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Welcome once again to our quarterly Newsflash, your one-stop source for all the
latest innovations and updates from Accenture Software for Human Capital
Management.

Apropos one-stop source, our first article will tell you how our Support Portal
is morphing into just that: your go-to site for all our products and services.
For instance, it’s now where you go to download new product versions and
licenses, ever since our Download & License Center fully migrated there at the
end of May. And speaking of migrating, read too about our move from Heidelberg
to newer, larger offices in Mannheim, where we will now have ample room to grow.

And growing is the word, for we are not only expanding our Support Portal,
Accenture HR Audit and Compliance-as-a-service Discovery now has been officially
certified by SAP.  

Of course, this Newsflash will also give you the usual rundown of upcoming
events, this time including webinars organized by our Customer Success Assurance
(CSA) program, and a story of how one customer, facing enormous HR challenges,
solved them using Accenture Software for HCM apps.

Thank you for your interest as we continue to keep you updated on all the latest
developments in our field.
 



Heiko Mouhlen,
Accenture Software for HCM Business Lead – Sales
 



Venky Seshadri,
Accenture Software for HCM Regional Sales Lead

Welcome once again to our quarterly Newsflash, your one-stop source for all the
latest innovations and updates from Accenture Software for Human Capital
Management.
 
Apropos one-stop source, our first article will tell you how our Support Portal
is morphing into just that: your go-to site for all our products and services.
For instance, it’s now where you go to download new product versions and
licenses, ever since our Download & License Center fully migrated there at the
end of May. And speaking of migrating, read too about our move from Heidelberg
to newer, larger offices in Mannheim, where we will now have ample room to grow.
 
And growing is the word, for we are not only expanding our Support Portal,
Accenture HR Audit and Compliance-as-a-service Discovery now has been officially
certified by SAP.  
 
Of course, this Newsflash will also give you the usual rundown of upcoming
events, this time including webinars organized by our Customer Success Assurance
(CSA) program, and a story of how one customer, facing enormous HR challenges,
solved them using Accenture Software for HCM apps.
 
Thank you for your interest as we continue to keep you updated on all the latest
developments in our field.
 

Heiko Mouhlen,
Accenture Software for HCM Business Lead – Sales
 


Venky Seshadri,
Accenture Software for HCM Regional Sales Lead



 

 

 

 



Our Support Portal: Your one-stop destination



We are continually updating and enhancing our Support Portal to build it into
your first and best place to go to get the most out of our products and offers.
Folding our Download & License Center into the site last month was just one step
in this process, so you will not only find the latest software versions and
license keys but also answers and solutions to any issues you may encounter in
your work. And check in on our Support Portal regularly, because newer details,
events and webinars are being added all the time to make it your complete
customer service site offering it all: from rundowns and uploads of our events
and webinars to support contact features that put us just a click away. Have a
look for yourself.

 

 

 

 

To the top

 

 

Moving on up!



Now that we are all getting back to the office, Accenture Software for Human
Capital Management is thrilled to grasp the opportunity and move into larger,
newer offices at Harrlachweg 3 in D-68163 Mannheim. Heidelberg served us well,
but with our business growing and the range of products and services we offer
increasing by leaps and bounds, we have long been feeling the pinch in terms of
space and technology. Which is why we have now taken the plunge and moved both
up and out into spaces where we can better create and ideate, service and
support our customers, and ready ourselves for everything the fascinating future
of human resource management has in store for us all. 



 

 

 

 

To the top

 

 

New product officially certified



Accenture HR Audit and Compliance as-a-service Discovery has been officially
certified by SAP since May. The Discovery module offers an automated, AI-driven
check process that gives you insights into your data and helps you uncover
patterns and dependencies. It also makes recommendations for actions you can
take to correct data. This will not only save you time and effort recognizing
errors and patterns in your data, it will also save you from a wide range of
compliance, scalability and productivity issues. Get in touch with us for more
details.

 

 

 

 

To the top

 

 



Trials and transformations



A global provider of fiber networks and security with a global staff of 30,000
was undergoing restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures that
Accenture products and services were crucial in helping them master. They were
entering data manually and struggling with future data transactions, e.g.
terminations, relocations, and position changes. Accenture HR Data Loader
allowed them to enter, find and collate data not in weeks but in just days, even
hours, using templates that generated associations for them, increased data
integrity, accounted for future records and did bulk updates. Their close
cooperation with Accenture helped them save time and cost throughout the company
and gave them a bottom-line critical tool for their day-to-day operations.
Accenture not only delivered but partnered with them to address concerns,
listened, and stayed with them throughout the entire transformation, which they
said they could not have done without Accenture Software for HCM. Accenture HR
Data Loader was a game-changer, and Accenture a reliable partner for this
transformation and many still to come. For more information about the Accenture
HR Data Loader contact us via email.

 

 

 

 

To the top

 

 

CSA OnAir: Stories from the cloud



We regularly update the many interesting webinars we have on offer for you. Our
CSA OnAir webinars (customers only), such as the one on Cloud Customer Stories
on June 15th, can take your HR work to new heights. You can watch it now on our
Support Portal under the events section.

Our Support Portal provides a listing of all webinars – past and upcoming – for
you to view and register for. The next webinar will take place on September 14th
and will focus on our support services. So don’t miss out, check out all we have
for you there!

 

 

 

 

To the top

 

 

Product Update Highlights



If you are interested in a detailed description of all product updates, you can
find the complete release notes in the functional description. You may have the
option to access the online version which is integrated in the solution itself.
Follow the link below for more details. We have a bi-monthly deployment schedule
for all our SaaS products.



Support Portal

 

Accenture Clone and Test for Cloud version 8

• Additions for Anonymization of National IDs
Anonymization of additional and updated National ID types are now supported for
the following countries:

• Chile: Rol Único Nacional • Tunisia: ID Number • Tunisia: National Social
Security Number • Tunisia: National Pension and Social Insurance Fund • Taiwan:
ID Card • India: Universal Account Number • Slovakia: Rodné číslo (RČ) •
Paraguay: Unique Identity Number • Bolivia: Identity Document Number •
Indonesia: Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Employment ID • Indonesia:
Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Health ID • Philippines: PhilSys Card
Number • Sri Lanka: National Identity Card Number

 

• Support of SAP SuccessFactors upsert parameters
To maximize the capabilities of copying records, such as ignoring pending
workflows and business rule warning messages so that process runs can be
successful, admins can now define upsert parameters for a process action. Note:
The use of upsert parameters depends on the SAP SuccessFactors entities.

 

• Manual login for hybrid clone systems soon deprecated
The manual login option for hybrid clone systems using principal propagation
will be deprecated in Accenture Clone and Test for Cloud version 8.5. Customers
should enable single sign-on before manual login is no longer supported.

 

Accenture HR Data Loader version 8

• Three new application languages
Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Dutch are now supported as additional user
interface languages alongside English, German, and Japanese. The language
displayed is determined by the display language you have defined in the user
settings in SAP SuccessFactors.

 

• Upload multiple records per portlet for new hires
Uploading multiple records for an entity, such as pay components of Compensation
Information, is now supported. This enhancement reduces the manual and
organizational effort for a hire action, making the overall process more
efficient and convenient.  • Usability enhancements for fields of data type
AutoNumber
To increase usability when creating new records, Accenture HR Data Loader now
supports auto-generation of AutoNumber fields in SAP SuccessFactors, such as
External Code for Payment Information.This enhancement adds significant
automation and usability to such processes.

 

Accenture HR Audit and Compliance as-a-service version 9

Discovery

• Consistency technique to detect out-of-sync data
New expectations that express that two different fields should have identical
field values can now be detected. Discovery compares the field values, and if
they are not identical, it is displayed in the findings.

 

• Default dataset for faster and easier initial setup
During installation, a default dataset called Multi is now automatically
created. It is a basic dataset configuration that includes more than 30 entities
supported by the application, including entities related to Foundation Objects
and Recruitment, among others. This allows users to easily generate findings and
expectations without the need for initial dataset configurations.

 

• Dark Theme Mode for more sustainability
The Dark Theme feature has been added to allow users to customize the
application based on their personal preferences. The benefit of a dark theme is
that it uses less power, making it a more sustainable display option.


Classic

• Discovery integration for easy navigation between modules
Business users responsible for resolving data quality issues can now more
efficiently navigate between the results of the Classic and Discovery modules.
System administrators simply need to enable Discovery integration in the Classic
instance, granting access to the application through the user menu.

 

• Workbench UI redesign
The Workbench page has been enhanced to provide a better view of rule details.
This helps users navigate the page and view rule details such as entities,
fields, and results more comprehensively. In addition, the Workbench page has
been enhanced to include component-based rule types. (See product update below)

 

• First component-based rule type
The new powerful SingleRecordGenericEvaluation rule type can compare any data
field of any data type (numeric, date, or string) to any other data field or
value. To achieve this flexibility, the rule type uses smaller rules called
"components" that can be used in any combination.

 

Accenture Document Composer version 6

• Streamline document management by signing from a shared user account
To simplify the process of sending, monitoring, and tracking documents for
signature, all team members can now access AdobeSign or Docusign from a shared
user account. In addition, the recipient receives information from the HR team
rather than seeing individual email addresses in the FROM field.

 

• Send portfolio items as individual documents
Previously, files were sent as a single PDF attachment. In order to offer more
flexibility, documents can also now be sent as individual PDF attachments from
the portfolio template as an email attachment or as part of the signing process.

 

• New application language
Accenture Document Composer now supports Polish, Italian and Czech as an
additional application language.

 

Accenture HR Audit and Compliance Tool 10.2

• Web-based analytics functionality has been enhanced with new filtering options
and multi-level pie charts providing further dimensions to the display of
charts.

• A new chart type is now available in the Web-based Workbench to visualize the
progress of exception resolution. • Performance improvements have been
implemented in the data collection programs by skipping PERNR's without data
changes and adjusting the recheck logic. • For rules that check multiple
infotypes, the DOUBLE VERIFICATION PRINCIPLE has been enhanced to consider all
users who last modified any of the related infotypes. • Several extensions have
been added to the exception classes to allow users to create more specific
exception rules. • Enhanced integration between Accenture HR Audit and
Compliance Tool and SAP Payroll Control Center (PCC) to automatically
synchronize status information and display PCC alert details in the Web-based
Workbench. • Several enhancements have been made to comply with further
accessibility guidelines.

 

Accenture Clone and Test/Premier/Premier Plus 10.3

• As a result of legal changes, a new option to copy the data of "euBP
Meldungen" has been added to the Germany specific tables and additional subareas
of the Notification Tool are now supported. • In order to prevent unintentional
overwriting of individual personnel numbers, the following security enhancements
have been made:

• Ability to protect the data of easily identifiable individuals (e.g. CEO) from
being copied. • Providing more flexibility for personal test ranges by allowing
the owner of protected personnel numbers to overwrite them. • A validity period
can be defined to protect target personnel numbers for a limited time. This
ensures that test data will remain stable for a certain timeframe e.g., for
training purposes.

• Premier Plus Version: The program for Copy Customizing has been extended with
Japan-specific tables.

 

Accenture Data Comparison Manager 10.3

• The new Migration Dashboard significantly reduces the reporting effort for
migration projects. It provides statistics on a number of key performance
indicators to give you a quick overview of the status of your migration project.
• In migration projects, it was already possible to validate data using either
the Accenture Data Comparison Manager Framework or the Accenture HR Audit and
Compliance Tool Framework. The results of the validation can now be reviewed to
(further) process only approved data sets in the next migration step. • In
migration projects, the Accenture Data Comparison Manager Framework can now be
used to identify missing records and generate appropriate validation results. •
The Process Automation Tool has been extended to include all validation steps,
allowing a complete automated run of a migration project.

Our Support Portal: Your one-stop destination

We are continually updating and enhancing our Support Portal to build it into
your first and best place to go to get the most out of our products and offers.
Folding our Download & License Center into the site last month was just one step
in this process, so you will not only find the latest software versions and
license keys but also answers and solutions to any issues you may encounter in
your work. And check in on our Support Portal regularly, because newer details,
events and webinars are being added all the time to make it your complete
customer service site offering it all: from rundowns and uploads of our events
and webinars to support contact features that put us just a click away. Have a
look for yourself.


To the top



Moving on up!

Now that we are all getting back to the office, Accenture Software for Human
Capital Management is thrilled to grasp the opportunity and move into larger,
newer offices at Harrlachweg 3 in D-68163 Mannheim. Heidelberg served us well,
but with our business growing and the range of products and services we offer
increasing by leaps and bounds, we have long been feeling the pinch in terms of
space and technology. Which is why we have now taken the plunge and moved both
up and out into spaces where we can better create and ideate, service and
support our customers, and ready ourselves for everything the fascinating future
of human resource management has in store for us all. 



To the top




New product officially certified

Accenture HR Audit and Compliance as-a-service Discovery has been officially
certified by SAP since May. The Discovery module offers an automated, AI-driven
check process that gives you insights into your data and helps you uncover
patterns and dependencies. It also makes recommendations for actions you can
take to correct data. This will not only save you time and effort recognizing
errors and patterns in your data, it will also save you from a wide range of
compliance, scalability and productivity issues. Get in touch with us for more
details.


To the top



Trials and transformations

A global provider of fiber networks and security with a global staff of 30,000
was undergoing restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures that
Accenture products and services were crucial in helping them master. They were
entering data manually and struggling with future data transactions, e.g.
terminations, relocations, and position changes. Accenture HR Data Loader
allowed them to enter, find and collate data not in weeks but in just days, even
hours, using templates that generated associations for them, increased data
integrity, accounted for future records and did bulk updates. Their close
cooperation with Accenture helped them save time and cost throughout the company
and gave them a bottom-line critical tool for their day-to-day operations.
Accenture not only delivered but partnered with them to address concerns,
listened, and stayed with them throughout the entire transformation, which they
said they could not have done without Accenture Software for HCM. Accenture HR
Data Loader was a game-changer, and Accenture a reliable partner for this
transformation and many still to come. For more information about the Accenture
HR Data Loader contact us via email.


To the top




CSA OnAir: Stories from the cloud

We regularly update the many interesting webinars we have on offer for you. Our
CSA OnAir webinars (customers only), such as the one on Cloud Customer Stories
on June 15th, can take your HR work to new heights. You can watch it now on our
Support Portal under the events section.
 
Our Support Portal provides a listing of all webinars – past and upcoming – for
you to view and register for. The next webinar will take place on September 14th
and will focus on our support services. So don’t miss out, check out all we have
for you there!


To the top



Product Update Highlights

If you are interested in a detailed description of all product updates, you can
find the complete release notes in the functional description. You may have the
option to access the online version which is integrated in the solution itself.
Follow the link below for more details. We have a bi-monthly deployment schedule
for all our SaaS products.

Support Portal

Accenture Clone and Test for Cloud version 8
 * Additions for Anonymization of National IDs
   Anonymization of additional and updated National ID types are now supported
   for the following countries:
    * Chile: Rol Único Nacional
    * Tunisia: ID Number
    * Tunisia: National Social Security Number
    * Tunisia: National Pension and Social Insurance Fund
    * Taiwan: ID Card
    * India: Universal Account Number
    * Slovakia: Rodné číslo (RČ)
    * Paraguay: Unique Identity Number
    * Bolivia: Identity Document Number
    * Indonesia: Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Employment ID
    * Indonesia: Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Health ID
    * Philippines: PhilSys Card Number
    * Sri Lanka: National Identity Card Number

 
 * Support of SAP SuccessFactors upsert parameters
   To maximize the capabilities of copying records, such as ignoring pending
   workflows and business rule warning messages so that process runs can be
   successful, admins can now define upsert parameters for a process action.
   Note: The use of upsert parameters depends on the SAP SuccessFactors
   entities.

 
 * Manual login for hybrid clone systems soon deprecated
   The manual login option for hybrid clone systems using principal propagation
   will be deprecated in Accenture Clone and Test for Cloud version 8.5.
   Customers should enable single sign-on before manual login is no longer
   supported.


Accenture HR Data Loader version 8
 * Three new application languages
   Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Dutch are now supported as additional user
   interface languages alongside English, German, and Japanese. The language
   displayed is determined by the display language you have defined in the user
   settings in SAP SuccessFactors.

 
 * Upload multiple records per portlet for new hires
   Uploading multiple records for an entity, such as pay components of
   Compensation Information, is now supported. This enhancement reduces the
   manual and organizational effort for a hire action, making the overall
   process more efficient and convenient. 
 * Usability enhancements for fields of data type AutoNumber
   To increase usability when creating new records, Accenture HR Data Loader now
   supports auto-generation of AutoNumber fields in SAP SuccessFactors, such as
   External Code for Payment Information.This enhancement adds significant
   automation and usability to such processes.


Accenture HR Audit and Compliance as-a-service version 9
 
Discovery
 * Consistency technique to detect out-of-sync data
   New expectations that express that two different fields should have identical
   field values can now be detected. Discovery compares the field values, and if
   they are not identical, it is displayed in the findings.

 
 * Default dataset for faster and easier initial setup
   During installation, a default dataset called Multi is now automatically
   created. It is a basic dataset configuration that includes more than 30
   entities supported by the application, including entities related to
   Foundation Objects and Recruitment, among others. This allows users to easily
   generate findings and expectations without the need for initial dataset
   configurations.

 
 * Dark Theme Mode for more sustainability
   The Dark Theme feature has been added to allow users to customize the
   application based on their personal preferences. The benefit of a dark theme
   is that it uses less power, making it a more sustainable display option.


Classic
 * Discovery integration for easy navigation between modules
   Business users responsible for resolving data quality issues can now more
   efficiently navigate between the results of the Classic and Discovery
   modules. System administrators simply need to enable Discovery integration in
   the Classic instance, granting access to the application through the user
   menu.

 
 * Workbench UI redesign
   The Workbench page has been enhanced to provide a better view of rule
   details. This helps users navigate the page and view rule details such as
   entities, fields, and results more comprehensively. In addition, the
   Workbench page has been enhanced to include component-based rule types. (See
   product update below)

 
 * First component-based rule type
   The new powerful SingleRecordGenericEvaluation rule type can compare any data
   field of any data type (numeric, date, or string) to any other data field or
   value. To achieve this flexibility, the rule type uses smaller rules called
   "components" that can be used in any combination.


Accenture Document Composer version 6
 * Streamline document management by signing from a shared user account
   To simplify the process of sending, monitoring, and tracking documents for
   signature, all team members can now access AdobeSign or Docusign from a
   shared user account. In addition, the recipient receives information from the
   HR team rather than seeing individual email addresses in the FROM field.

 
 * Send portfolio items as individual documents
   Previously, files were sent as a single PDF attachment. In order to offer
   more flexibility, documents can also now be sent as individual PDF
   attachments from the portfolio template as an email attachment or as part of
   the signing process.

 
 * New application language
   Accenture Document Composer now supports Polish, Italian and Czech as an
   additional application language.


Accenture HR Audit and Compliance Tool 10.2
 * Web-based analytics functionality has been enhanced with new filtering
   options and multi-level pie charts providing further dimensions to the
   display of charts.

 * A new chart type is now available in the Web-based Workbench to visualize the
   progress of exception resolution.
 * Performance improvements have been implemented in the data collection
   programs by skipping PERNR's without data changes and adjusting the recheck
   logic.
 * For rules that check multiple infotypes, the DOUBLE VERIFICATION PRINCIPLE
   has been enhanced to consider all users who last modified any of the related
   infotypes.
 * Several extensions have been added to the exception classes to allow users to
   create more specific exception rules.
 * Enhanced integration between Accenture HR Audit and Compliance Tool and SAP
   Payroll Control Center (PCC) to automatically synchronize status information
   and display PCC alert details in the Web-based Workbench.
 * Several enhancements have been made to comply with further accessibility
   guidelines.


Accenture Clone and Test/Premier/Premier Plus 10.3
 * As a result of legal changes, a new option to copy the data of "euBP
   Meldungen" has been added to the Germany specific tables and additional
   subareas of the Notification Tool are now supported.
 * In order to prevent unintentional overwriting of individual personnel
   numbers, the following security enhancements have been made:
    * Ability to protect the data of easily identifiable individuals (e.g. CEO)
      from being copied.
    * Providing more flexibility for personal test ranges by allowing the owner
      of protected personnel numbers to overwrite them.
    * A validity period can be defined to protect target personnel numbers for a
      limited time. This ensures that test data will remain stable for a certain
      timeframe e.g., for training purposes.

 * Premier Plus Version: The program for Copy Customizing has been extended with
   Japan-specific tables.


Accenture Data Comparison Manager 10.3
 * The new Migration Dashboard significantly reduces the reporting effort for
   migration projects. It provides statistics on a number of key performance
   indicators to give you a quick overview of the status of your migration
   project.
 * In migration projects, it was already possible to validate data using either
   the Accenture Data Comparison Manager Framework or the Accenture HR Audit and
   Compliance Tool Framework. The results of the validation can now be reviewed
   to (further) process only approved data sets in the next migration step.
 * In migration projects, the Accenture Data Comparison Manager Framework can
   now be used to identify missing records and generate appropriate validation
   results.
 * The Process Automation Tool has been extended to include all validation
   steps, allowing a complete automated run of a migration project.




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Accenture GmbH
Harrlachweg 3, 68163 Mannheim
 
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Campus Kronberg 1
D-61476 Kronberg im Taunus
Germany
 
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