# SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 - Link: https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-management-h1-2024/ - Published: 2024-04-29T13:19:58+00:00 - Author: Anipe Abraham **SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024** , Release provides exciting innovations across [SAP ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-management-content/) SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 that can help you transform your HR operations, increase employee engagement, and deliver results. Don’t miss out SuccessFactors **Time Management H1 2024**  on all the great innovations and enhancements. Here are a few key updates you should consider for SuccessFactors Time Management . ### H1 – 2024 Release Schedule * **Preview Release – April 19, 2024** * **Production Release – May 17, [2024](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-management-h2-2023/)**. # 1. Time Forms Employee Self-Service (ESS) Using employee self-service (ESS), it is now possible to generate forms using templates based on [absence ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-management-certification/) data stored in the system. With the Time Form employee self-service (ESS) scenario, an employee can perform the following tasks: * Generate and preview the template. * Download the forms in PDF format. * Email the forms in a PDF format or as an HTML message. We’ve made this enhancement to support employee self-service (ESS) for generation of the forms. ## Configuration Requirements Enable the **Document Generation** and **Time Off** feature. The new **Time Forms Eligibility** configuration object needs to be configured. ## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites * You have the **Manage Permission Roles**  **Time Management User**  **[Generate ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-sample-videos/) Time Forms** permission. This provides access to the **Generate Time Forms**  link in the **People Profile**. * You have the **Manage Permission Roles**  **Manage Time Form Templates**. * You have the **Manage Permission Roles**  **Time Management Object**  **Time Forms Eligibility**  **View Current **permission. * You have the **Manage Permission Roles**  **Time Management Object**  **Time Forms Eligibility.Available Time Forms (Available Time Form)**  **View** permission. * You have the **Manage Permission Roles**  **Time Management Object**  **Time Forms Eligibility.Available Time Forms.Assigned Time Types (Assigned Time Type)**** View** permission. ## What’s Changed How It Looks Now ![On People Profile page, you can now access the Generate Time Forms link under Time Forms.](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 "On People Profile page, you can now access the Generate Time Forms link under Time Forms.") You now have access to the **Generate Time Forms** link in the people profile. Select the [link ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/sap-successfactors-training-in-hyderabad/) to go to the **Generate Time Forms** page. ![On Generate Form page, you can add data to all the mandatory fields..](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 "On Generate Form page, you can add data to all the mandatory fields..") You can now add data to all the mandatory fields on the **Generate Time Forms**  page, such as language and template. Once you add the data, the Template Description, Time Period, and Time Type will be displayed. ![On Generate Form page, you can Preview and Download the form.](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 "On Generate Form page, you can Preview and Download the form.") Select the time period, the time type will be displayed and choose **[Preview](https://www.anipeabraham.com/anipe-abraham-successfactors-videos/)**. You can also **Download** the form in PDF format and email the form in a PDF format or as an HTML message. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | TIM-40648 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Time Management | | Feature | Time Off | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 # 2. Time Off Enhancements in the New People Profile The new Profile Preview and Spotlight include out-of-office information for employees when they’re away from work. In addition, the Spotlight shows an Upcoming Absence card to indicate when the employee will be away from work next. ## Configuration Requirements To enable the out-of-office information on the People Profile and Spotlight, you need to enable** Show current absence status** under** Company System and Logo Settings**. ## Role-Based Permission Prerequisites For the out-of-office information on the People Profile and Spotlight, in addition to enabling **Show current absence status**, you need to grant the **View** permission for the **Employee Time** object. To enable the Upcoming Absence card on the Spotlight, you need to grant the **View** permission for the **Employee Time** object. This is also required for the out-of- office information. ## What’s Changed ![In the current version, the out of office information considers absences, holidays, and non-working days according to the work schedule.](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 "In the current version, the out of office information considers absences, holidays, and non-working days according to the work schedule.") How It Looks Now In the current version, the out of office information considers absences, holidays, and non-working days according to the work schedule. These are used to derive the“ Back on” information shown in the People Profile. ![The People Profile now includes an upcoming absence card for the relevant employee.]( 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 People Profile now includes an upcoming absence card for the relevant employee.") The current version also includes an upcoming absence card with information on when the employee will next be absent from work. **Note** We included an improved screenshot that contains more complete information to better [illustrate ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Jlb11xrw6mXt0qshfL0SQ)the new upcoming absence card in the People Profile. ![In the previous version, the out of office information only considered absences.]( 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 "In the previous version, the out of office information only considered absences.") How It Looked Before In the previous version, the out of office information only considered absences. **Note** The legacy People Profile still works as before. The change only affects the new Profile Preview and the Spotlight view. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | TIM-41237 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Time Management | | Feature | Time Off | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Major | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 # 3. Time Type Filter Rule Restriction Removed We’ve removed the limit on the number of time type filter rules you can add to the time profile. The change means you can assign as many time type filter rules as you require to the time profile. **Caution** Keep performance in mind. The more rules you assign to a time profile and the more complex those rules are, the longer it will take to load the time type dropdown on the UI. **Note** Don’t use the time type filter rule for time types that have a time account type assigned because time accounts would still be created. In such cases, it is better to use separate time profiles. ## Configuration Requirements A time type filter rule must be assigned to the available time type under the time profile. To assign a time type filter rule to an available time type with classification as an attendance, break, extra, or on-call time type, SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking needs to be enabled. SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking is not required for absence time types. ## What’s Changed In the current version, there is no restriction on the number of assigned time type filter rules for each time profile. ![In the previous version, this error message appeared if users tried to enter more than 10 time type filters for a time profile.](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 "In the previous version, this error message appeared if users tried to enter more than 10 time type filters for a time profile.") How It Looked Before In the previous version, there was a limit of 10 time type filter rules for each time profile. An error message appeared if users tried to enter more than 10 filter rules. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | TIM-43213 | | Product | Employee CentralTime Tracking | | Module | Time Management | | Feature | Time OffTime Sheet | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Customer configured | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | Changed | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 # 4. Validation to Check Duplicate Entitlement Postings in Time Off We’ve added a new validation to block creation of two or more entitlements on the same day using Manage Data, imports, or using the Calendar run for entitlements. Here’s what the validation error message looks like: ![This validation appears if you try to duplicate an entitlement posting.](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 validation appears if you try to duplicate an entitlement posting.") We added this check because we observed lot of issues with inconsistent data in customer systems, which also results in failed calendar runs and failed recalculation jobs. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | TIM-42206 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Time Management | | Feature | Time Off | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Not Applicable | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 # 5. Validation Check on Custom Field Data Types of Employee Time Object A validation check is now performed on the **Data Source** and **Auto Complete** custom fields in the Employee Time object. The **Data Source** and **Auto Complete** fields aren’t supported in absence requesting. We added this check to ensure they aren’t used. ## What’s Changed ![An error message appears if you try to use custom fields of the Data Source or Auto Complete types.](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 "An error message appears if you try to use custom fields of the Data Source or Auto Complete types.") In the current version, a validation error is raised when you try to use custom fields of the **Data Source** or **Auto Complete** data types in the Employee Time object definition. In the previous version, custom fields of the type **Translatable** and **Enum** data types were not supported and a validation error was raised. No validation error was raised for custom fields of the **Data Source** and **Auto Complete** [data ](https://www.lorenzo-datasolutions.com/successfactors-time-management-h1-2023/) types. ## Technical Details | Reference Number | TIM-41964 | | Product | Employee Central | | Module | Time Management | | Feature | Time Off | | Action | Info only | | Enablement | Automatically on | | Lifecycle | General Availability | | Type | New | | Major or Minor | Minor | | Business Process Variant | Hire to Retire | | Software Version | 1H 2024 | SuccessFactors Time Management H1 2024 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) **Note:** the purpose of the blogs that i write on my personal website is in order to help the consultants and students who are trying to learn new things .i write it as per my personal interest , hope all my blogs are helpful and its just for learning use .to help you with most up to date content in SAP SuccessFactors . By [ Anipe Abraham](https://twitter.com/anipeabraham)