The SuccessFactors “User Exit”
User Exit is an old fashioned term but at least it is recognisable by the On Premise community and it is also, I guess, clearer then the new Cloud idioms we all here about these days such as “Meta Data Framework configuration” or “Hana Cloud Platform Extensions”. Nevertheless these are one and the same thing : a solution for adding completely new functionalities or to fill in Gaps to standard SuccessFactors “in the cloud”. ( Yes you can now have exactly what you need in the Cloud as well )
Why would you engage in such a project ? Well the Boston Consulting group did identify that there were two main ways to compete : by price or through differentiation. Your HR processes may have a very specific requirement that differentiates you from your competition and which is not necessarily available in the standard solution.
More in the SAPInsider article below, the content is good although I suspect the
repeated references to Accenture may not be entirely accidental nor completely objective, if you want to see more examples try the SAP Store.
Of course if you are looking for advise in this area you are more then welcome to contact me, ROItech is an SAP integration partner dealing with all things SAP Fiori related and SuccessFactors extensions ( or should I now say User Exits ) are in our scope since Fiori now powers the UI behind SuccessFactors :
Further references :
Cloud Applications Cloud Applications based on SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP HANA Cloud Integration
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