... Foreword ... 19§§... Acknowledgments ... 21§§1 ... Introduction ... 23§§1.1 ... Terminology and Concepts ... 23§§1.2 ... About SuccessFactors ... 26§§1.3 ... SuccessFactors HCM Suite ... 27§§1.4 ... SAP Strategy and Roadmap ... 41§§1.5 ... Licensing ... 44§§1.6 ... Summary ... 45§§2 ... Implementing SuccessFactors HCM ... 47§§2.1 ... Implementation Considerations ... 47§§2.2 ... Project Structure ... 52§§2.3 ... Project Methodology ... 55§§2.4 ... Project Delivery ... 61§§2.5 ... Summary ... 63§§3 ... Integration with SAP ERP HCM ... 65§§3.1 ... Integration Strategy ... 66§§3.2 ... Integration Technology ... 69§§3.3 ... Talent Hybrid Integration Packages ... 76§§3.4 ... Other Talent Integration Content ... 112§§3.5 ... Employee Central Integrations ... 114§§3.6 ... Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) ... 132§§3.7 ... Other Integration Content ... 137§§3.8 ... Summary ... 139§§4 ... Platform and Extensibility ... 141§§4.1 ... Technical Architecture ... 142§§4.2 ... Security ... 147§§4.3 ... OneAdmin ... 150§§4.4 ... Role-Based Permissions ... 152§§4.5 ... User Data File (UDF) ... 167§§4.6 ... User Interface ... 171§§4.7 ... Home Page ... 177§§4.8 ... Employee Profile ... 180§§4.9 ... Company Info ... 197§§4.10 ... Talent Card ... 201§§4.11 ... Presentations ... 202§§4.12 ... Skills and Competencies ... 212§§4.13 ... Job Profile Builder ... 213§§4.14 ... Picklists ... 224§§4.15 ... Upgrade Center ... 225§§4.16 ... Metadata Framework ... 227§§4.17 ... Employee Central Extensions ... 238§§4.18 ... Summary ... 240§§5 ... Administering SuccessFactors ... 243§§5.1 ... System Configuration and Administration ... 244§§5.2 ... User Management ... 247§§5.3 ... Authentication and Password Policy ... 251§§5.4 ... Email Notifications ... 252§§5.5 ... Picklist Management ... 253§§5.6 ... Employee Data Imports ... 255§§5.7 ... Data Retention Management ... 257§§5.8 ... Instance Synchronization Tool ... 260§§5.9 ... Business Configuration ... 263§§5.10 ... Employee Central Administration ... 264§§5.11 ... Summary ... 268§§6 ... Employee Central ... 269§§6.1 ... Employee Central Business Drivers ... 270§§6.2 ... Data Objects ... 273§§6.3 ... Employee Data ... 279§§6.4 ... Events ... 284§§6.5 ... Processes, Transactions, and Features ... 286§§6.6 ... Reporting ... 328§§6.8 ... Summary ... 333§§7 ... Performance and Goals ... 335§§7.1 ... Goal Management ... 336§§7.2 ... Performance Management ... 345§§7.3 ... 360 Multi-Rater Assessment ... 352§§7.4 ... Calibration ... 353§§7.5 ... Summary ... 354§§8 ... Compensation ... 357§§8.1 ... Compensation Solution ... 358§§8.2 ... Variable Pay Solution ... 395§§8.3 ... Decentralized Administration ... 407§§8.4 ... Summary ... 408§§9 ... Recruiting Execution ... 409§§9.1 ... Recruiting Execution Foundation ... 411§§9.2 ... Requisition Creation and Approval ... 414§§9.3 ... Job Posting and Sourcing ... 415§§9.4 ... Candidate Experience ... 419§§9.5 ... Candidate Data Model ... 423§§9.6 ... Candidate Selection Management ... 425§§9.7 ... Offer Management ... 430§§9.8 ... Hiring and Onboarding ... 433§§9.9 ... Employee Referral ... 434§§9.10 ... Summary ... 434§§10 ... Onboarding ... 437§§10.1 ... Pre-hire Verification Steps ... 438§§10.2 ... Introductory Information ... 439§§10.3 ... Activities ... 440§§10.4 ... Paperwork ... 442§§10.5 ... Integration ... 443§§10.6 ... Summary ... 444§§11 ... SuccessFactors Learning ... 445§§11.1 ... User Interface ... 446§§11.2 ... Supervisor Interface ... 453§§11.3 ... Administrator Interface ... 456§§11.4 ... Security and Access ... 463§§11.5 ... Summary ... 466§§12 ... Succession & Development ... 469§§12.1 ... Succession ... 470§§12.2 ... Development ... 491§§12.3 ... Summary ... 501§§13 ... Workforce Analytics ... 503§§13.1 ... The Foundation of Workforce A