Day: January 3, 2018

Calculated fields provide a very powerful feature in Performance and Goal Management (PMGM) module.

The PMGM module comes with a set of generic goal plans in DEMO INSTANCES.

The ‘Goal Plan with Metric Table’ already has a calculated field, which auto-populates based on the value of the field provided.

Figure 1: To access the goal plans from Front end: Admin Center > Manage Template > Objective Plan

Note: Make sure you Uncheck the ‘Show Active templates only’ to show ALL the Goal Plans.

Goal Plan: Goal Plan with Metric Table

In the front end (Instance), the ‘Forecast’ field is a calculated field, which auto-populates based on the values provided in the field named ‘Actual’ – Actual Percent of work done.

Figure 2: Accessing Goals: Module Tab > Objective > Select goal Plan associated with the employee from the goal drop down

Figure 3: Adding an Objective with Calculated Fields

Backend Configuration

The goal plan can be configured via XML file, that needs to be download from the Provisioning (backend).

Figure 4: XML Coding for the calculated field – Here we are using a field called ‘Forecast’, that calculates the success rate based on the start date, end date and days to perform the task.

Note: Customers do not have Provisioning Access. Consult an SAP SuccessFactors this configuration. Goal Plan can only be configured via XML, only sections can be added from the instance via Admin center > Manage Templates (Front-end)

Linking Goal to Performance Form

The goal can then be added to the performance form and the calculated fields can be seen:

Figure 5: Go to Performance -> Inbox -> Click on Form title

Use case

To create an Annual Evaluation form for a recruiter that is based on his/her hiring goal, for ex: improvement or maintained the hiring cycle.

The hiring cycle is defined by a score which is in turn measured by comparing the factor generated by calculating # of days and # of hires with a metric table.

Creating an Employee’s goal that aligns/ supports Strategic Goal: for ex: increasing employee engagement by defining a calculator that will calculate the run rate for a goal. Actual / (today – start date) represented in months

Figure 6: XML Code that defines the run rate for a goal http://bit.ly/2E0y87v #SAP #SAPCloud #AI

This year, I had the pleasure to be at the International SAP Conference for Utilities. I met many nice and interesting SAP customers, prospects, partners and colleagues who all have one thing in common – the passion for the utilities or oil and gas industry. If you work in this industry for a while you will notice that’s like a big family.

Next year’s conference will take place once again in the Lisbon, Portugal’s beautiful capital.

Because of the success of this event at this very nice location, we decided to held the event once again at this great place in South Europe.

The motto of next year’s conference is “Reaching New Heights in a Digital World” and the event will take place from April 17-19, 2018.

The first edition of the agenda is now available which shows you what to expect from this international event.

Tracks, live solution demonstrations and interactive session focusing on Cloud and Data Platforms, SAP Leonardo, Machine Learning, Bockchain, Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence. We will have high-profile speakers, such as Cyber Security Specialist Patrick Miller, and Stephan Parthier, Senior VP Corporate IT at Uniper. Customers, partners and SAP employees will share best practices and you will have the opportunity to collaborate wtih others from the Utilities business.

On the first day, we will offer half day and full day workshops to deep dive into topics such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud innovations, Cloud for Energy and many more. The registration for workshop is already possible.

Please take a look at the event webpage to learn more about this conference.

Last year, I had the chance to extend my stay and spend three extra days in Lisbon. We visited great places, enjoyed the delicious food, the sunshine and the nightlife. I will never forget the city tour on a segway. By driving through the narrow streets of Lisbon, I enjoyed the spirit of Lisbon and experienced lots of great places of this charming town.

 
 

You will probably meet me at the information desk. If you want to, you can subscribe for our Utilities newsletter. I am looking forward to meeting you in Lisbon!

See you soon,

Nicole

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