SAP ERP HCM: Technical Principles and Programming

The technical infrastructure of SAP ERP HCM, deconstructed

SAP ERP HCM: Technical Principles and Programming

written by Dirk Liepold, Steve Ritter

863 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2015, Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-1170-8 863 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2015
E-book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1171-5 863 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2015, Print edition hardcover
E-book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1172-2

Your SAP HR system needs more than just a pretty face—get the information you need to work with your backend system! This book will help you to master the technical aspects of SAP ERP HCM, starting with the basics of its architecture, and moving to more advanced concepts like authorizations and performance programming. With the help of screenshots and detailed instructions, you'll acquire new skills in no time flat. In addition, get the latest updates for SAP HANA, SAP Fiori, and HR Renewal.

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Learn how to work with the SAP ERP HCM architecture and data models
Program for custom enhancements, reports, performance, and more
Understand what SuccessFactors, SAP HANA, SAP Fiori, and HR Renewal mean for you

About the Book About the E-book 863 pages, hardcover, 1.7 in. Reference book format 6.9 x 9 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Smyth-sewn casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (Linotype Syntax 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (78 MB), EPUB (87 MB), and MOBI (127 MB) file for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy & paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you'll learn about:

Technical Structures

Your introduction to the SAP ERP HCM system: data structures, HR data processing, and the HR Forms Workplace.
Custom Developments and Enhancements

Learn how to use SAP and HCM-specific tools to tweak the system to meet unique business requirements, use performance programming, customize ESS and MSS applications, and more.
Topics New to this Edition

Technology is evolving, which means that your system does, too. New since the first edition, find information about SAP HANA’s impact on SAP ERP HCM, declustering, integration add-ons, HR Renewal, and more.

Highlights include:

Data conversation and migration
BAPIs, Interface Toolbox, and ALE
Custom enhancements
Personnel and Organization applications
ESS/MSS WDA
Authorizations
HR Forms Workplace
HR Renewal
Integration with SuccessFactors
SAP Fiori
Floorplan Manager
SAP HANA

Reading Sample

»...including the most recent innovations,delivered through enhancement packages and add-on solutions.«

Dirk Liepold has been working with SAP products, experiencing the evolution of SAP, and supporting numerous European, U.S., and global SAP implementations since 1988. He’s an SAP ERP HCM subject matter expert who currently works in such capacities as a solution architect and project manager.

Steve Ritter has worked with HR information systems for over 20 years and is currently a managing partner of Sage Consulting, LLC, an SAP software solutions and technology partner that provides business consulting services and add-on solutions for the HCM application.

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The technical infrastructure of SAP ERP HCM, deconstructed