35+ NOTICABLE UPDATES FROM THE SUCCESSFACTORS 1H 2021 RELEASE

Koen Cedeijn
delaware
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2 min readMay 4, 2021

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On April 16th, over 200 updates were announced for the SuccessFactors 1H Release of 2021. Since the last release, SAP has made numerous, some small — others bigger, changes to improve the overall configuration and use of features in SuccessFactors.

In this blog, we will be covering the most interesting client-focused features to keep things clear. To avoid a TL;DR, we split up these features into 4 sub-posts, so that you’re free to navigate directly to your point of interest.

Employee Central, Time-Off and Platform

The most interesting features for Employee Central, Time-Off and Platform will be featured in this sub-blog.

Learn more on mass data changes, configurable templates for New Hires, a People Profile navigation bar update and the deprecation of HTTP Basic Authentication.

If you’re interested in the new capabilities in Employee Central and Platform, you can visit this link.

Recruiting, Career Sites and Onboarding

In this sub-blog, we will be covering the most eye-catching features for Recruiting, Career Sites and Onboarding.

Read up on new and improved features in data security, Recruiting Posting, secure career sites, enhanced cookie management and Onboarding user experience.

Updates in Recruiting, Career Sites and Onboarding can be found here.

Analytics and Learning

New features for Analytics and Learning will be covered in this sub-blog.

Get updated on changes, such as Report Story updates, Queries updates, improvements for Administrators and added Course Home functionalities.

Read more about Analytics and Learning in this post.

Performance and Compensation

This sub-blog focuses on covering the most interesting features for Performance and Compensation.

Find more information on updates like Continuous Feedback integration with Microsoft Outlook, new calibration features, Continuous Feedback, Center of Capabilities and 360 Review.

Have a look at our selection of noticeable updates and features in Performance and Compensation here.

To conclude

Whether changes and updates with each release are either big or small, we truly believe that these will keep on improving your user experience within the SF platform.

If you would like to see our take on Employee Central, Recruiting Marketing, Learning, Analytics and Performance, feel free to re-watch our 1H Spring Release Webinar.

As always, don’t hesitate to contact us for additional help, assistance on info when implementing or moving towards new and updated functionalities.

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Koen Cedeijn
delaware

Koen Cedeijn — Certified SAP SuccessFactors Recruiter & Candidate Experience Senior Consultant.