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3383407 - Changing the Configure Document Management from OpenText to SuccessFactors

Symptom

  • Is it possible to change the Configure Document Management from OpenText to SuccessFactors?
  • How to change the Configure Document Management from OpenText to SuccessFactors?
  • What will happen to the existing documents in the Manage Documents area? Is it required to download and import the existing documents back again?
  • Is it possible to switch from OpenText to SuccessFactors without attachment migration, by deleting the DMS in OBITenantConfig?

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Resolution

  • Attachment content migration from OpenText to SuccessFactors is not currently available.
  • It is possible to disable OpenText integration, by unchecking the Provisioning settings ‘Enable OpenText Integration’. After disabling 'Enable OpenText Integration' , Attachment operation will switch to SF. After switch, customer will no longer has access to attachment content stored on OpenText. Attachment metadata are still available, but the attachment content is not.
  • Cleanup of DMSPersonFolder objects is not required for switching from OpenText to SuccessFactors. Deletion of OBITenantConfig is optional.
    If cleanup is needed, please refer to How to clean existing Document Management Service vendor config data.
  • The process steps are:
    1. Download all attachments stored in OpenText
    2. Disable 'Enable OpenText Integration’ in provisioning
    3. Manual upload these attachments to SuccessFactors  (Please note attachment content can’t be updated, every upload will be new attachment.)

See Also

How to clean existing Document Management Service vendor config data

Keywords

Configure Document Management, OpenText, SuccessFactors, Manage Documents, DMS, OBITenantConfig, Attachment content migration, DMSPersonFolder, Enable OpenText Integration  , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-DOC , Document Management , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions