In late 2022, SAP SuccessFactors released a series of people analytics updates as part of their 2H 2022 release. As part of 3n Strategy's ongoing commitment to our customers and community, the blog below is our take on the updates - what is good, what is less good, and why it should matter to you.
The 2H 2022 release has been available in Preview since 28 October 2022 and has in Production since 9 December 2022.
There is a new Favorite Reports quick card on the reimagined SuccessFactors home page. To add reports to this quick card, users are able to mark reports as favorites in Report Center by clicking the star icon located to the left of each report. In the Favorite Reports quick card, users can then click the report name to run the report.
The Favorite Reports quick card allows users to create a list of their most frequently accessed reports on the SuccessFactors home page for quick access.
We think this can be particularly useful for users that want quick access to reports and anticipate senior leaders using this feature to be able to rapidly run reports for data-driven decision making.
Until now, when proxy rights are granted, the proxy user could access all Report Center functionality and run any reports on behalf of the account user. Going forward, users can decide what features and reports are made available to the proxy user. This includes
For Reporting, proxy access was previously an all-or-nothing proposition. Now users can better tailor the proxy setup so that access to specific reporting functionality and reports, including sensitive and/or confidential information, can be more precisely managed.
Customers are advised to be cautious about how widely proxy rights are applied for their SuccessFactors modules. These updates will help them thoughtfully apply proxy rights to reporting tools.
There are a number of schema enhancements in Report Stories, including
If you want to report on these modules or functionality then you now have this opportunity.
Report Stories is the go-forward solution for operation reporting in the SuccessFactors suite and SAP's continued investment proves that it will be that key solution in the years to come.
SAP has made notable Report Stories performance improvements across the following categories:
For many customers, Report Stories performance has been a challenge. SAP has committed to improving the Report Stories experience and while the job is not finished, real progress is being made.
Report Stories is a priority for SAP and this shows that they are serious about providing customers with a strong operational reporting solution. Customers who may have tried Report Stories in the past should continue to monitor these improvements.