More Functionality with the improved SAP BTP Integrations for SAP Time and Attendance by WorkForce Software

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Introduction

Customer workforce management needs are growing – SAP with WorkForce Software partnership has delivered the next set of integrations on SAP Business Technology Platform, Cloud Integration.

Challenges as seen with the SAP Built integration package:  SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Integration with Third Party Time Vendor-WorkForce Software(WFS)

  1. No support for Global Assignment/Concurrent Employment use cases.
  2. No support for WorkForce Software REST based Person API
  3. Customers are not leveraging WorkForce Software Integration Platform within the SAP built integration package.
  4. SAP Built Integration package needs configuration effort to get the data into other modules of WorkForce Software.

New Improved Integration 

WorkForce Software has taken the challenge to improve the integrations and has delivered on the promise, using SAP Business Technology Platform so that customers can accelerate their journey towards SAP BTP adoption.

Comparison Point SAP Delivered Integration WorkForce Software Delivered Integration
Productized Integration Maintained by SAP Maintained by WorkForce Software
Extensibility Customers can customize the mapping for Employee Data and SOAP API of WorkForce Software

Customers can customize.

·       Employee data mapping between CompoundEmployee API and REST based Person API

·       Phased Go-Live mapping

·       Customer defined filtering
Employment support Regular Employment

Regular Employment

Global Assignment

Concurrent Employment

Contingent Employment
Needs adoption of WorkForce Software Integration platform Not needed Requires the adoption of WorkForce Software Integration Platform – as REST based person API must be enabled.
Single Sign On Uses “UserId” as the Employee Identifier Uses “Person UUID” as the employee identifier which facilitates multiple employment use cases
Enhancements No enhancements delivered by SAP as it will be deprecated (To be planned) Enhancements will be delivered by WorkForce Software
Support Integration support offered by SAP Integration support offered by WorkForce software

Who must adopt the new integration(s) built by WorkForce Software?

  • Any new implementations starting Q4 2023 must adopt the WorkForce Software built Integration packages.
  • Existing customers can adopt the WorkForce built Integration package under the following conditions:
    • Multiple Employment use cases are a requirement.
      • Global Assignment
      • Concurrent Employment
    • Desire to take advantage of the longer maintenance period provided by the WorkForce Software built integration.
    • Need for enhanced scalability of using the REST based Person API on WorkForce Software Integration Platform.

Conclusion

We will be doing a session on the new Integration Package and recommend you stay tuned to this blog for the date announcement along with the registration link.

Please find the new integration packages:

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