SAP SuccessFactors Data Coverage and Performance

Understand the data gaps, limitations, and performance expectations of the SAP SuccessFactors data connector.

Overview

Visier provides an integration that covers the key metrics and dimensions needed to jump-start a people analytics strategy. We have identified the critical attributes that most organizations will need to retrieve from their SAP SuccessFactors system. The SuccessFactors API does not expose all of the data required to build a people analytics solution. Because of the SuccessFactors limitations, the connector is not a one-size-fits-all strategy. If there are topics and fields that are not covered by the SuccessFactors connector, you can load this data via flat file.

Data coverage

This section details the data coverage the connector provides for subjects in Visier’s analytic model. Use the following table to determine if the connector can be used to retrieve the data you want to analyze.

If the connector provides:

  • Full coverage: The connector can be used to load this data. You will have a good set of data to fill out Visier’s Blueprint.
  • Limited coverage: The connector can be used to load this data. However, there will be gaps. For example, supplementary data may be absent or some source system properties may not be supported by Visier’s analytic model. You will need to load additional data to fill out Visier’s Blueprint.
  • No coverage: The connector cannot be used to load this data.

Subject

Data Coverage

Notes

Organization Core (Employee, Starts, Exits, Hierarchies: Supervisory, Organization, Cost Center)

Full

 

Placements

Full

 

Compensation Payout (Actual Compensation)

Full

 

Budgeted Compensation

Full

 

Currency Exchange Rates

Full

 

Performance

Full

 

Managed Positions

Full

 

Succession (Position-Based)

Full

Full data coverage only for position-based Succession. You will need to load data for employee-based and job-based Succession via flat file.

Talent Acquisition Phase 1 (Requisition)

No

The connector cannot get requisition history. You will need to load data via flat file.

Talent Acquisition Phase 2 (Applicant and Candidate)

Full

 

Ways to achieve full data coverage

The SuccessFactors API does not provide 100% coverage for all the data needed for a people analytics implementation. Primary gaps include Requisition data and Succession data that is not positioned-based. You will need to load supplementary flat files to achieve full data coverage.

Talent Acquisition Phase 1

Requisition

The connector cannot get requisition history and only retrieves the current state of requisitions. We recommend that you load this data via flat file for full data coverage.

Succession

The connector cannot retrieve data for employee-based or job-based Succession. We recommend that you load this data via flat file for full data coverage.

Extraction times

Performance factors

The primary factors that impact the performance of the connector are the number of employees and amount of history being pulled.

Performance benchmarks

The SuccessFactors API provides good performance. Even if you’re retrieving a large volume of data, a full historical extraction will usually take less than 6 hours to complete.