SAP C_THR86_2411 - SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP SuccessFactors Compensation

To use the Executive Review Offline Edit feature in SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, certain permissions are required for downloading data, making bulk changes offline, and re-uploading those changes.

Executive Review - Export Permission

Option A: This permission allows users to export the compensation data from the Executive Review page to a downloadable format (such as Excel). This is essential for performing offline edits.

Executive Review - Import Permission

Option B: This permission enables users to import or re-upload the edited data back into the system after making bulk changes offline. It’s critical to ensure these changes are successfully integrated into the worksheet.

Executive Review - Edit Permission

Option D: This permission allows users to edit entries within the Executive Review interface. It is necessary for making adjustments to compensation data.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option C (Executive Review - Mass Action permission) is unrelated to offline editing; it pertains to actions like applying mass updates within the online Executive Review.

Option E (Ad Hoc Reports for the Compensation Planning domain) is for reporting rather than permissions directly related to offline editing capabilities.

Reference Documentation

SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Guide on Executive Review Permissions and Offline Edit Requirement

To control visibility of the current cycle's compensation statements while allowing access to past statements, use specific settings on the current year’s statements:

Option C: "Under the permissions of the current statement(s), change the setting to Generated statements are not viewable."

By changing the settings of the current year’s statement to "Generated statements are not viewable," you can control access to the current cycle’s statements without impacting previous years. This option is effective for validation purposes as it restricts visibility for current statements while keeping historical statements accessible.

SAP recommends using OData and SOAP APIs to achieve clean core integrations with SAP SuccessFactors. These API types are designed to work within the SAP ecosystem and support integration scenarios without impacting the core system structure.

OData API

OData is a REST-based API standard and is SAP’s preferred choice for modern, scalable, and lightweight integrations, especially within SuccessFactors. It is ideal for clean core integrations that interact with business data.

SOAP API

SOAP is a widely used API protocol in SAP integrations and is highly structured, making it suitable for clean and stable integrations. Many SuccessFactors services support SOAP, especially for HR and payroll-related integrations.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect

Option B (IDoc) and Option C (RFC) are older SAP interface protocols typically used for SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA on-premise integrations, but they are not generally recommended for SuccessFactors clean core cloud integrations.

Reference Documentation

SAP SuccessFactors Integration Guide on OData and SOAP API Usage.

In SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, granting the appropriate permissions to HR Business Partners (HRBPs) is crucial to supporting the salary review process effectively while maintaining data security and integrity. The following permissions are typically managed with caution:

Executive Review Edit Permissions (Option C):

It is not recommended to grant all HRBPs “Executive Review Edit Permissions” as this allows for extensive changes across compensation plans, which may be inappropriate for all HRBP roles. This permission should generally be reserved for high-level administrators or managers who need to make adjustments at the executive review level.

Other Permissions:

Executive Review Export Permissions (Option A) and Report Permissions (Option B) are commonly provided to HRBPs for data analysis.

Compensation Management Permissions (Option D) is often necessary for HRBPs to carry out their roles effectively, enabling them to manage employee compensation-related tasks.

In SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, when using formulas with lookup tables, data type consistency is essential for calculations to function correctly. Here’s how the issue can be addressed:

Option B: "Surround the lookup function with the toNumber function."

In this formula, (curSalary lookup("budget_table", customCountry, 1)) / 100, the lookup function is retrieving a value from the table, but the output may not automatically be interpreted as a number. By using toNumber(lookup("budget_table", customCountry, 1)), the retrieved value is converted to a numeric type, preventing the formula from displaying N/A when recalculations occur.

When importing a compensation-specific User Data File (UDF) in SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, selecting "Assign default required field values for new users if none specified" in provisioning helps auto-fill necessary fields. However, certain fields must still be present for the import to function correctly:

USERID: This column uniquely identifies each employee and is mandatory as it links users to their respective records.

STATUS: This field indicates whether the user is active, inactive, or terminated, which is essential for proper processing in the compensation module. These fields are foundational to user records and are required for accurate data synchronization.References: SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Implementation Guide – Required Fields for User Data File Import.