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SAP SuccessFactors Terminology and Abbreviations
This document provides a number of acronyms and other terms that are commonly used in relation to the SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite.
Suite
| Term | Definition |
| HXM | Human Experience Management |
| EX | Employee Experience |
| 360 | 360 / Multi Rater |
| CDP | Career Development Planning |
| CMP | Compensation |
| Comp | Compensation |
| EP | Employee Profile |
| GM | Goal Management |
| JPB | Job Profile Builder |
| LMS | Learning Management Solution |
| MDF | Metadata Framework |
| ONB | Onboarding |
| PM | Performance Management |
| PMGM | Performance & Goal Management |
| REC | Recruiting |
| RCM | Recruiting Management |
| RMK | Recruiting Marketing |
| S&D | Succession & Development |
| SP | Succession Planning |
| VAR | Variable Pay |
| Var Pay | Variable Pay |
| WFA | Workforce Analytics |
| WFP | Workforce Planning |
| ATS | Applicant Tracking System |
| JRDM | Job Requisition Data Model |
Architectural, Technical, and Integration
| Term | Definition |
| ALP | Architectural Leading Practices |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| FO | Foundation Object |
| GO | Generic Object |
| IDP | Implementation Design Principles |
| IaaS | Integration-as-a-Service |
| iFlow | Integration Flow (an integration add-on) |
| OData | Open Data Protocol (see www.odata.org) |
| PaaS | Platform-as-a-Service |
| PI | SAP Process Integration |
| SaaS | Software-as-a-Service |
| SFAPI | SuccessFactors API |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
| UDF | User Data File |
Security
| Term | Definition |
| AD | Administrative Domains [deprecated in Q2 2019 release] |
| IdP | Identity Provider |
| IPS | SAP Identity Provisioning |
| OAuth | Open standard for authorization |
| RBP | Role-Based Permissions |
| SAML2 | Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
Miscellaneous
| Term | Definition |
| CS | Customer Support |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values |
| UI | User Interface |
| UX | User Experience |
| V12 | V12 Revolution UI |
| WACA | Writing Assistant and Coaching Advisor |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
Abbreviations and Terms not used or no longer used
| Term | Definition |
| CPI | SAP Cloud Platform Integration |
| EC | Employee Central |
| ECP | Employee Central Payroll |
| EC Payroll | Employee Central Payroll |
| J2W | Jobs2Web (not Recruiting Marketing) |
| JDM | Job Description Manager |
| SAP Cloud Payroll | Old name for Employee Central Payroll |
| SFSF | SuccessFactors New York Stock Market listing name |
| BizX | Business Execution Suite |
| NWPI | SAP NetWeaver Process Integration |
| REx | Recruiting Execution |
| RX | Recruiting Execution |
| PEPS | Product Expert Professional Services |
| HCI | SAP HANA Cloud Integration |
| HCP | SAP HANA Cloud Platform |
| ODS | Operational Data Store |
| SAIL | Social Media ABAP Integration Library |
| IRR | Internal Release Readiness |
.... and that will all remain true until the next iteration 😀
Thanks for sharing Luke, I usually keep a "secret" xl list of acronyms on my desktop!!!
UDF : User Data File
Thanks Rana. This is a public document so you amend it with other terms. However, I'll add this in now.
Hi Luke,
Is this document still public and available for edits and additions? I was not able to see any edit options.
Thanks,
Paul
I don't know if under the new SCN whether it can be edited publicly or not like in the old SCN, but if not drop me a note and I'll update.
OH? Employee Central has a new name now? sorry, I didn't keep track of the nomenclature, but I am curious now...
Well, it's just not "EC" - it's "Employee Central" 🙂
Oh, and don't get started about "BizX"...
Thanks for sharing about Abbreviation. 🙂
Thanks to Stephen Burr for adding some new abbreviations to the document. WACA is a great one!
Thanks for sharing Luke.
Thanks Luke,
I just started to search about Success Factors HCM Suite. So it is good point to start 🙂
Regards
Thanks for sharing Luke.
Thanks a lot Luke !
Thank Luke you for this. Could you confirm the signification of SFCC?
Thank you
Sarah
I'm not aware of the abbreviation SFCC I'm afraid Sarah.
Thanks Luke, i thing would be interesting to add SIS, SAP Integration Suite which was previously called CPI for integrations between SFSF and HCM OP.
https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_CLOUD_PLATFORM_INTEGRATION_SUITE/51ab953548be4459bfe8539ecaeee98d/5cc6987511104c418b7cb4c25f3d9cb0.html
Is SIS an official or commonly used abbreviation? This is the first time I've heard of it.
Hi Luke, it is. The rebranding was published on march 2021.
https://www.sap.com/documents/2021/02/bc275d93-d07d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html
Sorry, I was specifically referring to the abbreviation "SIS" and not SAP Integration Suite, as I'm aware of that rebranding already. I just haven't seen "SIS" anywhere. It's also not mentioned in that document (unlike BTP, for example).