# SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025 - Link: https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-2h-2025/ - Published: 2025-10-08T11:21:26+00:00 - Author: Anipe Abraham SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025 , Release provides exciting innovations  across SAP **SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025 **that can help you transform your HR operations, increase employee engagement, and deliver results. Don’t miss out **SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H **[**2025** ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-h2-2024/) on all the great innovations and enhancements. Here are a few key updates you should consider for SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025. | **Release** | **Preview** | **Production** | | 2H 2025 | October 13, 2025 | November 14–16, 2025 | ## 1.Base Objects of Rules for MDF Objects in Alphabetical Order The list of base objects of the **Rules for MDF **[**Objects** ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/online-training-for-sap-successfactors/) is now in alphabetical order. We’ve made this enhancements to improve usability. ### What’s Changed **How It Looks Now**⌊The list of base objects of the Rules for MDF Objects are now in alphabetical order in the drop-down menu.⌉ **How It Looked Before** ![The list of base objects for the Rules for MDF Objects wasn't in alphabetical order.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01% 00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B) ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **RUL-10998** | | Product | Platform | | Module | System Management | | Feature | Business Rules | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Not Applicable | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | ## 2.Decline Option Supported for Workflow Requests of MDF Objects with Pending Data As an approver, you can now directly decline MDF workflow requests for [MDF ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/employee-central-payroll-training/) objects with **Pending Data** set to **Yes**, eliminating the extra step of sending back for revisions and then withdrawing. With this enhancement, you can speed up the approval process and reduce unnecessary back and forth.SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025 ### How It Looks Now In the current version, you have the option to select the workflow approval action that must appear in the Workflow Details page. You can either choose to display the **Decline** option or the **Send Back** option on the **Workflow Details** page, based on your selection in the **Manage Data**  >> **Workflow Approval Behavior** field. ![The Workflow Approval Behavior field enables you to select the workflow approval action as Show Decline Option or Show Send Back Option, which is displayed on the Workflow Details page. If no option is selected, or this setting isn't configured for the MDF object, the Send Back option is selected by default.](data:image/gif, GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00% 00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The Workflow Approval Behavior field enables you to select the workflow approval action as Show Decline Option or Show Send Back Option, which is displayed on the Workflow Details page. If no option is selected, or this setting isn't configured for the MDF object, the Send Back option is selected by default.") **Select Workflow Approval [Behavior](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-tracking-h2-2024/)** ![The Workflow Details page displays the Decline option at the bottom right of the page, which enables you to directly decline MDF workflow requests (for MDF objects with Pending Data set to Yes).](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00% 00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B " The Workflow Details page displays the Decline option at the bottom right of the page, which enables you to directly decline MDF workflow requests (for MDF objects with Pending Data set to Yes).") Decline Option on Workflow Details page ### How It Looked Before In the previous version, for MDF objects, the **Workflow Details** page only supported the **Send Back** option when **Pending Data** is set to **Yes**. ![The Workflow Details page displayed only the Send Back option. There was no Decline option available in the previous version.](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80% 00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02% 01D%00%3B "The Workflow Details page displayed only the Send Back option. There was no Decline option available in the previous version.") **Previous Workflow Details** ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **MDF-89970** | | Product | Platform | | Module | Foundation Management | | Feature | Metadata Framework | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | ## 3.Updates to the Home Page Experience We’ve updated the home page experience so that it’s easier to use and more personalized to the individual. We also updated the administration experience so that you can [provide ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/self-paced-videos-of-sap-successfactors/) custom content that’s more consistent and more engaging. SuccessFactors Employee Central 2H 2025 Updates include: * More efficient use of space, with less scrolling. * Clearer separation of actions and links. * One consolidated list of tasks and updates that need your attention. * Helpful tips and reminders are featured near the top of the page. * Improved design and layout of custom content. * Personalization options. * Access to all the latest home page cards and features. * Updated administration tools to support the latest user experience. These updates are based on customer feedback about the current home page. To enable or disable the latest experience, go to **Admin Center** >>  **Company System and Logo Settings**  >> **Enable the latest Home Page experience**. ### Role-Based Permission Prerequisites There are no new permissions required to access the updated experience. When enabled, it’s available to everyone. ### How It Looks Now In the current version: * “Quick actions” that you can complete quickly on the home page are displayed in a toolbar at the top of the screen. * “Quick links” to other pages are displayed separately, as buttons under the greeting message. * There’s no large banner image at the top of the screen. * Some cards are featured near the top of the screen. In this example, **Congratulations! You received an award**. * All other system-generated cards are displayed in the **Needs Attention** section. You can filter them based on card type, like **Approvals** or **For You Today**. * Custom cards in the **Organizational Updates** section are all displayed in a small format. They can be filtered based on configurable subsection titles, if you use them. In this example, **Our Company**, **Popular Links**, and **Social Activities**. * New functionality is available, such as banner cards, analytic cards, and personalization settings. ![The latest home page experience, showing the quick action toolbar, a personalized greeting, quick links, a featured card near the top of the page, other cards in the Needs Attention section, the Organizational Updates section with consistent card size, the Explore More section with large banner cards, and a link to personalization settings](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04% 01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The latest home page experience, showing the quick action toolbar, a personalized greeting, quick links, a featured card near the top of the page, other cards in the Needs Attention section, the Organizational Updates section with consistent card size, the Explore More section with large banner cards, and a link to personalization settings") ### How It Looked Before In the previous version: * Both actions and links were displayed as tiles in the **Quick Actions** section. * There was a large banner image at the top of the screen. * The greeting message didn’t include your name. * System-generated cards were displayed in separate sections, like **Approvals** and **For You Today**. * Custom cards in the **Organizational Updates** section could be large or small size and could be organized into different subsections— in this example, **Our Company** and **Popular Links**. * The **Explore More** section and personalization settings weren’t available. ![The legacy home page experience, showing a large banner image at the top, the Quick Action section with both actions and links displayed as tiles, no personalized greeting, cards in separate sections called Approvals and For You Today, and the Organizational Updates section with both large and small size cards.](data:image/ gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00% 00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B "The legacy home page experience, showing a large banner image at the top, the Quick Action section with both actions and links displayed as tiles, no personalized greeting, cards in separate sections called Approvals and For You Today, and the Organizational Updates section with both large and small size cards.") ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **WEF-164934** | | Product | Platform | | Module | User Experience Mobile Applications | | Feature | Home Page | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Not Applicable | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | ## 4.Removal of “Pending Requests” Permission All users can now access the **Pending Workflows** page without requiring a [specific ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzBAXSpIaiU&list=PL2v5xZTHV8LFkdezF6d3GJe3e8DIJt71L) permission. The **User Permissions**  >> **Employee Views**  >> **Pending Requests** permission has been deleted. As a result, all logged-in users can open the **Pending Workflows** page without any specific permission. Previously, that permission was required to access it through the global header search, the quick action on the home page, or a URL. Because the **Pending Workflows** page only shows the current user’s pending requests, or requests the user has already processed, a permission check is not necessary. This enhancement simplifies system administration and optimizes business configuration. ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **ECT-255853** | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Process Automation | | Feature | Workflows | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | ## 5.A Dependent Can Only Be Linked to One Employee We’ve introduced a new validation to ensure that a dependent can be linked to only one employee. This can help avoid data inconsistency issues. If a dependent has already been linked to an employee in your company, and you try to link this dependent to another employee through **Admin Center**  **Import Employee_ [Data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBe3eqcHamY)_**. Previously, linking a dependent to multiple employees was allowed, but would cause inconsistent data. **Note**: If you still wish to link the same dependent to multiple employees, you can create multiple persons for this dependent in the system. This validation only applies to newly added dependents. Previously created dependent records won’t be affected. We’ve made this change to ensure data consistency in your system. The system automatically adopts this new validation, and there is no configuration requirement for you. ### What’s Changed ![](data:image/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00% 00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B) **How It Looks Now** If you try to link one dependent to multiple employees, you’ll receive a validation error. ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **ECT-250366** | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Employee Data | | Feature | Personal Information | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | ## 6.Redesigned Dependents Editing UI and History UI In the latest People Profile, we’ve redesigned the Dependents Editing UI and History UI to provide a more intuitive and less error-prone experience. These enhancements align with previous redesign of data viewing experience for dependents. Previously, in the legacy People Profile, you can access the Editing and History UIs by selecting the **Edit** and **History** buttons on the **Dependents** block. The editing UI displays all dependents on one single page. You need to select the** Edit Details** buttons to edit full details for each dependent. Meanwhile, the History UI doesn’t show full details of dependents. All of these could lead to inconvenience or errors when you update individual dependents’ information. Now we’ve resolved these issues by moving the **Edit** and **History** buttons to individual dependents’ records. On the Dependents details page, each dependent appears as a separate entry in the left pane, with their name, relationship, and date of birth. You can select a dependent to display their full information in the right pane. You can then choose **Edit** to update this dependent’s details, or **History** to manage their history records. Additionally, if an employee has deleted dependents as of a past date, the dependents details view page now displays a dropdown to switch between **Active** and **Deleted** dependents. These enhancements are designed to help you manage dependents more effectively and conveniently. ### What’s Changed **How It Looks Now**⌊In the latest People Profile, the Edit button and History button are moved to individual dependents' records.⌉ In the latest People Profile, the **Edit** and **History** buttons are moved to individual dependents’ records. The two images below show the new Editing UI and History UI.⌊In the new dependents editing UI, you can edit dependents separately.⌉ In the new Dependents Editing UI, you can edit each dependent in a separate page.⌊ In the new dependents history UI, each dependent's history is shown in separate page.⌉ In the new Dependents History UI, each dependent’s history is shown in separate page. **How It Looked Before**⌊In the legacy People Profile, you can find the Edit and History buttons on the Dependents block.⌉ In the legacy People Profile, you can find the **Edit** and **History** buttons on the **Dependents** block. The two images below show the legacy Dependents Editing UI and History UI.⌊In the legacy dependents editing UI, you need to click Edit details buttons to display full details for each dependent.⌉ In the legacy Dependents Editing UI, you need to select **Edit details** buttons to display full details for each dependent.⌊In the legacy dependents history UI, dependents' details are not fully displayed.⌉ The legacy Dependents History UI doesn’t show full details of dependents. ### Technical Details | **Reference Number** | **ECT-251579** | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Employee Data | | Feature | Personal InformationPeople Profile | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 2H 2025 | **Thanks & Regards,[Anipe Abraham](https://twitter.com/anipeabraham) [Sr. #SAP #SuccessFactors Consultant | Employee Central | Employee Central Payroll | Recruitment Management l Onboarding | PMGM | Sap Hcm | Corporate Trainer.](https://www.youtube.com/c/AnipeAbraham/featured) The blogs on my personal website are designed to support consultants and students eager to expand their knowledge. Writing these posts is driven by my personal interest, and my hope is that they serve as helpful learning resources. **I focus on sharing the most up-to-date content in SAP SuccessFactors **to ensure readers get accurate, valuable insights. By [Anipe Abraham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anipeabraham/).