2092840 - Importing Dependent Information into Employee Central

This article provides guidance on importing an employee's dependent information into SuccessFactors Employee Central

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SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Dependents Management

Note: All import files can be downloaded from Admin tools > Import Employee Data

Creating a new Dependent via import <Guide Link>

1. Import Biographical Information for a dependent by assigning a suitable person-id-external to it
   
   Note: Leave the user-id column blank while importing Biographical Information for dependents
   
   
2. Then do the Person Relationship import:
• Enter the person-id-external assigned in Step 1 to the field Related Person ID External
• Add the employee’s person id in Person ID External field .See Here 2806252 - How To Retrieve Dependents Related Information via ORD
  
  
3. Now National Id, Personal information, Addresses and Global Information can be imported.

Updating an existing Dependent  data via import

When existing Dependent Data, relevant entity import files have to be used mentioning the person ID from step1 in above scenario.

Eg: For corrupted records, you can go to the "Import Employee Data" and perform a Personal Info Import (Incremental Mode) to correct them.
(NOTE: a) In the import file, leave the end-date column blank. b) To retrieve any additional details of the dependent refer KBA 2806252 - How To Retrieve Dependents Related Information via ORD).

FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?

A) Guide: Implementing Dependents    //  Depedents Imports

• 2806252 - How To Retrieve Dependents Related Information via ORD
• 2274679 - How to Delete/Delimit Dependents Data via Import

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