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New Scheduled Job to Refresh General Display Names for Non-Employee Central Users
General Availability Info Only Automatically On Impact: Low AI Enriched
Description

You can now schedule a job to refresh the general display name for your employees who had name changes within the last 7 days. For customers with Employee Central enabled, this job only applies to non-Employee Central users, employees whose information are not accessed through the Employee Central service as indicated by the IS_EC_SYSTEM_OF_RECORD field set to 0.See More

Detailed Description

You can now schedule a job to refresh the general display name for your employees who had name changes within the last 7 days. For customers with Employee Central enabled, this job only applies to non-Employee Central users, employees whose information are not accessed through the Employee Central service as indicated by the IS_EC_SYSTEM_OF_RECORD field set to 0. This new job type Refresh General Display Name is available in Admin Center Schedule Job Manager . You can schedule a recurring job to update the displayName field value for the general display name.

Impact Assessment

This enhancement is automatically on and directly affects all SAP SuccessFactors implementations without requiring any configuration. Implementation teams should validate that the new behavior aligns with business requirements and communicate the change to end users if necessary.

Test Recommendations
• Test role-based permissions for affected roles to ensure correct data access after the change. • Validate that no unintended data exposure occurs with the new permission settings.
Product: Platform
Modules: Employee Data System Management
Feature: Scheduled Jobs
Reference: ECT-255284
Version: 1H 2026
Valid as Of: May 15, 2026
Latest Revision: Apr 03, 2026
Affected Areas:
Employee Central Administration Localization AI & Business AI