C_THR81_2405 SAP Certified Associate - Implementation Consultant - SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Core Question and Answers

In theCorporate Data Model, thecountry-specific Corporate Addresselement requires the fieldCountryto be specified. This ensures that address configurations are appropriately associated with a country.

In SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, the HRIS synchronization (sync) job is responsible for aligning data between different modules and ensuring consistency across the system. When an employee's job title is changed via Manager Self-Service (MSS) with an effective date set to Thursday, and the HRIS sync job is scheduled to run every Friday, the synchronization will occur onFriday, when the sync job completes.

This means that any changes made effective on Thursday will be synchronized during the next scheduled HRIS sync job on Friday. Therefore, the correct answer isC. Friday, when the sync job completes.

To set theevent datein Compensation Information for theJobinfo_FTE_Compcross-entity rule,Option Dis the correct method. The approach ensures that the Event Date field in the Compensation Information section aligns with the Event Date in Job Information. This synchronization is crucial for maintaining consistency in effective dates across entities during HR transactions.

Scenario 1: HR Transaction Rules

ï‚·Valid When Association:

This is used to define conditional relationships and is applied tohigher-level objects.

ï‚·Composite Association:

This is used to create parent-child relationships, where thechild objectis the destination.

The following processes in Position Management are controlled from thePosition Management Settings:

Follow Up Activity in Position: Allows configuration of follow-up actions such as automatically adjusting positions after specific events (e.g., vacancy creation).

Automated Daily Hierarchy Adaptation: Ensures daily updates to the position hierarchy based on changes to positions or organizational relationships.

To Be Hired Status Adaptation: Automatically adjusts the "To Be Hired" status of positions based on certain conditions or events.These settings streamline position management and help maintain accurate organizational structures.

To enable a cost center in the Succession Data Model for use as a filter in a permission group, you must:

Navigate to thesection within the Succession Data Model.

Add an entry for thecost-centerobject within thesection.

This action allows the cost center to be selectable as a filter for Dynamic Groups, which are used to define permission groups in Employee Central.

Correct Answer:

A: Go tothen add cost-center

SAP SuccessFactors recommends that all custom associations between foundation objects (FO) be built as one-to-many. This configuration reflects real-world organizational structures where a single entity, such as a department, can be associated with multiple positions or employees. Implementing one-to-many associations ensures flexibility and scalability in the system, allowing for accurate representation of complex organizational relationships.

In SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, when configuring composite associations, the system validates that the destination object has its effective dating set to "From Parent." This setting ensures that the effective dates of the associated records are synchronized with the parent object, maintaining data consistency across related entities.

This validation is crucial because it ensures that any changes in the parent object's effective dates are appropriately reflected in the associated child objects, thereby preserving the integrity of historical data and future-dated records.

To direct approval processes to the head of a business unit, you use aDynamic Role. This approver type allows you to dynamically assign approval tasks based on relationships such as the head of a specific organizational structure.

AManagerapprover type refers to direct line managers, which is different from business unit heads.

Dynamic GroupsandRolesdo not specifically address the dynamic nature of organizational roles like a business unit head.

Position Management in SAP SuccessFactors supports different behaviors for position types, allowing tailored management practices. The following behaviors can be configured differently based on position types:

A. Trigger workflows on Job Information if the position changes are synchronized to the incumbents:

Specific workflows can be triggered for updates, such as when a position change impacts the employee(s) occupying that position.

B. Respect workflow at Copy Position in Position Organizational Chart:

Workflow rules for copying positions can be customized, ensuring approval processes align with organizational requirements.

E. Set or reset TBH (To Be Hired) status if an incumbent's FTE is changed:

Position types can define whether the TBH status is updated automatically based on changes to an incumbent’s FTE.

These behaviors enable organizations to manage diverse scenarios and requirements in position administration efficiently.

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central supports specific tags in alert messages to provide dynamic content. The following tags are supported:

[[SUBJECT_USER]]: Refers to the user for whom the alert is generated.

[[EVENT_REASON]]: Refers to the event reason triggering the alert.

Correct Answers:

A: [[SUBJECT_USER]]

B: [[EVENT_REASON]]

To create country-specific fields for the Legal Entity object in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, you should define these fields as an HRIS element within the Country-Specific Field section of the Corporate Data Model. This approach allows the system to manage country-specific attributes effectively. The 'Valid When' association is utilized to ensure that these fields are applicable only when certain conditions, such as the country of registration, are met. This configuration ensures that the Legal Entity object contains fields relevant to specific countries, facilitating accurate data management and compliance with local regulations.

Event reason derivation in Employee Central does not support certain predefined events such as:

Termination: This event is typically manually configured without automatic derivation of event reasons.

Hire: Similarly, for the hire process, event reasons are explicitly selected rather than being derived automatically.

Other events like Transfer and Data Change are supported for event reason derivation, as they rely on changes in job information or other key attributes.

Application-specific rule scenarios in Position Management include:

A. Create Right to Return for Incumbent:

This rule supports the creation of a right-to-return record for an incumbent when a position-related action occurs, such as a temporary assignment.

B. Update Rule for Mass Change Run:

This rule automates updates during mass position changes, ensuring consistent application of business logic across multiple positions.

C. Trigger Rules to Calculate Full-Time Equivalent:

This rule calculates the FTE value based on position or job information attributes, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance.

These rules enhance the flexibility and functionality of position management processes.

For a global customer where HR admins are assigned based on legal entities and need to receive approval workflows for their target population, you can configure the workflow as follows:

Create aDynamic Roleusing theLegal Entityfilter.

Assign theResolver Typeas aDynamic Groupto ensure the workflow automatically routes to the correct HR admin based on the legal entity.This configuration avoids creating multiple static workflows and simplifies management by dynamically resolving approvers based on the legal entity.

Scenario 2: Approvals for Self-Service

B. The technicalParameters column with a value of SYNC has NOT been included in the import file:

When importing position data, thetechnicalParameterscolumn with the value "SYNC" must be included to ensure that changes to position attributes are synchronized to the incumbent's data.

C. The business rule to sync data changes sets the Position Department to be equal to Job Information.Department:

If the rule is incorrectly configured, the department field on the incumbent's job information may not update as expected. The correct configuration should align the position department with the incumbent's job information.

These factors contribute to discrepancies between position and incumbent data.

Alert Notifications in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central are supported in the following entities:

Job Information: Alerts can be configured to notify relevant parties about changes or updates in an employee's job information, such as position changes, promotions, or transfers.

Pay Component Recurring: Alerts can be set up to inform stakeholders about modifications in recurring pay components, including salary adjustments, bonuses, or other regular compensation elements.

These notifications facilitate proactive management of employee data changes, ensuring that appropriate actions are taken promptly.

When creating a business rule to trigger a transfer event reason upon a location change, theJob Information Modelis the correct base object. This is because location is a field within theJob Informationentity, and changes to fields within this entity are best handled using theJob Information Modelbase object for related rules.

Correct Answer:

C: Job Information Model

To allow the employee's manager to edit a transaction in a workflow if the proposed salary change is incorrect, you must configure the"Edit Transaction"setting in the workflow.

The"Edit Transaction"option is part of the workflow configuration in Step 1 (as shown in the screenshot).

When enabled, it allows the approver (in this case, the manager) to make adjustments to the transaction before approving it.

Scenario 2: Approvals for Self-Service

To meet the requirement where the HR admin must approve the manager's updates to an employee's location, the workflow derivation rule must include the following IF condition:

Option A: Ensures that the condition checks whether the user belongs to the permission group for HR Admins, and the Event Reason value matches "Location Change".This configuration aligns the workflow rule with the scenario requirements, where HR admins are explicitly designated as approvers

Scenario 2: Approvals for Self-Service