This document provides a number of acronyms and other terms that are commonly used in relation to the SAP SuccessFactors HXM suite.
Suite
| Term | Definition |
| HXM | Human Experience Management |
| EX | Employee Experience |
| 360 | 360 / Multi Rater |
| CDP | Career Development Planning |
| CMP | Compensation |
| CoC | Center of Capabilities |
| Comp | Compensation |
| EP | Employee Profile |
| GM | Goal Management |
| JPB | Job Profile Builder |
| LMS | Learning Management Solution |
| MDF | Metadata Framework |
| OMP | Opportunity Marketplace |
| ONB | Onboarding |
| PM | Performance Management |
| PMGM | Performance & Goal Management |
| REC | Recruiting |
| RCM | Recruiting Management |
| RMK | Recruiting Marketing |
| S&D | Succession & Development |
| SP | Succession Planning |
| VAR | Variable Pay |
| Var Pay | Variable Pay |
| WFA | Workforce Analytics |
| WFP | Workforce Planning |
| ATS | Applicant Tracking System |
| JRDM | Job Requisition Data Model |
Architectural, Technical, and Integration
| Term | Definition |
| ALP | Architectural Leading Practices |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| FO | Foundation Object |
| GO | Generic Object |
| IDP | Implementation Design Principles |
| IaaS | Integration-as-a-Service |
| IC | Integration Center |
| iFlow | Integration Flow (an integration add-on) |
| ISC | Intelligent Services Center |
| OData | Open Data Protocol (see www.odata.org) |
| PaaS | Platform-as-a-Service |
| PI | SAP Process Integration |
| SaaS | Software-as-a-Service |
| SFAPI | SuccessFactors API |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
| UDF | User Data File |
Security
| Term | Definition |
| AD | Administrative Domains [deprecated in Q2 2019 release] |
| IdP | Identity Provider |
| IPS | SAP Identity Provisioning |
| OAuth | Open standard for authorization |
| RBP | Role-Based Permissions |
| SAML2 | Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
Miscellaneous
| Term | Definition |
| CS | Customer Support |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values |
| GA | General Availability |
| UI | User Interface |
| UX | User Experience |
| V12 | V12 Revolution UI |
| WACA | Writing Assistant and Coaching Advisor |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
Abbreviations and Terms not used or no longer used
| Term | Definition |
| CPI | SAP Cloud Platform Integration |
| EC | Employee Central |
| ECP | Employee Central Payroll |
| EC Payroll | Employee Central Payroll |
| J2W | Jobs2Web (not Recruiting Marketing) |
| JDM | Job Description Manager |
| SAP Cloud Payroll | Old name for Employee Central Payroll |
| SFSF | SuccessFactors New York Stock Market listing name |
| BizX | Business Execution Suite |
| NWPI | SAP NetWeaver Process Integration |
| REx | Recruiting Execution |
| RX | Recruiting Execution |
| PEPS | Product Expert Professional Services |
| HCI | SAP HANA Cloud Integration |
| HCP | SAP HANA Cloud Platform |
| ODS | Operational Data Store |
| SAIL | Social Media ABAP Integration Library |
| IRR | Internal Release Readiness |
Last updated October 27, 2023.
