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New Permission Control over Successor Nominations
General Availability Info Only Customer Configured Impact: Low AI Enriched
Description

As an administrator, you can use role-based permissions to control who can manage successor nominations and who can be nominated as successors for positions or incumbents.See More

Detailed Description

As an administrator, you can use role-based permissions to control who can manage successor nominations and who can be nominated as successors for positions or incumbents. A new permission User Permissions Succession Planners View/Add/Edit/Delete Successor Nominations has been added as a child permission under the Succession Planning Permission . You can use it to control who can manage successor nomination information. To pair with it, in Admin Center Nominations Setup , a new option Apply target population restrictions to the View/Add/Edit/Delete Successor Nominations permission is available.

Impact Assessment

This change affects SAP SuccessFactors implementations by introducing updated behavior or new capabilities. Implementation teams should review the change and assess whether configuration adjustments, user training, or regression testing are required. The impact is expected to be minimal and may not require any action.

Test Recommendations
• Test the updated UI across supported browsers and screen resolutions. • Verify navigation flows and ensure no broken links or missing UI elements. • Test authentication flows (certificate/OAuth/SSO) to ensure all integrations authenticate successfully. • Test time-off accrual calculations and leave requests before and after the change. • Verify absence balances and entitlements are correctly displayed to employees and managers.
Product: Career and Talent Development
Modules: Succession Planning
Feature: People Profile; Succession Nomination
Reference: SCM-21707
Version: 1H 2026
Valid as Of: May 15, 2026
Latest Revision: Apr 03, 2026
Affected Areas:
Succession & Development Org Management Administration Security & Permissions AI & Business AI