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Deprecation of Basic Authentication for Point-to-Point Employee Central Payroll
Deprecated Required Automatically On Impact: High AI Enriched
Description

Basic Authentication for point-to-point Employee Central Payroll replication reached end of maintenance on June 2, 2023 and will be deleted on November 20, 2026.See More

Detailed Description

Basic Authentication for point-to-point Employee Central Payroll replication reached end of maintenance on June 2, 2023 and will be deleted on November 20, 2026. End of Development was reached on November 20, 2020; End of Maintenance was reached on June 2, 2023; the feature will be permanently deleted on November 20, 2026. You can continue to use the software, but you should begin planning for a time when it will no longer be available for use. Title Short Description Solution Feature Group Type Availability Configuration Type Major Minor Reference Number Demo Software Version Available as of Revision Date Product Action Modular Business Process Line of Business Document ID Deprecation of Basic Authentication for Point-to-Point Employee Central Payroll Basic Authentication for point-to-point Employee Central Payroll replication reached end of maintenance on June 2, 2023 and will be deleted on November 20, 2026.

Impact Assessment

SuccessFactors implementations that use this functionality must take action before the deletion date to avoid business disruption. End of Maintenance was June 2, 2023, meaning SAP no longer provides bug fixes or patches. The feature will be permanently removed on November 20, 2026, after which it will be completely unavailable in production. SAP recommends migrating to method for your business scenario. Implementation teams must audit current usage, communicate with stakeholders, complete the migration to the replacement solution, and test all affected business processes before the deletion date.

Test Recommendations
• Verify that the deprecated/deleted feature is no longer accessible in the test environment after the effective date. • Confirm that all business processes previously using this feature have been migrated to the replacement solution. • Run end-to-end process tests for the scenarios that previously relied on this feature to confirm continuity. • Validate that no error messages, broken links, or missing UI elements appear where the feature previously existed. • Confirm that historical data and audit logs remain accessible and intact after the feature is removed. • Run a payroll simulation in the test environment and compare results to confirm no discrepancies. • Test integration endpoints and API calls for correct data exchange, authentication, and error handling.
Product: Employee Central Payroll
Modules: Integration and Extension
Feature: API
Reference: PAY-33785
Version: 1H 2023; 1H 2024; 1H 2025; 1H 2026; 2H 2022; 2H 2023; 2H 2024; 2H 2025; 2H 2026
Valid as Of: Nov 20, 2026
Latest Revision: Dec 12, 2025
Affected Areas:
Employee Central Integration & APIs Payroll Security & Authentication