Configure UKG Talk

UKG Talk Solution Overview

The UKG Talk solution is a communication and collaboration platform that allows your organization to connect with employees and your employees to connect with each other.

Using similar functionality to other social media platforms, employees can view activity feeds, post in groups, and direct message with coworkers. Also, managers of multiple locations can create groups based on job criteria, announce company news, share important information, and adhere to security policies.

The UKG Talk solution includes specific configuration steps to connect the UKG Pro WFM solution to the UKG Talk solution. The following steps must be completed for a successful integration:.

  1. Add entitlements to People Information in Maintenance.

  2. Activate the Feature Switch.

  3. Activate the Function Access Control Point.

  4. Add tile to Home Page Profile.

  5. Update Display Profile.

  6. Run integration using the All Communication Users Hyperfind feature.

Note Additional configuration outside of the UKG Pro WFM solution is also required. Please contact your UKG Service Representative for more information.

UKG Talk Entitlements Access

The UKG Talk solution pairs with the UKG Pro WFM solution to handle authentication, authorization, and entitlements for users.

Access to the UKG Talk solution is controlled by entitlements. Administrators must assign a Communications entitlement and Timekeeping entitlement to users to allow access to UKG Talk functionality. Administrators can check the Entitlement Summary page to validate that the correct entitlements were provisioned. Entitlements are assigned in People Information under Maintenance.

All Communication Users Hyperfind

The All Communication Users hyperfind allows administrators to gather attributes, such as name and contact information, and bring this information to the UKG Talk solution.

This All Communication Users hyperfind is used in the integration from the UKG Pro WFM solution to the UKG Talk solution. The All Communications Users hyperfind gathers people attributes for users and allows managers to use employee information for various actions, such as creating groups and rules.

The default attributes are:

  • First Name

  • Last Name

  • Phone Number

  • Email
    Note The attributes passed through the hyperfind are designated in the integration's cross reference tables.

Additional attributes available to designate in the cross reference tables include:

  • Accrual Profile Name

  • Activity Profile Name

  • Attendance Profile Name

  • Birth Date

  • Custom Field

  • Display Profile Name

  • Employee Group

  • Employee Pay Rule

  • Employment Status

  • Employment Terms

  • Function Access Profile Name

  • Hire Date

  • Home Address

  • Home City

  • Home Cost Center

  • Home Cost Center Description

  • Home Country

  • Home Labor Category Entry Description

  • Home Labor Category Entry Name

  • Home State

  • Home Zip Code

  • Manager Name

  • Minor Rule Set

  • Person's Date Override Date

  • Phone Number

  • Primary Job

  • Primary Job Description

  • Primary Location Description

  • Primary Location Full Name

  • Primary Location Name

  • Schedule Group Assignment Name

  • Seniority Date

  • Time Zone

  • UDM Device Group Name

  • Work Address

  • Work City

  • Work Country

  • Work State

  • Work Zip Code

  • Worker Type

  • Workflow Employee Profile

  • Workflow Manager Profile

Activate UKG Talk Feature Switch

To start the UKG Talk solution integration process, you must activate the feature switch in Application Setup.

Navigation:Main Menu > Administration > Application Setup > System Configuration > Feature Switch

  1. From the Feature Switch page, select the Communications feature switch.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. At the Enabled field, select Yes .
  4. Select Save.

Activate Function Access Control Point

Access is granted in a user's Function Access Profile to run the UKG Talk integration. This setting isactivated for all Function Access Profiles of users who need to be synced with the UKG Talk solution.

Navigation:Main Menu > Administration > Application Setup > Access Profiles > Function Access Profiles

  1. From the Function Access Profiles page, select a profile to edit.
  2. In the Manager - System Configuration section, select APIs, and then select Rest API.
  3. Locate the Current User Information API Function Access Control Point and set it to Allowed.
  4. Select Save.

UKG Talk Tile Access

The UKG Talk tile, also known as the Communications tile, links to the Talk solution.

This tile is visible to employees if they are assigned a Communications entitlement. The administrator must add the Communications tile to a Home Page profile and update the Display Profile in order to add the tile to a homepage.

Add Tile to Home Page Profile

As part of the integration process, you must add the UKG Talk tile to the Home Page Profile.

Navigation:Main Menu > Administration > Application Setup > Display Preferences > Home Page Management

  1. From the Home Page Management page, select a profile and then select Edit.
  2. In the Tiles section, select the Communications tile to add to the user's Home Page Profile.
  3. Select Save.

Update Display Profile

Once the Communications tile is added to a Home Page Profile, as part of the integration process, you must update the Display Profile.

Navigation:Main Menu > Administration > Application Setup > Display Preferences > Display Profiles

  1. From the Display Profiles page, select a profile, and then select Edit.
  2. At the Home Page field, select the appropriate Home Page Profile from the drop-down list.
  3. Select Save.