Defining Employee Data-Related Settings

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to define employee data-related settings for Employee Central.

Transformation Template Group and Transformation Templates for Employee Data

To enable the data extraction programs to extract the correct SAP S∕4HANA information for the appropriate Employee Central fields, you must map SAP S∕4HANA fields to Employee Central fields.

To map fields, go to the Define Field Mapping for Employee Data customizing step, which includes the following steps:

  1. You create at least one transformation template group. A transformation template group bundles all field mappings that you want to use when running the data extraction program. This is the entity that you specify on the program selection screen. From the transformation template group, the data extraction program determines the information that it must extract data from SAP S∕4HANA fields and map it to Employee Central field IDs.

  2. You create at least one transformation template for your transformation template group. The transformation template groups information from the SAP S∕4HANA system that belongs together logically. It is the SAP S∕4HANA counterpart of the Employee Central entity.

  3. You define a primary mapping for each of your transformation templates. This means that you choose Employee Central fields from the Employee Central template assigned to the transformation template, and map suitable SAP S∕4HANA fields to these Employee Central field IDs.

  4. If you need an additional field mapping, for example, for country/region-specific fields, you could also define a secondary field mapping.

Note

We also provide sample content, which contains configurable standard field mappings, in Primary Mapping of the Define Field Mapping for Employee Data customizing step. When you define a field mapping there, you can easily copy these standard field mappings using a pushbutton and then adapt them if necessary. This is a different kind of sample content than the transformation template groups, templates, and field mappings contained in the delivered sample Customizing.

Primary Field Mapping for Employee Data

You can choose Employee Central fields from the Employee Central metadata that you've uploaded to the SAP S∕4HANA system. You map suitable SAP S∕4HANA fields to these Employee Central fields and if necessary, define more transformations.

Context

To define a field mapping for each transformation template, go to the Primary Mapping view of the VC_ECPAO_MAP view cluster. An easy way to define your field mapping is to copy the sample content we provide and adapt it to your requirements. You can use the sample content that you've selected for your transformation template group.

Sample Content Options in Primary Mapping View

Create Transformation Templates and Copy Sample Content

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Summary

  • Begin by creating transformation template groups, which organize all relevant field mappings for data extraction and replication between SAP S/4HANA and Employee Central.
  • For each template group, define transformation templates that logically group SAP S/4HANA data and assign primary mappings, linking Employee Central field IDs to the corresponding SAP S/4HANA fields.
  • SAP provides configurable sample content for standard field mappings, which can be copied and adapted to meet specific business requirements, streamlining the mapping setup process.
  • All mappings are managed in the Primary Mapping view of the VC_ECPAO_MAP view cluster, enabling organizations to leverage uploaded Employee Central metadata for flexible and accurate field alignment.
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