Category: Human Resources

SAP has developed an alternative to the Enterprise Portal that can be used with HCM applications. The Netweaver Business Client offers a desktop client that includes the ability to host classic and Web dynpros, Business Server Pages and portal integration with role-based access. With the release of the latest Enhancement Packs, new roles have been developed for use with SAP Human Capital Management applications.

Understanding what will be the present and the future of Talent Management and build the next generation of applications in that space, is a combination of SAP experience in the Human Resources market, where SAP has been leader for years, a deep understanding of trends and the competitors landscape and Co-Innovation with SAP customers -- a program which is unique in the industry.

In the face of stiff competition to secure the best SAP resources, a best practice talent attraction strategy might make all the difference, as Adrian Everett explains. As we move forward into the new financial year, it is no surprise that one of the key challenges for organisations undertaking SAP projects remains that of talent attraction. For those selling services, how do you grow without additional resources to sell? For those looking to lower overheads or increase revenues through improved efficiencies, how do you achieve this if SAP resources are already tied up on other projects? If you want to attract the right talent for your organisation, you need to ensure that your strategy meets the goals of your organisation. In this article, we explore the various avenues by which to attract talent, and ultimately to define a best practice process by which to attract the best SAP talent for your organisation.

TechCrunch trumpeted an odd lack of interest in SAP’s acquisition of human capital management vendor, SuccessFactors, for $3.4 billion. The popular technology startup blog offered these choice comments: In what is perhaps the most boring piece of tech news to come out of this week.

SAP's acquisition of SuccessFactors raises plenty of questions for the future. The good news is that buyers will at last see some genuine innovation from SAP that is available now and not a hyped pipe dream for the future. That should provide welcome relief to customers who see themselves being pulled away from their strategy of having a one stop shop approach to the transactional systems.

A series of new HR-based mobile apps to help managers and employees execute HR requests on the go are among the latest releases from SAP. SAP said the new mobile apps will increase employee and manager productivity while connecting people any place at any time to perform a wide range of HR-related activities, including interviewing job candidates, managing employee performance, entering and approving leave requests and accessing corporate KPIs. Managers will be able to search for and view employee profiles, initiate and act on HR-based processes and workflow, collaborate on decisions and events, and access critical data - all from mobile devices. The new apps, planned for general availability in the fourth quarter of 2011 are SAP Manager Insight, which will provide managers with quick access to HR data, reports and KPIs and facilitate collaboration on HR topics, and SAP Interview Assistant, which will allow managers to access documents, capture information during interviews and collaborate to act quickly during the hiring process. These apps join four others previously announced at SAPPHIRE 2011, which will also be available in the fourth quarter - SAP Employee Lookup, SAP Leave Request, SAP Timesheet and SAP HR Approvals. SAP Manager Insight and SAP Interview Assistant will ...

This article describes how to launch standard Ehp5 ESS Webdynpro ABAP services from related activities in MSS. This includes creating new iview(s)/page(s) on portal side as well as defining resources/services on R/3 side.

Given that the phrase “our people are our greatest asset” shows up on nearly every company website, this article should be required reading. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest innovations in SAP ERP Human Capital Management.

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You may be well-acquainted with SAP Business ByDesign and SAP StreamWork, but have you heard of Career OnDemand or Supplier Relationship OnDemand? We take a look at SAP's portfolio of on-demand software.

In short, no you don't, but to understand why it helps to have a quick look at the history behind SAP Employee Interaction Centre (EIC).

Do you need CRM to implement Employee Interaction Centre? The merits of EIC for ERP and why it's a good solution for an HCM customer who wants to set-up an employee contact centre in SAP.

Recently, we compiled an Enhancement Pack 5 Fact Sheet. The results show which functionality in the first four Enhancement Packs were most popular with Panaya’s SAP ERP customers.

Fluor has been using SAP software for a decade now. The company, founded in 1912 as a construction firm that now delivers engineering, procurement, construction maintenance and project management to governments and clients worldwide, is well past the go-live “excitement” stage and now into the maturity model of, as Julie Stokes describes it: How do we keep things alive and make everybody smarter?

The roadmap in the human resources (HR) space is an exciting one for SAP. In this first installment of the new “HR Innovations” column, learn about enhancements to SAP ERP Human Capital Management, including the more social user experience that HR users have come to expect today, and innovations such as HR mobile apps and in-memory computing.