The SAP SuccessFactors quarterly release schedule is now available for 2018. Please make sure to mark your calendars for the dates below. SAP will continue to have one Preview release date and one Production release date. It allows you to benefit from (a minimum) an additional 30 days to test new features before the Production release date. For more detailed information about the transition to the Early Test Instance Release schedule, see this article. And to learn more about our release process in general, see this article.
Here's the 2018 SuccessFactors release schedule; please note this could be subject to changes made by SAP:
|
Release |
Early Test (HCM Preview) |
Production (All Data Centers) |
|
Q1 2018 |
Now March 10th |
April 7 |
|
Q2 2018 |
May 5th |
June 2nd |
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Q3 2018 |
August 4th |
September 15th* |
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Q4 2018 |
November 3rd |
December 1st |
* This is 6 weeks after the Preview release to allow users to attend SuccessConnect in Las Vegas.
It is recommended that you communicate to your users that the system will be down for several hours on the above dates while the quarterly updates are installed. We also strongly advise that you refrain from any “go-lives” or rolling out major changes immediately before or after a release is scheduled.
Stay tuned to AltaFlux’s social media channels near the release dates as we will be announcing and covering the major updates in each quarterly release. And as always, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!