Creating Associations and Custom Generic Object

Associations enable you to define relationships between Foundation Objects and their records. Once the association is built, the records are linked together. These relationships allow the system to organize your company’s information better. For example, a customer may have a business unit associated with several divisions.

The relationships between foundation data help the system automatically filter options in an employee's record. For example, if an employee is transferred to Business Unit 2, the system will only allow Division 3 to be selected because it is the only division linked to that business unit. This automatic filtering ensures that selections align with your company’s structure and configuration, simplifying data entry and maintaining accuracy.

If the customer's requirement cannot be met with the standard objects, it is possible to configure custom objects. SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central can utilize the Metadata Framework (MDF) to create additional custom objects to support business processes.

The figures below show an example of a custom object used in Employee Profile and where the object is set up in the Admin Center.