SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024 , release provides exciting innovations across Sap SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024 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 you should consider for Sap SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024.
2H – 2024 Release Schedule
| Release | Preview | Production |
| H2 2024 | 18 – 20th October 2024 | 15 – 17th November 2024 |
1.Ability to Initiate Internal Hire Process Using Rule Function
You can now use the new Trigger Onboarding Process rule function to trigger the internal hire process.
The rule can be configured using the Trigger OnPostSave Events for Job Information rule scenario in the Configure Business Rules page. This feature currently supports only the internal hire process.
We recommend that you use either the transfer event or the rule function to trigger the internal hire process.
Note: If your business needs necessitate having both, configure only one rule to trigger either the tranfer event or the rule function. Don’t create a separate rule for each.
This enhancement enables you to start the internal hire process without having to trigger a transfer event from Employee Central.
What’s Changed
How It Looks Now
In the current version, you can configure a business rule using the Trigger Onboarding Process rule function or a transfer event to trigger the internal hire process.
How It Looked Before
In the previous version, the internal hire process could only be triggered via a transfer event.
Technical Details
| Reference Number | OBX-30161 |
| Product | Onboarding |
| Module | Onboarding |
| Feature | Onboarding |
| Action | Recommended |
| Enablement | Customer configured |
| Lifecycle | General Availability |
| Type | Changed |
| Major or Minor | Minor |
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire |
| Software Version | 2H 2024 |
| Valid as Of | 2024-11-15 |
2.Availability of Extension Points in the Onboarding Process
As a responsible user, you can now enable extension points to facilitate the completion of necessary onboarding tasks that are beyond the standard SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding tasks.
Using the extension point, several third-party background tasks can be added to the New Hire Data Review or Personal Data Collection blocks available in the configured process available in the Process Variant Manager. Once the extension point is enabled in any of these blocks, all sequential tasks are paused and remain inaccessible until the background task is completed.
Note: Only after the task corresponding to the extension point is completed by the assignee, subsequent applicable tasks are available for the new hire and the HR participants.
You can enable an extension point in the Process Variant Manager using the Select Extension Point checkbox in the New Hire Data Review or Personal Data Collection step, as required. You can also add a suitable label for the extension point which is displayed in the applicable block, specifically under the task description.
Once the extension point is configured and initiated, a New Hire Data Review Completion event or Personal Data Collection event is published in the payload. These events inform the users that the extension point is enabled in the corresponding steps.
Depending on the extension point configured, a Background Task label is displayed on the New Hire Details page to inform responsible users that a third-party task is currently in progress and all subsequent tasks will be available on completion of the background task.
Simultaneously, a message is displayed on the left pane of the Your Onboarding Checklist page to inform new hires that a background task is currently in progress.
Once the background task assigned to the extension point is completed, the task is marked as Completed on the New Hire Details page. Additionally, the message is removed from the Your Onboarding Checklist page after which all subsequent sequential tasks are made available.
For example, if you wish to generate an employment contract using an external system and get it signed by the new hire, you can do so by introducing an extension point in the New Hire Data Review step, specifically after completion of data review and before the username and password is generated. Once configured, a contract is generated and until it’s reviewed and signed by the new hire, the username and password aren’t generated, thereby pausing the onboarding process indefinitely.
Using this enhancement, you can include various external tasks that are performed by third party vendors, specifically those outside the scope of standard SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding. This expands the scope and provides the ability to manage all tasks within a single system.
Configuration Requirements
Ensure that you’ve configured a process variant and set a rule that you want to apply to the process flow.
What’s Changed
How It Looks Now
In the current version, you can enable an extension point in the New Hire Data Review or Personal Data Collection steps present in the process variant.
How It Looked Before
In the previous version, the Select Extension Points checkbox didn’t exist in the process variant.
Technical Details
| Reference Number | OBX-29268 |
| Product | Onboarding |
| Module | Onboarding |
| Feature | Onboarding |
| Action | Info only |
| Enablement | Automatically on |
| Lifecycle | General Availability |
| Type | New |
| Major or Minor | Major |
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire |
| Software Version | 2H 2024 |
| Valid as Of | 2024-11-15 |
3.Updated Redirects for Onboarding Actions
We updated the redirect when an internal user cancels an Onboarding action or closes the action with no action taken.
When an internal user, such as a hiring manager or new hire, cancels or closes an action from the Onboarding Dashboard or the New Hire Details page, they are now redirected back to the page they were working on.
This feature improves user experience by redirecting the user back to the page they were working on.
What’s Changed
How It Looks Now – SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024
In the current version, internal users canceling or closing an action from the Onboarding Dashboard or the New Hire Details page, are now redirected back to the page they were working on.
How It Looked Before
In the previous version, when internal users canceled or closed an action from the Onboarding Dashboard or the New Hire Details page, they were redirected back to the home page.
Technical Details
| Reference Number | OBX-31745 |
| Product | Onboarding |
| Module | Onboarding |
| Feature | Onboarding |
| Action | Info only |
| Enablement | Automatically on |
| Lifecycle | General Availability |
| Type | Changed |
| Major or Minor | Minor |
| Business Process Variant | Not Applicable |
| Software Version | 2H 2024 |
| Valid as Of | 2024-11-15 |
4.Onboarding Enhancements for the Latest People Profile
Employees can now view all their Onboarding information and documents, created after 1H 2024, by selecting Your Onboarding Checklist from the All Actions menu on the latest People Profile page.
If there is more than one employment, they can select the desired employment from the Onboarding History icon next to the Onboarding Checklist header.
The types of Onboarding information and documents in the Onboarding Checklist include:
- Compliance forms such as the U.S. Form I-9 and E-Verify
- Information and attachments provided in the Personal Data Collection and Custom Data Collection steps
- Documents generated by custom tasks
This feature allows employees to access the information and documents provided during the Onboarding Checklist process from the latest People Profile page.
How It Looks Now – SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024
Note: Removed a role-based permission because the feature is enabled by default.
What’s Changed
In the current version, Onboarding information and documents from the Onboarding Checklist can be accessed from the All Actions menu in the latest People Profile page. The Onboarding Checklist now has an Onboarding History icon that allows new hires to view their Onboarding checklist from previous employments.
How It Looked Before
In the previous version, Onboarding documents and information was not accessible after Onboarding was completed.SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2024
Technical Details
| Reference Number | OBX-21900 |
| Product | Onboarding |
| Module | Onboarding |
| Feature | OnboardingPeople Profile |
| Action | Info only |
| Enablement | Automatically on |
| Lifecycle | General Availability |
| Type | Changed |
| Major or Minor | Major |
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire |
| Software Version | 2H 2024 |
| Valid as Of | 2024-11-15 |
Thanks & Regards,
Anipe Abraham,
Sr. #SAP #SuccessFactors Consultant | Employee Central | Employee Central Payroll | Recruitment Management l Onboarding | PMGM | Sap Hcm | Corporate Trainer.
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