# SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 - Link: https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-h1-2024/ - Published: 2024-04-23T11:53:32+00:00 - Author: Anipe Abraham SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 , Release provides exciting [innovations](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/) across SAP **SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 **that can help you transform your HR operations, increase employee engagement, and deliver results. Don’t miss out **SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024** on all the [great](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-videos/) innovations and enhancements. Here are a few key updates you should consider for SuccessFactors Employee Central  ### H1 – 2024 Release Schedule * **Preview Release – April 19, 2024** * **Production Release – May 17, 2024** ## 1. Add to Transport Bundle in Employee Central You can add Off Cycle Event batch objects in **Manage Data** and **Dynamic Group Filters** in Business Configuration UI to a transport bundle so that you can transport it to a paired target system [using ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-h2-2023/) the Configuration Transport Center. The **Add to Transport Bundle** option is now available for: | Feature | Where? | Notes | | Off Cycle Event Batch | In **Manage Data**  **Off Cycle Event Batch**  **Take Action**  **Add to Transport Bundle**. | **Cannot exclude references**: The entire Off Cycle Event Batch object will be transported. You cannot exclude references (like filters) during transport.**Only allowed in Full Purge mode:** If you are transporting an Off Cycle Event Batch object named **oceb_obj** from one instance to another, and the destination already has an Off Cycle object with the same name **oceb_obj**, then the existing Off Cycle Event Batch in the destination will be replaced by the one from the source. The existing object in the destination instance will be overwritten with the new object during the transport process, ensuring that the destination instance has the source version of the Off Cycle Event Batch object. | | Business Configuration | In **Business Configuration UI**  **Dynamic Group Filters**  **Take Action**  **Add to Transport Bundle**. |   | SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 We’ve made this enhancement to eliminate manual configuration efforts in the paired [target ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/) system. ## Configuration Requirements You’ve created a transport bundle in Configuration [Transport ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Jlb11xrw6mXt0qshfL0SQ) Center. ## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites You’ve the **Administrator** >> **Configuration Transport Center** >> **Access to transport configurations** permission. ## What’s Changed How It Looks Now ![You can view the option Add to Transport Bundle in the Take Action dropdown menu in Manage Data.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21% F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "You can view the option Add to Transport Bundle in the Take Action dropdown menu in Manage Data.") ![You can view the option Add to Transport Bundle in the Take Action dropdown menu in Business Configuration.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00% FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "You can view the option Add to Transport Bundle in the Take Action dropdown menu in Business Configuration.") How It Looked Before ![The Add to Transport Bundle option is unavailable.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00% 01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01% 00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The Add to Transport Bundle option is unavailable.") ![The Add to Transport Bundle option is unavailable](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00% 01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01% 00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The Add to Transport Bundle option is unavailable") ## Technical Details | Reference Number | ECT-232735 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Process Automation | | Feature | Organizational Management Business Configuration | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | | Valid as Of | 2024-05-17 | SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 # 2. Address Typeahead in Employee Address Information You can now use the **Address Typeahead and [Address ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_IKIRbzAqfKHtp1y7IQoXA) Validation** services independently or together for accurate address data. The **Address Typeahead** feature simplifies the process of entering accurate address data and displays address data at the level that is searched and selected. ## Configuration Requirements You need to have a license for the microservice from **SAP Data Quality Management, microservices for location data (DQM microservices)**. ## What’s Changed How It Looks Now ![Address Typeahead and Address Validation Service](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00% 01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01% 00%00%02%01D%00%3B "Address Typeahead and Address Validation Service") ![You can start typing the Address in the search box.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01% 00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00% 01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "You can start typing the Address in the search box.") In the current version, **Address Typeahead and Address Validation **[**Service** ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/self-paced-videos-of-sap-successfactors/) are supported and can be used independently or together in the Employee Central System. In the previous version, the **Address Typeahead** feature wasn’t supported for employee address information. Only employee address validation in the Employee Central System was supported. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | ECT-223727 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Localization | | Feature | Country/Region Specifics | | Action | Recommended | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | | Valid as Of | 2024-05-17 | SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 # 3. Automatically Hire Applicants from Recruiting and Onboarding to Employee Central You can now set up your system so that applicants from Recruiting, or [Onboarding](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-videos/), or Recruiting and Onboarding are automatically hired into Employee Central with no manual intervention in the Manage Pending Hires tool. Automatic Hire only supports the following processes: * For Recruiting: - Regular Hire - Concurrent Employment (CE) - Global Assignment (GA) * For Onboarding: - Regular Hire - Rehire - Rehire with New Employment All onChange, onSave, and onPostSave rules are supported by Automatic Hire. An applicant appears with the  _**Automatic Hire**_ icon after their name in the Manage Pending Hires tool if there’s a need for manual intervention in the hiring process. These scenarios include those where a workflow is involved or where a data- related error occurs during hiring. For additional details, see Enhancements to Manage Pending Hires Tool Automatic Hire provides an easier and more efficient process that avoids the need for manual steps and reduces the time to hire applicants. **Note** We revised the information regarding configuration and support for rules to clarify the requirements for this feature. ## Configuration Requirements ### Employee Central There is no additional configuration needed in Employee Central for this feature. ### Onboarding Enable **Admin Center**  **Onboarding General Settings**  **Submit Onboarding Data Using Centralized Services**. A new setting in the **Onboarding General Settings** page, called **Enable Automatic Hiring for Onboarding** controls the feature. You can create a business rule using the scenario **Trigger Automatic Hiring of Applicants for Onboarding** in the **Configure Business Rules** page. Then, you can configure the rule by selecting the rule scenario for **Rule for Automatic Hiring Configuration** in **Manage Data**  ** Onboarding Configuration**. ### Recruiting Enable **Enable Recruiting Business Rules** in **Admin Center**  **Manage Recruiting Settings**  **Business Rules**. A new setting in **Manage Recruiting Settings**  **Applicant Profile Settings**  called **Enable Automatic Hiring for Recruiting** activates this feature in Recruiting. You can create a business rule using the scenario, **Job Application: Trigger Automatic Hiring of Applicants** in **Configure Business Rules**. You can then add a template- level rule for **Rule for Automatic Hiring** in **Manage Rules in Recruiting**  ** Job Application** to trigger the feature. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | ECT-220559 | | Product | Employee Central OnboardingRecruiting | | Module | Applicant ManagementEmployee DataOnboardingIntegration a | | Feature | Business RulesHire, Rehire, and TerminationOnboardingApplicant ManagementApplicant Status | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | | Valid as Of | 2024-05-17 | SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 # 4. Email Address Validated By Default Email addresses in Employee Central are now validated by default. We’ve [removed ](https://www.anipeabraham.com/) the **Activate Email Validation in scorecard** setting that controlled the email address validation from the **Company System and Logo Settings** page. Whenever there’s a change to email addresses, their formats are automatically checked. This enhancement improves data quality by preventing any invalid email addresses and saves configuration efforts. ## What’s Changed How It Looks Now ![The option Activate Email Validation in scorecard has been removed.](data:image/ gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00% 00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The option Activate Email Validation in scorecard has been removed.") In the current version, the option **Activate Email Validation in scorecard** under** Admin Center**  **Company System and Logo Settings** has been removed. The email address validation is now universally applied in Employee Central. How It Looked Before ![There was an option called Activate Email Validation in scorecard in Company System and Logo Settings.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF% 21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "There was an option called Activate Email Validation in scorecard in Company System and Logo Settings.") In the previous version, the option was off by default. Administrators had to manually enable it if they wanted to get the email address validated. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | ECT-218384 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Employee Data | | Feature | Personal Information | | Action | Recommended | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | | Valid as Of | 2024-05-17 | SuccessFactors Employee Central H1 2024 # 5. New Diagnostic Tool for Employee Central Transactions There is a new diagnostic tool in the system to help you solve configuration issues with HRIS elements in workflows as well as data saved in Manager Self-Service (MSS), Employee Self-Service (ESS), and **Add New Hire** (for Hire and Rehire) transactions when they are made using the Edit, History, or Take Action options. This diagnostic tool provides separate sections for workflow details for HRIS elements as well as country/region-specific HRIS elements and a snapshot view of each processing stage in MSS, ESS, and **Add New Hire** transactions. Checking the snapshot view can help give you an idea at which stage of the processing the issue could have happened as well as the option to check the individual details. **Workflow Details** * Details about workflow approvers * Email trigger information * Each action such as workflow initiator/workflow approval/send back and who performed which action * Values for selected Workflow ID, Workflow Configuration ID, Workflow Derivation Rule, and Escalation Configured have links that take you directly to corresponding details **Saving Changes in MSS/ESS//Add New Hire (for Hire/Rehire) from Edit/History/Take Action** * Gives a snaphsot view about each stage of the transaction, including changes from business rules, forward propagation, and so on * Shows all the field level transaction details about the fields that were changed * Enable tracing for 15 minutes to help find issuesWe have created a new Diagnotics Tracing Configuration MDF object for this new tool as well. This new tool aims to help you solve configuration issues yourself [quickly ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-h1-2023/) and efficiently without having to contact SAP Support. ## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites You have the **Administrator**  **Diagnostic Tool**  **Diagnostics Tracing Configuration** permission. You have the **Administrator**  **Diagnostic Tool**  **Workflows Diagnostics Data** permission. You have the **Administrator**  **Diagnostic Tool**  **Centralized Services Diagnostics Data** permission. You have the **Administrator**  **Admin Center Permissions**  **Access Diagnotic Tool** permission. ## What’s Changed ![The Diagnostic Tool displays the details of a workflow transaction.](data:image/ gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00% 00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The Diagnostic Tool displays the details of a workflow transaction.") How It Looks Now ![The Diagnostic Tool displays the changes included in a Manager Self-Service transaction.]( data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00% 00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The Diagnostic Tool displays the changes included in a Manager Self-Service transaction.") How It Looks Now ## Technical Details | Reference Number | ECT-223681 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Process Automation | | Feature | Workflows Job InformationEmployee Central CompensationPersonal InformationBusiness Configuration | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | | Valid as Of | 2024-05-17 | Thanks & Regards, [Anipe Abraham](https://twitter.com/anipeabraham),[Sr. #SAP #SuccessFactors Consultant | Employee Central | Employee Central Payroll | Recruitment Management l Onboarding | PMGM | Sap Hcm | Corporate Trainer.](https://www.youtube.com/c/AnipeAbraham/featured) **Note:** the purpose of the blogs that i write on my personal website is in order to help the consultants and students who are trying to learn new things .i write it as per my personal interest , hope all my blogs are helpful and its just for learning use .to help you with most up to date content in SAP SuccessFactors . By [ Anipe Abraham](https://twitter.com/anipeabraham)