Symptom
- Now, we have the option to enable History UI and Edit for new people profile experience via Configure Latest People Profile -> ˜Enable the latest Editing and History UI for Employee Central entities on full Profile˜
- This feature enables the redesigned Full Profile Editing and History UI for Employee Central HRIS entities.
- This article provides information on expected behaviors, limitations and FAQs about this feature.
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Latest People Profile
Resolution
- Rollout Strategy
- Known Issues/Limitations
- How to enable the History UI and Edit mode for Latest People Profile
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Rollout Strategy
1H 2024:
- Profile Preview & Spotlight (opt-out)
- Full Profile = legacy Profile
2H 2024:
- Profile Preview & Spotlight (opt-out)
- Full Profile View (opt-in), EC HRIS/standard and custom MDF/Background Elements Edit & History (where applicable) remains in legacy Profile design
1H 2025:
- Profile Preview & Spotlight (universal)
- Full Profile View (opt-in), EC HRIS/standard and custom MDF/Background Elements Edit & History (where applicable) remains in legacy Profile design
2H 2025:
- Full Profile View (opt-out)
- Full Profile EC EDIT /History Experience (opt- in):
- All EC HRIS-based elements with the exception of Compensation Information
- Note: not yet supported EC entities as well as standard and custom MDF Edit & History (where applicable) remains in legacy Profile design
- Background Element Edit (universal)*
- Full Profile Trend/Succession Add/Edit (previously no Add/Edit support) (universal)*
- See details about plans in table below
1H 2026*:
- Full Profile View (universal)*
- Full Profile EC EDIT /History Experience (opt- in):*
- All EC HRIS-based elements including Compensation Information
- Selected custom MDF/MDF-based standard elements without UIC rules
- Note: remaining not yet supported MDF elements in legacy Profile design
2H 2026*:
- Full Profile EC EDIT /History Experience for all EC HRIS-based (opt-out)*
- Please stay tuned for further detail about MDF.
1H 2027*:
- Full Profile EC EDIT /History Experience for all EC HRIS-based (universal)*
- Please stay tuned for further detail about MDF.
* As typical of any roadmap item, the information stated above is based on current information, may be changed by SAP at any time without notice, and should not influence your future purchasing decisions. Please subscribe to this blog to stay up to date.
Note: The latest People Profile mobile experience is similar to the web experience. Most content and functionality of the latest experience is available on both web and native mobile applications. Detailed documentation will provide any functional differences between the platforms.
How to enable this feature ?
In order to utilize the new History and Edit UI from Latest People Profile, please follow steps bellow:
- Go to Admin Center
- Search for ˜Configure Latest People Profile˜ tool
- Go to ˜General Settings˜
- Select ˜Enable the latest Editing and History UI for Employee Central entities on full Profile˜
- Save
Please find more information about the Latest People Profile in following KBA: 3527163 - Full Profile of the Latest People Profile FAQ
Known Issues/Limitations
Description |
Documentation for details |
| UI Discrepancy in Latest People Profile: 'Change Job & Comp. Info' vs. 'Create' / 'Correct' Edit UI | Currently, when editing via 'Take Action' / 'All Actions' > 'Change Job And Compensation Information', the old edit UI still shows. The new edit UI is only applicable when editing via the cards/portlets on the Full People Profile, please find more information in the following article: 3674892 - 1H 2026 - New Edit UI Not Applicable When Editing Via 'Change Job And Compensation Information' - SAP for Me |
| After associate Pay Scale Type and Pay Scale Area with Pay Grade, when change Pay Grade value the Pay Scale Type and Pay Scale Area are reset, even if you have OnChange rule to populate this fields. |
This is a known defect and is scheduled to be fixed in 2H 2026. |
| Error severity message triggered by onchange rule is set to Warning instead in the Latest People Profile |
By design in PPX. Error severity during onChange is unsupported; the system treats it as a warning. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
| Question | Answer |
| Why do Edit/Add/Delete buttons appear differently depending on which Background Element you edit? | This is expected behavior, this will depend on number of fields available for the background element as when there is less than 8 fields, there is no need to open a side panel to open edit options but when there are more then 8 fields configured for custom background element, we need a side panel to list the fields more clearly. |
| Why is it possible to edit fields while only having RBP 'View' permissions to those specific fields ? |
If you have the following permissions:
You can edit these fields of the entity in the latest People Profile. You can edit for all users or only for users in the target population depending on whether the import target population check is enabled. |
| Why is the amount field not editable in Pay Components portlet/block on Latest People Profile? | This is expected and depends on the Pay component type selected. In Latest People Profile the behavior should be as follow:
|
| Field masking for HRIS entities in Editing UI |
If a field is as "Masked" in the Manage Business Configuration admin tool, the field value is masked by default on the Editing UI of latest People Profile. Please be aware of the following differences:
|
| Add links into the Editing UI |
This function is no longer available on the latest People Profile. Administrators can instead add help content, including hyperlinks, for all Full Profile cards. Once added, you can access the help content from the view and Editing UI of the latest People Profile. For more information, see Adding Card Help for Full Profile Cards. |
| Not able to change field visibility from View to Edit using business Rule |
Neither RBP nor rules can upgrade a user’s access beyond what is configured in the Data Model. For example, if a field’s Visibility attribute is set to View in the Data Model, you cannot set the visibility to Edit using business rules and you can't edit this field even if you have the Edit role-based permission for this field; conversely, if Data Model allows Edit but RBP restricts a role to View, the user will only view this field and a rule can only further restrict it. |
| In Latest People Profile, there is no pencil icon for Background Information in the summary card |
It is the current behavior that no pencil/edit icon for background summary card in the Latest People Profile. |
FAQ - Additional Information
Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?
A) Configuring People Profile Guide: Differences Between Legacy and Latest People Profile
For new release regarding PPX see guide: see chapter: Enhancements to Admin Tool for Latest People Profile
See Also
3527163 - Data Viewing in Full Profile of the Latest People Profile FAQ - 2H 2025
3529489 - Employee Information Fields Non-Editable in Latest People Profile
3527163 - Data Viewing in Full Profile of the Latest People Profile FAQ - 2H 2025
3648675 - INTERNAL-How to find the profile block id when latest people profile is enabled
3665460 - MDF child objects displays inconsistent titles between Legacy and Latest People Profile in SuccessFactors
3674131 - Custom fields not showing up in address information on the Latest People Profile
3673679 - Latest Editing and History UI HRIS job information permission(s) not respected – 2H2025
3622742 - Custom MDF portlet created in Latest people profile is not visible in old people profile
3671057 - Picklist Order Is Not Respected With "Custom" setting When Latest People Profile Edit Is Enabled - 2H 2025
3637386 - Behavior of Group feature for MDF UI screen in Latest People Profile
3563023 - Custom MDF Object cannot be added on the Configure People Profile after enabling the Latest People Profile
3666411 - System displays Latest People Profile UI instead of People Profile for employee profiles -2H 2025
3467734 - Spotlight and Profile Preview in Latest People Profile - 2H 2025
3671975 - How permissions works in Latest People Profile - Employee Profile
3534544 - In the Latest People Profile Status label under Employee information showing as "No" instead of "Inactive" - 2H 2024
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