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  1. MAY MAINTENANCE PACK FOR 22B
  1. Revision History
  2. Overview
    1. HCM Common
        1. Oracle Search-Based Global Search
  1. Update 22B
  1. Revision History
  2. Overview
    1. HCM Common
        1. Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements
        2. Transaction Design Studio for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements
      1. HCM Common Replaced or Removed Features
        1. HCM Data Loader Must Be Used For All Payroll Objects
    2. HCM Data Loader
        1. Business Object Enhancements
    3. HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader
        1. Secured Business Objects Now Available to Business Users
        2. Spreadsheet Template Design Changes
    4. HCM Common Architecture
        1. Enhancements to Approvals and Notifications

May Maintenance Pack for 22B

Revision History

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
29 APR 2022     Created initial document.

Overview

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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HAVE AN IDEA?

We’re here and we’re listening. If you have a suggestion on how to make our products better, please let us know. To enter an idea go to the Ideas Lab on Oracle Customer Connect. In this document wherever you see the light bulb icon after the feature name it means we delivered one of your ideas.

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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.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this document may include statements about Oracle’s product development plans. Many factors can materially affect Oracle’s product development plans and the nature and timing of future product releases. Accordingly, this Information is provided to you solely for information only, is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

This information may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Oracle or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Oracle specifically disclaims any liability with respect to this information. Refer to the Legal Notices and Terms of Use for further information.

HCM Common

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Oracle Search-Based Global Search

Enrich your search experience with the new Global Search for HCM. The new search facility provides a faster search experience and introduces new search capabilities.

Global search is based on Oracle Search, a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Update 22B

Revision History

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.

25 MAR 2022 HCM Spreadsheet Loader Secured Business Objects Now Available to Business Users

Updated document. Revised feature information.

04 MAR 2022     Created initial document.

Overview

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.

____________________

HAVE AN IDEA?

We’re here and we’re listening. If you have a suggestion on how to make our products better, please let us know. To enter an idea go to the Ideas Lab on Oracle Customer Connect. In this document wherever you see the light bulb icon after the feature name it means we delivered one of your ideas.

____________________

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.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this document may include statements about Oracle’s product development plans. Many factors can materially affect Oracle’s product development plans and the nature and timing of future product releases. Accordingly, this Information is provided to you solely for information only, is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

This information may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Oracle or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Oracle specifically disclaims any liability with respect to this information. Refer to the Legal Notices and Terms of Use for further information.

HCM Common

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements

Enhance your users' experience authoring new rules in Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio with more capabilities available for different areas such as:

  • Talent Profile with more content exposed like Competency, Skills, Language, Membership, Previous Employment, Career Preferences, Special Projects, Accomplishments, Honors and Awards, Work Preference
  • Create and Edit Job Offer to default the proposed start date
  • New delivered rules for the Person area including localization-specific rules, and for the Goal Management area such as validate performance goal dates

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 Personalize the Save and Save and Close Actions in the toolbar has been extended to more actions such as Administer Compensation and Change Salary.

HCM Common Replaced or Removed Features

From time to time, Oracle replaces existing features with new features, or removes existing features.

Replaced features may be put on a path of removal, the features below will let you know what update you will have to have moved to the newer feature. As a best practice, you should move to the newer feature as soon as possible for full support and to stay up with the latest updates that the product offers.

Any feature that is removed, will have an Update in which that feature is no longer available. Please make necessary plans to move off the feature by the Update indicated, as it will no longer be available.

HCM Data Loader Must Be Used For All Payroll Objects

Effective with the Update 22B, Oracle has discontinued the remaining Payroll Batch Loader objects, making Payroll Batch Loader fully decommissioned. HCM Data Loader (HDL) is the default tool for data loading and update tasks. If you are using Payroll Batch Loader, you need to immediately move to loading tasks to HCM Data Loader.

HCM Data Loader

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.

Business Object Enhancements

Extend your data loading capabilities with new and enhanced business objects.

New Business Objects

Recruiting

  • Agent

Updated Business Objects

Compensation

  • Market Data Job List

Global HR

  • Document Type
  • Job
  • Position

Global HR - Checklists

  • Allocated Checklist
  • Allocated Checklist Task Translation
  • Checklist Template
  • Checklist Task Translation
  • Task Library
  • Task Library Translation

Global Payroll

  • Element Entry With Costing
  • External Bank Account
  • Electronic Income Withholding Orders
  • Payroll Inbound Interface Record
  • Payroll Absence Record
  • Payroll Time Card

Recruiting

  • Candidate
  • Candidate Job Application
  • Referral
  • Job Requisition

Talent Management

  • Question
  • Question Translation
  • Questionnaire
  • Questionnaire Template

Removed Business Objects

Recruiting

The decommissioned Background Check Screening Package child-component has been removed for these objects:

  • Job Requisition
  • Job Requisition Template

HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader

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 for an object. Spreadsheets based on these objects implement user's data security and can be shared with business users.

Learning

  • Global Access Group Relation

Spreadsheet Template Design Changes

Enhance your data loading capabilities with an improved bulk-loading spreadsheet template designer. It includes the following changes:

  • Changes in the validate and save options. Now, you can now save active templates that have been successfully validated.
  • Easier to define a valid template. Now, when you request duplicates of your selected attributes, attributes from the parent object are now automatically selected for you.

HCM Common Architecture

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Enhancements to Approvals and Notifications

Take advantage of the enhancements that have been made to Transaction Console: 

  • In addition to the initiator, you can now send alerts to a user or a group of users using different templates when a transaction fails.
  • Users can now search transactions using the familiar faceted filters in the Simulation page.