Change to 2H 2022 Release Dates

As you know, SAP SuccessFactors HXM is embarking on a journey to improve quality, resiliency, and security. Later this year we will complete the transition of our cloud products to state-of-art hyperscaler platforms.

After running through the various support scenarios, we determined it was prudent to adjust the 2H 2022 release timeframes to both avoid overlap with the hyperscaler migrations and ensure quality delivery and support. The adjusted 2H 2022 release timeline is October 28 for Preview and December 9 for Production. Further details can be found by visiting this blog.

SAP SuccessFactors Updates

SuccessConnect 2022!

SuccessConnect is back in person! Join us on September 13–14, 2022 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, and learn how to unleash the power of human potential and change work for good. You will have the opportunity to explore a variety of customer stories, road maps, product demos, hands-on labs, product deep-dives, and solution adoption roundtables.

Together with real-world practitioners, thought leaders, and technology experts, we're going to explore the importance of individualized work experiences. We'll also take a deep dive into the kind of engagement that inspires people to bring their authentic selves to work every day while driving a better, more sustainable world and a better, more profitable business. Register Now!

SAP SuccessFactors NFT Lights up Times Square, New York at NFY.NYC

The SAP and SAP SuccessFactors logos were featured on a billboard in Times Square as part of the fourth annual NFT.NYC conference, which celebrates the diversity of NFTs. SAP SuccessFactors is proud to be innovating the utility of NFTs and verified credentials within HXM to create more meaningful work experiences and leveraging new technologies to engage the whole self at work.

New Recordings: SAP Next-Generation Cloud Delivery for HXM

Please find recent webinar recordings and presentations on the SAP Next-Generation Cloud Delivery for HXM page on the Customer Community page in the Program Assets tile under s & Presentations.

Community Recognitions

1H 2022 Top Community Contributors

Many thanks and appreciation to all of the outstanding SAP SuccessFactors Community contributors during the first half of 2022. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, and expertise as we create a vibrant, interactive, and innovative community. 

The top five SAP SuccessFactors Customer Contributors for the 1H 2022 are:

In addition, we want to express heartfelt thanks to the top five SAP SuccessFactors Support Team contributors - your passion for helping customers and sharing your knowledge is amazing!

The top five SAP SuccessFactors Support Team contributors for 1H 2022 are:

Administrator Resources

Hands-on Adoption Labs - Reimagined Home Page

The reimagined talent experience provides a new and modern way to put people at the center of everything to optimize engagement and drive better business outcomes.

Join us for an exciting Live Hands-on Adoption Lab for the New Reimagined Home Page. In these hands-on sessions, we will walk administrators step-by-step through administering and configuring the New Reimagined Home Page, various features, and setup.

There will be four sessions covering multiple time zones (July 20 & 21, August 23 & 25). All sessions will cover the same content, so please only sign up for one session. Please note that you need to use your own test environment and you should complete the prerequisites prior to the Hands-on lab. View prerequisites and Register Now!

Migration to Reimagined Home Page Production Update

Developed together with our customer design advisor community, this Reimagined Home Page experience is built to value each person’s individual needs – from efficiency through to development and opportunity.

We have accomplished the desired backend improvements across all data centers and as a result we are happy to share that we are able to lift the self-migration pause for production instances on July 15, 2022; sooner than originally communicated. We encourage you to complete all upgrades, change management and rollout the Reimagined Home Page for all your users as soon as possible.

Visit our Migration to Reimagined Home Page blog to get all the details and register for upcoming events.

Great Change with Great Lakes Cheese

Learn how Great Lakes Cheese accomplished a smooth HR transformation with the right adoption strategy. Hear directly from the customer in SAP’s new podcast, The Download, or read their story on the SAP News blog.

How Your Drive for Sustainability Can Impact the Employee Experience

The ethos of the sustainable business has become a corporate ideal that’s on everyone’s radar. Conversations about carbon footprints, water and energy consumption, production waste, social inequality, product recyclability, and other dimensions of sustainability are more serious. And even customers and partners are growing more vocal about their expectations.

Find ideas how to embed Sustainability into HR in the article How Your Drive for Sustainability Can Impact the Employee Experience.

Training Updated for 1H 2022!

Customer Project Team Orientation (PTO) and Administration training E-book and E-learning formats are updated three weeks following each production release. The 1H 2022 training updates are live now - access direct links to training in SAP SuccessFactors Administrator Learning Center (SFALC) from the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Training Materials Guide.

New SAP SuccessFactors eXpert Accreditation (SFX) Exam - Time Management!

Earn an SFX digital badge when you get accredited for Time Management - the new SAP SuccessFactors Time Management Exam (THR94_SFX) is added to the SAP SuccessFactors Time Management Learning Journey.  A shortcut to the Time Management Learning Journey is on the ‘Welcome to SFALC’ tile in the SAP SuccessFactors Administrator Learning Center (SFALC).  Find out more details about Training, SFALC & the SFX program on the Customer Community or in the Training & SFX Overview deck.

Select a certified consultant for your Time implementation!

The SAP SuccessFactors Time Management certification for consultants is now available. The certification exam will be required for Time Tracking provisioning access starting August 6. When preparing for your Time Management implementation, remember to find and select consultants certified and current in both Employee Central (C_THR81) and Time Management (C_THR94).

Virtual Events

Reimagined Home Page - Global Series

Have you started migrating to the Reimagined (Latest) Home Page?

Do you have burning questions and want to hear how others have approached this migration?

Attend this Value and Innovation in Practice Event to hear about the Reimagined Home Page and take part in an information discussion panel with some of your customer peers. The Americas session will be held on July 19 and the EMEA session will be held on July 20. Register now.

For a summary of product or process related training, virtual webinars, and opportunities to influence product features, please check out the SAP SuccessFactors Community's Events & s page and subscribe to our monthly Events Newsletter.

Innovation Alerts

Prepare for feature migrations and deprecations which require additional change management and communication.

Reimagined Home Page Self-Migration Timeline Update

As previously communicated, we have lifted the pause within preview instances to allow for self-migration activities to resume as of June 15. We are pleased to inform you that we are planning to allow self-migrations to resume in Production Instances on July 15 (ahead of the previously communicated date). Further details related to the Universal rollout will be shared in the coming weeks. All customers are encouraged to self-migrate as soon as possible; to assist in your journey we are offering adoption labs starting July 20. Take advantage of the resources available by visiting the SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

DocuSign Integration Using OAuth 2.0 Starting First Half 2022

As of mid-June, we have now rolled out the ability to upgrade to OAuth 2.0 for DocuSign in Production. DocuSign will only support OAuth 2.0 for integration starting on October 4, 2022. For further details around this change and the rollout plan, please visit the corresponding blogs; Recruiting, Onboarding and Onboarding 1.0.

Mobile Device Management Security Enhancement July 2022 Release

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is a third-party solution to securely manage mobile devices within an enterprise. SAP SuccessFactors HXM suite integrates with these solutions to ensure a secure deployment and activation of the SAP SuccessFactors mobile app. With the July 2022 Mobile release, we will be requiring all parameters within the Restrict activation to managed devices as we enhance the security of this feature. Further details around this change can be found by visiting our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Learning Native Login Deprecation Update Second Half 2022

As we advance security while ensuring continued access to the latest SAP SuccessFactors improvements, Learning Native Login will be replaced with SAP Cloud Identity Authentication. Starting with the Second Half 2022 Release, Native Login will no longer be supported, and customers are encouraged to migrate as soon as possible. We are offering weekly office hours to help with this transition; for further details including suggestions around planning your migration, please visit our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

New Course Home Experience Universal Second Half 2022

With the Second Half 2022 release the new Course Home experience will become the default configuration for Learning customers. This robust and responsive new Course Home is quick and easy to adopt. Customers are encouraged to start testing the new experience now to familiarize themselves ahead of the Second Half 2022 release. Further details about this change can be found on this SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

SuccessFactors Extensions Deprecation Second Half 2022

As SAP SuccessFactors continues to improve functionalities which include easier to use extensions and integrations, we will be deprecating SuccessFactors Extensions within Extension Center with the Second Half 2022 release. Most capabilities available in the SuccessFactors Extensions are already available in the Admin Center. Further details on this change and where to find the corresponding Admin UI activities are available in the SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Usage Analytics Report Deprecation Second Half 2022

The usage analytics reporting within SAP SuccessFactors provides visibility into usage and performance. These reports are built on an outdated technology and do not meet required standards as per our revised guidelines. Therefore, we will deprecate the existing Usage Analytics report functionality with the Second Half 2022 release. Further details related to this change are available on the SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Work Permit Validation Universal Application First Half 2023

As we continue supporting customers to ensure data integrity with employee information, with the Second Half 2022 release Issue Date will be added as a new business key validation field within the Work Permit portlet. These business keys are also leveraged by integrations and will require adjustment to manage this change. For more details on this change, including updates to integrations, visit our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Legacy Compensation Executive Review Filters Deprecation First Half 2023

The Executive Review process assists customers in planning and managing compensation across their organization, which includes filters to assess and compare compensation data. The Legacy Executive Review Filters are now planned to be deprecated with our First Half 2023 release (Admin Opt-Out) as we have enhanced this functionality with the Advanced Executive Review Filters feature. For further details around this change visit our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Experience the New Employee Central Time Sheet User Interface

The Employee Self-Service Time Sheet Interface for attendance recording is the latest innovation as part of the Reimagined User Experience. This new user interface support accessibility standards available on both desktop and mobile. With the Second Half 2022 Release the Time Sheet UI will be an Admin Opt- Out, to learn more about this feature and the rollout plan visit our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

Adapting OData V2 APIs for Time Profile and Work Schedule in Time Management

Customer feedback has suggested the importance of improved maintenance of configuration objects while also having the ability to enhance historical tracking of changes. In support of these recommendations, we will be introducing the concept of Effective Dating for some critical Time Management configuration objects. For more details on this change and the Early Adopter program, visit our SAP SuccessFactors Community blog.

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