexibly configure the hiring process to cater to different needs for your workforce. When hiring from the Manage Pending Hires tool, if you have new hire templates configured and the proper permissions are granted, you are now able to select a template for new hire and rehire scenarios.
The following is expected behavior for mapped data coming from Recruiting and/or Onboarding:
RCM & ONB 1.0:
- If the block is not configured in the Hire Template, then the values are not saved to the database.
- The only exception to this is the Compensation Info & Payment Information blocks – these blocks will still save data and trigger onSave Business Rules that are setup in the configuration.
- Business rules on all other non-configured blocks are ignored.
ONB:
- If the block is not configured in the Hire Template, then the values are saved to the database.
- Business rules for Compensation Info & Payment Information blocks will still be triggered (even if not configured) and data will be saved
- Business rules on all other non-configured blocks are ignored.
Related Information:
- Managing the Employment Lifecycle in Employee Central Handbook: Configurable New Hire
- Managing Pending Hires Handbook: Pending Hires
- Blog Post: Configurable New Hire in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- What’s New Viewer Link
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Employee Data Imports |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Centralized Services – Universal Updates to Centralized Services for Data Imports | ECT-159895 | Admin Opt-out |
With Centralized services enabled, data imports for Job Information, Compensation Information, Recurring Pay Component, and Social Accounts Information support the following, as applicable:
- Business rules: Compensation Information, Recurring Pay Component, Social Accounts Information, and Personal Documents Information entities now support business rules. Job Information continues to support business rules as a legacy behavior.
- Identical record suppression: Compensation Information, Recurring Pay Component, and Social Account Information entities now support identical record suppression. Job Information continues to support identical record suppression as a legacy behavior.
- Employee data deletion: Data imports for deleting employee data now go through a series of checks to ensure data integrity, and prevent inconsistencies.
- Forward data propagation: Forward propagation of deleted data continues until a record is found with data different than the data being propagated.
- Workflows: Job Information entity now supports workflows.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Imports Handbook: Centralized Services for Employee Data Imports
- What’s New Viewer Link
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Employee Data Imports |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Centralized Services – Rule Context Support for onChange Business Rules | ECT-139255 | Universal |
Centralized services now support rule context criteria applied for onChange business rules assigned to fields of an HRIS entity. Rule context criteria is applicable only if an HRIS entity is supported by Centralized services, and Centralized services are enabled for it.
Configuration Requirements:
For entities supported by Centralized services based on a configuration switch, rule context criteria is applicable only if the following settings are selected on the Admin Center > Company System and Logo Settings page:
- Enable Centralized Services, for Social Accounts Information and Personal Documents Information (Work Permit) entities.
- Enable Centralized Services for Job Information, for Job Information entity.
- Enable Centralized Services for Compensation Information, for Compensation Information entity.
- Enable Centralized Services for Recurring Pay Component Information, for Recurring Pay Component entity.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Imports Handbook: Assigning a Business Rule to an Employee Central Entity
- What’s New Viewer Link
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Employee Data Imports |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Identical Record Suppression with Data Imports | ECT-160370 | Admin Opt-out |
Identical record suppression is now enabled by default for all supported entities.
In the current version, the Company System and Logo Settings > Suppress update of identical records during Employee Central import for supported entities setting is selected by default. As a result, the identical record check is always performed with data imports of supported entities. Based on your requirement, you have the option to deselect this switch.
In the previous version, you had to manually select the Suppress update of identical records during Employee Central import for supported entities setting to enable identical record suppression.
This change was introduced to improve data consistency and performance by ensuring that duplicate records are not added with data imports.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Imports Handbook: Identical Record Suppression with Employee Data Imports
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Employee Data Imports |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Auto-Interruption of Data Import Jobs | ECT-158031 | Universal |
Scheduled or manually initiated data import jobs are now automatically interrupted if they do not meet a specific criteria.
Employee data import jobs are now evaluated against the following criteria:
- Time
- Memory consumption
For example, if a job is running for more than 2 hours or utilizing more than 90% of system memory consistently for over 30 minutes, it’s interrupted. An interrupted job resumes shortly after it’s recovered. This auto-interruption feature improves overall performance and resource maintenance.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Imports Handbook: Automatic Interruption and Cancellation of Import Jobs
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Data Replication Monitor |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Migration of the Legacy Data Replication Monitor to the New Data Replication Monitor | ECT-146282 | Universal |
The legacy Data Replication Monitor will reach end of maintenance May 21, 2021 and will be deleted on November 19, 2021. The new UI is introduced in the 1H 2020 version with improved performance and a new interface. The new UI has the same Provisioning switch as well as the same permission settings as the legacy Data Replication Monitor. There is no impact to any existing integrations in the system.
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Data Protection & Privacy |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Russia Data Residency Solution Updates | ECT-139174 | Universal |
Russia Data Residency Solution now supports the Recurring Pay Component and Non-Recurring Pay Component entities.
Recurring Pay Component, Non-Recurring Pay Component entities, and the People Profile of Russian employees contain their personal data. As the administrator, you can now collect and store this information as part of the master data in the Russian Data Center. You can also generate reports for transactions done on the personal data.
Related Information:
- Russia Data Residency Solution Handbook: Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Entities Supported by Russian Data Residency Solution
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Validation Messages |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Improved Address Validation Warning Message | ECT-151802 | Universal |
We have made changes to the warning messages for Address Validation Service to make them more useful to our users.
Related Information:
- Employee Central Address Validation Service Handbook: What is Address Validation Service?
- What’s New Viewer Link
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Validation Messages |
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| Feature Name | Reference Number | Configuration Type |
| Validation Available for Work Permit Data Entered on UI | ECT-108806 | Admin Opt-out |
By default, we now validate work permit data entered on the UI to ensure only valid records are saved in the system.
Related Information:
- Implementing Employee Central Core Handbook: Additional Information for Work Permits
- What’s New Viewer Link
Please refer to the What's New Viewer for all Release specific features for both Employee Central and other modules.
See Also
- KBA 2969768: 2H 2020 - Employee Central Release Information FAQ
- KBA 2906969: 1H 2020 - Employee Central Release Information FAQ
- KBA 2846510: 1911 - Employee Central Release Information FAQ
- KBA 2814082: 1908 - Employee Central Release Information FAQ
- KBA 2778310: 1905 - Employee Central Release Information FAQ
Keywords
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