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.
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Subject |
Data Coverage |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Organization Core (Employee, Starts, Exits, Hierarchies: Supervisory, Organization, Cost Center) |
Full |
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Placements |
Full |
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Compensation Payout (Actual Compensation) |
Full |
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Budgeted Compensation |
Full |
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Currency Exchange Rates |
Full |
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Performance |
Full |
|
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Managed Positions |
Full |
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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. |
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Talent Acquisition Phase 1 (Requisition) |
No |
The connector cannot get requisition history. You will need to load data via flat file. |
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Talent Acquisition Phase 2 (Applicant and Candidate) |
Full |
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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. If this data is required, the recommended approach is to load this data via flat file.
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.