The SAP EHS suite provides a range of features, such as incident management, risk assessment, workplace safety, occupational health, compliance reporting and more. The suite caters to various industries that need to ensure compliance with safety regulations and best practices. S/4 HANA is SAP’s latest generation of ERP software, and it covers various aspects of business operations, including finance, procurement, sales, manufacturing, and more.
It’s important for organizations to have well-defined management processes in place to address health, safety, and employee relations effectively, ensuring a fair and respectful work environment for all employees. This blog will explore how Sodales is deployed with S/4 HANA and how this deployment process delivers all the features an organization needs for efficiency, transparency, and trust.
The Sodales platform provides full inter-functionality of health, safety, and employee relations, to seamlessly manage compliance and governance with one unified platform. Sodales is built as a process flow-based product, so regardless of what modules an organization deploys, the platform can easily and seamlessly integrate all API’s or CPI’s. Deploying or implementing SAP S/4 HANA is a multi-step process that involves preparation, system landscape setup, data migration, configuration, and more. How Sodales fits in to this mix is through HR integration. It is important for unionized and non-unionized organizations to have well-defined HR management processes in place to address health, safety, and employee relations effectively as we progress into a digitally advanced century.
Key Components
As Sodales continues to garner relationships with different customers, we continue to overlap our relations with S/4 HANA as well. Several of Sodales’ public sector customers, like Bourns or Coca Cola BIG are deployed with S/4 HANA. With that said, here are a few key components to keep in mind when thinking about Sodales’ deployment with S/4 HANA.
Firstly, if your organization utilizes equipment data, service order related functionalities, or work order functionalities with S/4 HANA, the Sodales EHS solution would complement and integrate well. The Sodales EHS solution has the capability to trigger corresponding processes; in an instance where there is equipment damage or an incident or grievance that was caused by equipment damage, the solution will have the ability to trigger the corresponding reporting needed for an organization to effectively respond to, manage, and store that report.
Secondly, in instances where organizations run their payroll through S/4 HANA, Sodales provides modules that support claims components in instances where employees require disability leave or grievance claims compensation, that must be processed back through the organization’s payroll system. For example, if your organization utilizes the S/4 HANA EHS incident management module, several of Sodales’ modules would complement and easily integrate with this existing management system. Some of these modules include, but are not limited to, disability solutions, inspections, audits, and our labor relations modules.
All of Sodales’ modules are an effective way to organize and manage various processes, allowing employees and employers to properly and effectively action items, store policies and procedures into one central platform, generate and upload relevant documentation, and more. To learn more about Sodales’ labor relations software capabilities, click here. As a Sodales customer, these modules can be used independently of each other, or in conjunction with one another.
Lastly, and arguably most importantly, the integration method used allows for Sodales to work with all API data to connect with S/4 HANA securely and directly. Overall, by implementing a comprehensive and transparent HR management system, organizations can foster a positive work environment, address employee concerns promptly, and maintain a culture of fairness, respect, and trust. If you are a S/4 HANA or ERP customer, and do not use Sodales at its fullest potential for health safety and employee relations, you can reach out to us directly by clicking here, and someone from our team would be happy to speak with you, regardless of what core HR system you utilize.
It is important to note that when deploying with S/4 HANA, Sodales embarks in a series of careful planning sessions, bringing our expert knowledge and involvement from various stakeholders. As Sodales and S/4 HANA continue to evolve, the deployment process may vary depending on what version of S/4 HANA an organization may be using, the specific industry, and the organization’s requirements.
To learn more about Sodales’ industry-specific modules, book a demo with us today.
