Preparing for an SAP SuccessFactors Career Site Builder Implementation
Designing the Career Site
Completing the Initial Setup of the Recruiting System
Building the Career Site
Moving the Career Site to Production
Engaging Potential Candidates
Implementing Source Reporting
Succeeding as a Consultant

Configuring Cookie Banner/Policy

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to configure the cookie banner/policy.

Cookie Manager Overview

A cookie is a small piece of data that's stored on the visitors' computer by the web browser, which tracks, personalizes, and save information about their preferences as they visit your customer’s career site.

Career Site Builder allows you to enable the cookie banner, which notifies visitors that you use cookies, as well as configure the cookie consent manager, which allows visitors to accept or decline the use of specific cookies while they visit the career site.

Example of a cookie Consent Manager.

Cookie Manager Page

The Cookie Manager page under Career Site Builder→Appearance→Global Settings replaces the limited functionality of the Site Banner page.

The renamed Legacy Site Banner page is being retained for organizations who need to revise site banner settings, but aren't ready to configure their cookie banner and cookie consent settings. When you enable the cookie functionality, disable the banner.

On the Cookie Manager tab, select the Cookie Banner and Cookie Policy settings.

Cookie Manager Configuration

To implement the cookie manager, you must configure the following:

  • The cookie banner, which appears at the bottom of the page when visitors first go to your career site. (See the figure, Cookie Banner.)
  • The cookie consent manager, which appears as a dialog when visitors choose to modify their preferences from the cookie banner. The dialog allows them to view descriptions of the cookies used in the organization's career site, as well as accept or decline them.
  • A link to the cookie consent manager in either the header or footer of every page in the Career Site Builder site. The addition of this link is critical, so that candidates can make changes to their cookie preferences.
Example of a Cookie Banner, explaining the cookie policy. Reject, accept, or modify your cookie preferences.

Cookie Manager Permission

The cookie consent manager is 100% configurable:

  • All of the text and links can be edited.
  • The font and colors used in the cookie banner are inherited from Global Styles settings.
  • Customers can add their own cookie integrations with custom JavaScript.
On the Cookie Manager Permissions page, select the Appearance Settings and JavaScript & Cookie Manager checkboxes.

Note that the JavaScript permission under CSB→Users→Roles now includes Cookie Manager.

  • If Career Site Builder's role-based permissions are enabled, set this permission for any CSB users who should have edit access.
  • If CSB role permissions are not enabled, all users set up with Recruiter SSO can access the Cookie Manager.

Cookie Manager Sections

The Cookie Manager page contains these sections:

  • Cookie Banner Settings: The cookie banner is always displayed at the bottom of the career site. Notice that the Enable Reject All Cookies option is disabled by default. Enable it to display a Reject All Cookies button in the banner. If desired, the buttons and text on the cookie banner can be renamed.
  • Cookie Policy Settings: Intro text and buttons can be renamed.
  • Required Cookies Section: Required cookies cannot be disabled.
  • Functional Cookies Section: Two integrations are provided by default: Vimeo and YouTube. Candidates can enable/disable those third-party integrations, which means that if the site contains hosted by Vimeo or YouTube, the candidate will not be able to view them. Also note that the advertising cookies that are normally dropped by Vimeo and YouTube have been disabled.
  • Performance Cookies Section: No cookies are provided by default, but custom integrations can be configured.
  • Advertising Cookies Section: Several integrations are provided by default: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn. Note that, for example, if LinkedIn is disabled, the advertising cookies won’t be dropped, but the integration with LinkedIn will not work either. Google Tag Manager doesn’t use cookies by default, but if the customer has an advanced integration, the option is there to enable cookies for it. Custom integrations can also be configured.
Choose your Third Party Integration with Cookie Providers. Select one from the dropdown list.

Cookie Preferences

When modifying cookie preferences, consider the following:

  • Candidates can select Accept All Cookies, Reject All Cookies, or Modify Cookie Preferences.
  • Selecting Modify Cookie Preferences opens the Cookie Consent Manager, where they can select which cookies they accept.
  • Enable cookies on the right side of the page.
  • Select the links for more information about each of the third-party cookies. For example, clicking the Cookie Table link under LinkedIn allows candidates to view the cookies it drops on the site.
Example of a Cookie Consent Manager.

Additional Information about the Cookie Manager

See the Recruiting guide for more information about the Cookie Manager, including a listing of the cookies related to CSB sites.

Configure and Test the Cookie Manager

This video shows how to configure and test the cookie manager.

Business Example

In this exercise, you will disable the Legacy Site Banner, enable the Cookie Manager, and view the changes as a candidate. Later, you add a link to the Cookie Consent Manager to the footer.

Note

You'll get the best results while practicing the Cookie Manager by opening a Command Center→Career Site Builder incognito window in your browser, such as Chrome.

Task 1: Disable the Legacy Site Banner

Steps

  1. Navigate to CSB→Appearance→Global→Legacy Site Banner.

  2. From the General tab, ensure that the Show Banner option is disabled.

  3. Save.

Task 2: Enable and Test the Cookie Manager

Steps

  1. Navigate to CSB→Appearance→Global→Cookie Manager.

  2. Scroll through the page and notice that nothing is enabled.

  3. Under Cookie Banner Settings at the top of the page, select YES for Enable Banner and Cookie Consent Manager.

  4. Scroll down and notice that Required Cookies are now also enabled.

  5. Under the Cookie Banner Settings section at the top of the page, select Enable Reject All Cookies.

  6. Save and preview.

  7. Notice the cookie banner presented at the bottom of the page, but do not make any selections.

  8. Close the preview window.

Task 3: Enable and Test Cookie Manager Options

Steps

  1. Navigate to CSB→Appearance→Global→Cookie Manager.

  2. Scroll to the Functional Cookies Section and enable it.

  3. At the bottom of the same section, select + Add Cookie Provider. Vimeo is added.

  4. Select + Add Cookie Provider again, and from the Third Party Integration dropdown, select YouTube.

  5. Scroll to the Advertising Cookies Section and enable it.

  6. At the bottom of the same section, select + Add Cookie Provider. A custom integration is added.

  7. From the Third Party Integration dropdown, select LinkedIn.

  8. Notice that from the Cookie Manager page in CSB, all text, buttons, and links associated with cookies can be modified. To modify the Section Description for the Advertising Cookies Section, select Edit Translation.

  9. Select English from the Locale Selector.

  10. Copy the Default Text and paste it into the Override Text box.

  11. Add the following sentence to the end of the Override Text: For example, if LinkedIn cookies are not enabled, integrations with LinkedIn will not be functional.

  12. Save your change.

  13. At the top of the page, save the Cookie Manager settings.

  14. Open your career site in a new window (https://sfedu######.sapsfdemojobs.com/). If the new cookie banner does not display, switch to an incognito browser.

  15. From the cookie banner, select Modify Cookie Preferences. The Cookie Consent Manager opens.

  16. Expand the Show More Details options. Notice that candidates can enable the selected cookies from the right side of the page.

  17. In the Advertising Cookies section under Show More Details, locate LinkedIn, and select the Cookie Table link. Glance through the information provided, and then close that page.

  18. At the bottom of the Cookie Consent Manager window, select Accept All Cookies.

  19. Close the preview tab.

  20. From CSB, select the Preview option to open your CSB site again. Notice that the cookie banner does not appear. We will configure a link to the Cookie Consent Manager in the footer in another exercise.

Summary

  • CSB’s Cookie Manager enables a cookie banner plus a fully configurable cookie consent manager dialog. You must also add a Cookie Consent Manager link in the header or footer of every page so candidates can change their preferences at any time.
  • Cookie Manager replaces the limited Site Banner. When enabling cookie functionality, disable the banner. All text/links are editable, fonts/colors inherit from Global Styles, and customers can add cookie integrations via custom JavaScript.
  • Set Cookie Manager access via Cookie Manager Permissions (Appearance Settings + JavaScript & Cookie Manager; JavaScript permission now includes Cookie Manager). Cookie sections include Required (can’t be disabled), Functional (default: Vimeo/YouTube), Performance (no defaults), and Advertising (defaults: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn). Candidates can Accept All, Reject All (optionally enabled on the banner), or Modify Preferences to toggle categories and view details via provided links.
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