SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2023 What’s New in Compensation

SAP SuccessFactors has released new features for your Compensation solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solution for Compensation to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. Preview release was available on April 28 with the…

SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2023 What’s New in Performance Management

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the first half of 2023. Preview release is available on April 28 with the production release scheduled for June 2. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the…

SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2023 What’s New in Career Development

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the first half of 2023. Preview release is on April 28 with the production release is scheduled for June 2. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2022 What’s New in Employee Central

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the second half of 2022. Preview release was on October 28 and production will be released December 9th. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product updates…

What’s New for SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting in H2 2022

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the second half of 2022. Preview release was on October 28 and production will be released December 9th. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product updates…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2022 What’s New in People Analytics

SAP SuccessFactors has released new features for your Analytics solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solution for Analytics to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. Preview release was on October 28 and production will…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2022 What’s New in Compensation

SAP SuccessFactors has released new features for your Compensation solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solution for Compensation to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. Preview release was on October 28 and production will…

2H 2022 SAP SuccessFactors Learning Management System Updates

New minor & major updates in Admin Opt-in Configuration Type Country Currency Changed to EURO for Croatia The local currency in Croatia, HRK (Croatian Kuna) will be changed to the euro on January 1, 2023. Learning Administrators can use various tools to update data due to currency changeover: Learning objects with currencies that can be…

What’s New in SuccessFactors Onboarding 2.0 H2 2022

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the second half of 2022. Preview release was on October 28 and production will be released December 9th. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product updates…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2022 What’s New in Performance Management

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the second half of 2022. Preview release was on October 28 and production will be released December 9. You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors…

SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2022 What’s New in Compensation

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Compensation solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solution for Compensation to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release was on April…

SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2022 What’s New in People Analytics

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Analytics & Reporting solutions. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for People Analytics to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release…

SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2022 What’s New in Performance Management

SAP has announced the 1H 2022 SuccessFactors release information. Preview release is on April 15 and production will be released May 20.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product updates blog. For tips on…

H2 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Features

SAP SuccessFactors has released new features for your overall Compensation solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Compensation to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release was on October…

What’s New in the SuccessFactors Platform for H2 2021

On October 9, 2021, SAP released documentation for the H2 2021 release.  Preview release is October 15 and production is November 19. In this article we take a quick look at the latest updates for SAP SuccessFactors Platform. It’s a huge list for Platform this release – so we’ve tried to summarize the most interesting…

What’s New for Recruiting in H2 2021

As of October 9, 2021, SAP has released their documentation for the H2 2020 release.  In this article we take a quick look at the latest updates for SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting. Preview release is October 15 and production is November 19.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details…

H2 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Analytics/Reporting Features

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Analytics & Reporting solutions. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Analytics to review all the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release was…

What’s New in Onboarding 2.0 H2 2021

The latest release updates are here! In this article we take a quick look at the latest updates for SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 2.0. Preview release is October 15 and production is November 19.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2021 What’s New in Performance Management

SAP has announced the 2H 2021 SuccessFactors release information. Preview release is on October 15 and production will be released November 19.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product updates blog here.  For tips…

SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2021 What’s New in Career Development

SAP has announced the latest updates and changes for SuccessFactors for the second half of 2021. Preview release will be October 15 and production will be released November 19.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors…

H1 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Learning Management System Updates

New major updates in Admin Opt-in Configuration Type Stories in People Analytics for SAP SuccessFactors Learning As a report designer, you can create, access, and share Learning stories in People Analytics for generating custom Learning reports. You can also have the data of SAP SuccessFactors Learning and other modules side-by-side in the same story, and link them to apply common filters on…

SAP SuccessFactors H1 2021 Employee Central Release Updates

Interested in what’s new for Employee Central for H1 2021? There’s quite a few enhancements! In this quick blog we run through the major release updates that caught our attention the most. As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released the documentation for the H1 2021 release.  The preview release will be April 16 and…

What’s New for Recruiting in 1H 2021

As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released the documentation for the H1 2021 release.  The preview release will be April 16 and the move to production will be May 21st.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors official product…

H1 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Features

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Compensation Solution. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Compensation to review all of the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release was April…

H1 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Analytics/Reporting Features

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Analytics & Reporting Solutions. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Analytics to review all of the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder, preview release…

What’s New in Onboarding H1 2021

It’s that time of year! As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released the documentation for the H1 2021 release.  The preview release will be April 16 and the move to production will be May 21st.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check…

SAP SuccessFactors H1 2021 Release Updates for Succession

It’s finally here! As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released the documentation for the H1 2021 release.  The preview release will be April 16 and the move to production will be May 21st.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here. For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP…

What’s New in the 1H 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Career Development Release

Want to learn what is coming soon in SAP SuccessFactors Career Development? The latest updates for H1 2021 have been announced. As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released their documentation for the H1 2021 release.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here.  As a reminder, preview release…

What’s New in the 1H 2021 SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Release

What’s New in Calibration? As of April 9, 2021, SAP has released their documentation for the H1 2021 release.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here.  As a reminder, preview release will be April 16 and production will be released May 21st.  For full details on the release…

SAP SuccessFactors Job Profile Builder Talent Management Integration

SAP SuccessFactors Job Profile Builder (JPB) is a tool used to create and maintain job profiles associated to job roles. Job profile content can be used when creating job requisitions but it can be used for much more. JPB is integrated with many HCM modules and the key that ties all of these modules to…

Cataloging Skills in the Job Profile Builder

Introduction The Job Profile Builder is a valuable tool that helps companies categorize their positions into groups of jobs. Each job profile contains descriptions of what functions that job performs, qualifications needed to perform the job, etc. For more information on the Job Profile Builder in general, see our article Job Profile Builder: An Introduction.…

SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Part III – Create Calibration Sessions

In the previous two calibration related blogs, we learned how to configure the Calibration module in Provisioning, and we reviewed how to set up role-based permission, created a calibration template and defined the calibration settings. Here we will explore the various ways to create a calibration session.  We will see how an admin may create…

An Introduction to 360 Evaluations in SAP SuccessFactors

As year-end approaches, it is common for many companies to take a second look at their employee performance and goal setting processes. In the past few weeks, I’ve been helping multiple companies revamp their employee performance processes. While some are just tweaking current forms and processes, others are considering including a new and often enlightening…

What’s New for Recruiting (RCM/RMK) in H2 2020

As of October 9, 2020, SAP has released their documentation for the H2 2020 release.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here.  As a reminder, preview release will be October 16 and production will be released November 20th.  For full details on the release cycle, check out the SAP SuccessFactors…

H2 2020 SAP SuccessFactors – Employee Central New Features and Enhancements.

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Employee Central. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Employee Central to review all of the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. Highlighting some of the interesting points…

H2 2020 SAP SuccessFactors Learning Management System Updates

New major updates in Admin Opt-in Configuration Type Reply-To Email Address Change Option New Reply-To email address field, which lets you enter an e-mail address different from the administrator and user e-mail addresses. It is populated based on the data configured in the Application Notification Admin Email, or the Application Notification User Email fields. Support for IAS Identity Management IAS…

H2 2020 SAP SuccessFactors – Compensation and Variable Pay Features

SAP SuccessFactors has some exciting new features for your Compensation & Variable Pay Solutions. They can be found in detail here (S-User ID required).  Filter on Solutions for Compensation to review all of the latest changes. Under the Description for each, you can click on ‘See More’ to see screenshots and detailed information. As a reminder,…

H2 2020 SAP SucessFactors Calibration Release Updates

As of October 9, 2020, SAP has released their documentation for the H2 2020 release.  You can view the full set of documentation in the What’s New Viewer here.  As a reminder, preview release will be October 16 and production will be released November 20th.  For full details on the release cycle, check out the…

Configuring SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Part II – Instance Set Up

Basic Configuration of Calibration As we learned in the blog, “Configuring SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Part I – Provisioning”, there are several steps to perform before we are ready to run a calibration session: Enable Calibration in ProvisioningConfigure Succession Data ModelSet role-based permission for Calibration accessConfigure a data source template and route mapEnable calibration related e-mail…

Job Profile Builder: An Introduction

Lately, in a variety of customer engagements for various SAP SuccessFactors modules, I’ve had to bring up the topic of the Job Profile Builder. As a relatively new feature that touches every module, it’s really no wonder! But there’s still a lot of customers who aren’t quite familiar with it. This blog should give you…

Configuring SAP SuccessFactors Calibration Part I -Provisioning

What is Calibration? Calibration is a process used to appraise employee performance in a fair and consistent manner. Managers meet in calibration sessions to discuss employee performance and achieve agreement on performance ratings. At the onset of a calibration session, the definition of each performance rating can be agreed upon to enable a common language…

1H 2020 SAP SuccessFactors – Employee Central Features

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central has come out with several enhancements and features for 1H 2020. All of the latest enhancements can be found here (S-User ID required). Scroll down to the ‘What’s New Viewer’ to review the changes. Filter on Solutions for Employee Central to review all the latest changes. Under Description, click on ‘See More’ to…

H1 2020 SAP SuccessFactors – Compensation and Variable Pay Features

Starting in 2020, SAP changed the release schedule to every 6 months. All of the latest enhancements can be found here (S-User ID required). Scroll down to the What’s New Viewer to review the changes. Filter on Solutions for Compensation, Variable Pay, and Reward and Recognition to review all the latest changes. Under Description, you…

What’s New in SAP SuccessFactors Calibration

Starting in 2020, SAP SuccessFactors has changed its release schedule from every quarter to biannually. With this change, the releases will be larger with an additional preview week. Here we will focus on what’s new and what has changed in Calibration. There is one new feature for Calibration along with four enhancements. Let’s start with…

What’s New in the 1H 2020 SAP SuccessFactors Career Development Release

Want to know what’s changed from the first Half (1H) 2020 SAP SuccessFactors release for Career Development? Let’s take a look! There are two new universal features within Career Development and three universal enhancements in Mentoring. We will wrap up by seeing the new Career Explorer tool that is only available in an Early Adopter…

Highlights of the 1H 2020 SAP SuccessFactors Release for Succession

What’s New in Succession? With the SAP SuccessFactors First Half 2020 release there are six updates in Succession. There are four new features and two enhancements. Let’s start with Talent Pools. Talent Pools There are two new features and some minor enhancements for Talent Pools. The two new features are: View Nomination History for Talent…

Optimizing SuccessFactors Standard Compensation Statements

Compensation Statements may be the most critical aspect to a successful Compensation implementation. Statements are typically the only visibility employees have to the Compensation module and are important in not only communicating final payments to employees but also in letting them know of any other company directives and overall business results. Working in Compensation for…

Implementing the SuccessFactors Career Worksheet

This guide is to help system administrators with Provisioning access to understand and configure the Career Worksheet template. Enabling the Career Worksheet In Provisioning To get started, let’s handle the settings needed in Provisioning. You should already have enabled Goal Management Suite (Total Goal Management) and Development Plan V12. In order for the Career Worksheet…

Configuring the SuccessFactors Career Path

The SuccessFactors Career Worksheet, part of the Development module, may be configured to use Career Paths. Career Paths provide an employee with a graphical route of what their current or other roles may lead to. Career Paths aid an employee in planning how to develop their skills and competencies to advance into roles that interest…

Implementing the SuccessFactors Role Readiness Assessment Form

An employee is empowered to manage their career through the use of the SuccessFactors Career Worksheet. The Career Worksheet, a component of the Career Development module, allows an employee to view details about job roles that interest them, see the role’s associated competencies and select a targeted or future role. Once selected, a role readiness…

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Employee Referral – What about Bob?

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting has a robust Employee Referral program which is easy to implement by your business partner. Current employees can quickly make referrals through the SF career site and also track the referrals and their progress. A good employee referral program helps keep employees engaged and offers a chance to make all your employees…

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: Question Library – Why Bother?

SAP SuccessFactors has a Question Library feature which can be useful for recruiting.   SuccessFactors has a section on requisitions to add screening questions.  This is separate from the questions or fields the candidates complete on the application.  The application fields are purely informational and do not automatically cause an action on the candidate. But screening questions can…

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Candidate Display Options Tips

In recruiting, finding ways to quickly scan through qualified candidates is always a plus. From using requisition knock out questions as the candidate applies to virtual screening, eliminating non-qualified applicants up front helps in narrowing the field of candidates. And for the candidates who answer knockout questions correctly and make it to the applicant pool…

“Ask for Feedback” vs.”Get Feedback” in the SAP SuccessFactors Performance Management Form

You may wonder if these are just different terms for the same thing.  But these features on the SuccessFactors Performance form serve different purposes and impact the form in different ways.  So what’s the difference? “Get Feedback”  is a feature allows the manager to send the performance form to someone that is not part of the performance process. This enables the manager to route the form to a specific user to get edits and/or comments directly on the form. “Ask…

Things to Consider Before Enabling “Ask for Feedback” on an SAP SuccessFactors Performance Review Form

Is “Ask for Feedback” right for your organization? It is if you need a fast, flexible method for gathering performance feedback from those outside of the formal evaluation process. This feature enables a manager to get a more comprehensive view of their employees which adds greater perspective and objectivity into the assessments.  With a click…

Five Healthy Behaviors to Maximize Your SAP SuccessFactors System

If you are a SuccessFactors customer (or soon to be one), here are our top five healthy behaviors to maximize the use of your SAP SuccessFactors system: Use the community site, which is located here: SuccessFactors Community Site You’ll need an S-User ID to log in (If you don’t have an S-User ID, you’ll want to contact…

Don’t Panic – R2D2 Doesn’t Want Your Job

As technology and mechanization become widely available and evermore integral to operations in the workplace, a dynamic between human and robotic workmanship has emerged. This clash has lead many individuals and companies asking about job insecurity. Will my job be taken by a robot? One of the first breakthroughs in automation in the workplace was…

Performance Reviews: Can’t Live with ’em, Can’t Operate a Productive Workspace Without ’em

Companies large and small are recently being asked to forgo employee evaluations. When industry giants like Adobe, Cigna, Microsoft, and GE give up on performance reviews, it’s easy to assume that it’s all for the good of the organization, but the evidence is mixed. Why, suddenly, are organizations passing up performance reviews and what good…