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C_THR81: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Implement and configure SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central as the core HR system of record.

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Hands-on labs in an SAP SuccessFactors demo instance
  • Corporate, succession and country-specific data models
  • Foundation objects, MDF, picklists and business rules
  • Role-based permissions, workflows and position management
  • Practice questions aligned to C_THR81 topic areas
Aligned to SAP exam C_THR81
Duration
5 Days | 40 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Intermediate
Exam
C_THR81
Language
English

Why learn C_THR81 with Ace Skills

  • Cloud HR core

    Configure the system of record that every SuccessFactors module depends on.

  • Data models mastered

    Understand corporate, succession and country-specific models in depth.

  • Permissions done right

    Design role-based permissions that give the right people the right access.

  • Exam-aligned

    Cover the C_THR81 topic areas with practice questions and review.

Course overview

Employee Central is the core HR module of SAP SuccessFactors, holding the employee, job and organisation data that every other HR process relies on. As organisations move HR to the cloud, consultants who can configure it well are in strong demand in India and globally. This five-day course teaches that configuration hands-on.

Day one introduces the suite, Provisioning versus Admin Center, and instance setup. You will then work through the data models — corporate, succession and country-specific — and learn how fields, HRIS elements and propagation fit together.

Day two covers foundation objects and the Metadata Framework: legal entities, business units, divisions, departments, locations, pay structures, picklists, custom generic objects and their associations. Day three is about control: role-based permissions, permission groups and roles, and the business rules engine for defaults, validations and event reasons.

Day four focuses on employee lifecycle processes: workflows and approvals, hire and rehire, job changes and terminations, and position management. Day five covers data imports, an overview of time off, Employee Central integration points, and an exam readiness session.

This course is aligned to the SAP Certified Associate exam for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (base code C_THR81). Ace Skills is not an SAP partner and does not use official SAP courseware. SAP release-suffixes its SuccessFactors exam codes and updates them, often twice a year, so please confirm the current code and any access requirements on SAP Learning before booking.

Key features

  • Access to an SAP SuccessFactors demo instance for the course duration
  • Data model XML editing walk-throughs
  • Foundation object and MDF object configuration labs
  • Business rules and event reason derivation exercises
  • Role-based permission design lab
  • Workflow and position management scenarios
  • Practice questions with trainer review
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting

Who should attend

  • Aspiring SAP SuccessFactors consultants
  • HR professionals and HRIS analysts
  • SAP HCM consultants moving to the cloud
  • HR technology project team members
  • Payroll and HR operations staff supporting Employee Central

Prerequisites

  • Understanding of core HR processes such as hiring, job changes and terminations
  • Comfort with web applications
  • Basic familiarity with XML is helpful but not required

Curriculum

5 Days · 40 Hours · 16 Modules · 13 Labs

  1. SAP SuccessFactors and Employee Central overview

    • SuccessFactors suite and HXM concepts
    • Employee Central as the system of record
    • Provisioning versus Admin Center
    • Instance setup and company settings
    • Lab: Explore Admin Center and enable key features · 35 min

    Corporate data model

    • Purpose and structure
    • Foundation object definitions
    • Field attributes and labels
    • Country-specific corporate data model
    • Lab: Review and adjust the corporate data model · 40 min

    Succession data model

    • HRIS elements and fields
    • Standard and custom fields
    • Background elements overview
    • Field visibility and required settings
    • Country-specific succession data model
    • Lab: Add a custom field to the job information portlet · 50 min
  2. Foundation objects

    • Organisation structure objects
    • Job structure objects
    • Pay structure objects
    • Effective dating
    • Associations between foundation objects
    • Lab: Create legal entity, business unit and department records · 45 min

    Picklists

    • Picklist Center
    • Legacy versus MDF picklists
    • Parent–child picklists
    • Picklist maintenance best practice
    • Lab: Create cascading parent–child picklists · 35 min

    Metadata Framework (MDF)

    • Generic objects and object definitions
    • Fields, associations and composites
    • Configuration UI
    • Security and permissions for MDF objects
    • MDF foundation objects
    • Lab: Build a custom MDF object with a configuration UI · 50 min
  3. Role-based permissions

    • Permission groups
    • Permission roles and categories
    • Granting roles and target populations
    • Field-level and effective-dated permissions
    • Testing permissions with proxy
    • Lab: Design permission roles for HR admins and managers · 55 min

    Business rules

    • Rules engine and scenarios
    • Defaults and validations
    • onInit, onChange, onSave and onPostSave events
    • Rule contexts overview
    • Lab: Write default and validation rules · 45 min

    Event reasons

    • Events and event reasons
    • Event reason derivation
    • Rule-based derivation in practice
    • Lab: Derive event reasons with a business rule · 35 min
  4. Workflows

    • Workflow foundation objects
    • Approvers, contributors and CC roles
    • Dynamic roles and groups
    • Triggering workflows with rules
    • Lab: Configure an approval workflow for job changes · 45 min

    Employee lifecycle processes

    • Hire and rehire
    • Job and compensation changes
    • Terminations
    • Global assignments and concurrent employment overview
    • Lab: Process a hire, transfer and termination · 45 min

    Position management

    • Position objects and hierarchy
    • Position settings
    • Synchronisation of position and job data
    • Position org chart
    • Lab: Create positions and fill them via a hire · 40 min
  5. Data imports

    • Import templates and sequence
    • Foundation and employee data imports
    • Full purge versus incremental load
    • Import validation and error handling
    • Lab: Import employee data with templates · 45 min

    Time off overview

    • Time types and time profiles
    • Holiday calendars and work schedules
    • Time accounts overview
    • Leave requests and approvals

    Integration and reporting

    • Employee Central integration with payroll overview
    • Integration Center overview
    • Reporting with Report Center and stories overview
    • Mobile access

    Exam readiness

    • Topic area review
    • Question styles
    • Practice questions with review

Skills you will gain

  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • Employee Central
  • Corporate data model
  • Succession data model
  • Country-specific models
  • Foundation objects
  • MDF
  • Picklists
  • Business rules
  • Role-based permissions
  • Workflows
  • Position management
  • Data imports
  • Admin Center

Tools & technologies

  • SAP SuccessFactors (demo instance)
  • Admin Center
  • Provisioning (demo walk-through)
  • Picklist Center
  • Import and export data tools

Certification exam

Exam details
Exam nameSAP Certified Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Exam codeC_THR81
Voucher includedNo — book directly with the vendor

Skill areas measured

  1. Employee Central basics and instance setup
  2. Data models
  3. Foundation objects
  4. Metadata Framework
  5. Picklists
  6. Role-based permissions
  7. Business rules
  8. Workflows
  9. Position management
  10. Data imports
  11. Time off overview

Exam details are pending verification. Vendors change exams; confirm on the official vendor page before booking. Official exam page (opens in a new tab)

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 13 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 1 · 50 min

    Add a custom field to the job information portlet

  • Day 3 · 55 min

    Design permission roles for HR admins and managers

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

The SAP certification itself is awarded by SAP when you pass exam C_THR81.

Frequently asked questions

Which exam code should I book?

SAP adds a release suffix to C_THR81 and updates SuccessFactors exams regularly. Confirm the current code and any access requirements on SAP Learning before booking.

Is this an official SAP course?

No. It is an independent Ace Skills course aligned to the C_THR81 exam topic areas.

Will I get access to SuccessFactors?

Yes. You get access to a demo instance for hands-on labs during the course; Provisioning is demonstrated by the trainer.

Do I need an HR background?

It helps to understand basic HR processes, but no prior SuccessFactors experience is needed.

Do I need to know XML?

No. We walk through the data model XML step by step, and most configuration is done in Admin Center.

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