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# What SAP integration options does Xoxoday Empuls support?

> Xoxoday Empuls integrates natively with SAP SuccessFactors and SAP WorkZone, and can push recognition data directly to employee profiles.

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  Xoxoday Empuls supports native integrations with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Goals, and SAP WorkZone, and can push recognition data directly into SAP SuccessFactors employee profiles — no middleware required.
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## SAP Integration Coverage

Xoxoday Empuls offers out-of-the-box integrations with three core SAP modules: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Goals, and SAP WorkZone. These native integrations allow organisations to connect their existing SAP ecosystem with Xoxoday Empuls without building custom connectors or relying on third-party middleware.

For organisations with unique workflows or non-standard SAP configurations, Xoxoday Empuls also supports fully custom integration designs. This flexibility ensures recognition and engagement data flows where your teams already work, regardless of your SAP deployment model or degree of platform customisation.

## Pushing Recognition Data to Employee Profiles

One of the most impactful capabilities in this integration is the ability to push recognition data directly into SAP SuccessFactors employee profiles. When a manager recognises an employee for hitting a performance milestone or demonstrating a company value, that recognition event is written back to the employee's profile in SAP SuccessFactors — creating a consolidated record of engagement alongside performance and compensation data.

This is particularly valuable for organisations running SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Goals for annual or continuous review cycles. Reviewers gain visibility into recognition history without leaving SAP, and HR teams can correlate recognition patterns with performance outcomes across the organisation.

## No Middleware Required

Xoxoday Empuls integrations with SAP are designed to operate without a middleware layer. This reduces integration complexity, lowers maintenance overhead, and eliminates additional points of failure in the data pipeline. All integrations are built following best practices for data privacy and security, aligned with standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.

For organisations running SAP WorkZone as their digital workplace hub, Xoxoday Empuls surfaces recognition feeds, peer nominations, and reward catalogues directly within the WorkZone interface — keeping the employee experience consistent and centralised across tools your workforce already uses daily.

## Native vs. Custom: Choosing the Right Path

Native integrations cover the most common SAP SuccessFactors and WorkZone configurations and represent the fastest path to going live. If your organisation has extended SAP with custom objects, uses a non-standard data model, or needs to map recognition events to bespoke profile fields, a custom integration is the right approach. Xoxoday Empuls works with your IT and SAP administrators to scope and implement these configurations, ensuring the integration fits your architecture rather than the other way around.

**Learn more:** \[Xoxoday Empuls Help Centre — Integration]\(

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  <Card title="HRIS Integrations Overview" href="/empuls/integrations/hris-overview">
    Learn how Xoxoday Empuls connects with HRIS platforms including Workday, Darwinbox, and SAP SuccessFactors to sync employee data and automate recognition workflows.
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  <Card title="Setting Up SAP SuccessFactors" href="/empuls/integrations/sap-successfactors-setup">
    Step-by-step guide to configuring the SAP SuccessFactors integration with Xoxoday Empuls, including field mapping and profile write-back settings.
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