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Independent, reasoning-first practice for the SAP® C_THR85 SAP SuccessFactors Succession Management certification, built for SAP's 2026 performance-based certification format.
Who it's for: SAP partner consultants — and HR-technology professionals moving into a succession-planning configuration role — who want a recognized associate credential proving they can configure and run core SAP SuccessFactors Succession Management functionality as a mentored member of an implementation project team.
The SAP® C_THR85 certification confirms that you hold foundational, associate-level knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors Succession Management and can apply it on an implementation project while working alongside a more experienced consultant. It is aimed at partner consultants who configure the solution, and it spans the practical setup the module requires: enabling and permissioning succession, aligning People Profile with the succession data model, defining nomination methods and the position model, running Talent Search, managing talent pools, working with the Succession Org Chart plus the position-tile and lineage views, building Matrix Grid reports and talent cards, and importing successors alongside calibration. Because it sits within the wider SuccessFactors platform, preparation also touches core administration, role-based permissions, and the Metadata Framework that underpins configuration — so you learn the shared tools first and then apply them to succession-specific work.
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The blueprint areas to focus your preparation on.
Learning the shared platform beneath the module — provisioning and Admin Center, role-based permissions, proxy management, the Metadata Framework and business rules, and general system and user-experience settings that every succession configuration depends on.
Enabling and configuring the Succession Management module, adjusting its core settings, applying the correct role-based permissions, and understanding the AI capabilities available to support succession planning.
Aligning People Profile with succession management, configuring the succession data model, maintaining profile data and picklists, and handling XML translations so talent information surfaces correctly across the module.
Defining the succession nomination methods, creating and maintaining the position model, and setting up pool-based nominations — permissioning, managing, and configuring talent-pool columns, filters, and role associations.
Configuring and permissioning the Talent Search tool, running searches, and using background and competency criteria to rank candidates so the right successors surface from the wider talent population.
Navigating and configuring the Succession Org Chart, including its XML, position criticality, bench strength, and nomination history, plus the position tile view and lineage chart, and integrating the org chart with other SuccessFactors modules.
Building and permissioning Matrix Grid (9-box) reports with the right rating scales and icons, determining retirement eligibility, configuring talent cards and presentations, and importing successors alongside calibration with succession planning.
The SAP learning-journey courses this certification draws on.
SAP SuccessFactors Platform Introduction Academy
The foundational course — introduces the basic configuration of the SAP SuccessFactors platform, including provisioning and Admin Center, role-based permissions, system-wide and user-experience settings, People Profile and the succession data model, and the Metadata Framework and business rules that later modules build on.
SAP SuccessFactors Succession Management Academy
The module deep dive — walks through configuring succession management end to end: nomination methods and the position model, Talent Search, talent pools, the Succession Org Chart with its XML, position-tile and lineage views, Matrix Grid reports, talent cards and presentations, and importing successors with calibration.
Reading is step one — the 2026 System-Based Assessment rewards hands-on fluency. Train with original, performance-style scenarios and skill drills built for this exam.
