This is a collection of the most useful SuccessFactors resources: documents, blogs, reports, and videos. This includes links that will cover an introduction to SuccessFactors, the acquisition by SAP, SAP's strategy, the SuccessFactors HCM suite, integration, and other related documents and resources. It is also recommended to join the SAP and SuccessFactors group on LinkedIn or on Google Plus, as this is the leading community for the latest and greatest information on SuccessFactors.
Overview
SAPexperts | SAP and SuccessFactors – An Overview (SAPexperts)
SuccessFactors with SAP ERP HCM (SAP PRESS)
Integrating SuccessFactors with SAP (SAP PRESS)
HR tools overview: SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite (SearchSAP)
An Introduction to SuccessFactors Solutions (OpenSAP)
SuccessFactors Terminology and Abbreviations
Know your options: Three SuccessFactors software deployment models (SearchSAP)
The Best Security for Your Cloud Part 3: How We Address Data Security in Europe and Canada
SuccessFactors Cloud Architecture
SuccessFactors: all you need to know about Authorizations and Security
SuccessFactors Action Search: Going the Google way …
SuccessFactors HCM Suite – SAP Help Portal Page
Integration – SAP Help Portal Page
SAP Note 2087436 - Company ID: Changing Your Company ID - BizX Platform
Customer and market-related
SuccessFactors, The Future of SAP HCM Consulting, Project Execution, Training & more! (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
Cloud: When & Why Whitepaper (SuccessFactors)
How Siemens took its HR IT into the cloud (ZD Net)
How significant is SAP’s on-premise and Cloud licensing swap announcement?
Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites 2013 (Gartner)
SAP and China Telecom Expand Strategic Partnership to Provide SAP Cloud Portfolio to Customers and Partners in Chin… (SuccessFactors)
Charting Your Course in 2014: SAP HR and SuccessFactors [podcast] (SAP Insider)
Stages In The Decision Making Phase Of Your Journey To The Cloud (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Improving Customer Service Experience at SuccessFactors with new Cloud-based Support Portal
SAP Bolsters Cloud Leadership, Names Former NGA Human Resources CEO Mike Ettling as Cloud for HR Lead (SuccessFactors)
Finding the Right Partner for your SAP SuccessFactors Implementation
SuccessFactors and SAP HCM consulting: How the West was Won!
Should you move your HR operations to the SAP SuccessFactors cloud? (SearchSAP)
Live from the SAPinsider Studio: SuccessFactors Customer Panel Hosted by Luke Marson [video] (SAP Insider)
Preparing for a SuccessFactors initiative: Project Strategies to Ensure a Smooth Deployment [video] (SAP Insider)
Journey To The SuccessFactors Cloud For Utilities (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Improving HCM Adoption with SAP SuccessFactors [video] (YouTube)
SAP Named a Leader in Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites (SuccessFactors)
Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites (Gartner)
SuccessFactors Cloud Learning Center
The Challenge of Finding Experienced SuccessFactors Consultants (LinkedIn)
SuccessConnect 2014: Opening Keynote [video] (YouTube)
SuccessConnect 2014: Transforming the Way Organizations Work [video] (YouTube)
SuccessFactors Cofounder Aaron Au: How SAP Brought "Discipline" to Cloud HCM Vendor (ASUG News)
Q&A: Mike Ettling on the future of HR, customers, and putting the Service in SaaS
SuccessFactors Recognized as a Worldwide Integrated Talent Management Leader in 2014 IDC MarketScape
SAP Simplifies Cloud Adoption With New SAP® Best Practices Packages for SuccessFactors® HCM Suite (SAP News Center)
The Customer Engagement Executive for SuccessFactors Cloud Customers (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Planning a SuccessFactors HCM suite implementation (SearchSAP)
SAP On Cloud HR: Q&A With Mike Ettling (Information Week)
SuccessFactors Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Assessments for Integrated Talent Management (SAP News Center)
RDS Packages For SAP SuccessFactors Solutions
Progress Report - SAP HCM makes progress and consolidates - a lot of moving parts (Holger Mueller)
The Top 10 HR Cloud Myths Debunked
SAP SuccessFactors admin tasks -- where should you start? (SearchSAP)
How can companies keep track of SuccessFactors software upgrades? (SearchSAP)
SAPVoice: Experts Debunk the Top 10 HR Cloud Myths (Forbes)
6 Steps to Make a Business Case for Cloud HR
What are some best practices for working with SuccessFactors support? (SearchSAP)
Recap of HR2015 and all about Roadmaps (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
Coca-Cola Enterprises puts the fizz into its talent management (Diginomica)
Consultants and Certification
How to Transition from an SAP HCM to a SuccessFactors Consultant
SuccessFactors Training and Certification FAQ: 2015 Edition
Impact of DevOps and Cloud on SAP and ERP System Administrators (YouTube)
Journey to the SuccessFactors cloud for SAP Consultants (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
How SAP use SuccessFactors Learning and SAP Jam for its new SAP Learning Hub
Thoughts on the SuccessFactors consultant skillset (LinkedIn)
Exciting Changes for SAP Cloud Certification since March 2015
The pitfalls of becoming an HCM SaaS consultant (Diginomica)
SuccessFactors Certification Process
SuccessFactors Employee Central
Overview
Employee Central handbooks from SAP [s-user required]
SuccessFactors Employee Central - list of countries with Localizations
SuccessFactors Employee Central - list of languages
Implementing SuccessFactors Employee Central with a SAP background
Manage Mass Changes in SuccessFactors Employee Central [registration required] (SAPexperts)
My Thoughts on SuccessFactors Employee Central
Employee Central Is Not A User Interface for SAP ERP HCM OnPremise (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Here’s to 2013 and Employee Central !!!
How to Configure and Manage Workflows in SuccessFactors Employee Central [registration required] (SAPexperts)
Historical data in SuccessFactors (Cloud HCM blog)
SuccessFactors EC and Cloud HCM Kickaround
Five SuccessFactors Employee Central myths busted (SearchSAP)
The SuccessFactors Employee Central Organization Structure
Q&A with SAP Mentor Luke Marson on SuccessFactors Employee Central (SAP Insider)
SAP Identity Management 8.0: SuccessFactors Connector
The SuccessFactors Employee Central Pay Structure
Expert tips for moving to SuccessFactors Employee Central (SearchSAP)
Success Factors - Employee Central : Interesting limitations on Business Configuration UI
Employee Central | Business Rules Engine at work
SuccessFactors Employee Central Global Benefits
The SuccessFactors Employee Central Position Management feature
Embedded Analytics in SuccessFactors Employee Central (YouTube)
SuccessFactors Employee Central Embedded Analytics for Compensation Information
Consider Employee Central for your HR system (SearchSAP)
Letter generation with SuccessFactors Core HRIS - Employee Central
Five features help you take charge of SuccessFactors Employee Central (SearchSAP)
How to add country specific field to SF EC Position and integrate it with SAP ERP
How to migrate Custom MDF objects to other Successfactors Instance
Time management
SuccessFactors Employee Central Time Off - Made for You! - YouTube (YouTube)
Time Off in SuccessFactors Employee Central: demonstration
Q&A: Time & Attendance with SuccessFactors and WorkForce Software
SuccessFactors Employee Central Time Sheet and Time Valuation
Time Sheet in SuccessFactors Employee Central: demonstration
SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Time Sheet 1505
Side-by-Side (SBS) deployment model
The Side by Side HCM Deployment Model (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
SAP SuccessFactors Side by Side HCM Design Patterns (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Side-By-Side HCM Overview Update (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Panel discussion on Side by Side Distributed Scenario [webinar] (SuccessFactors)
Extensibility (Metadata Framework & Extensions)
Eat like never before: SAP Networking Lunch
Enhancing SuccessFactors Employee Central v12 Home Page - to HCP or not?
Creating Metadata Framework Objects in SuccessFactors Employee Central [registration required] (SAPexperts)
Create SuccessFactors Metadata Framework objects, rules with ease (SearchSAP)
SAP HANA Cloud Platform: Turbocharge SuccessFactors Applications (YouTube)
Talking HCP: Building SuccessFactors apps on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform
New features making SuccessFactors Employee Central more extensible (SearchSAP)
Chris Paine on building extensions to SuccessFactors (YouTube)
Do It: Navigate the Enterprise Jungle
Connect to SuccessFactors oData from Hana Cloud Platform
Employee Central Service Center
Service Center support in SuccessFactors (Cloud HCM)
SuccessFactors- 1408 Release-Employee Central Service Center – this is not your parent’s helpdesk
Employee Central Payroll
Employee Central handbooks from SAP [s-user required]
SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll - list of supported countries
New SAP and SuccessFactors Cloud Payroll Offering
SuccessFactors HCM suite integration & data migration
SuccessFactors Employee Central & Compensation Integration
SuccessFactors Employee Central & Recruiting: configuring the New Hire process integration
Employee Central integrates well with talent apps (SearchSAP)
Consuming Employee Central OData Services with the Java OData4j library
SAP ERP to SuccessFactors Employee Central data migration RDS
Globalization
SuccessFactors Employee Central - list of countries with Localizations
The value of Localization for HR and HR systems (bluehr)
Employee Central ensures global regulatory compliance (SearchSAP)
SuccessFactors Talent
Performance & Goals
Calibrate Employee Performance Through SuccessFactors [registration required] (SAPexperts)
SuccessFactors PM/GM: Making multiple Rating scales converge
Enhance your SuccessFactors solution with Employee Engagement Survey (LinkedIn)
Recruiting and Onboarding
Comparison Between SAP ERP HCM E-Recruiting and SuccessFactors Recruiting [registration required] (SAPexperts)
What I Like about SuccessFactors b1311 - Recruiting Management
Employee Onboarding: Taking a Fresh Approach to Employee Engagement and Retention (SuccessFactors)
SuccessFactors November Release: Onboarding - New Hires On The Go
Our Recruitment Journey - Three Questions that Shaped SAP's Move to the Cloud
Compensation
SuccessFactors Salary Budgeting based on the Custom Fields
SuccessFactors 1408 release: talk with Kevin Simpson from IBM on Compensation
SuccessFactors 1502 Release: Introducing Variable Pay Forecasting
Learning
SuccessFactors LMS vs SAP LSO – Some observations (NTT Data Solutions)
SuccessFactors LMS: Power in Assignment Profiles
Configuring And/Or Prerequisites in SuccessFactors Learning
SAP Education Takes Learning to the Cloud (SuccessFactors)
SAP Learning Hub (YouTube)
SuccessFactors Learning - iContent Overview (YouTube)
Using Period-Based Curricula to Manage Training Due Dates in SuccessFactors Learning (Part I)
High-Performance Training Evaluation with SuccessFactors Learning
The New QuickGuides in SuccessFactors Learning
The Evolution of Search in SuccessFactors Learning
Configuring And/Or Prerequisites in SuccessFactors Learning
The New 'Programs' in SuccessFactors Learning (b1405)
How to Train a Global Workforce Without Breaking the Law
Tailor Your Learner Home Page for Maximum Impact in SuccessFactors Learning
Craving More Content? Take a Bite Out of the Open Content Network in SuccessFactors Learning
Extend Learning Management Capabilities in SuccessFactors Learning with the HR Business Partner Role
Other Tricks of the Trade for Period-Based Curricula in SuccessFactors Learning (Part IV)
Recommendations Rounding into Form with New Peer-to-Peer Capabilities in SuccessFactors Learning
Succession & Development and Presentations
SuccessFactors November Release: Empowering Managers to Build Robust Bench Strength
SAP and SuccessFactors Launch Presentations for Dynamic Talent Reviews (SAP News)
Introducing SuccessFactors Presentations (YouTube)
How to Enable, Create, and Manage the New SuccessFactors Metadata Framework-Based Talent Pools [registration required] (SAPexperts)
How can SuccessFactors Presentations make talent reviews more dynamic? (SearchSAP)
Other Talent
SuccessFactors August Release: Faster, easier adoption of the latest innovations
SuccessFactors Release Management: Four Tips from Talisman Energy
Workforce Analytics & Planning
SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics or SAP Business Intelligence for Human Resources?
SuccessFactors Q4 2013 Release: Reporting and Analytics
SuccessFactors Q2 2014 Release: Reporting and Analytics
Q&A: Analytics with BI and SuccessFactors (ASUG)
SuccessFactors Q1 2015 (1502) Release: Reporting and Analytics
Mobile
SuccessFactors Q1 2014 Release: SuccessFactors Mobile
SuccessFactors Q1 2015 Release: SuccessFactors Mobile
SuccessFactors Q2 2015 Release: SuccessFactors Mobile
SAP Jam
SAP Jam - Useful Resources and Documents
Metadata Framework, data model, technical, and configuration
Mapping SAP OM objects to SuccessFactors For a Hybrid Model
SuccessFactors: The X Factor of Data Models
Employee Central Entities and Interfacing
Extending SuccessFactors with the Metadata Framework
Rules and Picklists in the SuccessFactors Metadata Framework
Configuring SAP HCM & SuccessFactors: A Comparison
Picklists Management and Cascading Picklists in SuccessFactors [registration required] (SAPexperts)
Two Paths To Full Cloud HCM (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Integration
Overview
Integration – SAP Help Portal Page
SAP and SuccessFactors Talent Hybrid Packaged Integrations: an overview
Integrating SuccessFactors with SAP (SAP PRESS)
Integration Packages Administration Guide on SAP Service Marketplace [S-user required]
SAP ERP HCM Integration with SuccessFactors Talent Solutions Overview by Prashanth Padmanabhan (Gibbon)
SuccessFactors Customer Community For APIs and Integration (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
SolMan to Cloud Setup: Basic Setup for Monitoring SAP Based Hybrid Solutions
Strategy
SAP and SuccessFactors talent hybrid model: what lies ahead, plus a few small hidden jewels
The Real Truth about SAP and SuccessFactors Integration
SAP and SuccessFactors - "Proven" Integration is Hype
Middleware Technology Options for Integrating SuccessFactors (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Five critical factors to integrating SAP SuccessFactors with SAP HCM (SearchSAP)
How A Customer Connected 8 HR Systems With SuccessFactors (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
SAP Cloud Deployment Models and Their Evolution (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
ASUG C2C: KARL STORZ's SuccessFactors and SAP HCM Integration Story (ASUG News)
What are Packaged Integrations? (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Analyzing SAP SuccessFactors Integration Add-On Downloads Using R (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Integration Technology & APIs
SuccessFactors Adapter in SAP HANA Cloud Integration (SAP HCI)
SuccessFactors (SFSF) Adapter for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
Hands-On – Testing Integration with SuccessFactors SFAPI
Hands-On – Testing Integration with SuccessFactors OData API
PI.SFSF.DOC – SFSF OData Dynamic query “$filter" clause at runtime.
OData Adapter in SAP HANA Cloud Integration (SAP HCI)
Connect to SuccessFactors oData from Hana Cloud Platform
Consuming Employee Central OData Services with the Java OData4j library
Consuming Employee Central OData Services with the Java Olingo library
SAP Talent Hybrid integration - Packaged Integrations from SAP
SAP and SuccessFactors Talent Hybrid Packaged Integrations: an overview
Integration Add-on 1.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration Add-on 1.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: Support Package 2
Integration Add-on 2.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
1405 Release - SuccessFactors Competencies and Curricula Integration With SAP ERP Qualifications
SuccessFactors Variable Pay Integration With SAP ERP HCM (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Integration Add-on 3.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration Add-on 3.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: Service Package 1
Integration Add-on 3.0 for SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: Service Package 2
SAP Talent Hybrid integration - implementation
Pilot Test of the Integration add-on for SAP ERP HCM & SuccessFactors BizX
Integration Q&A: Managing employee compensation using SAP HCM and SuccessFactors
Integration Q&A: Real-World Impressions on SAP and SuccessFactors Integration Add-On’s
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Biz X Employee Basic Data Integration RDS Demo - YouTube (YouTube)
SAP HCM and SuccessFactors Biz X Compensation Integration RDS Demo - YouTube (YouTube)
A few missing pieces for SuccessFactors and SAP integration.
PI Configuration Example (NWPI 1.0 SP2-4 & 2.0 SP0) [S-user required]
PI Configuration Example (NWPI 1.0 SP6 & 2.0 SP2) [S-user required]
SAP SuccessFactors - Talent Hybrid Integration Hands On Training (Prashanth Padmanabhan blog)
Optional Business Processing Parameters in Employee Integration in SFIHCM01 - SP04
SF Recruitment Management- Tips related to Vacancy interface (RH_SFI_TRIGGER_JOB_REQUISITION)
Using Boomi to update fields in Job Requisition
Full Cloud HCM / Employee Central
Dell Boomi AtomSphere for SuccessFactors (Dell Boomi)
Part 3: SuccessFactors Employee Central - What is the integration roadmap & FAQ's
Packaged Integrations ease the flow of data between Employee Central, SAP ERP (SearchSAP)
Standard Templates for Integration of SuccessFactors Employee Central with 3rd Party applications
How to create an Employee using OData APIs
Packaged Integrations ease the flow of data between Employee Central, SAP ERP (SearchSAP)
SAP Note 2186235 - Integration SAP EHSM Incident Management with SAP SucessFactors Employee Central (SAP Support) [S-user required]
Consuming Employee Central OData Services with the Java OData4j library
Consuming Employee Central OData Services with the Java Olingo library
Business Warehouse & SAP Data Services
How to integrate SuccessFactors talent data into SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse?
How to setup SuccessFactors Adapter with SAP Data Services
SAP Jam
SAP Jam ABAP Integration - Configuration Guide for SP Level 5
SAP Jam ABAP Integration - Configuration Guide for SP Level 6
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Single Sign-On to SuccessFactors from SAP HCM
Single Sign-On between SAP Portal and SuccessFactors
Other
Integrating SuccessFactors with Microsoft SharePoint
Data Migration
LSO-to-SuccessFactors LMS RDS | hyperCision, Inc. [HyperCision]
Acquisition by SAP and Roadmap
Thoughts on SuccessFactors, Holiday Wish Lists for SAP HCM, and UNICEF [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)
SAP and SuccessFactors Acquisition Q&A (Cloud Avenue)
News Analysis: SAP Buys SuccessFactors for $3.4B Signals SAP's Commitment To Cloud, HCM, and Social (Constellation Research)
SAP to Buy Into Software as a Service With SuccessFactors Deal [PDF] (Garnter)
SAP To Buy SuccessFactors: Major Shift In Talent Management Market (updated) (Bersin by Deloitte)
SAP and SuccessFactors Roadmap Analysis (Cloud Avenue)
SAP and SuccessFactors HCM Roadmap - With Amy Thistle [podcast] (SAP HCM Insights Podcast)