# WorkForce Software Time and Attendance with SAP ECC: hourly workforce time and scheduling

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> Section: ERP Stack

## Short answer

SAP Time and Attendance Management by WorkForce Software is an SAP solution extension, resold by SAP, for time and attendance, absence compliance and advanced scheduling for hourly workforces. It works with SuccessFactors, S/4HANA and SAP ECC. For manufacturers with shift-based labor and complex rules, it adds depth beyond basic time recording.

## Erp

SAP ECC

## Erp Key

sap-ecc

## On Prem

true

## Product

WorkForce Time and Attendance (SAP Time and Attendance Management by WorkForce Software)

## Vendor

WorkForce Software

## Category

Time and attendance

## Integration

**Method:** SAP solution extension resold by SAP

**Detail:** The product is sold through SAP as an extension, so SAP is the contract and first support contact. It exchanges employee, schedule and time data with the SAP HR and payroll side. The listing does not give interface details, so confirm the ECC-specific method, such as the HR time infotypes and cluster interfaces.

**Method:** ECC HR and payroll data exchange

**Detail:** On ECC, time evaluation and payroll consume time data through established HR structures. Agree with your payroll team how WorkForce results map to the existing time types and wage types.

## Data Flows

**From:** SAP ECC HR

**To:** WorkForce

**Data:** Employee master, organisation, cost center and position data

**Trigger:** Hire, transfer or master data change

**From:** WorkForce

**To:** SAP ECC

**Data:** Approved time, absences, overtime and premiums

**Trigger:** Scheduled transfer or period close

**From:** WorkForce

**To:** Payroll

**Data:** Pay-relevant time results by employee and period

**Trigger:** Before payroll run

**From:** SAP ECC

**To:** WorkForce

**Data:** Absence quotas and balances

**Trigger:** Balance change

## Setup

### Document the rules

**Detail:** Capture shift patterns, overtime, premiums, union agreements and absence rules by site and country.

### Choose the system of record

**Detail:** Decide which system owns the schedule, which owns quotas and where time evaluation takes place.

### Configure the product

**Detail:** Build rules, schedules and approval flows in WorkForce, then connect clocking devices.

### Integrate with ECC

**Detail:** Implement the data exchange for employees and time results, with an owner for each interface.

### Run parallel payroll

**Detail:** Compare pay results from the new setup with the current one for several periods.

### Plan the S/4HANA path

**Detail:** Check how the integration changes if you convert or move HR to SuccessFactors.

## Pitfalls

- Complex pay rules (premiums, rounding, overtime tiers) that do not reproduce in parallel payroll tests.
- Employee master changes that arrive late and put hours against the wrong organisation.
- Quota and balance drift between the two systems.
- Clocking hardware and badge IDs not matched to employee numbers.
- Country-specific compliance rules that are missed because they were configured only for the first site.
- Support responsibility unclear between the product vendor and SAP.

## Ai Layer

### Premium and overtime audit

**Description:** Compare computed premiums with the written rules and flag employees whose pay results look inconsistent, for a payroll specialist to review.

### Absence and balance reconciliation

**Description:** Read quotas and balances in both systems and list mismatches with likely causes, such as a late transfer or manual correction.

### Schedule coverage questions

**Description:** Let a plant manager ask which lines are short on certified operators next week, combining schedule data with skills held in the ERP.

## Alternatives

- SuccessFactors Time Tracking if your rules are modest and you want a first-party module.
- SAP ECC's native time management (CATS and time evaluation) for stable environments with few changes.
- UKG or another workforce management product, if it is already the standard across your group.

## Faq

### Does it run with SAP ECC or only S/4HANA?

**Answer:** The listing names SuccessFactors, S/4HANA and SAP ECC. Support depends on version and your HR setup, so confirm the supported ECC enhancement package level and interfaces in writing before planning the project.

### Who supports it, WorkForce or SAP?

**Answer:** It is a solution extension resold by SAP, so the commercial relationship is with SAP. Ask how first-line support and escalation to WorkForce Software work in your contract.

### Why choose it over native time management?

**Answer:** Mainly for advanced scheduling, absence compliance and complex hourly rules across sites. If your rules are simple and stable, native ECC time management may be cheaper and enough.

### Can AI help with payroll-relevant data?

**Answer:** Yes, in a read-only role that finds inconsistencies and drafts explanations. Run it on private infrastructure, restrict access by role, and keep payroll corrections with an accountable person.

## Source

https://www.sap.com/uk/products/hcm/employee-central-hris/extensions.html

## Search terms

sap time and attendance management workforce software, workforce software sap ecc, sap hourly workforce scheduling, sap absence compliance, workforce software successfactors extension, sap shift scheduling manufacturing

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