2274457 - Employee Central configuration changes that can be done via Admin Center

Employee Central provides the flexibility to perform Configuration Changes via the Admin Center UI. These changes can be implemented by users who are granted the correct permissions. However, there are a few changes that cannot be performed via the Admin Center UI and you may need to engage with either SAP Professional Services or an Implementation Partner for such acitivites. This document will help you to identify the changes that can be performed via  Admin UI.

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How to perform Configuration Changes via Admin Center?

You can utilize "Manage Business Configuration" which allows you to perform certain configure changes to Employee Central (core), via Admin Center.

Before you proceed with the changes, you need to confirm that the "Business Configiration UI" is enabled in your system.

• Follow the document to identify whether this feature is already enabled in your system: How to check whether Business Configuration UI is enabled

In case Manage Business Configuration is not enabled in your system, please open a Support case with SAP Cloud Product Support, to get the Business Configuration UI feature enabled.

The following Configuration Changes can be completed via Admin Center UI:

In most cases, the Employee Central configuration can be managed directly in Admin Center (requiring no access to Provisioning). This article is aimed at highlighting some of the most common questions:

Employee Central HRIS Element Configuration and portlet behaviour

All field and element configurations for Employee Central can be managed using Manage Business Configuration (in Admin Center), and here are a few examples: 

1. Activating or adding a new field to Employee Central  2274589 - Enable a field in Employee Central through UI
2. Changing labels of a portlet or a field 2274622 - How to change label of a field or portlet using Business Configuration UI
3. Changing the display sequence of fields 2274682 - Change sequence of fields in Employee Central
4. Changing the visibility of fields 2274661 - Disable a field in Employee Central
5. Setting fields to “required” 2274589 - Enable a field in Employee Central through UI
6. Synchronizing fields between Employee Central and Employee Profile 2274751 - Configure HRIS Sync Mapping in Employee Central
7. Creating and Mapping Business Rule:2277956 - How to create a Business Rule

Country Specifics

All Country Specific field and element configurations for Employee Central can be managed using Manage Business Configuration (in Admin Center), and here is an example:

1. Adding a new National ID format 2472343 - How to manage National ID Formats via Manage Business Configuration (BCUI)

MDF Foundation Objects

Only MDF Foundation Object configurations can be managed using Configure Object Definitions (in Admin Center), and here are a few examples:

1. Creating a Custom Foundation Object: 2285199 - How to create a Custom Foundation Object
2. Adding an Association from GO to mFO (GO) - 2285359 - Adding an Association from Custom Foundation Object to MDF Foundation Object (GO to mFO) - Employee Central
3. Adding an Association from GO to FO - 2285593 - Adding an Association from Custom Foundation Object to a Legacy Foundation Object (GO to FO) - Employee Central

Enabling Employee Central key features

Key features (such as Time Off, Time Sheet, Position Management, and more) can be enabled from Admin Center. Please note that these features can be enabled, but they will still require implementing by SAP Professional Services or an Implementation Partner. Please see the following article for guidance:

1. 2273973 - Manage Employee Central Settings - Employee Central

Managing Dynamic Group filters (dg-filters)

Dynamic Group Filters (or dg-filters) can be created via the Manage Business Configuration UI. Please refer to article 2591825 - How to create a custom dg filter

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