SAP Fieldglass
What is SAP Fieldglass?
SAP Fieldglass is SAP’s cloud-based vendor management system (VMS) for supporting external workforce management and procurement. SAP Fieldglass manages external labor such as contractors, contingent workers, and freelancers. It also integrates with other SAP cloud solutions — with SAP Ariba to form a Procure-to-Pay suite and with SAP SuccessFactors to form Total Workforce Management.
The importance of functionality in a VMS like SAP Fieldglass has been amplified in recent years as external labor becomes more common in the “Gig Economy.” Businesses may be more likely to fill roles through external sources, and more workers are freelance as a career.
Many companies manage external workers without centralization, often on a department-by-department basis. The lack of a central view of external work makes it hard for these companies to track total spend and know if they are spending efficiently.
Tools and functionality within the SAP Fieldglass VMS include:
- SAP Fieldglass Contingent Workforce Management
- SAP Fieldglass Services Procurement
- SAP Fieldglass Worker Profile Management
- SAP Fieldglass Assignment Management
- Procure-to-Pay integration with SAP Ariba
- Total Workforce Management integration with SAP SuccessFactors
Key SAP Fieldglass Considerations for SAPinsiders
What is SAP Fieldglass?
SAP Fieldglass is SAP’s cloud-based vendor management system (VMS) for supporting external workforce management and procurement. SAP Fieldglass manages external labor such as contractors, contingent workers, and freelancers. It also integrates with other SAP cloud solutions — with SAP Ariba to form a Procure-to-Pay suite and with SAP SuccessFactors to form Total Workforce Management.
The importance of functionality in a VMS like SAP Fieldglass has been amplified in recent years as external labor becomes more common in the “Gig Economy.” Businesses may be more likely to fill roles through external sources, and more workers are freelance as a career.
Many companies manage external workers without centralization, often on a department-by-department basis. The lack of a central view of external work makes it hard for these companies to track total spend and know if they are spending efficiently.
Tools and functionality within the SAP Fieldglass VMS include:
- SAP Fieldglass Contingent Workforce Management
- SAP Fieldglass Services Procurement
- SAP Fieldglass Worker Profile Management
- SAP Fieldglass Assignment Management
- Procure-to-Pay integration with SAP Ariba
- Total Workforce Management integration with SAP SuccessFactors
Key SAP Fieldglass Considerations for SAPinsiders
- Identify your need for contingent or contract labor and the tools you need to provide positive experiences for those roles. In our recent HR Technology State of the Market report, adoption of contingent and contract labor management tools was more common than traditional HR tools such as compensation and onboarding. Finding good contractors may be an essential option, with labor being harder to come due to the Great Resignation. Making it easier for your employees to bring external labor aboard with a VMS system like SAP Fieldglass can help provide consistent, positive experiences for your total workforce.
- Untracked spending on external labor impacts the bottom line. SAP has tied SAP Fieldglass to SAP Ariba as part of Total Spend Management because it identified customers’ need to track total spend on all procurement — whether it be for labor, services, or goods. Knowing what your company spends on external labor can help your company figure out if it is using external labor correctly and make it easier to plan budgets overall.
- SAP Fieldglass is part of SAP’s focus to integrate its cloud offerings. There are many VMS options to pick from, but current SAP customers may be interested in SAP Fieldglass because of its integration with other SAP applications. SAP CEO Christian Klein noted that SAP has been working to bring the same integration experience between SAP Fieldglass and other apps that traditional SAP ERP HCM had with the on-premise SAP ERP suite of applications.
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Guidance for the Q3 2017 Release of Contingent Workforce Management in SuccessFactors Employee Central
Learn how to activate the Contingent Workforce Management functionality in SuccessFactors Employee Central in the Q3 2017 release. Follow the process of handling the contingent workforce with learning management, performance management, and the hire and rehire of contingent workers, such as contingent-to-employee and employee-to-contingent scenarios. This functionality helps manage these employees in one system with… -
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Q3 Release for Contingent Workforce Management in SuccessFactors Employee Central
Learn how to activate the Contingent Workforce functionality in SuccessFactors Employee Central in the Q3 2017 release. Follow the process of handling the contingent workforce with learning management, performance management, and the hire and rehire of contingent workers, such as contingent-to-employee and employee-to-contingent scenarios. This functionality helps manage these employees in one system with lower…...… -
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Case Study: Navigating Security and GRC Optimization – Lessons Learned from Western Midstream’s SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, and Fieldglass Transformation
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Vodafone Sets New Benchmark on Its Intelligent Enterprise Journey with SAP S/4HANA Migration and Strategic Business Model
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Capgemini’s Key to Managing Its External Workforce
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A Complete Guide for Managing Contingent Workers in SuccessFactors Employee Central
Learn how to set up and configure the new (as of the August 2015 release) Contingent Workforce functionality in SuccessFactors Employee Central. Gain an overview of the process for handling the contingent workforce, and how to manage vendors and work orders, activate the Contingent Workforce management functionality, set up security roles, and access and understand…...… -
Driving Procurement Transformation with Source to Pay Program
Queensland Transport and Main Roads (TMR) faced challenges with their cumbersome procurement process involving 66 discrete steps and the manual handling of over 5.3 million documents annually. Collaborating with SAP, TMR introduced a digital Source to Pay system, streamlining the purchasing process, and accommodating Queensland SME’s, Indigenous, diverse, and large suppliers through an integrated platform.… -
The Next Evolution of Spend Management
There are many variables that can complicate how SAP customers manage their spend, such as when significant portions of the workforce are external or when consumers have certain expectations for their travel and expense experience. Having a clear picture of every category of spend — whether that is travel, indirect, direct, or contingent labor and… -
An Inside Look at SAP in Silicon Valley
In a world of constant transformation and reinvention, SAP continues to be a market leader in digital technologies. This holds true in Silicon Valley, where the west coast offices of SAP North America face unique challenges and opportunities from operating in the cradle of innovation. To stay one step ahead of the competition, SAP is…
