1. Oracle PartnerNetwork

Develop a Repeatable Talent Management Cloud Integration

Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC), Taleo Enterprise Edition (TEE) and Taleo Business Edition (TBE) as part of Talent Management Cloud and offered under Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud

Process and Requirements

Steps
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1. Submit for Oracle Product Management review and approval (15-30 business days)
  • We require a minimum number of existing customers (in production) for each integration
    • Five (5) existing customers for each integration request to Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC)
    • Two (2) existing customers for each integration request to Oracle Talent Acquisition for Midsize Cloud (fka Taleo Business Edition)
    • Five (5) existing customers for each integration request to Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud (fka Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition)
  • Note that fulfilling this customer criteria does not constitute a commitment to approve an integration request – it is simply a minimum requirement for initial consideration. In general, for parties that do not fulfill the minimum customer criteria, we recommend leveraging the HCM Data Loader (HDL) for Oracle Recruiting and Taleo Connect Client (TCC) for TEE integration tool. The customer should request further information about this tool from their Oracle Customer Success Manager.
  • If approved by Product Management, companies are required to complete steps below and meet criteria such as submitting an application for Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), complete all requirements associated with the membership and be accepted by OPN, accept the OPN agreement, and pay the applicable membership fees.
  • Submit a review form
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2. Join the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and enroll in the Cloud Build Track
  • Upon approval, to move forward with the integration process, companies are required to join and maintain enrollment in OPN ($500) and the Cloud Build Track ($3000). OPN fees are non-refundable.
  • Learn more about Oracle PartnerNetwork and contact Partner Assistance with any questions.
  • Partners are required to always maintain active OPN membership and enrollment in the Cloud Build Track during the life of the integration.
  • For partners requesting integration with Oracle Taleo Business Edition, access to your Oracle Taleo Business Edition environment will be revoked when OPN membership expires. Failing to maintain OPN membership and enrollment in Cloud Build Track together will result in the removal of any existing listings in Oracle Cloud Marketplace for integrations with Oracle Recruiting Cloud, Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition or Oracle Taleo Business Edition.
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3. Accept the terms and conditions of the Oracle Cloud Interoperability Addendum to the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Membership Agreement once OPN Membership is active
  • Your OPN Administrator begins by logging into Oracle Partner Store.
  • Navigate to Memberships > Others > Apply for New.
  • Complete the Oracle Cloud Interoperability Addendum Enrollment (NOT the Oracle Social Interoperability Addendum).
    NOTE: in the "Name of Partner Cloud Service" field(s) please include only the name of your company's solution (omitting "Oracle", "Taleo", "TBE").
  • Notify the Oracle Talent Partner Integration Team when this has been executed.
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4.Schedule a Technical Preview
  • Schedule a Technical Preview with the Oracle Talent Partner Integration Team (for net-new integrations only)
  • Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) Partners are provided with relevant Recruiting documentation before the technical preview and are expected to be familiar with its content
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5. Become a Publisher in Oracle Cloud Marketplace
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace offers a platform for software vendors to showcase their solutions that interoperate with and extend Oracle Cloud Applications.
  • To get started, submit your Oracle Cloud Marketplace Interest and tell us more about your solution and integration.
  • Learn more about how your company can get started to become an Oracle Cloud Marketplace publisher.
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6. You will be provided access to a development environment to build, test, and demonstrate your integration
  • A development site is available for qualifying partners and upon Oracle approval. (this is an unsupported environment with no pre-configurations)
  • You will need to provide the contact name and email address of the main user for the environment.
NOTE: Review relevant documentation received along with your development site. Partners should plan to dedicate technical resources for integration development and testing, as this is a self-service integration process.
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7. You will be contacted regarding the details of the integration development
  • Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud team works with partners to design, build and test integration between the partner extension or application and the respective Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition Service (Recruiting or Onboarding).
  • Complete Integration development work with the Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud team
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8. Demonstrate your integration/extension with Oracle Recruiting Cloud or Oracle Taleo Business Edition
  • Preferably this should be a recorded demonstration that can be included in the Marketplace listings (YouTube and Vimeo videos are supported).
  • A live demonstration may also be requested.
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9. Once approved as an Oracle Cloud Marketplace Publisher
  • Create a listing using the Oracle Cloud Marketplace Publisher Guidelines. Learn more about creating a listing.
  • For a better visibility, a separate and distinct Oracle Cloud Marketplace listing needs to be created for each application integrated with Oracle Talent Management Cloud (e.g. one listing for Oracle Recruiting Cloud, one listing for Taleo Enterprise Edition and another one for Taleo Business Edition integration).
  • Upload the recorded demonstration (if applicable) to your Marketplace listings under the Demo URL field (YouTube and Vimeo videos are supported).
  • The system requirements should list any specific dependencies on *Oracle Talent Management Cloud products and versions*, and external service subscriptions or application requirements, including relevant minimum version numbers, or required options.
  • Submit your Application Listing for Oracle’s review within 60 days from Technical Review or development environment availability (requested and provisioned in step 7, if applicable).
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10. Complete and submit technical documentation
  • Using templates from Get Templates - in Additional Information tab while editing your Application listing in Oracle Cloud Marketplace, the following documents are required:
    • Integrates-with Oracle Cloud - Review Questionnaire
    • Security Questionnaire
    • Test Plan
    • Deployment Guide
  • NOTE: Document "0) Instructions" in Oracle Cloud Marketplace comprises useful information about the above templates and on how to submit them, once completed.
  • Complete and upload technical documentation for Oracle’s review – go to Supporting Documents section, under Additional Information tab.
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11. Publish your Oracle Cloud Marketplace listing to promote your repeatable integration to other Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition Services customers
  • To be approved for publishing an application listing on Oracle Cloud Marketplace, the partner application must meet the eligibility requirements and your company must be in process with - or have completed - integration development and testing process with Talent Management Cloud.
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12. Promote Your Oracle Cloud Marketplace Listing
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13. Customer sets up integration with partner’s assistance
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Questions?

Check the FAQ section or send an email to Oracle Talent Partner Integration Team.

Additional Information

Timeframes

  • For Taleo Enterprise Edition: integration projects are 12-15 weeks to complete from project kickoff, and you should plan up to 6-12 months for the entire process.
  • For Taleo Business Edition: integrations projects are 10-12 weeks and is dependent upon the partner to complete the integration development.

Access to Integration Demonstration Environments

There may be options to obtain access to a demonstration environment once the integration development work is complete.

Customer Activation Options

  • For customers activating integrations to Taleo Enterprise Edition:
    • Customer implements via Oracle Consulting Services (OCS) through Client Executive. Customer should contact their Oracle Customer Success Manager for more information.
    • Customer implements with partner and Activation Guide obtained from partner, after integration has been completed. No direct fees paid to Oracle but requires customer resources to activate integration.
    • Customer implements via Oracle System Integrator Partner. No direct fees paid to Oracle.
  • For customers activating integrations to Taleo Business Edition:
    • The customer must have a commercial agreement and account in place with the partner.
    • Customer implements after integration has been completed using the partner’s Deployment Guide. No fees are paid to Oracle, but integration activation requires customer/partner resources.