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  1. JULY MAINTENANCE PACK FOR 23B
  1. Revision History
  2. Overview
  3. HCM Common
    1. HCM Data Loader
        1. Business Object Enhancements
  1. JUNE MAINTENANCE PACK FOR 23B
  1. Revision History
  2. Overview
  3. HCM Common
    1. HCM Data Loader
        1. Bulk-Ingestion of Changes for Oracle Search
  1. Update 23B
  1. Revision History
  2. Overview
  3. HCM Common
    1. HCM Common
        1. Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements
      1. Oracle Search
        1. Workers List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search
        2. Positions List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search
        3. Jobs List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search
        4. Departments List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search
        5. Locations List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search
      2. Redwood
        1. Enable Guided Journeys for the Rebuilt Redwood Pages
        2. Nudge Users to Complete Tasks
    2. HCM Common Architecture
        1. Primary Work Relationship Information in Atom Feeds
        2. Total Results Count in Atom Feeds
        3. Transaction Console Data Cache Corrector
        4. Enhancements to Transaction Console Diagnostic Log
    3. HCM Data Loader
        1. Business Object Enhancements
        2. Configure Business Object Post Processes
        3. Monitor Stage Table Capacity
        4. Access Error Files Directly from the Oracle WebCenter Content Server
        5. Enhanced Reporting
    4. HCM Extract
        1. Reduced Retention Period for Data Archives
    5. Applications Security
        1. View and Regenerate the Access Control List for a User

July Maintenance Pack for 23B

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 Module Feature Notes
30 JUN 2023     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 (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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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:

  • 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.

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

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 these new business objects:

Benefits

  • Close Enrollment Certification Action Items

Global HR - Checklists

  • Checklist Mass Allocation
  • Checklist Mass Allocation Translation

June Maintenance Pack for 23B

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 Module Feature Notes
30 JUN 2023     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 (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.

____________________

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:

  • 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.

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

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.

Bulk-Ingestion of Changes for Oracle Search

See how capabilities such as Global Search and Connections use Oracle Search indexes to expedite the responses to your queries. HCM Data Loader now automatically submits the Update Oracle Search with HCM Data Loader Changes process to reliably maintain the Oracle Search indexes with the changes made by your data sets.

Update 23B

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 Module Feature Notes
28 APR 2023 Application Security View and Regenerate the Access Control List for a User

Updated document. Feature delivered in 23B.

28 APR 2023 HCM Extract Reduced Retention Period for Data Archives Updated document. Feature delivered in 23B.
31 MAR 2023 HCM Common Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements

Updated document. Revised feature information.

03 MAR 2023     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 (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.

____________________

HAVE AN IDEA?

We’re here and we’re listening. If you have a suggestion on how to make our cloud services even better then go ahead and tell us. There are several ways to submit your ideas, for example, through the Ideas Lab on Oracle Customer Connect. Wherever you see this icon after the feature name it means we delivered one of your ideas.

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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.

  • Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud Functional Known Issues and Maintenance Packs (Document ID 1554838.1). These documents identify bug fixes and possible known issues. You will also need to review these documents based in the release update version you are currently on or will be moving to.
  • Oracle Help Center – Here you will find guides, videos and searchable help.
  • Release Readiness – New Feature Summary, What’s New, Feature Listing Spreadsheet, Spotlights and Release Training

GIVE US FEEDBACK

We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content. Please send us your feedback at oracle_fusion_applications_help_ww_grp@oracle.com. Indicate you are inquiring or providing feedback regarding the HCM Cloud What’s New in the body or title of the email.

HCM Common

HCM Common

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications. For more information on HCM Common information check out the Using Common Features for HCM guide, located in the Oracle Help Center.

Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio Enhancements

Enhance your users' experience authoring new rules in Autocomplete Rules for HCM Experience Design Studio with these additional capabilities:

  • Read a user defined table (UDT). Using the new global function, you can now get a unique value according to any custom mapping, for example, don't allow salary greater than a rate amount defined for all combinations of jobs and grades in a hire an employee transaction.
  • Get current transaction state. Using the new global function, you can now get the approval state from the transaction then you will be able to skip Autocomplete rule validation, for example, during edit by approver or final approval. So Autocomplete will not show error when some actions are done during approval.

Oracle Search

Workers List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search

Enrich your person search experience by using the workers list of values that’s enhanced by Oracle Search. Oracle Search is a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Positions List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search

Enrich your position search experience by using the position list of values that’s enhanced by Oracle Search. Oracle Search is a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Jobs List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search

Enrich your job search experience by using the jobs list of values that’s enhanced by Oracle Search. Oracle Search is a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Departments List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search

Enrich your department search experience by using the departments list of values that’s enhanced by Oracle Search. Oracle Search is a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Locations List of Values Enhanced by Oracle Search

Enrich your location search experience by using the locations list of values that’s enhanced by Oracle Search. Oracle Search is a dedicated search platform for Oracle Cloud.

Redwood

Enable Guided Journeys for the Rebuilt Redwood Pages

Boost your users confidence in how they perform their HR transactions by providing guidance such as tutorials, company policies, and best practices using guided journey tasks. 

For example, you have configured a guided journey for the Seniority Dates V3 at the page level. When your HR specialist navigates to the page, they can access information about the seniority adjustment rules for an organization so that they can apply appropriate manual adjustments, if required.

Nudge Users to Complete Tasks

Use nudges to remind your employees and managers about important tasks that are due. Nudges help users complete their tasks on time.

You can configure nudges that display as cards on UI pages. These nudges navigate the recipients to specific pages in the application where they can complete their tasks.

HCM Common Architecture

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Primary Work Relationship Information in Atom Feeds

Identify whether an event for the termination, cancelworkrelship and workrelshipupdate Atom feeds pertains to the primary work relationship of an employee by verifying the PrimaryFlag attribute in the feed response.

Total Results Count in Atom Feeds

View the total count of results for Oracle HCM Cloud Atom feeds along with the feed entries in the response.

Transaction Console Data Cache Corrector

Leverage enhancements to the Data Cache Corrector that enable you to select multiple transactions and correct attribute values and add or edit an XML node in the transaction data cache.

Enhancements to Transaction Console Diagnostic Log

Take advantage of the enhancements to the Transaction Console diagnostic log which now includes the following:

  • The transaction approval history. 
  • The current BPM Worklist task configurations.

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 these new and enhanced business objects:

New Business Objects

Learning

  • Training Supplier Resource
  • Training Supplier Resource Translation

Enhanced Business Objects

These existing business object hierarchies have enhanced their capabilities, either with new objects or a change in functionality:

Compensation

  • Progression Grade Ladder

Global HR - Checklists

  • Allocated Checklist
  • Checklist Template
  • Task Library

Global HR - Work Structures

  • Grade Ladder

Global HR - Worker

  • Worker

Learning

  • Instructor Resource
  • Classroom Resource

Recruiting

  • Candidate
  • Candidate Job Application
  • Job Requisition
  • Job Requisition Translation
  • Content Library
  • Content Library Version Translation

Talent Management

  • Performance Document

Volunteering

  • Volunteering Organization
  • Volunteering Organization Translation
  • Volunteering Project

Configure Business Object Post Processes

Review and configure the post processes that are submitted after bulk-loading data.

Monitor Stage Table Capacity

Monitor easily the capacity of your HCM Data Loader (HDL) and HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL) staging tables with the Stage Table Capacity indicator added to HDL and HSDL tasks.

Access Error Files Directly from the Oracle WebCenter Content Server

You can now encrypt and access the generated error files directly from the Oracle WebCenter Content server.

Enhanced Reporting

Extend your OTBI reporting for HCM Data Loader with this new folder in the HCM Real Time Integrations subject area:

  • Process Parameters

HCM Extract

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.

Reduced Retention Period for Data Archives

Enhance your database space utilization and improve the efficiency of extract runs with a shorter retention period for data archives.

Applications Security

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.

View and Regenerate the Access Control List for a User

View the Access Control List (ACL) for a selected user and given data security privilege and data resource combination. This information is available on the Secured Access Using Oracle Search subsection of the Preview HCM Data page when Oracle Search is enabled. You can also regenerate the ACL for a user or create a diagnostic log for debugging with Oracle Support.