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Supply Chain Orchestration

Supply Chain Orchestration

Use REST API to Get Supply Sources for Internal Material Transfers

Use REST API to get the supply sources that can fulfill a request for an internal material transfer. Get the one source that can most effectively fulfill the request, or get a list of up to six sources, ranked according to how effectively they can fulfill the request. Get the actual quantity that's currently on hand in each source.

Include Reference Details for Supply Requests on REST API Error Messages

Add the value of the SupplyOrderReferenceNumber attribute and the SupplyOrderReferenceLineNumber attribute as a prefix on each error message that REST API returns when it processes a supply request. Use the prefix to troubleshoot problems with the request.

Use Service Mappings to Extend Supply Chain Orchestration's Integration with Inventory

Use a service mapping to help you integrate Oracle Fusion Cloud applications. Use the service mapping to help meet your specific integration requirements in your transfer order flow. Create a sales order in Oracle Order Management, orchestrate supply in Oracle Supply Chain Orchestration, then create a transfer order in Oracle Inventory Management. As an option, use an extensible flexfield to integrate data that's specific to your implementation. You can also use a service mapping to integrate data that travels from planning and purchasing, to supply chain orchestration, and then to inventory.

Collaboration Messaging Framework

Collaboration Messaging Framework

Log In-Process Inbound B2B Messages

Inbound B2B messages are now logged when their status is in-process. They're displayed in Collaboration Messaging History and are available for reprocessing in the case of unexpected errors.

Update Rules for Processing Complex Change Requests in Inbound Order Acknowledgments

Support additional PO acknowledgment scenarios, including automatically accepting promised ship and delivery dates, price updates as part of item substitutions, and supplier part number corrections.

Exchange B2B Messages with Your Trading Partners Using TIE Kinetix

Use the TIE Kinetix service provider for your B2B and electronic invoicing needs, including connectivity with your trading partners via the Pan-European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) network.

Define the File Extension for Your B2B Messages Delivered by Email or an Oracle Content Repository

Specify the file extension that meets your business process requirements when delivering B2B message files using email or the Oracle content repository.

Specify the Sender's Email Address for Outbound B2B Messages

Define the email address you want to use for sending B2B messages to your trading partners by email.

Retransmit Unsuccessful B2B Messaging-Enabled Purchase Orders

Review purchase orders that have B2B messaging enabled but were not transmitted and retransmit them in bulk.

Procurement Common

Common Procurement

Integrate and Extend Procurement Using REST Services

In this update, Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement and Oracle Fusion Cloud Self Service Procurement deliver new and modified REST APIs to enable and simplify integration with external systems.

Common Technologies and User Experience

Approvals and Notifications

Remove Prefix from Subject Lines and Titles in Workflow Notifications

By default, email and in-app notifications sent out as part of a workflow or approval process have a prefix in the subject line or title, for example Action Required. If you have a specific requirement, you can choose to exclude that prefix in the notifications that are sent.

Procurement

Purchasing

Search Requisitions by Line Descriptive Flexfields as a Buyer

Search for requisition lines using requisition line descriptive flexfields. As a buyer, you can now filter requisitions to be processed into purchase orders using descriptive flexfields.

Use Order Date to Determine the Price on Purchase Orders

Use order date to determine the price on purchase orders instead of requested delivery or shipment dates. Using this feature, you can now configure blanket purchase agreements to price purchase orders based on order date.

Derive the Charge Account on Purchase Orders and Requisitions Based on the Line Amount

Use the Transaction Account Builder to derive the charge account on purchase orders and requisitions based on the line amount. With the line amount as a new source, you can now configure account derivation rules to generate an asset account if the line amount goes above a certain threshold.

Route Purchase Orders for Approval Based on Referenced Documents

Route purchasing documents for approval using source document references, such as blanket and contract purchase agreements, master contract references and negotiation references.

Override B2B Communication of Purchase Orders

Override B2B communication of those purchase orders where supplier sites are configured for B2B messaging. You can communicate your purchase orders using an alternate communication method, such as email or fax. For example, you can override B2B communication for a purchase order requiring special handling and instead email the order to your supplier contact.

Accept Supplier Part Number Corrections from Purchase Order Acknowledgment Inbound Messages

Automatically take in and accept supplier part number corrections upon processing of purchase order acknowledgment inbound messages. You can now have the application configured to automatically flow down supplier part number corrections into purchase order lines from purchase order acknowledgment messages from suppliers. Such changes are possible even if the purchase order line is sourced from a blanket purchase agreement.

Generate Reports on Purchase Orders with U.S. Federal Attributes Using OTBI

Include U.S. Federal attributes to generate reports on purchase orders using the Purchasing Real Time and Pending Change Orders Real Time subject areas.

External Purchase Prices

Select Multiple External Purchase Prices for an Item

Choose to manually select multiple external purchase prices for an item and unit of measure combination in a requisitioning business unit. All the selected lines will be available in the blanket purchase agreements.

Approvals and Notifications

Enhancements to Transaction Console Diagnostic Log

The Transaction Console diagnostic log now includes two new sections you can enable and make use of.

• Task Level Configuration
• Transaction History

You can view these sections when you download the diagnostic log from any pending or error transaction details page in the Transaction Console.

Supplier Model

New Business Classifications for Enhanced ESG Reporting

Use new business classifications, LGBTQ+ Owned and Person with Disability Owned, for enhanced ESG reporting.

Sourcing

Display Supplier Item, Manufacturer, and Manufacturer Part Number in Negotiations

Display supplier item, manufacturer, and manufacturer part number to the supplier in negotiations. Suppliers can now correctly identify their item and provide an accurate quote.

Configure Online Message Notification with Oracle Analytics Publisher

Use an Oracle Analytics Publisher template to configure the content of the online message notification. You can tailor the notification layout and content to meet your specific business requirements.

Invite Additional Suppliers to a Large Negotiation

Invite additional suppliers to a large negotiation after it's published using a background process.

Export a Range of Response Lines in Large Negotiations

Export a range of response lines for better performance in large negotiations. Suppliers can create their response in batches to efficiently manage high line volumes.

Use Page Composer to Control Actions for Scoring-only Team Members

Use new page composer parameters to control what scoring-only members can see and do during evaluation. For example, hide line attachments from technical scoring team members who don't have price visibility.

Subscribe to Negotiation Invitation Business Event for Outbound Integration

Subscribe to a business event in Oracle Integration Cloud raised when a negotiation is published to suppliers. This enables Oracle Sourcing customers build better integration to external applications such as B2B sourcing exchanges.

Spend Classification

Improve Classification Results with Phrase-Based Learning

Improve classification results by using the training data values for specific attributes as phrases rather than individual keywords. The values of certain attributes like supplier names recorded in an organization's spend data are rarely a single word as they are typically made up of multiple words. You can now enable the classification matching algorithms to identify patterns in these attribute values using phrases during knowledge base creation, greatly improving the quality of the category predictions.

Manage Rules with Additionally Available Information

Determine which classification rules were used to improve category predictions through a new column in the batch details download file that displays the names of the rules that may have influenced the category prediction or modified the values of some of the attributes. With this additional information, you can work to understand how the rules have influenced the predictions and opt to revise or add new rules as necessary.

Procurement Contracts

Upload Your Contract Document in the Background

You can upload your contract document from the Contract Terms page or Oracle Contracts Word add-in using an automated scheduled background process. The process status is displayed as a banner and you can continue to perform limited actions from the Contract Terms page while the upload is in progress. You are notified when the contract document is uploaded. You can override this option if you want to upload your document in real time.

Display Content Control in Downloaded Word Document

If you're using structured terms, you can choose to display content control boxes in Microsoft Word when the contract is downloaded. Displaying content control boxes around existing sections and clauses makes it easier to see where to add new content to the downloaded contract. This helps you quickly locate and view what changes were made to the contract when uploaded to the application.

Collaborate on Contract Negotiations Using Oracle Content Management

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in real-time and gain transparency in each step of the negotiation process. Users across various internal teams like legal, sales, and procurement can review, edit, start conversations and add comments to a contract document in Oracle Content Management. External users, including customers, suppliers and third-party users like lawyers, can have controlled access to the contract documents. They can actively collaborate using the built-in Microsoft Word Online capability. At any point in time, all stakeholders have access to a single source of truth which makes the entire negotiation process seamless. Once the collaboration is completed, you can check in the document to Enterprise Contracts from Oracle Content Management.