This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Module | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 SEP 2023 | Benefits | Enforce Plan Dependency Rules | Updated document. Revised feature information. |
| 30 JUN 2023 | Benefits | Set Up Quick Actions for Plan Comparison | Updated document. Feature delivered in update 23C. |
| 02 JUN 2023 | Created initial document. |
HCM Cloud applications have two types of patches you can receive that are documented in this New Feature Summary:
- Release Updates (23A, 23B, 23C, and 23D)
- Optional Monthly Maintenance Packs to each update
It is important for you to know what Release Update your environment is on. You can find this in your Cloud Portal.
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Suggested Reading for all HCM Products:
- HCM Common What's New - In this What's New you will find feature that are used across applications.
- Human Resources What’s New – In the Global Human Resources section you will find features on the base application in which other application are built upon.
NOTE: Not all Global Human Resource features are available for Talent and Compensation products.
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Oracle Benefits is a complete, configurable and flexible global solution that enables organizations to successfully evolve and adapt to the unique needs of their workforce. The solution enables setup of traditional 'one-size fits all' plans to highly complex plans that selectively target different workforce segments with different benefit packages. Self-service capabilities present the user with an out of the box intuitive guided enrollment process with contextual information and embedded analytics.
Use Enhanced Benefits Service Center
Create and enable a new custom lookup to apply row limit on Benefits dashboard counts in Benefits Service Center. If you face any errors due to the high-volume data used for the calculation of activity counts, you can apply the row limit on those counts. This can limit the number of rows used for the calculation of activity counts.
Test and Validate Participant Eligibility Profiles
Test and validate participant eligibility profiles and review the results in the Plan Configuration work area.
Define plan dependency rules in the Plan Type Grouping page. This ensures participants don’t enroll into offerings without enrolling in relevant dependent offerings first.
Compare Eligibility Profiles Before and After Import
Compare the eligibility profiles in the destination environment with eligibility profiles from any configuration package in the source environment. You can do this before and after importing objects using Functional Setup Manager (FSM).
HDL for Close Enrollment Certification Action Items
Use the new HDL loader to approve and close outstanding certifications during enrollment windows. These include Evidence of Insurability (EOI) documents, such as proof of good health certificates or birth certificates.
Set Up Quick Actions for Plan Comparison
Take note, due to a minor architectural change in the product, you need to delete the plan comparison quick actions and re-create them. Please see the What's New for details.
Use HDL or HSDL for Benefits Standard Rates
Use the HCM Data Loader (HDL) or HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL) to create, update, and delete Benefits standard rates.
Use HDL or HSDL for Benefits Variable Rates
Use the HCM Data Loader (HDL) or HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL) to create, update, and delete Benefits variable rate profiles.
These pages or flows have been recreated in the Redwood tool set Visual Builder Studio (VBS) to improve your user experience. The pages or flows look and act like Redwood pages or flows, to help create cohesiveness through the application.
Enable Redwood Experience for Benefit Batch Parameters
Improve the user experience by providing the same consistent functionality across Redwood pages. The Benefit Batch Parameters page was recreated in the Redwood Toolset Visual Builder Studio. The functionality of the page remains the same.
Enable Redwood Experience for Benefit Person Info
Improve the user experience by providing the same consistent functionality across Redwood pages. The Benefit Person Info page was recreated in the Redwood Toolset Visual Builder Studio. The functionality of the page remains the same.
Transactional Business Intelligence Enterprise for Benefits
Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence is a real time, self-service reporting solution offered to all Oracle Cloud application users to create ad hoc reports and analyze them for daily decision-making. Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence provides human resources managers and specialists, business executives, and line managers the critical workforce information to analyze workforce costs, staffing, compensation, performance management, talent management, succession planning, and employee benefits.
Don’t want to start from scratch building a report or analytics? Check out the library of sample reports for all products on Customer Connect on the Report Sharing Center.
Dependent Original Coverage Start Date In Benefits Enrollment Subject Area
Enhance your reporting on dependent information dimension in the Benefits Enrollment Real time with the addition of the new attribute Original Plan Coverage Start Date.