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SAP SuccessFactor Employee Central Installation For S/4 HANA On Premise
Introduction
SAP SuccessFactor Employee Central is a robust cloud solution to streamline core human resource processes. It allows to integrate core data with talent and business processes for better insight, strategic decision making and ultimately better business performance.
Below is the product category flow
- Human Capital Management
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
- Core Human Resources and Payroll
- SuccessFactor Employee Central
- Core Human Resources and Payroll
- SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
Reference: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Deployment Options For Integrating EC With SAP S∕4 HANA

- Employee data:Replicating Employee Master Data from Employee Central to SAP S/4 HANA On Premise
- Organization data: Replicating Organizational Data from Employee Central to SAP S/4HANA On Premise
- Employee data + Organization data: Replicating Employee Master Data and Organizational Assignments from Employee Central to SAP S/4HANA On Premise
Replication from SAP S/4 HANA On Premise to Employee Central
- Employee data: Replicating Employee Data from SAP S/4HANA On Premise to Employee Central
- Organization data: Replicating Organizational Data from SAP S/4HANA On Premise to Employee Central
- Cost center: Replicating Cost Centers from SAP S/4HANA On Premise to Employee Central
Master Data Replication FI (ODTFINCC) – Required for the replication of cost center master data using IDoc/XML messages and CSV files.
Reference
SAP SuccessFactor Employee Central Add-On Installation
Prerequisites
Take a database backup for both SystemDB and TenantDB before add-ons installation |
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Call SAP maintenance planner & plan a software change |
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Download the required packages using SAP download manager |
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Move the packages to SAP download directory for e.g. /usr/sap/trans/download |
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Check maintenance certificates Tcode – Slicense |
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Check SPAM Version SPAM/SAINT update to latest version is mandatory before any add-on or support package upgrade. |
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Log on in client 000 & load the relevant installation packages into your system. Tcode – Saint |
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Installation
Define the installation queue or we can define the queue manually. Since we often install more than one add-on at the same time, we must first select the add-on packages to be installed. The system calculates the installation queue from the add-on packages that are selected, that is, all packages that the installation consists of in the correct order. |
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Extend the installation queue with Support Packages. If, in addition to the add-ons to be installed, we also want to add support packages to the installation queue, we can select support packages to be installed for every software component on the support package selection tab page. |
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Optional: We can include modification adjustment transports into the installation queue. If we have already adjusted a modification (for example, in the development system) and have created an adjustment transport for it, then we can include this in the installation queue in the follow-on systems. |
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Define the start options or check those selected. We can define start options for |
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Install the queue. The selected start options determine when the queue installation will begin. For example, if we have selected the option immediate start for the preparation module, then the installation starts straight after we have confirmed the start options. Depending on the import mode selected, SAP Add-On installation tool executes the installation. |
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Verification
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Also check installed packages from SPAM > Imported Support Packages | ![]() ![]() |
SPRO Option For “Integration With SuccessFactor Employee Central” Tcode – SPRO SAP reference IMG > |
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Conclusion
In this blog post, you now have the understanding of basics of SAP SuccessFactor Employee Central, its deployment models for SAP S/4 HANA, replication scenarios from SAP S/4 to EC & EC to SAP S/4. Furthermore, technical steps for installing SAP SuccessFactor Employee Central components are also explained.
Reference
SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management Suite (HXM)
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
PAM – SFSF EC INTEGRATION 1210
SAP note 2529973 – SuccessFactors Employee Central SAP ERP integration documentation
Good blog and nicely listed steps to see the add ons and how the magic download happens
Thanks Siddharth Rajora
Useful blog...
Many thanks for that nice blog!
What about Replicating Time Data to SAP HCM S4 HANA ? SAP did not provide any documentation dedicated to Replication of Time Data from EC to S4.
There is documentation for classic SAP HCM on premise. Does that doc apply for S4 too?
Regards.