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Workbook Insights & Capabilities: Employee Central (EC)

Welcome to the Workbook Insights & Capabilities guide for [Module Name]. This module‑specific breakdown outlines every configuration object CodeBot can extract and process, including what each item represents, how it is used, and why it matters. Whether you’re auditing configuration, optimizing processes, or migrating changes across environments, this guide provides a clear, structured view of CodeBot’s full capabilities within [Module Name] — helping you manage SuccessFactors with confidence and precision. Each workbook delivers deep visibility into system logic, relationships, dependencies, and data structures — giving administrators a powerful foundation for audits, redesigns, migrations, and long‑term configuration governance.


For detailed KBAs per item please visit the EC section of our help site__.__


Rubric Contents

Description

Use Cases

Extra notes

Config Tab

Pre‑filtering options before generating the workbook; may include formatting options.

Generate EC workbooks for only specific objects (e.g., Business Rules , MDF or Picklist).

Reduces workbook size; improves performance for large EC configurations.

Alert Message

Extracts all Alert Messages configured in the system.

Review existing alerts;
Update text;
Add new alerts.


Business Rules

Extracts all business rules for the platform.

Update rule parameters;
Add new rules

Rule IDs must remain unchanged.

Configure Custom Nav

Extracts all custom navigations for the platform.

Reviewing existing navigations & URLs,
Updating existing or creating new


CC Role

Extracts workflow CC roles used in EC workflows.

Add/remove CC roles;
Update recipients.

The CC Role, Contributors, and Workflow tabs share the same workflow‑specific columns (D–J). Everything from column K onward is unique to each tab. Because the workflow columns repeat across all three, any updates must stay consistent to avoid routing or approval mismatches.

Contributors

Extracts workflow contributor steps.

Update contributor roles;
Add/remove contributor roles.

CSF Corporate Data Model

Extracts country‑specific corporate data model fields.

Review country‑specific fields;
update labels; add new fields.

Must align with global Corporate Data Model; country overrides take precedence.

Corporate Data Model

Extracts global corporate data model fields.

Update config data related to corporate addresses i.e. picklist assigned to a state field

Changes impact the whole file/tab as this tab does NOT include field level Pending options. (This is an XML update)

Dynamic Role

Extracts dynamic roles used in workflows and security.

Update dynamic role criteria;
add new dynamic roles.

Dynamic roles often used in workflows; ensure criteria remain valid.

Email Notifications

Extracts all email notification templates for the system. Customers should filter to what is specific for their EC use case.

Update text of main template (if the Specify Different Template for Each Form is NOT checked)

If changes are to be made to Individual templates for a specific notification i.e. Document Creation Notification for 2026 Performance - that needs to be extracted via the Translations for PMGM and updated.

Event Reason

Extracts all EC event reasons and their classifications.

Add new event reasons;
update classifications; audit event mapping.


Frequency

Extracts frequency objects used in pay components and recurring pay.

Update or add new config


Geozone

Extracts geozone objects used for time/attendance and EC.

Add/update geozones


HRIS_Elements

Extracts EC data model elements (Job Info, Comp Info, Personal Info) including field level configuration.

Add/update fields;
adjust visibility;
change mandatory settings.

Rules assigned to HRIS elements can be found within the Trigger Rules tab.

HRIS Sync

Extracts HRIS Sync mappings between EC and EP (Employee Profile).

Update sync mappings;
add/remove fields;

Incorrect mappings cause data overwrite issues.

Location

Extracts EC Location foundation objects.

Add/update locations


Location Group

Extracts location groups.

Add/update groups.


MDF Objects

Extracts MDF object definitions - high level object details

Add/update MDF objects

Does not extract MDF data; only configuration. Field data is found in MDF Objects Fields. Associations/multiplicity are found in the MDF Objects Associations tab.

MDF Objects Associations

Extracts associations between MDF objects.

Add/update associations;
adjust parent/child relationships.


MDF Objects Fields

Extracts field definitions for MDF objects.

Add/update fields;
adjust visibility;
change data types.


Message Definition

Extracts EC message definitions used in rules and validations.

Update message text;
add new messages.


Pay Component

Extracts pay components used in Comp Info.

Add/update pay components;
adjust recurring/non‑recurring settings.


Pay Component Group

Extracts pay component groups.

Add or edit pay component groups.


Pay Grade

Extracts pay grades data.

Add/update pay grades


Pay Range

Extracts pay ranges associated with pay grades.

Update ranges;
add new ranges


Trigger Rules

Extracts EC trigger rules (job info, comp info, personal info).

Update rule assignments;
add/remove triggers.


Trigger Rules MDF

Extracts MDF (object level) trigger rules

Update MDF rule assignments;
add/remove triggers.


Workflow Groups

Extracts workflow groups used in EC workflows.

Add/update workflow groups;


Workflow

Extracts full EC workflow definitions.

Update workflow steps;
add/remove approvers

The CC Role, Contributors, and Workflow tabs share the same workflow‑specific columns (D–J). Everything from column K onward is unique to each tab. Because the workflow columns repeat across all three, any updates must stay consistent to avoid routing or approval mismatches.

Updated on: 05/08/2026

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