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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 HXM suite.
Suite
Term | Definition |
HXM | Human Experience Management |
EX | Employee Experience |
360 | 360 / Multi Rater |
CDP | Career Development Planning |
CMP | Compensation |
CoC | Center of Capabilities |
Comp | Compensation |
EP | Employee Profile |
GM | Goal Management |
JPB | Job Profile Builder |
LMS | Learning Management Solution |
MDF | Metadata Framework |
OMP | Opportunity Marketplace |
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 |
IC | Integration Center |
iFlow | Integration Flow (an integration add-on) |
ISC | Intelligent Services Center |
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 |
GA | General Availability |
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 |
Last updated October 27, 2023.
.... 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).
you can add :
Intelligent Services Center (ISC)
Integration Center (IC)
Added 😎