SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite is SAP's SaaS human resources solution. It offers a variety of applications from Core HR applications like Employee Central or Employee Central Payroll, as well as Talent Management covering for example the Recruiting and Onboarding. You can integrate SAP SuccessFactors with your on-premise system, either via SAP Cloud Platform Integration, via SAP PI, or file download/upload.

The integration between SAP SuccessFactors and the on-premise SAP HCM system is usually done using the Business Integration Builder (BIB).

Note: In the past, the integration was done using the SFIHCM add-on which had it's own error log stores in the ABAP system. This integration and hence these log stores are not relevant anymore for the integration with the current SAP SuccessFactors version. 

Perform the step described on the page below to connect SAP SuccessFactors to SAP Focused Run:

• Setup SAP SuccessFactors

Available Monitoring Categories 

For SAP SuccessFactors different monitoring categories are available.

• SuccessFactors Data Replication Monitor: Collects exceptions from the Data Replication Monitor. This category is configured on the SuccessFactors cloud service.
• SuccessFactors Middleware Integration: Collects exceptions from the Execution Manager for middleware integrations via the OData API. This category is configured on the SuccessFactors cloud service.
• SuccessFactors Scheduled Job: Collects job exceptions from the Execution Management. This category is configured on the SuccessFactors cloud service.
• SuccessFactors Integration Center: Collects exceptions from the Execution Management for direct integrations executed via the Integration Center. This category is configured on the SuccessFactors cloud service.
• SuccessFactors Smart Suite: Collects exceptions from the Execution Management for Smart Suite exceptions. This category is configured on the SuccessFactors cloud service.

For monitoring of errors and warning happening during the integration on the on-premise side, please use:

• ABAP Application Log on the ABAP on-premise system.

The following monitoring categories are deprecated and should only be used as long as you still use the SFIHCM integration add-on in your on-premise system. Please note, even if you don't use the add-on anymore, they might still show up for your SAP HCM system in AIM if you used the SFIHCM add-on in the past and it is still installed on the SAP HCM system:

• HCM Employee Errors
• HCM Compensation Errors
• HCM OnBoarding Errors
• HCM Recruiting Errors
• HCM Variable Pay Errors 

Available Filter Options

SuccessFactors Integration using BIB writes errors in the ABAP Application Log. Hence you have to select at least the Object and the Subobject. Use the monitoring category 'ABAP Application Log' on the on-premise system. Please use the following filter parameters to collect the correct application logs: 

For the categories collected from the SAP SuccessFactors cloud service, you can collect all exceptions or filter them using the following parameters:

SuccessFactors Data Replication Monitor

• ReplicationContent Type: Content type (e.g. 'Employee Absence Data')
• Replication Target System: Target System (e.g. SAP HCM system)

SuccessFactors Middleware Integration

• Event Description: Description of the error event
• Event Name: Name of the event
• Module Name: Name of SuccessFactors Module
• Process Name: The name of the process to be monitored (must be part of the selected log store/process type)
• User ID: The user running the process

SuccessFactors Scheduled Jobs

• Event Description: Description of the error event
• Event Name: Name of the event
• Module Name: Name of SuccessFactors Module
• Process Name: The name of the process to be monitored (must be part of the selected log store/process type)
• User ID: The user running the process

SuccessFactors Integration Center

• Event Description: Description of the error event
• Event Name: Name of the event
• Module Name: Name of SuccessFactors Module
• Process Name: The name of the process to be monitored (must be part of the selected log store/process type)
• User ID: The user running the process 

SuccessFactors Smart Suite

• Event Description: Description of the error event
• Event Name: Name of the event
• Module Name: Name of SuccessFactors Module
• Process Name: The name of the process to be monitored (must be part of the selected log store/process type)
• User ID: The user running the process

Available Metrics

For SAP SuccessFactors the following metrics are available:

SuccessFactors Data Replication Monitor

• SuccessFactors Data Replication Monitor exceptions: Indicates that new exceptions were collected during the last data collection interval

SuccessFactors Middleware Integration

• SuccessFactors Integration exceptions: Indicates that new exceptions were collected during the last data collection interval

SuccessFactors Scheduled Job

• SuccessFactors Scheduled Jobs exceptions: Indicates that new exceptions were collected during the last data collection interval

SuccessFactors Integration Center

• SuccessFactors Simple Integration exceptions: Indicates that new exceptions were collected during the last data collection interval

SuccessFactors Smart Suite

• SuccessFactors Smart Suite exceptions: Indicates that new exceptions were collected during the last data collection interval

Error for the replication on the on-premise systems can be collected with the metric 'ABAP Application Log exceptions' for the category ABAP Application Log. 

For SAP SuccessFactors the following integration scenarios are possible. The different scenarios contain the following exceptions and point-to-point connections:

• Integrating SAP ERP with the SAP SuccessFactors Network mediated via SAP Integration Suite (Cloud Integration): 1, 3, 5, 7
• Integrating SAP ERP with the SAP SuccessFactors mediated via SAP Process Integration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Additionally the replication type has to be considered:

A) Cost Center replication from Employee Central to SAP ERP HCM

B) Organizational Objects replication from Employee Central to SAP ERP HCM

C) Employee Master Data and Organizational Assignments replication from Employee Central to SAP ERP HCM

D) SAP ERP HCM and Employee Central Side-By-Side integration

When you set up the exception collection and monitoring you first need to know or identify which Web Service end-points and PI or CPI messages flows are relevant for your scenario. You can find this information here:

• https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_SUCCESSFACTORS_EMPLOYEE_CENTRAL_INTEGRATION_TO_SAP_BUSINESS_SUITE → Integration with SAP ERP or Integration with SAP S/4HANA On Premise → Select the guide for your integration scenario.

SAP SuccessFactors Scenarios covered by Focused Run

The following SAP SuccessFactors scenarios are currently covered:

• Employee Central
• Talent Management