February Maintenance Pack for 23A

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
27 JAN 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.

Recruiting

Recruiting

Oracle Recruiting Cloud provides tools for hiring managers and recruiters to source and nurture candidates, create and manage job requisitions, screen and select candidates, create and manage job offers, and onboard new employees into the organization. It also provides career sites for employees and external candidates to search, discover and apply to jobs using a frictionless application process.

Display Candidate Recommendations Based on Locations in the Requisition

Display candidate recommendations based on the locations defined in the job requisition.

Exclude Employees in Candidate Recommendations

Exclude employees in candidate recommendations.

Job Offer Batch API

Create and update job offers in a batch for external and internal candidates using HCM Data Loader. 

The Job Offers solution includes these HCM Data Loader business objects: 

• Job Offer
• Worker
• Assigned Payroll
• Payroll Assignment Details
• Salary
• Element Entry
• Job Offer Letter

Recruiting Booster

Oracle Recruiting Booster enables hiring managers and recruiters to engage candidates at scale via conversational experiences and two-way messaging; create and manage hiring events with registration flows, pre-screening questionnaires and scheduling capabilities; manage shared interview schedules, sync with calendars to automate interview scheduling, distribute interview guides and collect feedback from the interviewers. This product requires a separate license.

Two-Way Messaging Implementation Update

Have conversations with candidates using Two-Way Messaging using email, SMS, or both. Take note of changes regarding the implementation steps.

Update 23A

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
24 FEB 2023	Recruiting	Recommend for Rehire Filter Removed	Updated document. Feature delivered in update 23A.
24 FEB 2023	Recruiting Booster	Oracle Recruiting Assistant - Enhanced Recruiting Skill	Updated document. Revised feature information.
02 DEC 2022			Created initial document.

Overview

HCM Cloud applications have two types of patches you can receive that are documented in this What’s New:

• 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.

Recruiting

Recruiting

Oracle Recruiting Cloud provides tools for hiring managers and recruiters to source and nurture candidates, create and manage job requisitions, screen and select candidates, create and manage job offers, and onboard new employees into the organization. It also provides career sites for employees and external candidates to search, discover and apply to jobs using a frictionless application process.

Candidate Experience

Autocorrect in Keyword Search

Enhance the keyword search experience in external career sites using the Minimal template by enabling autocorrect. Corrected keywords will be suggested based on data from requisitions. 

Autosearch for Jobs Based on Picking a Value

Enhance the search experience for external career sites using the Minimal template by triggering search immediately after a candidate selects a value from the keyword or location search autosuggest. 

Career Site Session

Give external candidates a more secure browsing experience with an enhanced session control.

CKEditor 5 in Career Site Design Editor

Take advantage of the CKEditor 5 when designing career sites.

Configurable Career Site Job Details Page

Configure the job details page displayed on the career site to match the look and feel of your corporate identity. Job detail pages now have the same capabilities that are available with career site custom pages, including configurable splash pages, and configurable search results pages. 

Configuration of Miscellaneous Documents Attached by Candidates

Take advantage of additional configuration options for miscellaneous documents attached by external candidates. You can define what types of attachments aren't allowed.

Enhanced Relevancy and Precision in Job Search

Provide external candidates with more relevant results when they search jobs on external career sites. The posting date and Hot Job indicator are now considered in search relevancy.

Expose or Hide Date of Birth and National Identifier in the Sensitive Personal Information Block

Customize the application flow for external candidates by exposing or hiding the Date of Birth and National Identifier fields in the Sensitive Personal Information block.

Expose Over 10 Filter Values by Default

Enhance the external career site's filtering panel by exposing over 10 values for each filter by default. 

Optimized Source Information

Take advantage of optimized source information. When capturing source information, the domain name of the source is now captured along with the long URL. The domain name appears in the interface (display name), whereas the long URL is available in the database for reporting purposes. In addition, you can modify source tracking information.

Posting Locations on External Career Sites

Allow external candidates to explore all posting locations directly from the job list. In addition, take advantage of additional configuration options for the job locations display within job details.

Site Display Name for URL

Enhance your corporate branding by defining a site display name for the URL. Site display names will be used in external career site URLs instead of a site number. 

Support for Remote Roles

Use the new Workplace attribute available in job requisitions and external career sites. A workplace can be on-site, remote, or hybrid.

Candidates and Candidate Job Applications

Allow Candidates with Withdrawn Job Applications to Reapply

Let candidates reapply to job requisitions when they have a withdrawn job application on the requisition.

Find a Candidate in Candidate Search

Look up candidates quickly with the Find a Candidate page in Candidate Search. Key fields are presented on an entry form, you can press Enter to run the search.

Grid View in Pool Member List

Optimize your pool member list with an expanded and configurable data set displayed in the list view. This includes a Resume Preview link.

New Print Action for Job Applications

Use the new Print action to create a PDF version of job applications. You can select one or more job application, specify which content and attachments are included, and generate a PDF file that can then be shared with other users involved in the review and selection of job applications.

Candidate Interviews

Microsoft Teams Integration in Interview Schedules

Configure interview schedules to use Microsoft Team to generate web conference links for interviews.

Campaigns

CKEditor 5 to Manage Campaign Content

Edit your campaign emails and landing pages using CKEditor 5.

Job Requisitions

Metrics in Requisition Overview

View various metrics regarding the job applications of a requisition such as source tracking, candidate types, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Sending Additional Requisition Flexfields to Partners

Discuss with your screening partners which additional requisition flexfields they can support. Then configure these flexfields to enhance the standard screening integrations.

Job Offers

Autocomplete Rules - Extend Rules for Job Offer

Write autocomplete rules for the Job Offers business object by referring to fields in the Assignment Info section, the Offer Team section, and job applications of the candidate.

Payroll Support for Offers to Internal Candidates

Take advantage of Payroll Info section support in the offers for internal candidates. This feature will allow the payroll information to be captured in the offers page for internal movement scenarios, and transferred seamlessly to the employee payroll without manual intervention.  

HCM Data Loader

HCM Data Loader Enhancements for Recruiting

Extend your data loading capabilities with these new and enhanced business objects:

Enhanced Business Objects

• Candidate
• Content Library
• Job Requisition

Business Objects with New Attributes

• Candidate Job Application
• Job Requisition

  

HCM Extracts

Extract Hot Job Value

Use HCM Extracts to extract job requisitions tagged as Hot Job. A new field IRC_EXTRACTS_REQUISITION_HOT_JOB_FLAG has been added to the IRC_EXTRACTS_REQUISITION_DETAILS_UE user entity. 

Extract Job Applications Where Candidates Withdrew Then Reapplied to the Job

Use HCM Extracts to extract job applications for which a candidate withdrew from the application process then reapplied to the job. A new field Extracts Submission Is Discarded has been added to the IRC_EXTRACTS_SUBMISSION_DETAILS_UE user entity.

Recruiting 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.

Recommend for Rehire Filter Removed

Take note that with the 23A release the Recommended for Rehire filter was removed from the job application list filters due to performance impacts.

Recruiting Booster

Oracle Recruiting Booster enables hiring managers and recruiters to engage candidates at scale via conversational experiences and two-way messaging; create and manage hiring events with registration flows, pre-screening questionnaires and scheduling capabilities; manage shared interview schedules, sync with calendars to automate interview scheduling, distribute interview guides and collect feedback from the interviewers. This product requires a separate license.

Interviews

Change Duration and Interviewers When Sending an Interview Invitation

Select a different meeting duration and different interviewers when sending an interview invitation to candidates. This feature is for candidate-managed interview schedules configured to make use of interviewers' availability.

Configure the Visibility of the Interviewers' Availability Interview Schedule Setting

Configure the visibility of the "Candidates schedule based on interviewers' availability" setting on candidate-managed interview schedules when the Microsoft 365 integration is enabled.

Coordinate Interviews

Take advantage of a new work area allowing interview coordinators to view and manage interview requests, scheduled interviews, and interviews on which the coordinator is also an interviewer.

Request Interview to be Scheduled

Request interview to be scheduled for a job application. Interview coordinators can review the list of requests and take action to schedule interviews.

View and Manage My Interviews

Take advantage of a new work area allowing interviewers to view and respond to their scheduled interviews.

Hiring Events

Set Up Hiring Events

Set up hiring events by:

• Enabling Opt-in to Recruiting Booster.
• Creating event registration flows.
• Creating event categories using lookups.
• Enabling events on external career sites.
• Assigning event privileges.
• Configuring event-related notifications.

Create and Format Hiring Events

Create and format hiring events that match your requirements. You can:

• Create events from scratch, or copy an existing event.
• Customize the event look and feel with a banner image, event description, and candidate registration form tailored to your needs.
• Preview the event prior to publishing.
• Publish events on career sites that allow events.

Advertise Hiring Events

Advertise hiring events that are public by posting them to external career sites. Alternatively, send invitations to qualified candidates to attend private events. Private events are only available to a closed group.

Candidate Registration Self-Service for Hiring Events

Allow external candidates to:

• Search for and select events on external career sites.
• Register for events using external career sites. They can also register for events using event invites.
• Manage their event registrations using candidate self-service capabilities.

Manage Hiring Events and Engage with Candidates

Manage hiring events and engage with candidates by:

• Allowing candidates to check themselves into the event.
• Recording the interactions with candidates that happen during the course of the event.
• Sending personalized messages to candidates to keep them up-to-date with the various event happenings.

Hiring Event Candidate Matching

Build talent pipelines by matching qualified candidates from the event to open requisitions and candidate pools using filters and search. You can also assess event success with metrics which show the number of candidates who have been matched to requisitions from that particular event.  

Recruiting Assistant

Oracle Recruiting Assistant - Enhanced Recruiting Skill

Provide a rich user experience to candidates using Oracle Recruiting Assistant. The Recruiting skills have been enhanced to answer candidates’ questions related to jobs, organizations, cultures, benefits, holidays, and so on. Enrich candidate's experience by seamlessly responding to job search, application status, withdraw applications and questions.

Transactional Business Intelligence for Recruiting

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.

Discarded Flag in Job Application Reports

Create reports by including the Application Discarded Indicator in your job application reports. This indicator is available on job applications where a candidate withdrew from the application process then reapplied to the job.

Hot Job Flag in Requisition Reports

Create reports by including the Requisition Hot Job Indicator into your requisition reports. 

Additional Assignment Fields in Job Offer Dimension

Create reports using additional assignment fields. All the assignment fields used in Recruiting are now available in the job offer dimension.

New Secured HR Position Dimension in Recruiting Subject Area

Take note that the Job Requisition > Position folder has been replaced by a folder called Job Requisition > HR Position. There is no change in behavior, but when queried alone, position data security applies.