# SuccessFactors Onboarding 1H 2025

- Link: https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-onboarding-1h-2025/
- Published: 2025-06-09T03:48:19+00:00
- Author: Anipe Abraham

**SuccessFactors Onboarding 1H 2025** , release provides exciting innovations across
[Sap ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-onboarding-2-0-content/)**
SuccessFactors Onboarding 1H 2025** that can help you transform your HR operations,
Increase employee engagement, and deliver [results](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/).
Don’t miss out on all the great innovations and enhancements SuccessFactors Onboarding
1H 2025.

### 1H – 2025 Release Schedule

| **Release** | **Preview** | **Production** | 
| 1H 2025 | 14th April 2025 | 16 – 18th May 2025 |

Here are a few key updates you should consider for Sap SuccessFactors [Onboarding ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-employee-central-1h-2025/)
1H 2025.

## 1.Spotlight Access for Onboarding New Hires

New hires can now access and personalize their **Public Profile.** This option is
available from the [user ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/employee-central-payroll-1h-2025/)
profile icon that is displayed on the top-right corner of the home page.

**Note**: Ensure that **Spotlight** as part of **Public Profile** is available in
your system.

Here’s a screenshot of the **Public Profile** option available from the drop-down:⌊
This image displays the Public Profile option from the profile icon on the home 
page.⌉

Selecting this option redirects new hires to the **Profile Preview** (the left pane
of **Public Profile**), allowing them to view and edit their profile. While this
page provides a quick overview of the users essential details, it also allows them
to:

 * Edit their profile picture
 * Edit their profile preview, that includes name pronunciation and self-description

On selecting **Spotlight**, the right pane presents dynamic information from where
new hires can upload their video in the **About Me Video** card. Other Spotlight
cards are [displayed ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/)
depending on prerequisites met after day one of their employment. For more information
about the prerequisites, see the **Spotlight of the Latest People Profile** topic
in the Related Information section.

Here’s how the **Public Profile** looks:⌊This image displays the Spotlight page.⌉

**Note**: New hires can’t access their **Full Profile** from the **Spotlight** page.

These enhancements allow new hires to boost self-branding by making their information
available to HR managers and other responsible users.

### Technical Details

| **Reference Number** | **OBX-35238** | 
| Product | Onboarding | 
| Module | Onboarding | 
| Feature | Onboarding | 
| Action | Info only | 
| Enablement | Automatically on | 
| Lifecycle | General Availability | 
| Type | Changed | 
| Major or Minor | Minor | 
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | 
| Software Version | 1H 2025 |

## 2.Simplified Print Forms Service Credentialing and Provisioning

You can now experience a more efficient process for Print Forms Service (PFS) generation
in SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding.

With the PFS transition to SAP BTP Cloud Foundry environment, the [following ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/employee-central-payroll-training/)
enhancements are made in the PFS credentialing and provisioning services:

 * P-User ID is no longer required to enable PFS, removing the need to renew its
   password every six months.
 * Provisioning for PFS tenants is automated, removing the need for manual requests.

After the PFS transition to SAP BTP Cloud Foundry environment, you can only use 
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding to manage document templates. The PFS user interface
won’t be available to access PFS.

### Configuration Requirements

The **Valid as Of** date in the **Technical Details** table corresponds to the availability
of code changes in your production environment. However, the actual transition is
planned in the preview environment in a phased manner starting from 5 May, 2025.
SuccessFactors Onboarding 1H 2025.

### Technical Details

| **Reference Number** | **OBX-29888** | 
| Product | Onboarding | 
| Module | Onboarding | 
| Feature | Onboarding | 
| Action | Info only | 
| Enablement | Automatically on | 
| Lifecycle | General Availability | 
| Type | Changed | 
| Major or Minor | Minor | 
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | 
| Software Version | 1H 2025 |

## 3.Security Enhancement for Custom Task MDF Objects

Beginning with the 1H 2025 release, securing MDF objects is now mandatory and all
unsecured objects throw errors.

The security update raises an error if the top object isn’t secured. This change
impacts both predefined and custom objects. This means that you must secure new 
custom task MDF objects and update existing custom task MDF objects. Customers who
created a custom task object before 1H 2025 must update the **Secured** field to**
No**. After the 1H 2025 release, existing custom tasks won’t function properly until
you secure the MDF object.

This enhancement improves system security.

### What’s Changed

Currently, MDF objects must be secured. MDF objects that aren’t secured trigger 
errors. Customers with existing custom tasks must update their custom task MDF objects
and secure them.

Previously, it wasn’t mandatory to secure MDF objects.

### Technical Details

| **Reference Number** | **MDF-89562** | 
| Product | Onboarding
Platform | 
| Module | Onboarding | 
| Feature | ProgramsMetadata Framework | 
| Action | Required | 
| Enablement | Automatically on | 
| Lifecycle | General Availability | 
| Type | Changed | 
| Major or Minor | Major | 
| Software Version | 1H 2025 |

## 4.Restart Compliance Process

As an administrator, you can now restart the compliance process for new hires individually.
This option allows you to update changes in the compliance forms based on specific
business requirements.

The compliance process can be restarted using the **Restart Compliance Process**
option, available only from the **Admin Center.** > **Manage Data** page.

![This image displays the details of the Restart Compliance Process object.](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 "This image displays the details of the
Restart Compliance Process object.")

You can now restart the compliance process for only one new hire at a time. For 
more information, refer to the **Restarting Compliance Process** topic of the **
Relation Information** section.

You can use the **Restart Compliance Process** option to address the following scenarios:

 * Update a new hire’s data after completing the compliance process.
 * Include any compliance forms that weren’t assigned when the compliance process
   was initiated.
 * Include new versions of the compliance forms after completing the compliance 
   process.
 * Re-trigger the compliance process if an issue arises.
 * Trigger the compliance process if you missed triggering during the initial onboarding
   process.

**Note**

 * The **Restart Compliance Process** functionality supports all compliance forms
   except Form I-9. The compliance process for Form I-9 can be restarted using the**
   Restart Onboarding** and **Form I-9 Correct Data** functions.
 * Restarting the compliance process doesn’t delete the previously signed compliance
   forms. All the signed compliance forms will still be available in **New Hire 
   Details**  **Actions**  **Onboarding Documents**.

## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites

 * Ensure you have the necessary permissions to initiate compliance for onboarding.
   For more information, refer to **Setting Up Compliance for Onboarding** topic
   in the **Related Information** section.
 * Ensure you have enabled **View** and **Edit** permissions for **Admin Centre****
   Manage Permission Roles**  **<Permission Role>**  **Administrator Permissions****
   Onboarding or Offboarding Admin Object Permissions**  **Restart Compliance Process**.

### Technical Details

| **Reference Number** | **OBX-35746** | 
| Product | Onboarding | 
| Module | Onboarding | 
| Feature | Compliance Forms | 
| Action | Info only | 
| Enablement | Automatically on | 
| Lifecycle | General Availability | 
| Type | New | 
| Major or Minor | Minor | 
| Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | 
| Software Version | 1H 2025 |

## 5.Change in Legal Entity Transfer Flow

An employee transferred from one legal entity to another within the organization
using **Legal Entity Transfer** can now begin their new employment on the **Start
Date** only after completion of **Manage Pending Hire**.

Using this feature, employees who are transferred on legal entity transfer are prohibited
from being available in downstream integrations too soon, thereby mitigating unwarranted
custom intervention.

### What’s Changed

Employees who are transferred on **Legal Entity Transfer** can’t begin their new
employment on the day of their employment unless **Manage Pending Hire** is completed.

Previously, employees transferred on **Legal Entity Transfer **could begin their
employment on the **Start Date**, even before completion of **Manage Pending Hire**.

### Technical Details

| **Reference Number** | **OBX-36620** | 
| Product | Onboarding | 
| Module | Onboarding | 
| Feature | Onboarding | 
| Action | Info only | 
| Enablement | Automatically on | 
| Lifecycle | General Availability | 
| Type | Changed | 
| Major or Minor | Minor | 
| Business Process Variant | Not Applicable | 
| Software Version | 1H 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://anipeabraham.com/).
