February is a month of transformation and growth, and SAP SuccessFactors is here to guide you through it with its latest updates and innovations. As we step into this dynamic month, let’s explore the key features and enhancements that will help you steer your organization towards success.
SAP SuccessFactors continues to harness the power of AI to revolutionize user experience. The introduction of Joule, your AI-powered copilot, ensures seamless access to a variety of products and transactions. With Joule, you can expect:
• Summarizing business data in an easy-to-understand format.
• Guiding and recommending actions based on the current business context.
• Creating proposals for texts and business data using natural language input.
• Interacting via natural language with your application for search, filtering, and analytical queries.
As we approach 2025, SAP SuccessFactors is set to undergo significant transformations. Key changes include:
• Phasing out of legacy features such as Partial Organization Single Sign-On (SSO) and Legacy Configuration APIs.
• Enhancements to authentication and integration with SAP Cloud Identity Services.
• Deprecation of Employee Central SFAPIs and transition to OData APIs.
• Advancements in onboarding processes to streamline and improve efficiency.
For those in professional services, SAP SuccessFactors introduces the Project Financial Booklet – Professional Service app (J55). This tool offers an interactive and comprehensive view of project financial KPIs, facilitating fast decision-making for management. Key capabilities include:
• Analyzing financial key figures for different project types.
• Viewing separate pages for customer projects, projects with revenue, and overhead projects.
• Adapting rows and columns, and saving user-specific views.
• Calculating new KPIs based on pre-delivered KPIs.
SAP SuccessFactors is phasing out legacy reporting tools and introducing Stories in People Analytics. This new reporting tool provides enhanced capabilities for visualizing and analyzing data, making it easier for you to gain insights and make informed decisions.
February 2025 brings significant updates to the SAP SuccessFactors Mobile app. iOS app users will need to sign in again due to the app transferring from the SuccessFactors, Inc. account to the SAP SE account1. Additionally, users sharing a single device with others will experience changes in Multi-Profile Mode.
SAP SuccessFactors is introducing several AI-driven enhancements across its Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. These include:
• AI-Assisted Writing: Helps craft professional and effective communications, cutting down the time spent on tasks like writing performance goals and feedback.
• AI-Assisted Person Insights: Provides managers with a quick yet detailed summary of employees’ job histories, compensation data, and key achievements.
• AI-Assisted Career Insights: Offers personalized recommendations for skills development, training courses, and mentorship opportunities.
• AI-Assisted Job Description Enhancement: Fine-tunes job postings to make them more engaging, inclusive, and aligned with business needs.
• AI-Assisted Skills Architecture Creation: Automates the creation of a comprehensive skills library by analyzing job descriptions.
• AI-Assisted Skills Standardization: Standardizes skills across the organization, bringing consistency and clarity to competency frameworks.
• AI-Assisted Microsoft Teams App Chat: Allows employees to interact with SAP SuccessFactors within Microsoft Teams using natural language.
February 2025 also sees the introduction of Joule Agents, AI-powered assistants designed to automate complex, cross-functional workflows across finance, service, and sales, significantly improving business productivity.
February is a month of change, and SAP SuccessFactors is here to support you every step of the way. With these updates and enhancements, you can navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with confidence and clarity.
