November Maintenance Pack for 21D
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 OCT 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 (21A, 21B, 21C, and 21D)
- 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.
Oracle Learning Cloud is a skills driven learning platform that enables employees, teams and organizations to develop the most relevant set of skills. Oracle Learning combines informal and formal learning, from internal catalog and external learning sources into a single platform to provide learners with a single, unified learning experience.
Take note that learners and managers can now download and print a certificate of completion for course, specialization, and legacy learning item completions.
Learning 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.
eLearning Player Version Removal Notice
Note that in Update 22C release, the eLearning player version that existed before 21A in Oracle Learning will be no longer be supported. Only the new eLearning player version released in 21A will be available. Customers who aren't yet on the latest version should start preparing for the transition.
Recommendation Event Alert Removal Notice
Note that in the 22B release, the recommendation event alerts feature will no longer be supported. Customers wanting to send notifications of their new recommendations must create a resource alert using the recommendation resource.
Learning Controlled Availability
Features under this heading are under the Controlled Availability Program. The Controlled Availability Program is a program for early testing and feedback of features, before they are included into the product line. You must request and be accepted into the Controlled Availability Programs to use these features. Please see the What's New for more information on being part of these programs.
NOTE: These features are not generally available to customers, customers must be approved to use these features. When these features are generally available to all customers they will be announced under their product area headings.
Be among the first to try the new learner experience with simplified browsing and searching of the learning catalog and the rich visual experience while accessing the learning assignments and recommendations.
Use observation checklists when a learner is required to demonstrate that they have met the training objective of a course. Observation checklists ensure that the learning assignment is complete only when the learner has completed all the mandatory training activities and the observer has submitted their attestation confirming the learner has met the training objective.
Re-assigning Learning to Completed Learners
Assign learning and control whether learners with existing completions are exempted or receive a new active assignment. This enhancement replaces the course and offering auto-completion rules and provides control over the desired outcome.
Zoom Virtual Classroom Provider
Create and update Zoom web conferencing events directly by enabling Zoom integration with Oracle Learning Cloud. Instructors (hosts) and learners (attendees) can now access training using web conferencing links located within offerings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 SEP 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 (21A, 21B, 21C, and 21D)
- 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.
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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.
Oracle Learning Cloud is a skills driven learning platform that enables employees, teams and organizations to develop the most relevant set of skills. Oracle Learning combines informal and formal learning, from internal catalog and external learning sources into a single platform to provide learners with a single, unified learning experience.
Enhancements to Learning Request Approval Workflow
Take note of the enhancements made to the learning request approval workflow for admin, manager, and learner actions, which include improvements to the:
- Learning request approvals will be updated if administrators use the Change Status > Bypass and Approve or Reject actions in the learning application.
- The approval task in an approvers worklist will be removed when this occurs as the approval process is terminated.
- Learning request approval notifications contain the approval history and will now be updated for these bypass actions done in the learning application.
- When the learning request is withdrawn or cancelled by a self-service user, the corresponding approval process will be terminated and any pending approval tasks will be removed.
Learning Assignment Withdrawal Transactions in Transaction Console
Take note that Learning Assignment Withdrawal transactions now appear in the Transactions Summary section of the Transaction Console. The Learning Assignment Withdrawal process flow is now configurable via the Approval rules section in Transaction Console, and can be disabled when Bypass Approval is selected.
Additional Metrics for Manage Learners
View additional metric totals in the Learner Results area of the Learning Assignments pages for courses, offerings, and specializations. With this enhancement, the assignment metrics now include Bypass Completed, Complete Pending Approval, Completion Request Rejected, and No Offering Selected statuses.
Select or Remove Multiple Access Groups for Learning Item
Select multiple global access groups at a time to add them to, or remove them from courses, offerings, and specializations. This enhancement makes it faster and easier for Admins to manage the global access groups associated with learning items. You can add or remove global access groups in a single step, rather than adding them one at a time as in previous releases.
Translation Support for eLearning Player
Take note of the translation support that has been added to the eLearning Course Player. The Save and Close buttons on the player, the table of contents labels that aren't driven by the content, and any messages displayed to users are now shown in the logged-in user's set language preference.
Record External Learning through Mobile from Any Webpage
Use your iOS or Android mobile device's native share capability to record external learning, or register external learning into HCM Learning. The app automatically fills in the URL of the resource being shared, and if possible whatever other data it can parse (typically from a webpage). This gives users of the HCM Cloud Mobile app a quick way to launch the Record External Learning, or Register External Learning capabilities. Prior to this release you had to open the app for Fusion HCM, navigate to the pages to perform this action, and then manually type the information in.
Self-Service Learning Catalog Search Usability Improvement
Append wildcard characters to search strings. You can also specify the minimum number of characters required for search (1-5) per language. With this release, the functionality described in the 21A feature called Search Functionality Modifications is now available to all, and is no longer an opt-in feature.
Time of Day Displayed for Withdrawal Dates
Take note that the withdrawn date values shown in the learning self-service and the learning administration areas will now also display the time the learning item withdrawal occurred. The time will always be displayed in universal time (UTC). For example: 02/12/21 09:00 UTC. Previously, only the withdrawn date was shown.
Skillsoft Integration Enhancements
Use the simplified background process management, as Skillsoft contents are now loaded via the Load and Synchronize External Course Data job. This job is already used to load LinkedIn content. You can also use the force reload option to synchronize your existing Skillsoft courses with their thumbnails from Skillsoft.
Transactional Business Intelligence for Learning
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.
New Dimensions in Learning Records Real Time Subject Area
Use the additional columns that have been added to the Learning Records Real Time Subject Area under:
- Assigner Person Details
- Assigned Learning Item Information
- Completion Details
- Offering Completion Details