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SAP SuccessFactors has delivered enhancements and updates across the SAP SuccessFactors® HCM Suite as part of their Q3 2017 product release. Here are a few key updates you should consider for SuccessFactors Succession and Development.

Career Development & Mentoring

End of Maintenance/End of Life for Development Plan v11 & Career Worksheet v11

Feature/Page UI Versions Functional Gaps End of Maintenance End of Life
Development Plan v11 None Q1 2018 Q1 2019
Career Worksheet v11 "Add Learning Activity" added Q3 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019


Removal of Development Goals from Mentoring Pages

  • Mentoring programs with no strict dates, open to all or a subset of the company
  • Users can be mentors, mentees, or both at the same time

Configuration Type: Universal

Why is it important? Allows customers to keep mentoring programs open at all times. Also allows for self-registration.

Add Learning Activity in Career Worksheet V12

  • Ability to add learning activities to a development goal within the career worksheet V12
  • Upgrade to Career Worksheet V12 can be done without any functionality loss

Why is it important? . This is the last step to complete feature parity.

Succession Planning

End of Maintenance/End of Life for SOC v11, Talent Search v1, Matrix Grid Reports v11, Legacy Talent Pools

Feature/Page User Interface End of Maintenance End of Life
Succession org chart (SOC) v11 Q1 2018 Q1 2019
Talent search v11 Q1 2018 Q1 2019
Matrix grids (performance/potential, how/what) v11 Q1 2018 Q1 2019
Legacy talent pools
(non-MDF talent pools)
v11 Q1 2018 Q1 2019

Position Card: External Successor: Enable Add Candidate

  • Ability to add external candidates that are not in the system
  • External candidate feature is only available if recruiting permissions assigned to succession planner roles
  • Succession planner needs permission to create candidates in Recruiting module

Configuration Type: Universal

Why is it important? Allows more flexibility in adding external successors


For the full list of updates to SuccessFactors Succession & Development, visit the SAP SuccessFactors Community.

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