This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 MAR 2022 | HCM Data Loader | Availability of Purge Person Data in Test Environments | Updated document. Feature delivered in update 22A. |
| 03 DEC 2021 | Created initial document. |
HCM Cloud applications have two types of patches you can receive that are documented in this New Feature Summary:
- Release Updates (22A, 22B, 22C, and 22D)
- 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:
- 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 Applications Security provides a single console where IT Security Managers and Administrators can perform various functions including user lifecycle management, role definition, security policy management(both functional and data), role hierarchy maintenance, username and password policy administration, and certificate management. The console also enables users to simulate the effect of security changes, to run security reports, and download a connector for integration with Microsoft Active Directory.
Extending Regenerate Security Profiles for Transaction, Recruiting, and Payroll
Use the Regenerate Data Security Profiles process for bulk regeneration of transaction, job requisition, and payroll-related security profiles.
Position Security Profile Hierarchy Access Enhances HCM Delegation
Enable and configure your position security profiles so that proxy users can dynamically access a delegating user's position hierarchy using the existing HCM Delegation process.
This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.
Enhancements to Approvals and Notifications
Use the refresh icon on transaction summary page to immediately refresh the status of transactions. Click the refresh icon in each row to refresh the status of individual transactions or the icon in the header row to refresh all transactions shown on the page. You no longer need to wait for the Refresh Transaction Administrator Console Transaction Status batch process to complete to view the updated status.
This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.
Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements
Enhance the user experience authoring new rules in Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio with more capabilities:
- New capabilities are delivered in the tool such as the ability to exit a loop in a row collection looping block to improve performance execution of your rules.
- More capabilities are available for different areas such as Talent or Workforce Structures.
Transaction Design Studio for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements
Increase your data quality and enhance the user experience using Transaction Design Studio for HCM Experience Design Studio. The two features Region Required and Personalize the Save and Save and Close Actions in the toolbar have been extended to more actions such as Create Job and Create Location.
HCM Data Loader provides a flexible and efficient method of bulk loading business object data for data-migration and on-going incremental updates to Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud.
Enhancements to View Business Objects
View the reference attributes on the Attributes tab of the View Business Objects page.
You're encouraged to supply information that you want to reconcile and report to these attributes, as they're visible in the Imported Objects folder within the HCM Integrations Real-time subject area in OTBI.
Extend your data loading capabilities with new and enhanced business objects.
Updated Business Objects
Absence Management
- Absence Entry
Benefits
- Person Benefit Balance
- Potential Life Event
Global HR
- Actions
- Action Reasons
- Allocated Checklist
- Document Record
- Position Security Profile
- Role Mapping
- Worker
Global Payroll
- Electronic Income Withholding Orders
- Payroll Interface Inbound Record
Learning
- Specialization V3
Talent Management
- Goal Plan
View a new warning message in place of an error. Occasionally, HCM Data Loader encounters an error after your data is successfully loaded, resulting in the data set completing with an error status. A new warning message is introduced so that your data set is no longer marked in error.
Availability of Purge Person Data in Test Environments
Take note the Purge Person Data in Test Environments process is now automatically available on your test and stage environments. You no longer have to request access.
HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader provides a flexible and efficient method of bulk loading business object data for data-migration and on-going incremental updates to Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud.
Secured Business Objects Now Available to Business Users
Extend your business users' bulk-loading capabilities with these objects. Spreadsheets based on these objects implement user's data security and can be shared with business users.
Global Payroll
- Payroll Interface Inbound Record
Preconfigured HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader Access
Extend these preconfigured roles to access HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader for bulk-loading data into the Oracle HCM Cloud:
- Compensation Analyst
- Compensation Manager
- Human Resource Specialist
- Human Capital Management Application Administrator
- Payroll Manager
- Payroll Administrator
- Payroll Interface Coordinator
- Time and Labor Manager
HCM Extracts provide a method for extracting data from your HCM applications that can be used for interfacing data to another source or extracting data to integrate reporting across systems.
Retention Period for HCM Extracts Archive Data
Retain all HCM Extracts generated archive data for 90 days from the date these archives are generated. Archives that are older than 90 days are automatically purged to improve Extracts run-time efficiency. This retention period applies to all non-incremental user-defined extracts (full extracts) and for the runs that are triggered after your 22A upgrade.