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Preview of SAP User Experience Updates
General Availability Info Only Customer Configured Impact: Low AI Enriched
Description

We're starting to update the user experience in the HCM suite so that it's more consistent with other SAP applications, based on SAP standards. To help you prepare, we're providing early access to upcoming changes in Preview systems only.See More

Detailed Description

To help you prepare, we're providing early access to upcoming changes in Preview systems only. You can test the SAP user experience updates in your Preview system. They include both visual and functional changes in the following places: Shell bar Navigation menu Search for people or actions Notifications User menu User settings These updates are based on the latest SAP standards and will eventually become the default user experience in all HCM systems.Note In 2H 2025, you can enable the latest SAP user experience updates in Preview systems only.

Impact Assessment

This feature has limited impact but should be reviewed to confirm alignment with business processes in User Experience implementations. To help you prepare, we're providing early access to upcoming changes in Preview systems only. You can test the SAP user experience updates in your Preview system. Implementation teams should verify that existing configurations remain valid and test core business scenarios after the upgrade to confirm correct behavior.

Test Recommendations
• Verify the feature is enabled and accessible from the expected navigation path or configuration area in a test environment. • Test the end-to-end scenario with representative test data covering both happy paths and error conditions. • Validate correct behavior across all relevant user roles and permission configurations (admin, manager, employee). • Test edge cases: empty or missing values, boundary conditions, concurrent users, and large data sets. • Confirm that existing integrations, workflows, and downstream processes are not affected by the change.
Product: Platform
Modules: User Experience
Feature: Not Applicable
Reference: WEF-160936
Version: 2H 2025
Valid as Of: Nov 14, 2025
Latest Revision: Oct 03, 2025
Affected Areas:
Employee Central Performance & Goals