Product Release & Road Map Information
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Release Schedule
View the upcoming planned Preview and Production Release dates. Note that the Preview deployment window is on Monday, outside of customer business hours on each specific Datacenter. This change has been introduced to reduce the need for weekend coverage for Preview upgrades. Production upgrades will remain over the weekends.
- First Half 2025 | Preview: April 14 | Production: May 16-18
- Second Half 2025 | Preview: October 13 | Production: November 14 - 16
Release Documents
Everything you need to know about the new features and functions.
- What’s New Viewer | 1H 2025 Available Now
- Release Highlights Brochure | 1H 2025 Available Now!
Release Sessions
These webinars deliver helpful answers to questions related to the What’s New Viewer’s latest iteration. All 1H 2025 sessions are now available OnDemand! (SuccessFactors Customers Only - Authentication for all sessions is required)
- 1H 2025 Release Q&A Series | OnDemand Registration Available Now!
- Global Event Series "Strategic Product Roadmap Update H1 2025"
Release Videos
Check out these 1H 2025 release highlights videos, including demos and deep dives featuring SAP SuccessFactors product experts:
- 1H 2025 Release Highlights featuring Bianka Woelke!
- Talent Management (expert video)
- Business AI (expert video)
- Learning (expert video)
- Explain my pay with Joule (demo)
- Revamped Performance with AI (demo)
- Alumni Experience (demo)
- Skills-focused learning opportunities in the Growth Portfolio (demo)
- Payroll Control Center (demo)
- People Profile (demo)
- Positioning Budget Control (demo)
- Onboarding (expert video)
- Payroll (expert video)
- ESM (Enterprise Service Management) (expert video)
Featured Release Posts
Read these articles to ensure you have all the updated information to prepare for the 1H 2025 release:
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Employee Central
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Employee Central Payroll
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Employee Central Global Benefits
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Performance & Goals
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Time Management
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Learning
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Recruiting
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Onboarding
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 WorkZone
- SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2025 Career and Talent Development
Additional Release Resources
Road Map Explorer
At-a-glance overview of longer-term plans to introduce essential improvements.
Patches
See upcoming patch windows, review recent enhancements to fix bugs and improve system stability.
Innovation Alerts
Enablement resources on product-related changes that have impact or require action.
Product Forum
If you have a question about a product or feature in the release, please add your question to the Human Capital Management Q&A (Forum) and choose the appropriate SAP Managed Tag.
