Describing Key SAP SuccessFactors Learning 2H 2025 Features and Enhancements

We've enhanced the Summary tab on the Team View page in Growth Portfolio, also known as the manager view in the latest Career Worksheet.

Here are the details:

Enhancement	Before	After
The private-access permission is now supported in the latest Career Worksheet.	Previously, the private-access permission wasn't supported. Managers could always view their team's target roles.	Managers can view their team's target roles only when they're granted the private-access permission in the Career Worksheet template. For more information on configuring permissions, refer to Permission Settings in Career Worksheet Template.
Managers can now view employees' unrated skills and attributes.	Previously, unrated skills and attributes weren't shown in the manager view.	Employees' unrated skills and attributes are shown with an Unrated tag in the Recognize Skills to Improve section, so that managers can stay informed about the status and remind employees to rate their skills as necessary.
Managers can now view employees' development activities linked to specific skills and attributes, including development goals, assignments, and learning.	Previously, the feature wasn't available.	Managers with permission to view employees' development goals, assignments, and learning in corresponding products can access these items linked to specific skills and attributes through the Development Activities link in the Identify Skill Strengths and Recognize Skills to Improve sections. Selecting an item count opens a list of items, and selecting an item from the list takes users to its details page. For permission details, refer to Overview of Latest Career Worksheet.

We built these enhancements to achieve feature parity with the legacy Career Worksheet while providing managers with more insights into employees' career development.

You've enabled the manager view in the latest Career Worksheet.

The new Learning home page is now universally enabled for all customers.

With this update, all remaining customers still using the legacy experience are automatically upgraded to the new experience. You can no longer revert to the legacy Learning home page. To support a consistent learner experience:

• The New Learning Experience switch is removed. Learners can no longer toggle between the legacy and new experiences.
• The New Learning Experience switch default setting option on the Integrated Learning Settings page that controlled the default state of the New Learning Experience switch is also removed.

This universal rollout ensures that all customers benefit from the improved experience and enhanced capabilities of the new Learning home page, supporting a more streamlined and modern experience for learners.

• The rollout is automatically done and can't be reverted.

• Validated Learning (vSaaS) customers aren't impacted by this rollout in the 2H 2025 release. vSaaS customers can continue to use the New Learning Experience switch to navigate between the new and legacy experiences, provided the New Learning home page is enabled.

• Ensure that SAP SuccessFactors Platform to SAP SuccessFactors Learning integration is sealed.

We've added the ability for managers to change assignment due dates from the Team View page, either individually or in bulk.

Managers can now use the Team View page to edit due dates for items that are either independent or part of a curricula, as long as these items were originally assigned by a manager. This functionality includes real-time updates to the assignment statuses and reminders. All manager types are supported.

To change due dates from the Team View page, a manager can view a subordinate's learning, and then select Change Due Dates from the More Actions menu to open the Change Due Dates dialog and change one or more assignment due dates.

You have the Access Team's Learning and Access Direct Reports permissions.

The Change Due Dates dialog lists the items assigned to the subordinate that you can change dates for.

Previously this functionality was not available from the Team View page.

We've added the ability for managers to withdraw learners directly from classes using Team View.

From the Team View page, managers can view a subordinate's classes, and withdraw them from the class by selecting the More Actions menu and choosing Withdraw. Managers can also navigate directly to the Class Details page and perform the same action by selecting the Withdraw button.

You have the Access Team's Learning and Access Direct Reports permissions.

The Withdraw option now appears in the More Actions menu.

Previously, The only way for a manager to withdraw a subordinate from a class was by using the bulk withdrawal tool.

Secondary instructors can launch and manage their assigned Virtual Learning Sessions (VLS) directly from the My Classes dashboard of the Learning home page, similar to primary instructors.

They now have the same level of access as primary instructors to manage the sessions. It includes launching and joining sessions, marking attendance, managing class activities, and more.

This enhancement is available for the following VLS vendors:

• Microsoft Teams
• Zoom
• Cisco Webex

Additionally, we made the following enhancements:

• Secondary instructors are automatically notified when assigned to VLS classes. Previously, you could only manually notify secondary instructors.
• Both automatic and manual email notifications now include a personalized meeting link and vCalendar invites, allowing primary and secondary instructors to join their sessions independently. Previously, manual notifications didn't include vCalendar invites.
• Attendance calculation is based on the sessions started and ended by both primary and secondary instructors. Previously, attendance was based only on the session activity of the primary instructor.

• You've added instructors to virtual class time slot and assigned one instructor as the primary instructor from Classes→Agenda→Resources.

  Note

  Any additional instructors in the Resources section are automatically considered as secondary instructors.

• Ensure that instructors are valid licensed users on the virtual learning server.

In the current version, secondary instructors can start new classes using Start Session or join in-progress classes using Join Session directly from their dashboard. The session displays the instructor’s name as the host, providing a consistent experience with primary instructors.

In the previous version, secondary instructors had to launch virtual sessions using the primary instructor’s account. As a result, the session displayed the primary instructor’s name as the host, even if initiated by secondary instructors.

We've added a configuration to control the visibility of the enhanced search filter options.

Administrators can now control which search filters display to learners on the Find Learning page. You can edit the librarySearchFilter[<filter name>] configuration settings inSystem Administration→Configuration→System Configuration→LIBRARY. By default, all values are set to true, which displays the filter options to learners if there are any learning activities in the library that meet the filter criteria. When the value is set to false, the filter option won't display to learners, regardless of whether there are any related learning activities available. For the [Duration], [Rating], and [Price] settings, a false value also hides the option from the Sort by dropdown and any related display elements.

Enhanced search must be enabled.

In the previous version a search filter was always displayed as an option to learners if there were related learning activities available in the library.

Now even if there are related learning activities available, the filter option does not display to learners if the respective librarySearchFilter setting value is false.

Learners can now view upcoming classes within the enhanced search results.

The Show Classes option is displayed in the search results when a learner's search criteria matches a course that has an upcoming class available in their library.

Learners can use this option to expand a list of upcoming classes, along with their Date & Time, Timezone, and Facility. The list displays up to five classes, sorted by upcoming date.

The list updates dynamically based on applied filters. For example, if a Facility filter is applied, only classes available at that selected location are listed.

When no filters are applied, the list displays the next five upcoming classes by default. The list includes classes that are full or have a waitlist. Learners can select a class to view the Class Details, or they can select the course title to be directed to the Course Details page. The Show All Available Classes option directs learners to the Available Classes page, where they can browse a comprehensive list of upcoming classes. The Hide Classes option collapses the list.

Enhanced search must be enabled.

You can choose to show or hide banners and custom cards only on custom pages, without changing their visibility in custom sections of the new Learning home page.

To manage the visibility, use the Enabled option for banners and custom cards in their respective sections from System Administration→Application Administration→Custom Pages. By default, the Enabled column reflects the default visibility status from the Banners and Custom Cards pages.

This enhancement allows you to tailor content for target users and organizations on custom pages without impacting the experience on the new Learning home page.

You have the Manage Custom Experience permission.

The Enabled switch allows you to show or hide banners and custom cards only on custom pages.

Previously, banners and custom cards were displayed by default on the new Learning home page and custom pages if configured from Application Administration→Custom Pages. There was no option to manage the visibility for each page individually.

We added the ability for you to provide email display names in the system for admins and users, so the From section of notification emails can properly display the sender's name. We also now display the manager's name next to their email address in manager email notifications, such as overdue training reminders.

We've added the following fields to the Learning Administration→System Administration→Configuration→Global Application Settings→Mail page:

• Admin Email Display Name: the value in this field is used for admin email notifications.
• User Email Display Name: the value in this field is used for user email notifications.
• Default Display Name: the value in this field is used for admin and user notifications when no value exists in the previous two fields.

This improvement gives customers an updated user experience.

The three new fields now appear on the Learning Administration→System Administration→Configuration→Global Application Settings→Mail page.

Previously these fields were not present on the Learning Administration→System Administration→Configuration→Global Application Settings→Mail page.

You can identify and bulk delete unused or irrelevant content stored in iContent servers on the iContent Management page (System Administration→System Management Tools).

On the iContent Management page, you can view your overall iContent usage, access courses affiliated with iContent files, and schedule deletion of unused files using the Delete option. All your scheduled jobs appear on the Background Jobs page.

Deleting iContent files removes the files, along with any linked content objects and content packages, and inactivates associated courses. Additionally, learners lose their progress in in-progress courses. By default, the content structure of inactivated courses stays intact. To ensure that learners don't access the deleted content, you must manually remove the references from the course structure, and reactivate the course.

This feature helps manage growing iContent volumes by removing unused files, optimizing storage, and maintaining only relevant content on the iContent server.

• Deleting iContent files is available only in Production systems. In Preview systems, you can view and access iContent files on the iContent Management page, but deletion isn't available.

  Note

  The page displays iContent files from the server linked to the Production system. It includes files from all associated environments, such as stage and preview, within the same Production tenant.

• The removeContentStructureOnDelete configuration is set to false by default (System Administration→Configuration→System Configuration→LMS_ADMIN). When set to true, deleting iContent files deletes and removes the content from the structure of all associated courses. The remaining content within the courses is also removed from the content structure. However, the content isn't deleted and is accessible.

  

• You have the View iContent Management permission to access the iContent Management page.

• You have the Delete iContent Files permission to delete the files.

You can use the iContent Management page to bulk delete unused content stored in iContent servers.

In the current version, you can view and delete iContent files on the iContent Management page.

In the previous version, you couldn't view and delete iContent files from Learning Administration.

You can create custom fields of type integer and decimal for the User entity, in addition to the existing string type.

We've introduced the Data Type field when creating or editing custom fields from System Administration→Custom Fields→Users. You can choose String (default selection), Integer, or Decimal as the data type. Note that the reference values aren't supported for integer and decimal custom fields.

For existing custom fields, we recommend removing all references to the field before changing the data type. Additionally, we've made the following enhancements:

• You can use the Data Type filter in the User Custom Fields search selector (Custom Fields→User) to narrow down results by field type.
• In addition to string fields, you can search for users, including managers using integer and decimal custom fields in the User search selector (People→Users). The fields support a range of conditional operators for precise filtering.
• In addition to string fields, you can add integer and decimal custom fields when configuring assignment profile rules from Assignment Profile→[choose an assignment profile]→Rules. The fields support conditional operators for more flexible rule setup.
• In addition to string fields, decimal and integer custom fields are now included in Account Data, User Personal Information, and User Information standard reports and custom reports when you enable Include Custom Fields (Learning Administration→Reports).

This enhancement gives you more flexibility in managing user data for your business requirements. With support for integer and decimal fields, you can create dynamic assignment profiles, run targeted searches, and generate detailed reports.

In the current version, you can create custom fields of type integer and decimal for the User entity, in addition to the existing string type.

You can search user custom fields by Data Type.

In the previous version, user custom fields were created as a string type by default. Decimal and integer types weren’t supported.

User records with NOTACTIVE set to N and TERM_DTE set in the future are now processed when you import them through User Connector - SF and User Connector. However, the termination date isn't updated during the import.

A warning message is displayed in the Connector Run Details report, and the termination date is updated only after the user is set to inactive status (NOTACTIVE is changed to Y and the termination date is effective or is in the past).

This enhancement ensures accurate processing of future-dated terminations for active users.

Ensure that sfuser.field.mapping.data.TERM_DTE is mapped to the Platform column TERM_DTE in the connector files.

You have the Edit User Connector - SF and Edit User Connector permissions.

In the current version, connectors process active user records even if the termination date is in the future or invalid, eliminating the need for manual intervention.

In the previous version, user records with a termination date either set in the future or invalid were rejected. You had to manually remove the termination date from the record.

The Employments tab could be visible on the User page if you're using a system default role containing the new View User Employment permission.

The Employments tab on the Learning Administration→People→Users page is only visible to users with the View User Employment permission, which is currently only part of the SuccessFactors system default roles.

We made these enhancements to support the possible adoption of the person-centric experience in a future release.

The View User Employment permission, which is currently only part of the SuccessFactors system default roles, is required to see the Employments tab.

In the Growth Portfolio, you can now use the bookmark option on the Learning cards.

With the new enhancement, the learning items which are bookmarked are synced between Growth Portfolio and Learning. A bookmark option is available on the Learning cards in the Growth Portfolio. You can bookmark the learning items displayed on the Opportunities to Grow section of the Growth Portfolio home page or the Advance my Proficiency section for skills.

When you bookmark a learning item, it will be shown in the bookmark section on the Learning page. The most-recently bookmarked items are listed first. Bookmarking a learning item allows you to complete the learning item later. At any time, you can choose to remove the previously bookmarked learning items which are associated with skill and other attributes.

We've built this enhancement so that customers have a consistent experience using the Growth Portfolio and Learning.

• You've migrated to Talent Intelligence Hub and enabled Growth Portfolio.
• You've enabled SAP SuccessFactors Learning.
• Ensure that the integration between SAP SuccessFactors Learning and SAP SuccessFactors Platform is sealed.

In the current version, you can see a bookmark icon for the Learning items in the Growth Portfolio.

In the previous version, the bookmark icon wasn't available for the Learning items in the Growth Portfolio.

The legacy Learning home page is deleted on November 14, 2025.

Future dates are subject to change.

The legacy Learning home page is being replaced by the new Learning home page. The new Learning experience, which includes the new Learning home page, was released in 2H 2023. As of 2H 2025, the new Learning home page is Universal and you won't be able to opt out of the feature.

• The legacy custom pages (created on the Landing Page Settings page) are removed in the new Learning experience. Only the new custom pages built using Custom Pages are available for learners on the new Learning home page.
• The legacy manager view is also removed.

You can reference the following resources to plan your adoption of the new Learning home page.

• New Learning Home Page Overview
• Enabling your workforce for the future with the new integrated learning experience

The legacy Learning search experience will reach End of Maintenance on November 14, 2025 and will be Deleted on May 14, 2027.

Future dates are subject to change.

The legacy Learning search is being replaced with the enhanced search feature as part of adoption of the new Learning experience. The new Learning experience, which includes the enhanced search, was released in 2H 2023. As of 2H 2025, the enhanced search is available to all customers, including vSaaS.

With the exception of showItemRatingInCatalog, enableBrowseLibrary, and librarySearchFilter, the enhanced search in the new Learning experience doesn't honor any of the Library Configuration Settings in System Administration→Configuration→System Configuration→LIBRARY. When the legacy search feature is Deleted, the settings related to the legacy search will also be removed from the application.

An overview of the enhanced search experience is provided in the Enhanced Search in SAP SuccessFactors Learning topic.

For more details and frequently asked questions, please refer to Knowledge Base Article 3511612.

Future dates are subject to change.

Webex is ending support for XML APIs. Webex Training Center is a VLS vendor offering that uses XML APIs, so we're deprecating our support for Webex Training Center in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.

After the End of Maintenance date, we won't fix any issues that occur as a result of Webex Training Center and its limitations. We recommend that you plan to transition to a supported VLS vendor by this date. For more details on the VLS vendors we support, please refer to Supported Virtual Meeting Software for SAP SuccessFactors.

After the Deleted date, Webex Training Center will be removed as an option for virtual learning.

If you are unsure if you use Webex Training Center as a VLS vendor, you can go to System Administration→Configuration→VLS Configuration→Edit and check the <connector_type> value in the configuration file. A value of <TRAININGCENTER> indicates that the configuration is a Webex Training Center configuration.

For more information on Webex's deprecation of XML APIs, please visit Webex Meetings XML to REST Migration Guide.

Future dates are subject to change.

The Copy User menu item will be removed from the following page: Learning Administration→People→Users→Actions→Copy.

The copy user functionality will be deprecated because it is an artifact of Plateau products and does not work correctly in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.

Why You Should Not Copy Users in Learning

The SuccessFactors Learning token server will reach End of Maintenance on November 17, 2023 and will be Deleted on November 20, 2026.

Future dates are subject to change.

Migration from the SuccessFactors Learning token server to the platform token server improves API support for customers. The SuccessFactors Learning OAuth token server uses HTTP basic authentication (Client ID and Secret) for token requests compared to the platform token server which supports the more secure SAML Assertion Based token request.

For additional information, visit Authentication Using OAuth 2.0.