Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA FAQ

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Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA FAQ

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1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.1 What are the prerequisites for deploying Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.2 What is the advantage of implementing to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.3 Is there anything in my existing Workforce Analytics solution on SQL Server that cannot be

implemented on HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.4 Can I change my existing WFA deployment to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 Can I implement Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA instead of SQL Server?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.6 If I have an existing Workforce Analytics on SQL Server implementation, how much work would need

to be done to make a conversion to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.7 Can I implement custom Measures and Dimensions in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . 103.8 How do I request an implementation of Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.9 If I implement Workforce Analytics on SQL Server, will I have to pay for a reimplementation to change

to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.10 What components of supported Metrics Packs are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP

HANA?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Workforce Analytics features availability in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5 Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

6 Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

7 Prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA in your instance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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What's New in this Guide

We made the following changes in this document.

2H 2020

Changes to this Guide in 2H 2020

What's New Description More Information

October 16

Added a new topic on WFA Licenses

Workforce Analytics on HANA and Workforce Analytics on SQL has the same license.

Licenses [page 7]

Q4 2018

Changes to this Guide in Q4 2018


November 30

Updated the feature availability

SAP SuccessFactors RBP is now available in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.

Workforce Analytics features availability in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 12]

Q3 2018



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Frequently Asked Questions

You should have Employee Central and EC Advanced Reporting implemented in any instance you would like to use. No other modules need to be on SAP HANA.

What are the prerequisites for deploying Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA? [page 8]

Q1 2018



April 6

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Workforce Analytics features availability in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA for Waterfall Chart component in the Online Report Designer is not yet fully supported.


March 23


Components of supported metric packs that are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

What components of supported Metrics Packs are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA? [page 11]

Q4 2017



December 1


Customer’s scope must be limited to metrics based on the supported data sources, and Advanced Reporting must be implemented in any instance they would like to use. No other modules need to be on SAP HANA.


November 17


Updated the key advantages of deploying Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.

What is the advantage of implementing to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA? [page 8]

November 3


Added new questions about Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA upgrade.


How do I request an implementation of Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA? [page 11]

Analytics Tile and Insights Panel and Connector to SAP Analytics Cloud are the Workforce Analytics features available in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.


Q2 2017


What's New in this Guide



June 2

Key advantages of upgrading to HANA updated.

Frequently Asked Questions [page 8]

May 5

WFA on HANA is Generally Available.

Workforce Analytics on HANA is Generally Available in Q2 2017. Overview [page 6]

Supported Data Sources in WFA on HANA added.

List of SAP SuccessFactors modules from which data can be sourced.

Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13]

Supported Metrics Packs in WFA on HANA added.

Lists Supported Metrics Packs in WFA on HANA. Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 14]

Prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA added.

This section lists prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA in your instance.

Prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA in your instance [page 15]

Q4 2016



November 4

Frequently Asked Questions updated.

A new question on building/having a specification for WFA on SQL Server added.

See Frequently Asked Questions [page 8]

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1 Overview

This guide provides information on implementing Workforce Analytics (WFA) on HANA. This guide covers a number of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the new process, and how to request a new Workforce Analytics implementation on HANA.

This is intended to answer questions WFA prospects may have about Workforce Analytics on HANA and not intended to be used as a promotional material or for a sales pitch.

NoteWorkforce Analytics on HANA is now Generally Available. However, we recommend that customers understand the differences between Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA and Workforce Analytics on SQL before choosing which version to adopt.


Overview

2 Licenses

This section deals with Licensing of Workforce Analytics.

Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA and Workforce Analytics on SQL has the same license. The licenses are customer-specific and not implementation or instance specific. Hence, if you use Workforce Analytics on SQL and want to implement Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA, you don’t require a separate license.

When you migrate to HANA, it comes with implementation costs. There’s no additional license cost associated with it.

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3 Frequently Asked Questions

This section of the FAQ deals with general questions about the Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA upgrade.

3.1 What are the prerequisites for deploying Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

Customer’s scope must be limited to metrics based on the supported data sources. Customers must have Employee Central, and EC Advanced Reporting must be implemented in any instance they would like to use. No other modules need to be on SAP HANA.

Please refer to Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13] and Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 14] for further details.

3.2 What is the advantage of implementing to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

The key benefits of deploying Workforce Analytics on HANA are as follows:

● Daily Data Updates● Support for weekly and daily time models in Query Workspace● Customer Facing Dimension Editor for Code Mappings● Full support for SuccessFactors Preview environments● Partner Facing implementation tools

3.3 Is there anything in my existing Workforce Analytics solution on SQL Server that cannot be implemented on HANA?

The design of the ETL process for HANA has been optimized to significantly reduce the amount of configuration required to implement metrics packs at the expense of the high level of flexibility for complex data requirements. As a result, some more complex business requirements that were possible in the existing Workforce Analytics tools will not be possible in Workforce Analytics on HANA. Some examples of this are:



● The ability to build a dimension from an aggregated result. For example, if an employee has multiple goals, it is not possible to tie the highest goal rating to the employee measure (such as Headcount).

● The ability to build a dimension from the structure of another dimension. For example, it is not possible to reliably roll an employee up a supervisor structure if their supervisor is inactive.

In addition, see the list of supported data sources and Metrics Packs referenced in Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13] and Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 14] .

NoteA customer must consult SAP Technical Services team before migrating to Workforce Analytics on HANA to understand the feature of these two solutions.

3.4 Can I change my existing WFA deployment to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

If the scope of implementation fits into what is outlined in the following question, then a re-implementation can be purchased from either the SAP Technical Services team, or a qualified partner.


3.5 Can I implement Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA instead of SQL Server?

If the scope of your implementation fits into what is outlined in the following question , then an implementation can be purchased from either the Technical Services team, or a qualified Partner.


3.6 If I have an existing Workforce Analytics on SQL Server implementation, how much work would need to be done to make a conversion to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

Your existing specification and instances can be reused for a Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA Implementation, but the following items will need to be updated:

● The technical configuration will need to be reimplemented. This can be done by either the SAP SuccessFactors Technical Services team, or a qualified partner. Please reach out to either of these groups for a quote.

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● Reports and queries that have already been created in these environments will need to be updated to point to SAP HANA as well. This can either be done by you (the customer), the Technical Services Team, or a qualified partner.

A reimplementation can be done in your test environment before being transferred into Production. It is not currently possible to have both instances built from Production data whilst the SQL Server cube is still in your Production instance. Training for the new features available within Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA can also be organized with our Professional Services team.

3.7 Can I implement custom Measures and Dimensions in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

Custom Measures and Dimensions can be built two separate ways:

1. If they are derived from existing Measures and Dimensions, the existing Custom Calculations, Members, and Sets functionality can be used.

2. If they are not derived from existing Measures and Dimensions, they can be configured by our Technical Services team, or a qualified partner. Please refer to Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13] for details on which data sources are supported.



3.8 How do I request an implementation of Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

Contact your Customer Engagement Executive to start your implementation.

3.9 If I implement Workforce Analytics on SQL Server, will I have to pay for a reimplementation to change to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

Customers running on Workforce Analytics on SQL will not be expected to change their existing specification to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA. Implementation costs will be charged to migrate to HANA.

3.10 What components of supported Metrics Packs are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA?

The components related to the existing metrics packs that are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA are:

● Core Workforce and Mobility○ Global Assignments○ Concurrency

● Succession Management○ Successor dimension, and associated metrics

● Recruitment Management○ Time Open dimension

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4 Workforce Analytics features availability in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

The following features are available in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.

● Measure Template Pages● Query Workspace/Investigate● Online Report Designer (excluding Waterfall Chart component)● Report Distributor● Tree Security● Drill to Detail● Export to Excel● Daily Incremental data sync● Support for separate Test and Production instances● Headlines● Custom calculations, Members, and Sets● Analytics Tile and Insights Panel● Connector to SAP Analytics Cloud● SAP SuccessFactors RBP

The following features are not supported in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.

● Predictive Analytics● Waterfall Chart component (in Online Report Designer)


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5 Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

Data can only be sourced from the following modules in SAP SuccessFactors.

● Employee Central● Employee Profile● Performance Management● Goals Management● Succession Management● Recruiting Management● Compensation Management

We also support data stored in MDF, including custom MDF objects.

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6 Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

The scope of customer implementation needs to be limited to the following metrics packs, or custom metrics sourced from supported data sources.

● Core Workforce and Mobility● Performance Management● Goals Management● Succession Management● Recruiting Management● Compensation Management

NoteFor details on supported data sources, see Supported Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13]. Additional Metrics Packs are in development, and planned for future releases.


Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA

7 Prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA in your instance

Following are the prerequisites for enabling WFA on HANA in your instance.

● Customers must be running the new schema for Advanced Reporting.● Customers scope must be limited to metrics based on the supported data sources. For details, see Supported

Data Sources in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 13] and Supported Metrics Packs in Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA [page 14].

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