SAP SF Employee Central study guide
SAP SF Employee Central · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The SAP Certified Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central credential is intended for consultants and practitioners who configure and support the Employee Central core HR system. Candidates are typically functional consultants, implementation team members, or HR systems administrators who need to demonstrate that they can translate HR process requirements into Employee Central configuration. The SAP SF Employee Central study guide has 5 sections and about 1,540 words.
01Core Data and Foundation Objects
Foundation objects (FOs) are the reusable records that populate Employee Central fields: legal entity, business unit, division, department, location, job code, position, pay grade, pay group, event reason, and frequency. Most are MDF objects with a unique externalCode , a name, and validity dates.
273 words, about 1 min02Employee Data Management (Job Information, Employment, Compensation)
Employee Central models a worker as Person (who they are), Employment (their relationship with a legal employer), Job Information (what they do), and Compensation (how they are paid). Employment is tied to legal entity and payroll.
273 words, about 1 min03Time Off and Time Management
Time Off configuration centers on Time Types (what is requested, such as vacation or sick), Time Account Types (bucket rules for accrual, proration, carryover, and negative balances), Time Accounts (an employee's actual balance), Time Profiles (which account types and eligibility apply to a population), Work Schedules (daily hours used to convert a request into duration), and Holiday Calendars (non-working days). Accruals are generated by scheduled jobs, and period-end processing handles carryover, expiration, and payout.
249 words, about 1 min04Business Rules, Workflows, and Security
Business rules are if/then logic attached to rule scenarios such as OnChange, OnSave, Save, and Post-Save. A rule evaluates a rule context and can set a value, validate data, or raise a message.
271 words, about 1 min05Payroll, Integration, and Reporting
EC Payroll is SAP HCM-based and integrated with Employee Central. EC holds master and payroll-relevant data; payroll calculation runs in the payroll system.
474 words, about 2 min