Update 22C

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
17 JUN 2022			Created initial document.

Overview

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Pre-Update and Post-Update Tasks

Depending on the features you're using in your Cloud applications, you may be required to perform certain steps immediately before or after your quarterly update. For details of these pre-update and post-update steps and the product areas that are affected, refer to Oracle SCM Cloud: Performing Your Quarterly Update (doc ID 2337485.1) on My Oracle Support.

Optional Uptake of New Features (Opt In)

Oracle Cloud Applications delivers new updates every quarter. This means every three months you'll receive new functionality to help you efficiently and effectively manage your business. Some features are delivered Enabled meaning they are immediately available to end users. Other features are delivered Disabled meaning you have to take action to make available. Features delivered Disabled can be activated for end users by stepping through the following instructions using the following privileges:

• Review Applications Offering (ASM_REVIEW_APPLICATIONS_OFFERINGS_PRIV)
• Configure Oracle Fusion Applications Offering (ASM_CONFIGURE_OFFERING_PRIV)

Here’s how you opt in to new features:

1. Click Navigator > My Enterprise > New Features.
2. On the Features Overview page, select your offering to review new features specific to it. Or, you can leave the default selection All Enabled Offerings to review new features for all offerings.
3. On the New Features tab, review the new features and check the opt-in status of the feature in the Enabled column. If a feature has already been enabled, you will see a check mark. Otherwise, you will see an icon to enable the feature.
4. Click the icon in the Enabled column and complete the steps to enable the feature.

In some cases, you might want to opt in to a feature that's not listed in the New Features work area. Here's how to opt in:

1. Click Navigator > My Enterprise > Offerings.
2. On the Offerings page, select your offering, and then click Opt In Features.
3. On the Opt In page, click the Edit Features (pencil) icon for the offering, or for the functional area that includes your feature.
4. On the Edit Features page, complete the steps to enable the feature.

For more information and detailed instructions on opting in to new features for your offering, see Offering Configuration.

Opt In Expiration

Occasionally, features delivered Disabled via Opt In may be enabled automatically in a future update. This is known as an Opt In Expiration. If your cloud service has any Opt In Expirations you will see a related tab in this document. Click on that tab to see when the feature was originally delivered Disabled, and when the Opt In will expire, potentially automatically enabling the feature. You can also click here to see features with Opt In Expirations across all Oracle Cloud Applications.

Feature Summary

Quality Management

Quality Management

View Inspection Levels, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Plans, and Inspections Without Edit Privilege

Certain people in the company like buyers, warehouse managers, and production or maintenance supervisors may need visibility into the quality requirements and data collected through inspection. With this feature, you can secure your inspection-related setups and results with additional privileges to control who can view them without the ability to create, edit, or delete this information. You can add the duty role for Quality Inspection Review for all of the view privileges or individual view privileges to your own configured job role as follows:

• View Inspection Levels
• View Characteristics
• View Inspection Plans
• View Inspection Results
• View Quality Issue

With these view privileges, you can navigate to the appropriate work area to view the following pages related to quality inspection setup or execution.

• Quality Management work area

Quality Management Work Area

• Search page
  • Inspection levels
  • Inspection characteristics
  • Inspection plans
  • Inspections

• View Inspection Level page

• View Inspection Characteristic page

• View Inspection Plan page

• View Inspection page

• Inventory Management work area
  • Receipts - Inspection history page

• Work Execution work area
  • Work Order - History - Inspection History page
  • Inspections page
  • View Inspection page

• Maintenance work area
  • Work Order - History - Inspection History page
  • Inspections page
  • View Inspection page

These view privileges enable secure access to quality inspection records for better visibility and collaboration of enterprise quality processes among its stakeholders.

Steps to Enable

Make the feature accessible by assigning or updating privileges and/or job roles. Details are provided in the Role section below.

Tips And Considerations

If a user is granted both edit and view access to a given object, the edit privilege takes precedence.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple options for giving people access to this feature the through use of your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain this duty role are able to access this feature:
  • Quality Inspection Review Duty (ORA_ENQ_INSPECTION_REVIEW_DUTY)

• Users who are assigned configured job roles that contain these privileges are able to access this feature:
  • View Inspection Levels (QA_VIEW_INSPECTION_LEVELS)
  • View Characteristics (QA_VIEW_CHARACTERISTICS)
  • View Inspection Plans (QA_VIEW_INSPECTION_PLANS)
  • View Inspection Results (QA_VIEW_INSPECTION_RESULTS)

Create Problem Reports and Corrective Actions Directly from Commercial Items

Component engineers, supplier engineers, and design engineers who report quality issues for items can now create a problem report or corrective action directly from the Actions menu of a commercial item.

There are two new actions in the Actions menu, Create Problem Report, and Create Corrective Action.

Create Problem Report and Corrective Action from Commercial Item

Here's what happens when you create the problem report or corrective action:

• The object opens in a dynamic tab within the Product Information Management work area for editing.
• It's automatically linked to the item and added to its Quality tab.
• Organization data is carried over from the item.

This feature enables users who don't often access the Quality Management work area to create problem reports and corrective actions directly from the item record in the Product Information Management work area. A visible link is created automatically between the problem report or corrective action and the item.

Easy access to the Create action simplifies training and increases efficiencies in reporting quality events as they occur.

Steps to Enable

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

Key Resources

• Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud: Using Product Master Data Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Role And Privileges

Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles along with the privileges listed here can access this feature:

Roles

• Product Manager (ORA_EGP_PRODUCT_MANAGER_JOB)
• Product Data Steward (ORA_EGI_PRODUCT_DATA_STEWARD_JOB)

Privileges

For problem reports:

• Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) along with
  • Create Change Order (EGO_CREATE_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
  • Manage Problem Report (ACA_MANAGE_PROBLEM_REPORT_PRIV)

For corrective actions:

• Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) along with
  • Create Change Order (EGO_CREATE_CHANGE_ORDER_PRIV)
  • Manage Corrective Action (ACA MANAGE CORRECTIVE ACTION PRIV)

NOTE: To provide granular View or Manage access to the user on the object, you must provide the Monitor Product Management Workflow Objects (ACA_MONITOR_PRODUCT_MANAGEMENT_WORFLOW_OBJECTS_PRIV) privilege along with the object-specific View or Manage privilege.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Automate Item Structure Component Replacements to Discrete Manufacturing Work Definitions

For discrete manufacturers, a common change management scenario is to replace a component, for example, when switching suppliers for a part. Today you can perform component replacements in an item structure using a single action in Product Hub and Product Development. In Manufacturing, you receive a workflow notification for review and manually assign the replacement component to the appropriate work definition operation to make it available for subsequent work orders.

With this feature, you can now automate component replacements from an item structure to the corresponding discrete manufacturing work definitions using the Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions scheduled process. The replacement component is automatically assigned to the same operation as the original component in the existing versions of the impacted work definitions without sending a notification. Through the automation, the replacement component attributes in the item structure including basis type, quantity, inverse quantity, UOM, supply type, and yield in addition to substitute components are inherited to the corresponding work definition operation item. In the work definition, the automation also copies the operation item attributes for supply subinventory, supply locator, and ad hoc from the original component and increments the material sequence for the replacement component.

The following screenshot shows that component KB18759 replaces component CM18759 with a start date of 4/15/22 02:42 PM in the Primary item structure of item YK_AS54888.

Replacing a Structure Component

The following screenshot shows that after running Process Item Structure Changes scheduled process, the replacement component KB18759 is automatically assigned in the work definition to operation sequence 10. The Item Information dialog displays that component KB18759 is a replacement for component CM18759.

Replacement Component Automatically Assigned in the Work Definition

In the following cases, a workflow notification is sent for your review and action instead of automating the component replacement in work definitions:

• the original component is not assigned to any work definition operation
• the original component has been assigned to more than one work definition operation
• the replacement component has been assigned as an ad hoc item to the same operation as the original component
• the manufacturing plant is enabled for Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures

The workflow notification from the scheduled process and item information dialog in the Edit Work Definition page are enhanced with additional information about the original component and replacement component.

The following screenshot shows a workflow notification that is sent if the manufacturing plant is enabled for Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures.

Structure changes notification

This automated process facilitates tight collaboration between engineering and manufacturing departments to ensure the readiness of work definitions for downstream processes, such as supply planning, work execution, and costing.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Product Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 23A

Tips And Considerations

• Component replacement can be done in an item structure optionally through a change order and using the UI, web service, business event, import or REST services. Refer to the following features in the What's New for Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Lifecycle Management.
  • 22B:
    • Replace Item Structure Components
    • Replace Item Structure Components: Using a Change Order
    • Replace Item Structure Components: Using a Web Service or Business Event
  • 22C:
    • Replace Item Structure Components: Using Import or REST APIs

• The Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions scheduled process either automates item structure changes to the impacted discrete manufacturing work definitions or sends a notification for a Manufacturing Engineer to review and take action. Refer to the Help documentation for more information about item structure component changes for standard items and Assemble To Order model items in the How You Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions section.

• If changes to item structure components require manual intervention and work definition versioning, you shouldn't run the Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions scheduled process. If using a change order, you can add yourself as an approver in order to receive a notification. Based on the effective start date of the change, you can view the work definition and corresponding item structure as of that date and create a new work definition version to track the component change.

Role And Privileges

You have a couple of options for giving people access to this feature, depending on whether you're assigning them predefined job roles or your own configured job roles.

• Users who are assigned this predefined job role can access this feature:
  • Manufacturing Engineer (ORA_WIS_MANUFACTURING_ENGINEER_JOB)

• Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:
  • Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions (WIS_PROCESS_ITEM_STRUCTURE_CHANGES_TO_WORK_DEFINITIONS)
  • Receive Item Structure Change Notification for Work Definitions (WIS_RECEIVE_ITEM_STRUCTURE_CHANGE_NOTIFICATIONS_PRIV)

Manage Undercompletion Tolerance for Work Order Completion

Production processes produce outputs that require different production process for different type of goods. The production process varies for discrete manufacturing vs process manufacturing.

In either case, production begins with an intended quantity and inputs. Due to various operational efficiencies, production yield or quality of input material, the end output could be slightly more or less compared to the intended quantity.

In some cases, customers prefer to have a single lot of the output product, and are flexible to accept quantities that are more or less than the work order quantity.

Before this update, any quantity higher than the intended quantity could be managed using the overcompletion tolerance.

With this update, you can manage the output quantity produced less than the intended quantity using the undercompletion tolerance and thereby have the work order to automatically move to the complete status

Here are the capabilities supported in this feature:

• Set up undercompletion tolerance
• Manage work order status with undercompletion tolerance

Set Up Undercompletion Tolerance

Item attributes are set up in Product Information Management. Under the Manufacturing attributes, you can set up overcompletion tolerance type and value. You can now also set up undercompletion tolerance type and value as either percentage or quantity.  This will be defaulted at the work order whenever a work order is created for this item.

You can also set up the undercompletion tolerance at a plant level. Using the new plant parameter, Default Undercompletion Tolerance Percentage, you will be able to set up a undercompletion tolerance percentage for the plant.

You can also set up the undercompletion tolerance type and value on the work order edit page.

If you have set up at the item level, it will default to the work order, which you can override.

If you haven't set up at the item level, and if you have set up the value at the plant parameter, it won't default to the work order, but will be considered during the work order completion.

Manage Work Order Status with Undercompletion Tolerance

As a production operator, when you are completing the last operation of the work order, you are provided a check box to determine if you want to undercomplete the work order.

If you are completing a quantity less than that of the work order quantity and within the undercompletion tolerance, the work order will be set to completed status when you check the undercompletion check box.

However, if you don’t select the check box, and complete a quantity less than the work order quantity, the work order will continue to be in released status.

You can perform the undercompletion for the last operation using quick complete or detailed complete action.

After the work order is undercompleted and status changes to complete, the work order header has a flag to indicate if the work order is Undercompleted. You can check the status of a work order if it is undercompleted from the details section of the work order header.

Using undercompletion tolerance to complete work orders helps in user deciding to automatically have the work order to complete status whenever the production quantities fall short of expected quantity.Using undercompletion tolerance to complete work orders helps in user deciding to automatically have the work order to complete status whenever the production quantities fall short of expected quantity.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 23A

Tips And Considerations

Undercompletion tolerance value can be defined in decimals.

For process manufacturing work orders, the undercompletion tolerance is applied to the batch quantity.

Role And Privileges

• Users who are assigned any of these predefined job roles are automatically able to access this feature:
  • Production Supervisor (ORA_WIE_PRODUCTION_SUPERVISOR_JOB)
  • Production Operator (ORA_WIE_PRODUCTION_OPERATOR_JOB)

Create Direct Item Procurement Reports with Lot and Serial Numbers Using OTBI

Create Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) reports to analyze transaction quantities received and returned using lot and serial numbers for direct purchase item. The following dimensions and attributes have been added:

Subject Area: Manufacturing - Purchased Item Usage Real Time.

Dimension: Serial Number

• Serial Number > Serial Number
• Serial Number > Current Status
• Serial Number > Serial Number Descriptive Flexfields
• Serial Number > Serial Attributes Descriptive Flexfields

Dimension: Lot Number   

• Lot Number > Lot Number 
• Lot Number > Expiration Date
• Lot Number > Origination Date
• Lot Number > Hold Date
• Lot Number > Maturity Date 
• Lot Number > Expiration Action Date
• Lot Number > Parent Lot Number
• Lot Number > Disabled Lot Flag
• Lot Number > Creation Date
• Lot Number > Material Status
• Lot Number > Material Status Description
• Lot Number > Lot Number Descriptive Flexfields
• Lot Number > Lot Attributes Descriptive Flexfields

You can now build robust work order reports to analyze lot and serials received for direct purchase item.

Steps to Enable

Leverage new subject area(s) by adding to existing reports or using in new reports. For details about creating and editing reports, see the Creating and Administering Analytics and Reports book (available from the Oracle Help Center > your apps service area of interest > Books > Administration).

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

Role And Privileges

Users who are assigned to this predefined job role can access this feature:

• Production Supervisor (ORA_WIE_PRODUCTION_SUPERVISOR_JOB)