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1 SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2 What's New in Migrating Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 All Features by Replacement Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1 Universal Upgrade to Fiori User Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Universal Migration to the Home Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Universal Migration to the People Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Universal Upgrade to the Fiori User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Deprecation of Partner API, SFAPI Adhoc, and SFAPI for Simple Entities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
API Deprecation FAQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
4.3 Replacement of Legacy Picklists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.4 Replacement of SuccessFactory-XML Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.5 Retirement of Bulk Employees Import and Delta Employees Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5 Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.1 Retirement of Android 5.X (OS version) Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2 Retirement of Apple iOS 11.X (OS version) Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3 Retirement of the Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile App from the Amazon Appstore in China. . . . . . . 25
6 Performance and Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.1 Retirement of Goal Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
6.2 Replacement of Performance Management v11 and old v12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7 Succession and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7.1 Replacement of Career Path v1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2 Retirement of CDP Lite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.1 Replacement of Legacy Calibration UI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.2 Replacement of Calibration V11 Org Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9 Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.1 Retirements in SAP SuccessFactors Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.2 Replacement of Flash in Learning Administration Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9.3 Replacement of Learning Catalog 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9.4 Replacement of Legacy Supervisor and User Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9.5 Updating Learning Manager and User Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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9.6 Retirement of Learning Administration Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.7 Replacement of Stand Alone SAP SuccessFactors Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.8 Replacement of Configurations for Native Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.9 Retirement of Native Learning Users After H2 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.10 Replacement of Plateau Question Editor with Assessments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10 Recruiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.1 Retirement of Recruiting Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
10.2 Retirement of Recruiting Marketing Client Admin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
11 Onboarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.1 Using the Adobe LiveCycle Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
12 Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
12.1 Retirement of Live Analytics After 1H 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
13 Employee Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
13.1 Event Reason XML Deprecation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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1 SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features
As part of our ongoing commitment to innovation and a great user experience, some of our older features are
getting replaced with newer versions, new technology, or completely new tools.
Each innovation is part of a managed process that includes information available on the SAP Help Portal and the
SAP SuccessFactors Customer and Partner Communities. When we announce an older feature is being replaced,
we start by providing you information on what's replacing it and why. We also include information to help you
prepare for migration and links to further resources. Finally, we include the following key dates:
● End of Development Phase: The time leading up to the end of maintenance for a feature or version. During this
time, no new features or enhancements will be delivered and only high priority bug fixes will be considered.
There is no change in customer support during this phase. Customers are encouraged to start planning their
upgrade for the feature or version.
● End of Maintenance: The date after which no further bug fixes or patches will be delivered for the feature or
version. Customer support is limited to how-to help.
● Replacement Date: The date after which the feature or version is permanently disabled and no longer
supported.
 Note
All dates are subject to change.
 Note
For universal upgrades, where a feature is replaced with a newer version that is pushed to all customers, there
may be no end of maintenance phase.

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2 What's New in Migrating Features
Learn about changes to this guide in recent releases.
1H 2020
What's New Description More Information
Added a topic on the retirement of Bulk We will retire Bulk Employees Import and Retirement of Bulk Employees Import
Employees Import and Delta Employees Delta Employees Import in the 2H 2020 and Delta Employees Import [page 22]
Import release.
Added a topic about Live Analytics fea Starting 1H 2020 Release, the Live Ana Retirement of Live Analytics After 1H
ture deprecation in Variable Pay lytics feature in Variable Pay is no longer 2020 [page 51]
supported in any use case or configura
tion.
Added the recommended replacement The retirement date for Execution Map is Retirement of Goal Execution [page 26]
for Execution Map. planned for 2H 2020. The recommended

replacement for Execution Map is Goal
Updated the retirement date for Status
Alignment Chart.
Report and Meeting Agenda.
The retirement date for Status Report
and Meeting Agenda is planned for the
1H 2021.
Added topic on Replacement of Plateau Starting in 1H 2020, SuccessFactors is Replacement of Plateau Question Editor
Question Editor with Assessments. ending the maintenance of the legacy with Assessments [page 46]
Plateau Question Editor (PQE) function
ality.
Updated the retirement date for V12 The home page is now enabled in all SAP Universal Migration to the Home Page
Home Page. SuccessFactors systems. The last wave [page 13]
of universal upgrades from V12 Home
Page to the latest Home Page was com
pleted in November 2019.
Added a topic on the retirement of the With the retirement of the Recruiting Retirement of Recruiting Marketing Cli
Recruiting Marketing Client Admin. Dashboard to which it was dependent, ent Admin [page 49]
the Recruiting Marketing Client Admin is
now also retired, as of 1H 2020.
Added a topic about Event Reason XML The XML-based approach to derive event Event Reason XML Deprecation [page
deprecation reasons for Job Information and Com 52]
pensation Information Imports will be
deprecated in the 2H 2020 release.

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Q4 2019
Added a topic about the replacement of As of Q4 2019, we will retire the Success Replacement of SuccessFactory-XML
the SuccessFactory-XML tool Factory-XML tool. Instead, you can use Tool [page 20]
the Manage Templates tool to create and
modify form templates.
Retirement date and information added The Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile Retirement of the Android SAP Success
App will be removed from the Amazon Factors Mobile App from the Amazon
Appstore in China on November 1, 2019. Appstore in China [page 25]
Users in China will now use the Tencent
App Store to download the Android app.
Q3 2019
Retirement date and information added Support for Apple iOS 11.X (OS version) Retirement of Apple iOS 11.X (OS ver
will end on December 1, 2019. sion) Support [page 24]
Added a topic about replacement of Cali The Calibration V12 Org Chart is now the Replacement of Calibration V11 Org
bration V11 Org Chart default org chart in Calibration. The re Chart [page 32]
tirement date of V11 Org Chart is in 1H
2020.
Added a topic about the retirement of Starting in 1H 2020, CDP Lite will be au Retirement of CDP Lite [page 30]
CDP Lite tomatically deactivated for all customers
who are using this feature.
Added a topic about the retirement of Using the Adobe LiveCycle Designer
[page 50]
Adobe LiveCycle Designer
Added a topic about the replacement of Starting in 2H 2020, the Plateau Ques
tion Editor (PQE) will be replaced with
Plateau Question Editor (PQE) with As
the Learning Assessments Tool.
sessments

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Q2 2019
Retirement date and information added Support for Android 5.X (OS version) will Retirement of Android 5.X (OS version)
end on July 15, 2019. Support [page 24]
Q1 2019
Employee Central The XML Propagation Configuration XML

template is being deprecated.
Q4 2018
Recruiting New section and topic Retirement of Recruiting Dashboard

[page 48]
Q3 2018
Terminology changed As part of our overall commitment to in SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features
novation, we've adopted some new lan [page 4]
guage to better reflect the migration ap
proach to the latest innovations and ver
sions.
● Retiring Features is replaced with

Migrating Features
● Retirement Date is replaced with Re
placement Date

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Removed features past replacement date This guide will only cover features with a
replacement date in:
● the last quarter

● this quarter
● future quarters
Added additional information and links, Many topics have been updated to in
where available clude additional information like: key
benefits of the replacement feature; mi
gration information; and links to addi
tional resources.
Replacement of legacy picklists Added information about the replace Replacement of Legacy Picklists [page
ment of legacy picklists (non-MDF pick
19]
lists managed via CSV import).
Q2 2018
Retirements postponed Career Path v1 has no retirement date set Replacement of Career Path v1 [page
at this time. This is a change from the 29]
original date of Q1 2019. This announce
ment has been moved to Retirement
Date 2nd Half of 2019 in this guide.

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3 All Features by Replacement Date
Features being replaced by newer versions, new technology, or completely new tools, listed by key dates.
 Tip
The information in the table is initially sorted by replacement date.
Solution Feature End of Development End of Maintenance Replacement Date
Calibration Calibration V11 Org 2019 Q3 2020 1H

Chart
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Marketing 2020 1H

Recruiting Client Admin
Learning Learning Event Rules 2018 Q3

Standard Customers
Learning Learning Event Rules 2019 Q2

vSaaS Customers
Calibration Legacy Calibration UI 2018 Q3 2019 Q3
Learning SAP SuccessFactors 2018 Q3

Learning SOAP APIs
Learning Learning-Only SSO Au 2018 Q3

thentication
Learning Stand Alone SAP Suc 2018 Q3

cessFactors Learning
SAP SuccessFactors V12 Employee Profile 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 late 2019

platform
SAP SuccessFactors V12 Home Page 2016 Q2 2017 Q4 late 2019

platform
SAP SuccessFactors Bulk Employees Import 2019 2H 2020 2H 2020 2H

and Delta Employees
platform
Import
Succession and Devel Career Path v1 2017 Q2 2018 Q1

opment
Performance and Goals Goal Execution ‒ Execu 2019 2H 2020 2H

tion Map

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Performance and Goals Goal Execution ‒ Status 2019 2H 2021 1H

Report and Meeting
Agenda
Learning Organization and Skills 2018 Q3 2020 1H

in Legacy Plateau Func
tions
Learning Catalog 2.0 2019 Q1
Standard Customers
Learning Catalog 2.0 2020 2H
vSaaS Customers
Learning Legacy Supervisor and 2018 Q4

User Tools
Standard Customers
Learning Legacy Supervisor and 2019 Q3

User Tools
vSaaS Customers
Learning PH Tables in Data Ex 2018 Q3

tract
Learning User Restoration from 2017 Q3

Audit Tables
Learning Computer Based Train 2018 Q3

ing History Tables
Learning Java Runtime Environ 2017 Q1

ment (JRE)
Learning Plateau Legacy Data 2018 Q1

Purge
Learning Plateau Question Editor 2020 2H 2021 1H

(PQE)
SAP SuccessFactors Partner API, SFAPI Ad 2018 Q3 - Deprecation

platform hoc, and SFAPI for Sim
ple Entities
Performance and Goals Performance Manage 2015 Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q2

ment v11 and old v12

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SAP SuccessFactors Retirement of support 2019 December 1

Mobile for Apple iOS 11.X (OS
version)
SAP SuccessFactors Legacy Picklists (non- 2019 2H (target only)
platform MDF picklists managed

via CSV import)
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Dashboard 2018 Q4 2018 Q4 2019 Q4
Recruiting
SAP SuccessFactors Retirement of support 2019 July 15

Mobile for Android 5.X (OS ver
sion)
Succession and Devel CDP Lite 2020 1H

opment
Onboarding Adobe LiveCycle De 2025 2H

signer
SAP SuccessFactors SuccessFactory-XML 2019 Q4
platform
SAP SuccessFactors Retirement of the An 2019 November 1

Mobile droid SAP SuccessFac
tors Mobile App from
the Amazon Appstore in
China
SAP SuccessFac Retirement of Live Ana Q3 2019 Q4 2019 2020 1H

torsCompensation and lytics feature in Variable
Variable Pay Pay
Employee Central Event Reason XML Dep Q4 2019 2020 1H 2020 1H

recation

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4.1 Universal Upgrade to Fiori User Experience
The Fiori User Experience is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades
was completed in November 2019.
What is the Fiori User Experience?
SAP Fiori represents the latest in UI technology and SAP design standards. The Fiori User Experience for SAP
SuccessFactors consists of three separate features that are enabled at the same time:
● New Home Page

● People Profile
● Fiori User Interface
Together, these three upgrades enable you to take advantage of our latest new features and enhancements and
provide a modern user experience that is consistent throughout the HXM Suite and across other SAP solutions.
 Remember
We are completing the migration of all customers to the Fiori User Experience. Soon, it will be enabled in all
customer instances and the older UI versions will no longer be available. Please begin preparing to adopt these
important features.
For the latest dates and announcements, please refer to this post on the Customer Community.
Universal Migration to the Home Page [page 13]

The home page is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades was
completed in November 2019.
Universal Migration to the People Profile [page 13]

People Profile is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades was
Universal Upgrade to the Fiori User Interface [page 14]

The Fiori User Interface is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal
upgrades was completed in November 2019.

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4.1.1 Universal Migration to the Home Page
The home page is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades was
The home page provides a user experience based on SAP Fiori design standards and is recommended for use by all
customers. It is the focus of most new features and enhancements on the home page and will eventually entirely
replace the older v12 home page in all instances.
Additional Migration Information
● The home page is part of the Fiori User Experience. The Fiori User Experience consists of three separate
features that are enabled at the same time: the new home page, the People Profile, and the Fiori User Interface.
● We are completing the migration of all customers to the Fiori User Experience. Soon, it will be enabled in all
important features. For the latest dates and announcements, please refer to this post on the Customer
Community.
● The home page requires role-based permissions (RBP), which is now required for all customers. We have
migrated all remaining non-RBP instances to role-based permissions in the Q2 2019 release. For more
information, please refer to this post on the Customer Community.
Parent topic: Universal Upgrade to Fiori User Experience [page 12]
Related Information

4.1.2 Universal Migration to the People Profile
People Profile is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades was
The People Profile provides a user experience based on SAP Fiori design standards and is recommended for use by
all customers. It is the focus of most new features and enhancements on the employee profile and will eventually
entirely replace the older v12 employee profile in all instances.

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● People Profile is part of the Fiori User Experience. The Fiori User Experience consists of three separate features
that are enabled at the same time: the new home page, the People Profile, and the Fiori User Interface.
Community.
● The People Profile requires role-based permissions (RBP), which is now required for all customers. We are
migrating all remaining non-RBP instances to role-based permissions in the Q2 2019 release. For more
information, please refer to this post on the Customer Community.
Related Information

4.1.3 Universal Upgrade to the Fiori User Interface
The Fiori User Interface is now enabled in all SAP SuccessFactors systems. The last wave of universal upgrades was
The Fiori User Interface applies a consistent SAP Fiori visual design to UI elements on many pages throughout the
SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite, such as dialog boxes, buttons, icons, menus, and widgets. It is enabled in the
Upgrade Center using the Fiori User Experience 2016 upgrade and requires no additional set up or configuration.
● Fiori User Interface is part of the Fiori User Experience. The Fiori User Experience consists of three separate
features that are enabled at the same time: the new home page, the People Profile, and the Fiori User Interface.
Community.

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Related Information

4.2 Deprecation of Partner API, SFAPI Adhoc, and SFAPI for

Simple Entities
SAP makes Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) available to developers to access SAP services for the
purpose of extending solutions, integrating them with other solutions, or for building new ones. Please be advised
that the following APIs will be deprecated in favor of OData API:
● The Partner/SOAP API

● The SOAP SFAPI for Adhoc Reports
● All other SOAP SFAPIs for simple entity/object types, except for CompoundEmployee. Currently, there is no
deprecation announcement for CompoundEmployee.
What is API Deprecation?
Deprecation is an industry standard terminology for the initial step of the API end-of-life cycle. Deprecated APIs
may be turned off in newly created tenants by default, but can still be turned on in Provisioning. Deprecation is not
decommissioning. Decommissioning is a possible later stage. It does not mean that an API will be removed from
productive environments.
See API Deprecation FAQs [page 16] for more information.
What does API deprecation mean for me?
The stated SFAPIs should not be used for new development as they will be turned off in new tenants by default.
Please note that SFAPI can still be enabled in a tenant via provisioning and Instance Sync will copy API settings to
new tenants. Starting immediately, we encourage the use of new APIs which leverage Open Data Protocol (OData)
technology. These new APIs are available in Provisioning.
What can I do now?
Please use the new OData technology for any new API development and consider moving your legacy applications
and integrations to OData API. You can refer to https://help.sap.com for more information about OData API.
If you are going to refactor old integrations, please consider using the Integration Center to realize lower cost of
ownership.

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We also recommend that you review the API Deprecation FAQs [page 16] section of this document.
4.2.1 API Deprecation FAQs
What is an API?
An API is a publicly available programming interface that is exposed as a standard http transaction. In a nutshell,
the only difference between a web page and a web API is that the API is called by a machine while the web page is
accessed by a human.
APIs are used when customers build custom SAP Cloud Extensions, when customers are building integrations with
CPI, Dell Boomi, and other general cases.
What is the Partner API?
The partner API is a very old SOAP API available in our older DC4 and DC8 data centers. It has not been
documented for more than 5 years.
What is the SFAPI Adhoc Reports API?
These are very inefficient APIs that rely on creating an adhoc report in our system, scheduling the execution of the
report on our scheduler servers, and waiting for the job to complete. Once complete they provide the ability to
download a CSV file containing the data.
What is the SFAPI for "Simple Entities"?
These are APIs that access a single entity such as Person, Employment, etc. Unlike CompoundEmployee, they
cannot provide complex related employee data.
What is the SFAPI for CompoundEmployee?
This is an advanced API build on the SFAPI protocol that allows access to a complete set of entities related to the
"Person" entity. 

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What is API Deprecation?
API Deprecation is an announcement that the API should not be used for new development and that SAP reserves
the right to decommission it in the future.
What is the difference between deprecation and decommissioning?
● Deprecation is an announcement. Also, when we deprecate an API we may have it ‘off’ by default in new
tenants and we might even disallow the API in new tenants.
● Decommissioning means the API will be disabled in a tenant; it will no longer be available in productive
environments. At this point, any usage of the API will result in a failure.
Why deprecate an API?
● Discourages partners and customers from investing new development on old technology when newer
capabilities are available in OData.
● Our new APIs offer more benefits to customers.
● Allows SuccessFactors to focus on improving OData, not maintaining old APIs.
Will the new APIs, which leverage Open Data Protocol (OData) technology, offer
added benefits?
Yes. Some of the benefits include:
● OData is the only API for newer functionality including Position Management, CRM, Simplify, Time, Benefits,
Job Profile.
● Basic OData queries are faster than older SFAPI single-entity APIs. For example, we measured a basic,
PerPerson query up to four times faster using OData.
● OData’s new snap shot query feature solves pagination problems that exist in SFAPI.
● OData offers more flexibility in joining related data.
● OData is the only API available in Integration Center.
● Unlike SFAPI-Adhoc, OData does not rely on creating and running reports on a scheduler server. There is no
risk of a scheduler being backed up, etc.

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Why is OData better than adhoc SFAPI?
When you run an adhoc report API, it doesn't simply run directly against the data as OData does. Instead, it does
the following:
1. Creates a new report based on the SFAPI query provided.

2. Schedules the report to run on the scheduler server.
3. Client has to iteratively poll the server to wait to check if the report is completed.
4. If and when the report execution completes, the client can then download the results in CSV. If the scheduler
queue becomes backed up, the report might not finish in time and the client will time out and not wait longer.
How can I move from SFAPI to OData?
1. Leverage our documentation at help.sap.com:

○ SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite Boomi Connector Guide
○ SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite OData API: Developer Guide
○ Implementing the Employee Central Compound Employee API
2. Learn about the OData capabilities of SAP CPI and/or Dell Boomi.
3. Consider reimplementing integrations using Integration Center. You will find integrations are easier to develop,
maintain and will have lower cost of ownership. You may also find this easier than porting simpler legacy
integrations to OData.
Will the API be removed from productive environments once deprecated?
No. This will only occur when the API is decommissioned and that will occur no sooner than 1 year from the
deprecation announcement date.
Is the SFAPI listed in the API Center (Admin Center) as deprecated?
Yes, it is listed.
If an API is deprecated, is it unsupported?
No. We’ll continue to support SFAPI and provide bug fixes during the deprecation period. However, we’ll no longer
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How are APIs deprecated?
API deprecation can occur on a single function or data entity as well as an entire class/protocol of APIs.
How will I know if my tenant is using deprecated APIs?
As of Q2 2019 Release, You can run the SFAPI feature status check (Check ID: SFAPIIsTurnedOn) in the Check Tool
under API > Check SFAPI to see whether SFAPI is turned on in your instance. For more information about the
Check Tool, see Using the Check Tool.
What is our policy around APIs? 
APIs that have been used for more than 24 months may be deprecated to improve the quality and functionality of
our APIs. Our API policy states that:
● We will not deprecate an API sooner than 2 years after initial release;
● We will not decommission an API sooner than 1 year after deprecation; and
● We may announce decommissioning sometime after deprecation and at least 1 year prior to the decommission
date.
 Note
We respect our customers and your reliance on API, so we will evaluate the usage of the APIs before we
decommission. The primary goal of deprecation is to stop new development on old APIs and encourage moving
to OData. Currently, we have no set date for decommissioning. But when announced, we will provide at least
one year's notice prior to the decommission date.
4.3 Replacement of Legacy Picklists
We are upgrading administrative tools for picklist management and migrating legacy picklists to the Picklist Center.
This migration will leverage SAP SuccessFactors Metadata Framework (MDF) and provide a simplified approach to
picklists.
Benefits of the Picklist Center include:
● A single location where picklists are managed for Employee Central, Recruiting, Talent, and Employee Profile.
● The ability to make changes directly in the application. You no longer have to export picklists and edit them
offline spreadsheet.
● The ability to make only the change you need. You no longer have to import and update all picklists at once, just
to make a single label change.
● Unique external codes for simplified picklist management across your system. Unique external codes make
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For legacy picklists, the following dates apply:
supported.
Varies by datacenter. Full migration of all customer systems targeted by end of 1H 2019.
For the latest scheduled dates, please refer to the SAP SuccessFactors Community .
● What you need to do to prepare for the update or migration

○ Complete HANA migration first. SAP HANA migration is a prerequisite for picklist migration.
○ SAP SuccessFactors will run a preliminary check on all customer environments to determine if there are
any data issues requiring resolution.
○ If data issues are detected, customers will be notified via email outlining the specific issues requiring
customer action. You will have 90 days from the date you were notified to complete the changes.Use
Picklist Migration documentation to complete the required changes.
● How to migrate
○ A schedule for legacy picklist migration has been established. Customers will be notified 30 days prior to
their scheduled migration through a Support Service Alert email.
○ SAP SuccessFactors will perform the migration first on preview instance(s) and then allow you time for
testing and preparation before performing the migration on production instance(s).
Additional Resources
● SAP Help Portal Picklist Migration

● Customer Community Legacy Picklist Migration
● Customer Community Platform Product Resources
4.4 Replacement of SuccessFactory-XML Tool
As of Q4 2019, we will retire the SuccessFactory-XML tool. Instead, you can use the Manage Templates tool in
Admin Center to create and modify form templates for Performance Management, Goal Management, and Career
Development Planning.
Benefits of Manage Templates
The Manage Templates tool allows you to create and modify all kinds of form templates easily and quickly. Using
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● Add new templates
● Copy templates from previous years
● Change labels
● Reorder sections
Key Dates
For the SuccessFactory-XML tool, the following dates apply:
The SuccessFactory-XML tool has been in end of maintenance since about 5 years ago. No more maintenance
activities are performed for this tool.
supported.
As of Q4 2019, we will retire the SuccessFactory-XML tool.
Migrating to Manage Templates
If your company solely uses the SuccessFactory-XML tool to manage templates, please go through the following
steps to migrate to Manage Templates:
1. Log into your Preview environment as an admin.

2. Navigate to Admin Center Manage Templates .
3. To test the replacement functionality, create new templates or update your existing templates.
4. When testing is complete, repeat Step 1–3 in your Production environment.
More Information
● Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community for the latest updates and discussions on retiring the
SuccessFactory-XML tool.
● Visit the SAP Help Portal Configuring Templates Using Admin Center and Configuring 360 Templates Using
Admin Center for the guides on using Manage Templates.

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4.5 Retirement of Bulk Employees Import and Delta
Employees Import
We will retireBulk Employees Import and Delta Employees Import in the Second Half 2020.
Bulk Employees Import and Delta Employees Import are import jobs in the Manage Scheduled JobsDelta Employees
Import tool from Provisioning. We retire them because they are likely to cause database deadlock or other data
issues.
Key Dates
● End of Maintenance
2H 2020 is the last release in which maintenance activities will be applied toBulk Employees Import and Delta
Employees Import .
● Replacement DateDelta Employees: The date after which the feature or version is permanently disabled and
no longer supported.
As of 2H 2020, we will retire Bulk Employees Import and Delta Employees Import.
Replacement Features
We recommend that you useEmployee Import or Basic Import in Admin Center as replacement features. .
Employee Import is used in the instances that don't have Employee Central enabled, while Basic Import in the
instances that have Employee Central enabled. The two import jobs have better stability and allow you to update
user data to the system yourself instead of contacting Support or partners to do it in Provisioning.
 Note
● If you are using the Transfer Inbox documents for C-Step users during Bulk User Import (Works only for E,
EM, EX and EP Roles) option in Bulk Employees Import and Delta Employees Import, please note that the
replacement features don't have this option, and you need to wait for further announcement from
Performance Management to see where and how you can continue using this option after the 2H 2020
release.
● In the instances that have Employee Central enabled，if you want to use Automatic Process Owner Change
To New Manager For In-Progress Documents When Old Manager is Process Owner (Only for 360), Automatic
Process Owner Change To New Manager For Completed Documents When Old Manager is Process Owner
(Only for 360), or Remove Inactive Employees' 360 Evaluation Documents , you can consider HRIS Sync
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More Information
● Visit Managing Basic User Data by Using a Data File on SAP Help Portal to find how to use Employee Import.
● Visit Employee Data Import Process on SAP Help Portal to find how to use Basic Import.
● Visit Configuring an HRIS Sync Job on SAP Help Portal to find how to use HRIS Sync.

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5 Mobile
5.1 Retirement of Android 5.X (OS version) Support
Support for Android 5.X (OS version) will end on July 15, 2019.
Google released Android 9.0 on August 6, 2018; therefore, SAP SuccessFactors Mobile will drop support for
Android 5.X (OS version) on July 15, 2019 due to decreased usage. The following Android OS versions are no longer
supported: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.1. Please work with your IT organization to update your Android 5.X mobile
devices to Android 6.X and above before July 15, 2019.
Important Date
● Retirement Date: The date after which the feature or version is permanently disabled and no longer
supported.
Official Retirement of support for Android 5.X is July 15, 2019.
5.2 Retirement of Apple iOS 11.X (OS version) Support
Support for Apple iOS 11.X (OS version) will end on December 1, 2019.
Apple Inc. has announced the availability of iOS 13 for iPhone and iPadOS 13 for iPad to be released in September
2019; therefore, SAP SuccessFactors Mobile will drop support for iOS 11.X (OS version) on December 1, 2019 due to
decreased usage. Please work with your IT organization to update your iOS 11.X mobile devices to iOS 12.X and
above prior to December 1, 2019.
Important Date
supported.
Official Retirement of support for iOS 11.X is December 1, 2019.

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5.3 Retirement of the Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile
App from the Amazon Appstore in China
The Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile app will no longer be available for download through the Amazon
Appstore in China as of November 1, 2019. The Tencent App Store is now the only officially sanctioned Android app
store for SAP in China.
Customers in China, who have previously downloaded the Android application from the Amazon Appstore, should
delete the existing app and redownload it through the Tencent App Store. Otherwise, users will not receive any
updates for the Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile app. All Android app updates will only be available through the
Tencent App Store.
New users should also only use the Tencent App Store in China to download the Android app.
Redownloading the Android app will not impact existing functionality or underlying data.
Important Date
supported.
Official Retirement of the Android SAP SuccessFactors Mobile app from the Amazon Appstore in China is
November 1, 2019.

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6 Performance and Goals
6.1 Retirement of Goal Execution
The Goal Execution tool in Goal Management will soon be retired.
Important Dates
No functional enhancements are being made or planned for the Goal Execution tool. Only high priority or
critical bugs, if reported, will be fixed.
The end of maintenance for Goal Execution tool is planned for the second half of 2019.
supported.
The retirement date for Execution Map is planned for the second half of 2020.
The retirement date for Status Report and Meeting Agenda is planned for the first half of 2021.
 Note
Currently, the end of maintenance and retirement dates are tentative and subject to change.
Migration Information
The recommended replacement for Execution Map is Goal Alignment Chart. For more details about Goal Alignment
Chart, see Goal Alignment Chart.
The recommended replacement for Status Report and Meeting Agenda is Continuous Performance Management.
To learn more about how you can start using this tool, see the Continuous Performance Management guide.
More Information
● Community Forum on the Retirement of Goal Execution

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● Customer Community Performance and Goals Product Page
● Events/Recordings on Customer Community
● Continuous Performance Management Demo
6.2 Replacement of Performance Management v11 and old v12
SAP SuccessFactors Performance Management has enhanced its latest UI version, Performance Management v12
Acceleration, in line with the overall SAP Fiori design standards, and is recommended for use by all customers now.
All major functional gaps between the older (v11, old v12) versions and the v12 Acceleration version were closed
with the Q3 2015 release.
Planning Update
● All major functional gaps between Performance Management v11 and old v12 and Performance Management
v12 Acceleration were closed, as of the Q3 2015 Release.
● No additional functional or feature enhancements will be made to Performance Management v11 and old
Performance Management v12.
Important Dates
Since Q3 2015, functional enhancements are not being made for the old Performance Management v12 and v11
versions.
Official End of Maintenance for Performance Management v11 and old Performance Management v12 occurred
with the Q2 2018 Release, and therefore patches can no longer be made.
supported.
The last release in which customers can productively use Performance Management v11 and old Performance
Management v12 is Q1 2019.
As of the Q2 2019 release, we will automatically activate the Performance Management v12 Acceleration form
template for all those customers who have not yet migrated. After the deployment of the Q2 2019 release,
Performance Management v11 and old Performance Management v12 form launches will no longer be
supported.

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PM v12 Acceleration: What Is It?
This significant upgrade brings many features from Performance Management v11 to the Performance
Management v12 look and feel. Performance Management v12 Acceleration will be the version of the Performance
Management product that will continue to be developed with new features and enhancements.
More Information
● Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community for the latest updates and discussions on migrating to
Performance Management v12 Acceleration.
● If you are using standard configurations, we provide a conversion tool to enable you to convert your templates
for free. See Validating and Updating Existing Performance Management Forms .

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7 Succession and Development
7.1 Replacement of Career Path v1
Career Development Planning has been enhanced with a newer, more flexible Career Path functionality.
While Career Path v2 does not support role import, due to a difference in architecture, it does support branching
paths and a higher fidelity to real world career paths, making it a more modern and sophisticated tool.
For Career Path v1, the following dates apply:
Starting from Q4 2017, functional enhancements will only be made to Career Path v2 or higher.
Q4 2017 is the last release in which maintenance activities, such as code fixes, will be applied to versions other
than v2. As of Q1 2018, no more maintenance activities will be performed for Career Path v1.
supported.
At this time, the replacement date for Career Path v1 is not yet set. It will be announced as soon as possible.
Migrating to Career Path v2
Contact SAP Cloud Support or your implementation partner to enable Career Path v2 in your system.
More Information
Career Path v2.
● Refer to the Career Development Planning guide for details on setting up and configuring Career Worksheet
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7.2 Retirement of CDP Lite
Starting in Q2 2020, we will automatically deactivate CDP Lite for all customers who are still using this feature.
CDP Lite was a lightweight feature for Performance and Goals customers. It allowed customers to configure
development goals accessible only within Performance Management forms. The feature didn't allow customers to
associate learning activities to development goals, nor did it support competencies associated with development
goals.
Benefits of CDP Full
CDP Full enables the full version of SAP SuccessFactors Career Development Planning. It has the following
features:
● Development Plan
● Career Worksheet
● Career Path
The full version also supports a full customization for development plans and links to SAP SuccessFactors
Learning.
Key Dates
For CDP Lite the following dates apply:
CDP Lite has been in end of maintenance for a while. No more maintenance activities are performed for this
feature.
supported.
Q1 2020 is the last release in which customers can productively use CDP Lite. As of Q2 2020, we will
automatically deactivate the feature for all customers who are still using it.
More Information
Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community for the latest updates and discussions on retiring CDP Lite.

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8 Calibration
8.1 Replacement of Legacy Calibration UI
SAP SuccessFactors Calibration has updated its UI in line with the overall SAP Fiori design standards and is
recommended for use by all customers now. There are no major functional gaps between the legacy and the new UI
versions. The new UI version is now the default UI of Calibration.
Important Dates
For the legacy UI version of Calibration, the following dates apply:
Starting from Q3 2018, no more maintenance activities will be performed for legacy UI. Functional
enhancements will only be made to the new UI version.
supported.
Post Q3 2019, we will automatically activate the new UI version for all those customers who have not yet
enabled the new UI version themselves.
Migrating to the Latest Calibration UI
You can toggle between the legacy UI and the new UI version, for now. However, you can no longer use the legacy UI
after Q3 2019.
1. Go to Admin Center Manage Calibration Settings Global Settings .

2. Select or deselect the Enable Fiori Restyling for Calibration option.
3. Click Save.
For more information and the latest updates, go to the SAP SuccessFactors Community.

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More Information
the latest Calibration UI.
● Refer to the Calibration guide for details on setting up and configuring your system.
8.2 Replacement of Calibration V11 Org Chart
SAP SuccessFactors Calibration has updated its UI in line with the overall SAP Fiori design standards, and the latest
UI version is recommended for use by all customers now. The Calibration V12 Org Chart is now the default org chart
in Calibration.
Important Dates
For Calibration V11 Org Chart, the following dates apply:
Starting from Q4 2019, no more maintenance activities will be performed for Calibration V11 Org Chart.
Functional enhancements will only be made to Calibration V12 Org Chart.
supported.
With the Q2 2020 release, we’ll automatically activate Calibration V12 Org Chart for all those customers who
haven’t yet enabled it.
Benefits of V12 Calibration Org Chart
When using Calibration Org Chart V12, you can:
● display matrix reports

● select users by organizational hierarchy levels
Option to Switch Back to V11 Org Chart
The Q3 2019 release automatically upgrades the V11 Org Chart to the V12 Org Chart. For now, you still can switch
back to the V11 Org Chart. However, you can no longer use the V11 Org Chart after Q1 2020.

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1. Go to Admin Center Manage Calibration Settings Global Settings .
2. Deselect the Enable Calibration V12 Org Chart.
3. Click Save.
 Note
You can also deselect Enable Calibration V12 Org Chart in Provisioning.
More Information
● For all information about required feature updates/migrations, visit Calibration Innovation Alerts .
● To engage and stay current with the latest information about Calibration, visit Calibration Community .

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9 Learning
9.1 Retirements in SAP SuccessFactors Learning
We follow a process for decommissioning and replacment of old features in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.
Key Dates for Replacement of Learning features
The following dates apply:
supported.
9.2 Replacement of Flash in Learning Administration

Interface
All major browser providers have announced end-of-life for Flash in response to Adobe’s plans to deprecate Flash
and related support after 2020. SuccessFactors Learning Administration currently depends on Flash for menus,
navigational elements, and managing core entities. We’re proactively transitioning SAP SuccessFactors Learning
Administration from Flash to HTML to ensure continuity with latest browser support. This change will be applied to
Preview environments in the first half of 2020.
To provide a smooth transition, time to adapt to these changes, and support your change management activities,
the new interface runs concurrently with the existing Flash interface for two releases. You will be able to navigate in
both old and new modes before the Flash technology is fully retired.
All Learning customers will be impacted by the Flash Replacement in Learning Administration.
Benefits of New Learning Administration Interface
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● Streamlined navigation through reorganized menus options and field groupings.
Key Dates
For the retirement of Flash in the Learning Administrator interface, the following dates apply:
● Push to Development: In the first half of 2020, the new HTML-based Learning Administration interface will be
automatically applied to Preview environments. Customers will have two releases to use both the Flash and the
new non-Flash version of the Learning Administrator Interface concurrently.
 Note
Validated Learning Customers will have the new Learning Administration interface automatically applied to
Preview environments during this time.
● Replacement Date: In the second half of 2020, the Flash-based Learning Administrator interface will no longer
be available in Preview and Production environments. The new HTML-based interface will replace it as the
default interface.
 Note
Validated Learning Customers will have the Flash-based Learning Administration interface automatically
removed from Preview environments with the last patch before the Production upgrade. The new Learning
Administration interface will update to Production with the upgrade to the 2020 VSaaS release.
Prerequisites for New Administrator Interface
Customers are advised to identify portions of the Learning Administration Interface that are Flash-based, which will
be replaced with the new HTML version.
Customers should also update job aids or training materials. All customer-owned and created Flash-based
Learning materials, such as videos, are the responsibility of the customer to update and change.
Migrating from Legacy Flash to New Administrator Interface
Customers will be updated automatically with a universal push of the new, non-Flash-based version of the new
Learning Administrator Interface to Preview and Production.
More Information
● Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Product Innovation Page for all the latest updates and
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● Join the conversation on the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Learning Page .
● Read more about Adobe's plans to deprecate Flash .
9.3 Replacement of Learning Catalog 2.0
Starting in Q1 2019, we will no longer support Learning Catalog 2.0. Please enable Learning Catalog 3.0.
Key Dates for Replacement of Learning Catalog 2.0
For Learning Catalog 2.0 the following dates apply:
● End of Maintenance: Leading up to the retirement dates below, we won't have any maintenance activities:
patches or fixes for Catalog Search 2.0. This applies to both standard and validated customers.
supported.
Catalog 2.0 Removal Date for Standard Customers
We will remove Learning Catalog 2.0 from non-validated LMS customers in the Q1 2019 release. Please watch the
release page on the community for dates.
Catalog 2.0 Removal Date for Validated Customers
We will remove Learning Catalog 2.0 from validated customers' sandbox environments in Q3 2019, from preview
environments in October 2019, and production environments in March 2020.
More Information
discussions.
● Join the conversation on the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Learning Page

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9.4 Replacement of Legacy Supervisor and User Tools
In the Q1 2019 release, we will no longer support the old supervisor tool for assign and remove learning, record
learning, and register and withdraw users. We will also not support the old user record learning tool. Please update
to the new tools.
Key Dates for Replacement of Legacy Supervisor and User Tools
For Legacy Supervisor and User Tools the following dates apply:
● End of Maintenance: Leading up to the retirement dates below, we won't have any maintenance activities:
patches or fixes for the legacy tools. This applies to both standard and validated customers.
supported.
Legacy Tools Removal Date for Standard Customers
We will remove legacy tools from non-validated LMS customers in the Q1 2019 release. Please watch the release
page on the community for dates.
Legacy Removal Date for Validated Customers
We will remove legacy tools from validated customers' sandbox environments in Q3 2019, from preview
environments in October 2019, and production environments in March 2020.
More Information
discussions.
● Join the conversation on the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Learning Page

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9.5 Updating Learning Manager and User Tools
Update Learning manager and user tools to take advantage of new functionality and experiences for users and
managers when they add learning history and when managers register or withdraw users or assign or remove
learning from users.
Procedure
1. Go to SAP SuccessFactors Learning Administration and then go to System Administration Configuration

System Configuration .
2. Edit LMS_ADMIN.
3. Verify that updatedSupervisorFlow is set to true.
4. Verify that updatedSelfRecordLearningFlow is set to true.
5. To remove the ability for managers to type information into custom registration fields, set
allowSupervisorToEnterRegistrationFormCustomColumnsData to false.
We recommend the default setting of true because we also recommend that you do not collect sensitive
personal data in the registration forms. If you do not collect sensitive personal data in the custom columns,
then you can give managers the confidence of assisting their teams when registering them. In addition, a
minority of customers uses custom data in registration forms.
6. To change the number of employees that a manager can withdraw in one action, change
supervisorMaxUserRegisterWithdrawLimit.
We don’t recommend changing this value from its default because we set it at a reasonable number for the
managers' experience. If you set it too high, it becomes difficult for managers to understand who they’re
withdrawing without a benefit and with a potential drawback. Managers rarely need to withdraw more than 50
users at once, and if you allow them to withdraw a high number to solve an edge case, they won't batch their
withdraws and might end up withdrawing a user that they didn’t mean to withdraw. In the rare case that
managers need to withdraw users over the limit, they can still do it, they just need to batch the users.
7. Click Apply Changes.
9.6 Retirement of Learning Administration Features
Starting in Q3 2019, SAP SuccessFactors will no longer support some Learning Administration features. We will
remove them in Q1 2020.
Admin Power Search Bar with Command and Keyword Search
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Recommended Next and Guide Me Mode
The recommended next and guide me modes show administrators next steps when next steps are in a different
area of the application.
Recommended Next
Guide me mode is an optional selection that administrators could disable. On some objects, when they are
available on the home page, administrators could see the actions in a list when the actions were in different parts of
the application.

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Guide Me Mode
Configuring Tab Order and Administrator Customized Fields
You will no longer be able to change the order of the tabs for important parts of Learning. You currently do this in
System Admin Configuration Record Configuration .

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Tab Order Configuration
Administrators will no longer be able to personalize their view of fields by adding or removing fields from their view.

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Administrator Field Personalization
User Positions, Job Families, and Organization Groups
We are retiring parts of the Learning application that are handled by Employee Central.

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Purchasing Assistant and Chargeback Adjustment Tools (Commerce)
For customers using the commerce functions of Learning, we are removing the purchasing assistant and
chargeback adjustment tools that you currently access in Commerce Tools .

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9.7 Replacement of Stand Alone SAP SuccessFactors
Learning
Stand alone SAP SuccessFactors Learning implementations will no longer be supported after Q3 2018.
Beginning with the acquisition of Plateau in 2011, we have worked to integrate Learning into all aspects of the SAP
SuccessFactors suite and we will continue to do so in the future. As Learning becomes more tightly integrated with
the SAP SuccessFactors platform, we introduce dependencies that may make new features unavailable and limit
the functionality of features in environments that do not include the platform.
As a result, we no longer support stand alone Learning environments (environments where Learning is not being
used in conjunction with the SAP SuccessFactors platform) after Q3 2018. As of Q3 2018, all SAP SuccessFactors
Learning customers (both validated and non-validated) are required to be running the Learning Management
System (LMS) in an integrated environment with the SAP SuccessFactors platform enabled.
This change affects a small percentage of our customers because 99% of our customers are already using SAP
SuccessFactors Learning in an integrated environment. For those who are not, your Customer Engagement
Executive will contact you to explain the benefits of using SAP SuccessFactors Learning in an integrated
environment and to help you formulate a plan for transition.

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9.8 Replacement of Configurations for Native Login
Between Q3 2018 and Q3 2020, the following native login configurations are supported. All others are not
supported.
For the time between Q3 2018 and Q3 2020, we support a few cases of native user login - users who can log in
without going through SAP SuccessFactors platform. These narrow cases are to allow customers time to migrate to
new methods. All other cases of native user login aren’t supported as of Q3 2018.
 Note
Not supported means: we don't provide any guidance or help through customer support channels because the
application isn’t certified for unsupported configurations.
External Learning Users of Sites (Extended Enterprise)
We support users who have the shopping cart type of external. You can check users' shopping cart types by logging
into SAP SuccessFactors Learning Administration and then going to People Users . Find and open the user,
and then go to Finance. You see the user's shopping account type.
Users with shopping account type of external are members of your extended enterprise. For example, if you have a
dealership model, and employees of dealerships log on to their own learning sites to consume your training, those
employees of the dealerships are external users and they have external shopping accounts. We address defects
related to these types of users who have trouble signing in.
If a user has shopping account type of internal, we don’t support that user's ability to log in natively. The user must
log in through platform. We don't address defects related to these types of users who have trouble signing in
directly to Learning.
We don't address enhancements related to native learning users, internal, or external.
Learning Administrators
Because we have some cases, particularly during implementation, when administrators must sign in directly to
Learning, we still support it, but it’s discouraged. We encourage administrators to log in through standard means:
SAP SuccessFactors platform.
We don't support dual sign-in: Administrators who sometimes sign in through SAP SuccessFactors platform and
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9.9 Retirement of Native Learning Users After H2 2020
In H2 2020, native Learning users will no longer be supported in any use case or configuration.
Until H2 2020, we might continue to support some cases of native Learning users. In H2 2020 and later, we stop
support for all native Learning users. All users of any configuration must use standard SAP SuccessFactors sign in
management. That includes, for example:
● No support for any type of native sign-in: Administrators, end-users, external, or internal.
● No support for any type of native user functions. We won’t address defects related to native learning
functionality.
In H2 2020 or soon after H2 2020, we’ll actively remove parts of our product that relate to native users.
 Note
If you still have native users, please engage with professional services to be prepared for the transition.
9.10 Replacement of Plateau Question Editor with

Assessments
Starting in 1H 2020, SuccessFactors is ending the maintenance of the legacy Plateau Question Editor (PQE)
functionality. Use the enhanced Learning Assessments Tool to create exams and questions.
SAP SuccessFactors Learning first released the Learning Assessments Tool in Q3 2017 to provides more options for
different types of assessments. We continue to enhance the Assessment tool further with enriched functionalities.
Benefits of Assessments
Assessments include the following features that aren’t available in PQE:
● A lightweight quiz tool to create low-stakes knowledge checks

● New question types, including fillintheblank and ordering-based questions
● Localization support for questions, exams, and quizzes
● Question-level feedback
Key Dates
Key Dates

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In advance of ending support for PQE functionality, the following features are targeted for inclusion in
Assessments by the H2 2020 release:
○ Timed exams
○ Proctored exams
○ Printed exams
After H2 2020, the Assessments tool will be the only supported tool for exam creation. You’ll no longer be able
to create new exams, create new questions, or add existing exams to items using the legacy PQE tool.
supported.
After H2 2021, you won’t be able to edit PQE exams, edit PQE questions, or end the user exam launch. Reports
are available as long as PRD/BIRT reporting framework is supported.
Migrating to Assessments and Turning off PQE
If you’re still using PQE, you must plan to move to Assessments now to ensure that you’re using Assessments fully
by the time PQE is no longer available.
More Information
● Refer to the SAP SuccessFactors Learning Assessments Guide.
● Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Learning Product Innovation page for all the latest
updates and discussions.
● Join the conversation on the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community for Learning specifically for this
migration of PQE to Assessments.

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10 Recruiting
10.1 Retirement of Recruiting Dashboard
As the deprecation date for Adobe Flash approaches, we've moved the core features of Recruiting Dashboard to
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management and continue to invest in features to provide you with a streamlined
recruiting experience.
Benefits of a Simplified Recruiting Solution
All major browser providers have announced end-of-life for Flash in response to the announcement by Adobe of
plans to deprecate Flash and any related support after 2020.
In SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Marketing, the Recruiting Dashboard depends on Flash for the user experience.
In preparation for these changes, we've continued our efforts to evolve our Recruiting solutions with functionality
like Candidate Relationship Management, Candidate Account Simplification, and Career Site Builder. Our goal is to
provide a simplified recruiting product and actionable data to streamline your recruiting activities and aid you in
making informed decisions.
Recruiting Solutions
Recruiting Dashboard Functionality Solution
URL Builder Source Tracker in Job Marketing (formerly Marketing Central)
Source reporting Source Report and Source Tracker in Job Marketing; Advanced
Analytics
Talent Community and Talent Community Marketing Candidate Account Simplification; Email Campaigns in Candi
date Relationship Management
Key Dates
As of this announcement, in Q4 2018, no further enhancements are being made to the Recruiting Dashboard.
Q4 2018 marks the end of maintenance for Recruiting Dashboard.
supported.

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In Q4 2019, Recruiting Dashboard will be disabled and no longer available for use or support.
More Information
You can safely ignore any references or configuration settings in Command Center to the dashboard. Selecting
them has no effect, and they do not generate errors.
Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community Recruiting Resources Blog for all the latest updates and
discussions.
10.2 Retirement of Recruiting Marketing Client Admin
Due to the retirement of the Recruiting Dashboard and replacement of the Candidate SSO, the SAP SuccessFactors
Recruiting Marketing client admin has been retired.
The client admin was designed to accommodate candidates who had an account in Recruiting Marketing without a
corresponding account in Recruiting Management in the following circumstances:
● You are a Recruiting Marketing customer without a Recruiting Management instance

● Candidate SSO (single sign-on) is enabled, and candidates joined — that is, subscribed — without actually
applying for a job.
If you recently moved from Candidate SSO to Candidate Account Simplification (CAS) and you still have some
users in your system that only have Recruiting Marketing accounts, CAS will automatically merge their accounts
with Recruiting Management accounts when they log back in.
If you are a Recruiting Marketing customer using client admin, contact your implementation partner for a
customized solution or to implement the Career Site Builder tool.

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11 Onboarding
11.1 Using the Adobe LiveCycle Designer
Use the Adobe LiveCycle Designer to provide your own form templates for the SAP Forms by Adobe REST API.
Adobe LiveCycle Designer supports you in creating templates for interactive and print forms by providing a wide set
of design functions.
Find more information in this section how to install and use the Adobe LiveCycle Designer.
Download and Installation
To download and install or update the Adobe LiveCycle Designer, follow the instructions in SAP note 2187332
(download and installation of version 11.0).
Related Information
Tutorial: Create a Simple Template with Generated Sample Data

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12 Compensation
12.1 Retirement of Live Analytics After 1H 2020
Starting 1H 2020 Release, the Live Analytics feature in Variable Pay is no longer supported in any use case or
configuration.
Key Dates for Replacement
For the retirement of Live Analytics in the Variable Pay Administrator interface, the following dates apply:
time, no new features or enhancements are delivered and only high priority bug fixes are considered. There’s
no change in customer support during this phase. Customers are encouraged to start planning their upgrade
for the feature or version.
Official End of Development for Live Analytics is planned for the Q3 2019 Release.
● End of Maintenance: The date after which no further bug fixes or patches are delivered for the feature or
Official End of Maintenance for Live Analytics is planned for the Q4 2019 Release.
supported.
Official Replacement Date for Live Analytics is planned for the 1H 2020 Release.
What's Next?
● How to upgrade?
No upgrade is required.
To know more about product and feature retirements, visit the SAP SuccessFactors Customer Community .

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13 Employee Central
13.1 Event Reason XML Deprecation
As of 2020 2H release, the XML-based approach to derive event reason for Job Information and Compensation
Information imports is deprecated from your system.
The existing process of using XML-based rules in the Succession Data Model to derive the event reasons for
changes to Job Information and Compensation Information of employees is no longer supported. You can now
employ business rules to achieve the same purpose.
Existing rules in XML will be migrated into onSave business rules automatically. All the migrated rules will start with
the postfix 'migratedRule'. Example: compInfoModel_ERD_migrated_rule
If there are multiple rule conditions in your XML data model, the migration process will combine all of them into a
single business rule, which will be available for Job Information and Compensation Information alike.
 Example
XML Rule:
 Sample Code
<rule id="rule-PT1">
<trueoutput>POS_XFR</trueoutput>
<conditions>
<and>ch
<equal id="jobInfo.pay-grade" inverse="true"/>
<equal id="jobInfo.position" value="" inverse="true"/>
<equal id="jobInfo.cost-center" value="63000" />
</and>
</conditions>
</rule>
<rule id="rule-PT2">
<trueoutput>POS_XFR</trueoutput>
<conditions>
<and>
<equal id="jobInfo.job-code" inverse="true"/>
</and>
</conditions>
</rule>
<rule id="rule-PR1">
<trueoutput>POS_RECLASS</trueoutput>
<conditions>
<and>
<equal id="jobInfo.business-unit" inverse="true"/>
</and>
</conditions>
</rule><rule id="rule-23">

<trueoutput>DATACHG</trueoutput>
<conditions>

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<or>
</or>
</conditions>
</rule>
Migrated Business Rule:
 Note
In the migrated business rule, there’s an initial condition to check whether the event reason value is blank or
null. Ensure that you don't modify or remove this condition.
The new business rules will be automatically assigned to both Job Information and Compensation Information
HRIS elements, and can be found both in the data model and the Business Configuration UI (added as a first trigger
rule).
To create rules for deriving event reasons with Job Information and Compensation Information imports, you can
use the Event Reason Derivation rule scenario under Employee Central Core rule category on the Configure Business
Rules page. These rules must be executed during events when data is saved (onSave). You no longer need to submit
support tickets to adjust the XML.

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We've also made some relative changes in Provisioning that include:
● The removal of the legacy Enable youCalc rules engine for HRIS switch.
● Decoupling of two switches, Enable Business Rules for Workflow Derivation and Enable Business Rules for Event
Reason Derivation. The behavior of these two switches are as follows:
○ If Enable Business Rules for Workflow Derivation is enabled, workflows will be derived using business rules.
Otherwise, workflow derivation happens from the XML model.
○ If Enable Business Rules for Event Reason Derivation is enabled, event reasons will be derived using
business rules. Otherwise, event reason derivation will be disabled.
 Remember
As a customer, you don't have access to Provisioning. To complete tasks in Provisioning, contact your
implementation partner. If you're no longer working with an implementation partner, contact SAP Cloud
Support.
Important Dates
From Q4 2019, functional enhancements haven’t been made for the Event Reason XML template.
Official End of Maintenance for the Event Reason XML Template occurred with the 2020 1H release, and
therefore patches can no longer be made.
supported.
The last release in which customers can productively use Event Reason XML Template is 2020 1H.

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1 SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2 What's New in Migrating Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 All Features by Replacement Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

6 Performance and Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

7 Succession and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Employee Central The XML Propagation Configuration XML

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Recruiting New section and topic Retirement of Recruiting Dashboard

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The information in the table is initially sorted by replacement date.

Solution Feature End of Development End of Maintenance Replacement Date

Calibration Calibration V11 Org 2019 Q3 2020 1H

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Marketing 2020 1H

Learning Learning Event Rules 2018 Q3

Learning Learning Event Rules 2019 Q2

Calibration Legacy Calibration UI 2018 Q3 2019 Q3

Learning SAP SuccessFactors 2018 Q3

Learning Learning-Only SSO Au­ 2018 Q3

Learning Stand Alone SAP Suc­ 2018 Q3

SAP SuccessFactors V12 Employee Profile 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 late 2019

SAP SuccessFactors V12 Home Page 2016 Q2 2017 Q4 late 2019

SAP SuccessFactors Bulk Employees Import 2019 2H 2020 2H 2020 2H

Succession and Devel­ Career Path v1 2017 Q2 2018 Q1

Performance and Goals Goal Execution ‒ Execu­ 2019 2H 2020 2H

SAP SuccessFactors Migrating Features

Performance and Goals Goal Execution ‒ Status 2019 2H 2021 1H

Learning Organization and Skills 2018 Q3 2020 1H

Learning Catalog 2.0 2019 Q1

Learning Catalog 2.0 2020 2H

Learning Legacy Supervisor and 2018 Q4

Learning Legacy Supervisor and 2019 Q3

Learning PH Tables in Data Ex­ 2018 Q3

Learning User Restoration from 2017 Q3

Learning Computer Based Train­ 2018 Q3

Learning Java Runtime Environ­ 2017 Q1

Learning Plateau Legacy Data 2018 Q1

Learning Plateau Question Editor 2020 2H 2021 1H

Learning Learning-Only SSO Au 2018 Q3

Learning Stand Alone SAP Suc 2018 Q3

Succession and Devel Career Path v1 2017 Q2 2018 Q1

Performance and Goals Goal Execution ‒ Execu 2019 2H 2020 2H

Learning PH Tables in Data Ex 2018 Q3

Learning Computer Based Train 2018 Q3

Learning Java Runtime Environ 2017 Q1

SAP SuccessFactors Partner API, SFAPI Ad 2018 Q3 - Deprecation

Performance and Goals Performance Manage 2015 Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q2

Succession and Devel CDP Lite 2020 1H

Onboarding Adobe LiveCycle De 2025 2H

SAP SuccessFactors Retirement of the An 2019 November 1

SAP SuccessFac Retirement of Live Ana Q3 2019 Q4 2019 2020 1H

Employee Central Event Reason XML Dep Q4 2019 2020 1H 2020 1H

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