# SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021 - Link: https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-payroll-h1-2021/ - Published: 2021-04-20T03:15:44+00:00 - Author: Anipe Abraham SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021 , release [provides](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/) exciting innovations across SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021 that can help you transform your HR operations, increase employee engagement, and deliver results.  Don’t miss out on all the great innovations and enhancements. Here are a few key [updates](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Jlb11xrw6mXt0qshfL0SQ) you should consider for SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021. ## H1 – 2021 Release Schedule * Preview Release – April 16 , 2021 * Production Release – May 21 , 2021 ## 1.Replication of National ID and Work Permit (Infotype 0185) for Colombia We have enabled replication of National ID and Work Permit (Infotype [0185](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-online-training-india/)) from Employee Central to Employee Central Payroll for Colombia. The replication is enabled to support the customers meet the legal changes in Colombia. ## Configuration Requirements Synchronization Support Package EA-HR SP93 must be installed in your Employee Central Payroll system. Please note that, while the Employee Central side of this feature is available, you can’t use the feature as a whole until the support package mentioned is released. Note also that the full documentation won’t be [available ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-success-factors-training/) until then either. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | PAY-5584 | | Type | New | | Configuration Type | Admin Opt-in | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Module | Employee Central Payroll | | Feature | Country/Region Specifics | | Major or Minor | Major | | Software Version | 1H 2021 | ## 2.Rule Function to Get Next Possible Date for Changes This rule function returns the next possible date for which payroll-specific date [changes ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-training-videos/) are allowed for an employee assigned to a pay group.We developed this feature to prevent: * Employees from entering past dated bank account changes * Administrator and business users from entering past dated payroll-specific data. ## Configuration Requirements Synchronization Support Package EA-HR SP93 must be installed in your Employee Central Payroll system. Please note that, while the Employee Central side of this feature is available, you can’t use the feature as a whole until the support package mentioned is released. Note also that the full documentation won’t be available until then either. SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021 ![Rule Function to Get Next ](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 "Rule Function to Get Next") ## Technical Details | Reference Number | PAY-6742 | | Type | New | | Configuration Type | Universal | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Module | Employee Central Payroll | | Feature | Employee Master Data Replication | | Major or Minor | Major | | Software Version | 1H 2021 | ## 3.Manage Configuration in Payroll Control Center We provided a new tab called Manage Configuration in Payroll Control Center to simplify the configuration of validation rules and analytics for employees’ master data and payroll data.Business users now use the Manage Configuration app to flexibly create and update the following objects based on business needs: * Validation rules for checking employees’ master data and payroll data * Key performance indicators (KPIs) for analytics of employee’s master data and payroll data The Manage Configuration app enables business users to flexibly manage validation rules and analytics based on the changing business needs. In cases like below, you as a business user don’t have to ask a technical user to update the implementation of the validation rules or analytics. Instead, you can create and update the rules and analytics using the Manage Configuration app. SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1[ 2021](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-employee-central-h1-2020/) ## Configuration Requirements Synchronization Support Package EA-HR SP93 must be installed in your Employee Central Payrollsystem. Please note that, while the Employee Central side of this feature is available, you can’t use the feature as a whole until the support package mentioned is released. Note also that the full documentation won’t be available until then either. ## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites You have the Administrator or User  Payroll Control Center  Manage Configuration Access permission. ## What’s Changed In the current version, business users can create and update validation rules and analytics as needed according to the validation rule types and KPI types created by the administrator. In the previous version, validation rules and analytics had to be implemented by an[ administrator](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/instance-synchronisation/) in Configuration Workbench. If a change was needed, it had to be made by the administrator. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | PAY-11974 | | Type | New | | Configuration Type | Admin Opt-in | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Module | Employee Central Payroll | | Feature | Payroll Control Center | | Major or Minor | Major | | Software Version | 1H 2021 | ## 4.Replication of Custom Fields from Employee Central to Absences (2001) Infotype You can now replicate custom fields of the Employee Time object to fields of infotype 2001. When employees request time off, they have to fill out a number of standard fields. If these standard fields don’t cover the unique requirements at your company, you can create custom fields. These custom fields can be mapped to fields of infotype 2001 and replicated in the standard Employee Central Payroll using point-to-point integration. We developed this feature to make the replication more robust in terms of flexibility and [localization](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-h1-2021/). SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll H1 2021 ## Configuration Requirements Synchronization Support Package EA-HR SP93 must be installed in your Employee Central Payroll system. Please note that, while the Employee Central side of this feature is available, you can’t use the feature as a whole until the support package mentioned is released. Note also that the full documentation won’t be available until then either. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | PAY-11369 | | Type | New | | Configuration Type | Universal | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Module | Employee Central Payroll | | Feature | Time Data Replication | | Major or Minor | Major | | Software Version | 1H 2021 | Thanks & Regards, [Anipe Abraham](https://twitter.com/anipeabraham),[SAP HCM / SuccessFactors Consultant / Employee Central / Employee Central Payroll / Payroll Control Center /Corporate Trainer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzodatasolutions/). **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)