People Intelligence in SAP Business Data Cloud

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
Rating: 4.9 (114 reviews)

Bring workforce, skills, and business data into one governed analytics setup and give HR and business leaders a clearer context for workforce decisions.

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People Intelligence brings workforce and skills data from SAP SuccessFactors HCM into SAP Business Data Cloud and adds wider business information when the use case calls for it. SAP-delivered data products and insight packages give your teams a governed starting point for workforce analysis without rebuilding the same data logic for every dashboard.

Teams can start with SAP-delivered insights for core workforce questions and add areas such as skills, recruiting, learning, performance, succession, and time as needed, based on the SAP SuccessFactors solutions they use and the data packages they have activated. SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud support the underlying data and analytics experience, while Joule can add contextual answers and recommendations where licensed and configured.

LeverX helps you decide which insight areas belong in the first release, prepare the required landscape, configure the data behind the metrics, and set up access for the people who will actually use the analytics.

Start with delivered HR content

Use SAP-provided data products, metrics, and insight packages as the foundation for common workforce questions instead of designing every analytical model from the ground up.

Connect workforce changes with business context

Bring HR data together with finance, operational, or other enterprise information when staffing, skills, or labor-cost questions need more than an HR-only view.

Spot workforce and skills risks earlier

Examine workforce demand, labor costs, attrition risks, skills gaps, and related trends with analytical and AI-assisted capabilities available in People Intelligence.

Keep metric logic consistent

Use consistent business rules across workforce insights, so HR and business teams work with the same definitions when they review headcount, recruiting, time, or compensation data.

Control access to sensitive data

Give HR teams, managers, and analysts access to the workforce data their roles require while keeping sensitive employee information restricted.

Give leaders direct access to insights

Provide business-friendly dashboards and, where Joule is licensed and configured, let users ask workforce questions in context and receive recommendations tied to the underlying data.

Work with SAP-delivered insight packages

Explore delivered insights across the HR areas supported by your licensed SAP SuccessFactors solutions and activated data packages
Use SAP-delivered metrics and analytical models as a starting point for workforce analysis

Configure the data behind the metrics

Activate the SAP SuccessFactors data packages required for your scope
Adjust derived data product settings for employee statuses, date ranges, recruiting logic, absence mappings, and compensation templates
Publish configuration changes through Manage Analytics Data Products so updated rules flow into the relevant insights

Add AI-assisted analysis

Forecast workforce needs, labor costs, and risks with AI-driven predictions
Ask Joule questions about your workforce and receive answers based on business context
Use AI recommendations to identify possible actions around hiring, skills, and attrition

Connect HR with enterprise data

Combine SAP SuccessFactors data with other SAP and third-party information through SAP Business Data Cloud
Extend People Intelligence content in SAP Datasphere when delivered content does not cover the full requirement, following SAP’s supported extension approach for managed intelligent applications
Use SAP Analytics Cloud for additional analytics or planning scenarios when those capabilities are in scope

Control access to insights

Apply row-level controls using criteria such as company, business unit, department, location, supervisor, and country
Test access for HR, manager, and analyst roles before rollout

Our People Intelligence Services

Readiness and architecture assessment

We review your SAP SuccessFactors scope, current analytics, licenses, data sources, and SAP Business Data Cloud landscape. The assessment shows which prerequisites are already in place and where the project needs additional configuration or data work.

Landscape setup

We help configure SAP Business Data Cloud, the required SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud tenants, and the Unified Customer Landscape formation that connects the People Intelligence landscape with SAP SuccessFactors.

Data product activation and configuration

We activate the SAP SuccessFactors data packages required for your selected insight areas and configure derived data products around your reporting logic and HR processes.

Insight configuration

We install the People Intelligence content included in scope, review the delivered analytical models, and adjust the available settings so the resulting metrics and insights reflect your HR processes.

Security and data access

We configure user roles and data access rules, then test them against the HR, manager, and analyst scenarios included in your rollout.

Integration, support, and optimization

We connect additional business data where the use case requires it, troubleshoot data package or access issues after launch, and extend the setup as SAP releases new content or your analytics requirements change.

People Intelligence uses SAP SuccessFactors data and works across SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Analytics Cloud. Other SAP solutions can add financial, operational, or external workforce context where the required data is available.

SAP SuccessFactors HCM: Supplies workforce, skills, recruiting, learning, time, compensation, and talent data used by People Intelligence data products and insights.
SAP Datasphere: Provides the semantic data layer, transformations, and Data Access Controls used by People Intelligence, with additional modeling available when the delivered content needs to be extended.
SAP Analytics Cloud: Provides the analytical and visualization layer used by People Intelligence and can support additional analytics or planning scenarios when those capabilities are in scope.
SAP Business Data Cloud: Provides the managed data foundation for People Intelligence, bringing SAP SuccessFactors data together with other SAP and third-party data while preserving business context and governance.
SAP Cloud ERP: Can add finance and operational context through SAP Business Data Cloud when the required Cloud ERP data products and entitlements are available.

Industries We Serve

Leveraging our experience with SAP together with diverse industrial expertise, we’ll help you select solutions that will drive meaningful, long-term value for your company.

Automotive

Industrial Manufacturing

Transportation & Logistics

Pharmaceuticals & Life Science

Why LeverX?

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 1,500+ projects for over 900 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Industry experts

The LeverX team comprises professionals with hands-on knowledge in 30+ industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and oil and gas.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end  and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security

LeverX follows internationally recognized ISO standards for quality management, information security, business continuity, and asset management.

Investment in innovation

We actively integrate advanced technologies, such as Data Science, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and others, to help clients efficiently address their business challenges.

Flexibility

Our team is available 24/7, which enables us to quickly deploy projects, maintain process transparency, and adapt each development phase to meet your specific requirements.

Implementation Roadmap

We use SAP Activate to keep the project structured, then tailor the work to the insight packages, data rules, access model, and source systems included in your People Intelligence scope.

Review the analytics you already use: We look at current SAP SuccessFactors reporting, Workforce Analytics, where it remains in use, SAP Analytics Cloud content, recurring management reports, and spreadsheets to see where teams still reconcile data manually.
Choose the first questions to solve: HR and business users agree on which topics deserve the first release, such as workforce composition, compensation, recruiting, learning, skills, or performance.

Discover

Confirm the technical prerequisites: We check the People Intelligence license, SAP Business Data Cloud provisioning, active SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud tenants, and the required Unified Customer Landscape formation.
Set up project access: Administrators, data specialists, designers, and insight consumers receive the roles required for the work in scope.
Plan the first release: We agree on which data packages and insight areas go first, who validates them, and which additional data sources need to be included.

Prepare

Match use cases to delivered content: We identify the SAP SuccessFactors data packages, derived data products, and People Intelligence content required for each priority question.
Review the rules behind the metrics: We check the HR and reporting rules that affect delivered calculations before configuration begins.
Design access and extensions: We define which organizational populations each user group can see and identify any additional attributes, calculations, or enterprise data required beyond the delivered content.

Explore

Activate data packages and insight content: We activate the required SAP SuccessFactors packages and install the People Intelligence content included in the agreed scope.
Configure the data transformations: We configure and publish the required settings in Manage Analytics Data Products so the insights follow the agreed business logic.
Connect additional data where needed: SAP or third-party business data is added through the wider SAP Business Data Cloud landscape when the approved use cases require it.
Validate the results: We compare metrics with source data, review the personal data included in activated data products and the data-protection requirements that apply, test access under real user roles, and resolve gaps before users rely on the insights.

Realize

Run user acceptance testing: HR teams, analysts, and business leaders validate the insight areas with production-like access and data.
Prepare the production release: We confirm user roles, Data Access Controls, data package status, analytical content, and any Joule setup included in scope.
Train around actual use cases: Users work through the insight areas and questions relevant to their responsibilities rather than receiving broad product training.

Deploy

Watch the data flow: We investigate failed data package activations, unexpected metric values, access issues, and other problems that affect the delivered insights.
Keep rules and access current: Derived data product settings and permissions are reviewed when HR processes, organizational structures, or responsibilities change.
Expand the scope over time: New SAP insight packages, additional business data, and new workforce questions can be added as the analytics landscape develops.

Run

FAQ

We’re trying to understand the change. How does People Intelligence differ from SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics?

SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics was the umbrella name for reporting and analytics across the SuccessFactors portfolio. SAP retired that name in 2025, while the reporting tools grouped under it, including Story reports, remained under SAP SuccessFactors Platform Reporting. People Intelligence follows a separate product path: it comes with its own license in SAP Business Data Cloud and adds governed data products, cross-domain workforce insights, and AI-assisted analysis.

We already use Story reports. What would People Intelligence actually add?

Story reports work well for live operational reporting inside SAP SuccessFactors. People Intelligence adds a broader layer for workforce trends, skills analysis, reusable data products, and scenarios that bring HR data together with other business information.

We already have SAP Analytics Cloud. Can we use our existing tenant?

Yes. An existing SAP Analytics Cloud tenant can be used for People Intelligence if it meets the required setup and is included in the Unified Customer Landscape formation with SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Business Data Cloud, and SAP Datasphere.

Can our analysts go beyond the delivered People Intelligence insights?

Yes. Teams can continue the analysis in SAP Analytics Cloud and use SAP Datasphere when additional modeling is needed. If you extend SAP-managed People Intelligence content, the relevant preparation and application spaces may need to be copied first. Those copied spaces no longer receive SAP updates automatically, so custom extensions should be reviewed when SAP releases updated content.

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An expert will reach out to you to discuss your specific needs and requirements.
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We'll sign an NDA to ensure any sensitive information is kept secure and confidential.
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We'll work with you to prepare a customized proposal based on the project's scope, timeline, and budget.