Update 20A

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	Feature	Notes
28 APR 2020	HCM Common Features: Page Headers and Associated Quick Actions Simplified Names	Updated document. Delivered feature in update 20A.
28 FEB 2020	HCM Security: New Lists of Values in Responsive User Experience Pages	Updated document. Delivered feature in update 20A.
06 DEC 2019		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 (20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D)
• 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.

This document outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in Oracle HCM Cloud. Each section includes a brief description of the feature, the steps you need to take to enable or begin using the feature, any tips or considerations that you should keep in mind, and the resources available to help you.

In addition to this document you will also want to review the 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 HCM Cloud release documents are delivered in five functional groupings:

Suggested Reading for all HCM Products:

• HCM Cloud Common Features (This document pertains to all HCM applications. It is the base human resource information for all products and HCM Tools.)
• Global Human Resources Cloud (Global Human Resources contains the base application in which other application use for common data such as workforce structures and person information. Regardless of what products you have implemented you may want to see the new features for Global Human Resources that could impact your products.)

NOTE: Not all Global Human Resource features are available for Talent and Compensation products.

Optional Reading for HCM Products (Depending on what products are in your cloud service):

• Talent Management Cloud (All Talent applications)
• Workforce Rewards Cloud (Compensation, Benefits, Payroll and Global Payroll Interface)
• Workforce Management Cloud (Absence Management and Time and Labor)

Additional Optional Reading:

• Common Technologies and User Experience (This documents the common features across all Cloud applications and is not specific to HCM)

NOTE: All of these documents can be found in Release Readiness oracle.com/readiness under Human Capital Management or via the Oracle Help Center at: docs.oracle.com under Cloud Applications > Human Capital Management.

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Feature Summary

HCM Common Features

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Page Headers and Associated Quick Actions Simplified Names

Page headers and associated quick actions' names have been simplified by removing 'Manage' from them. For example, Manage Absence Types reads as Absence Types as of release 20A. Page headers and quick actions such as View Publish Schedule remain unchanged. The exceptions are listed in this table.

Before 20A	As of 20A	Comments
Manage Actions	Configure Actions
Manage Alternate Approver Tables	Manage Alternate Approver Tables
Manage Alternate Approvers	Manage Alternate Approvers
Manage Assignment Flexfields Mapping	Manage Assignment Flexfields Mapping
Manage Availability Patterns	Employee Availability Patterns
Manage Availability Types	Employee Availability Types
Manage Business Units	Manage Business Units
Manage Compensation	Individual Compensation
Manage Compensation Categories	Categories
Manage Compensation History	Configure Compensation History
Manage Compensation Items	Items
Manage Component Groups	Salary Component Groups
Manage Department Trees	Manage Department Trees
Manage Departments	Manage Departments
Manage Development Goal Scheduled Process	Scheduled Processes for Development Goals
Manage Disability Organizations	Manage Disability Organizations
Manage Divisions	Manage Divisions
Manage Enterprise HCM Information	Manage Enterprise HCM Information
Manage Goal Scheduled Process	Scheduled Processes for Performance Goals
Manage Grade Ladders	Manage Grade Ladders
Manage Grade Rates	Manage Grade Rates
Manage Grades	Manage Grades
Manage Groups	HCM Groups
Manage Job Families	Manage Job Families
Manage Jobs	Manage Jobs
Manage Legal Entity	Manage Legal Entity
Manage Legal Entity HCM Information	Manage Legal Entity HCM Information
Manage Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information	Manage Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information
Manage Legislative Data Groups	Manage Legislative Data Groups
Manage Locations	Manage Locations
Manage Mass Updates	Manage Mass Updates
Manage Organization Trees	Manage Organization Trees
Manage Other Organizations	Manage Other Organizations
Manage Owners	Talent Pool Owners
Manage Performance Goal Scheduled Process	Scheduled Processes for Performance Goals
Manage Position Trees	Manage Position Trees
Manage Positions	Manage Positions
Manage Professional Bodies	Manage Professional Bodies
Manage Reporting Establishments	Manage Reporting Establishments
Manage Rules	Progression Rules
Manage Service Providers	Manage Service Providers
Manage Set Assignments	Manage Set Assignments
Manage Tax Reporting Unit HCM Information	Manage Tax Reporting Unit HCM Information
Manage Time Cards	Team Time Cards	From My Client Groups
Manage Time Cards	Existing Time Cards	From Me > Time and Absence
Manage Contracts	Employment Contracts
Manage Allocated Checklists	Allocate Checklists

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

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.

Application Security Redesigned User Experience

Increase user satisfaction with the redesigned pages that now have the same look and feel on desktop and mobile devices. These redesigned pages are both responsive and easy to use on any device, with a modern look and conversational language. Clutter-free pages, with clean lines and just the essential fields, can be personalized to suit.

Notifications Support in Role Delegation

Now when a role delegation is created, you can choose to send a notification that indicates a delegation was created. Introducing a notification upon creating a delegation notifies users that they have received a new access and may have new responsibilities.

When an employee (Delegator) creates a delegation (Self-Service), a notification is sent to the user defined as the Proxy (Delegate To). When an HR Administrator creates a delegation (On-Behalf of), a notification is sent to both the selected person on behalf of whom the delegation was created (Delegator), and the user defined as the Proxy (Delegate To).

You enable this feature by setting the delivered PER_USER_DELEGATION_SEND_NOTIFICATIONS profile option to Y. 

Steps to Enable

In order to enable the delegation notifications, you must enable the following profile option and have enabled the HCM_RESPONSIVE_PAGES_ENABLED profile option. If you have not enabled the HCM_RESPONSIVE_PAGES_ENABLED profile option, please see following white paper: HCM Responsive User Experience Setup Information (Document ID 2399671.1).

NOTE: This step of enabling profile is for existing customers only. New customers starting with 19D or a later release do not need to setup these profiles, as the new responsive screens are delivered by default.

Field	Value
Profile Option Code	PER_USER_DELEGATION_SEND_NOTIFICATIONS

To enable the profile option, navigate to the Setup and Maintenance work area:

1. Search for and click the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.
2. Search for and select the profile option.
3. Click to add a new Profile Value.
4. Select the Level as Site.
5. Enter a Y in the Profile Value field.
6. Click Save and Close.

The default profile value is 0, which will not send notifications.

Tips And Considerations

This feature is for Responsive Role Delegation. Classic functionality remains the same.

HCM Security

HCM Security includes enhancements to person security profiles, new-person task flows, role mappings, the Retrieve Latest LDAP Changes process, predefined job and abstract roles, and security setup.

New Lists of Values in Responsive User Experience Pages

The following table lists function security privileges that secure access to lists of values in responsive user experience (UI) pages. It also shows the predefined roles to which the privileges are granted. You can add these privileges to custom versions of the predefined roles, if necessary.

List of Values	Function Security Privilege	Predefined Role
Performance Template Task Names	Use REST Service - Performance Management List of Values HRA_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_PERFORMANCE_MANAGEMENT_LOVS_PRIV	Human Resource Specialist
Performance Template Document Names	Use REST Service - Performance Template Document Names List of Values HRA_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_PERFORMANCE_TEMPLATE_DOCUMENT_NAMES_LOV_PRIV	Human Resource Specialist
HCM Groups	Use REST Service - HCM Groups List of Values HWM_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_HCM_GROUPS_LOV_PRIV	Time and Labor Manager
Candidates	Use REST Service - Candidates List of Values IRC_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_CANDIDATES_LOV_PRIV	Recruiter
Job Families	Use REST Service - Job Families List of Values PER_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_JOB_FAMILIES_LOV_PRIV	Employee Contingent Worker

The following table lists aggregate security privileges that secure access to lists of values in responsive user experience (UI) pages. It also shows the predefined roles to which the privileges are granted. You can add these privileges to custom versions of the predefined roles, if necessary.

List of Values	Aggregate Security Privilege	Predefined Role
Talent Review Managers	Use REST Service - Talent Review Managers List of Values ORA_HRR_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_TALENT_REVIEW_MANAGERS_LOV	Line Manager Human Resource Specialist
Recruiting Organizations Recruiting Locations	Use REST Service - Recruiting Hierarchy Lists of Values ORA_IRC_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_RECRUITING_HIERARCHY_LOVS	Employee Contingent Worker Human Resource Specialist
Payroll Flow Patterns Payroll Flow Instances Payroll Flow Parameter Values	Use REST Service - Payroll Flow Pattern Lists of Values ORA_PAY_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_PAYROLL_FLOW_PATTERN_LOVS	Payroll Manager Payroll Administrator
Legislative Data Groups (existing)	ORA_PER_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_LEGISLATIVE_DATA_GROUPS_LOV (existing)	Payroll Manager (new) Payroll Administrator (new)

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

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.

New Business Objects Supported

Extend your data loading capabilities with support for these new Talent objects:

Business Object	Description
Question	Question on the Question Library.
Questionnaire Template	A consolidated set of configuration options for different types of questionnaires. For example, questionnaire template for performance review feedback.
Questionnaire	A set of questions used to gain insight from a person. A questionnaire is created from a questionnaire template. However, when bulk loading questionnaires you must define the sections, questions, and answers to include in the questionnaire as they are not copied or defaulted from the questionnaire template.

Additionally, the Candidate Job Application is extended to support the Candidate Preferred Location. This is the job location external candidates select when they submit a job application.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Integration Key Support for Bank and Bank Branch

You can now create and maintain your bank and bank branches using integration keys. This allows you to update the attributes that are usually used to identify the bank or branch to be updated, such as bank and branch name and number.

Both the Source Key and the Fusion GUID are available. These keys are more reliable as compared to the User Keys which are subjected to change at times.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Key Resources

For more information, see the following help topics in the Integrating with HCM guide at docs.oracle.com:

• Sources of Business-Object Information

SET Instruction Details

In the Setup and Maintenance work area, the Configure HCM Data Loader task is used to review or override the predefined settings for the enterprise. Here you will find a list of all parameters that defines the data loading behavior of your file.

Now to help you further, a More Information icon is introduced only on the names of the parameters which can be overridden by a SET instruction. When you click the orange icon, the More Information popup window appears and you will see the details of the SET instruction that overrides the data loading behavior of your file.

More Information Popup Window

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

HCM Data Loader Redesigned User Experience

Increase user satisfaction with the redesigned pages that now have the same look and feel on desktop and mobile devices. These redesigned pages are both responsive and easy to use on any device, with a modern look and conversational language. Clutter-free pages, with clean lines and just the essential fields, can be personalized to suit.

Redesigned Delete Stage Table Data User Experience

Now, you can initiate the deletion of large data sets from the stage tables using your mobile device. This enables you to maintain the stage tables while on the move.

You need to navigate to the Data Exchange screen on your mobile, to initiate the deletion of the stage table data, as you would do on a PC.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

HCM Common Architecture

This section covers features used across all HCM Applications.

Purge Extracts Archive Information

Identify the archive data and purge the redundant information that HCM Extracts generate. Purging redundant data frees up storage space and improves overall system performance.

Steps to Enable

Here’s how you can purge the redundant extracts archive information:

1. Select and search Purge Extracts Archive Data job under Scheduled Processes to delete data generated by HCM Extracts runs. This data includes the associated payroll actions, object actions, and action information rows generated by extracts.

2. In the Process Details page, define the criteria for the purge process by selecting the appropriate values for the process parameters.

   Parameter Name	Use To	Values	Default Value
   Report Mode	Define if the process generates a report of data to be purged or if the process actually purges the data	Yes/No Yes: Provides details of the archive data to be purged No: Purges the archive data generated by the selected Extract List	Yes
   Extract List	Select extracts for generating a report or purge the associated archive data	Select a list of extracts from the available list	N/A

3. Click Submit.

4. You can search for the job and check the completion status with any scheduled processes.

5. If you execute the process in Report Mode, the output file provides a report including these details:

•  Extract Definition Name
•  Extract Type
•  Archive data count
• Storage recovered by the purge process

6. Use the details in the report to identify data that you want to clean up from the system. Performing this action recovers storage and improves performance.

NOTE: You can run only one instance of this ESS job at any given time.

Role Information

To submit this ESS job, you need a role with the PAY_SUBMIT_PAYROLL_FLOW_PRIV function privilege.