Employee Central Integration with SAP Payroll ECC

Automating Master Data Replication via BIB Framework

For E-commerce Success

Background

Organizations moving to cloud-based HR systems needed a smooth connection between Employee Central and ECC Payroll.

Accurate and timely transfer of employee master data was critical for payroll and HR operations.

Compliance and data integrity required an automated, rule-driven integration between both systems.

For E-commerce Success

Business Problem

Shifting to a hybrid HR model made it difficult to keep Employee Central as the single source of truth while ensuring payroll accuracy in ECC. Delays and errors in replication led to compliance risks and payroll issues.

Data Misalignment

Inconsistencies between EC and ECC records caused payroll mistakes, impacting both compliance and employee confidence.

Manual Workload

 HR teams spent significant time reconciling and correcting records across platforms, increasing human error risk.

Mapping Complexity

 Translating EC data into multiple SAP Infotypes required detailed rules to ensure consistency.

Integration Gaps

The lack of real-time, reliable replication led to missed updates, delayed payroll cycles and incomplete data transfer.

Technical Challenges

  • Configuring the BIB framework to map key data elements like personal details, job information and pay components from EC to ECC Infotypes.
  • Using the Compound Employee API in Employee Central to extract master data in a standard format.
  • Routing data securely through middleware (SAP CPI or Boomi) to enable reliable transmission to ECC.
  • Implementing inbound services in ECC to populate Infotypes such as 0000, 0001, 0002, 0008, 0014 and 0015 for payroll readiness.
  • Enabling delta replication and automated error handling to maintain accuracy, consistency and auditability.
  • Configured the BIB framework to map and replicate employee master data from EC to ECC Infotypes
  • Extracted employee records from EC using the Compound Employee API, ensuring standardized data transfer
  • Routed data securely through middleware (SAP CPI or Boomi) to ECC for reliable, scalable integration.
  • Implemented inbound services in ECC to update Infotypes and trigger downstream HR and payroll processes.
  • Established monitoring and error-handling mechanisms to ensure data accuracy and seamless continuity across systems.

Solution

Results & Impact

Real-time synchronization ensured payroll readiness and accuracy, minimizing errors
Automated, rule-based replication of employee data between EC and ECC improved data consistency and reduced manual intervention.
Centralized HR data management in Employee Central maintained governance while leveraging ECC’s robust payroll processing.

Conclusion

This integration streamlined HR and payroll processes, boosting efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across systems.

Automated EC-to-ECC data replication ensured accurate, real-time master data for payroll.

Reduced manual errors and processing delays through rule-based integration.

Maintained centralized HR overnance in EC while leveraging ECC’s payroll strength

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