What's New

June Maintenance Pack for 24B

Revision History

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Feature Summary

Payroll

Payroll for Canada

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Canada supports country specific features and functions for Canada. It enables users to follow Canada's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Total Claim Amount for Multiple TRU Scenarios

For employees that are paid in more than one TRU at the same time, the Total Claim amount should only be applied for their primary TRU tax calculation. This is to avoid applying the Total Claim Amount more than once for the same employee, therefore under-deducting Federal Tax.  To accomplish this, a new checkbox called “Apply Zero Total Claim Amount” was added to the employee’s Tax Credit Information page for professional users.

This attribute is located on the Canadian Taxation component, under the TRU Associations. This field is unchecked by default. If it is checked, the tax calculation uses zero for both the Federal and Provincial Claim amounts. The illustration below highlights the checkbox on the employee’s Tax Credit Information card.

This feature supports more accurate Federal Tax calculations.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

In multiple TRU scenarios, you should check this field for all TRUs, other than the primary TRU. This ensures that the Total Claim Amount is only applied once for the tax calculation of the primary TRU.

Key Resources

Refer to these documents on the Canada Information Center for additional information.

Canada Information Center: https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2102586.2

• CA – Payroll tab > Product Documentation > Payroll Guides > Implementing Payroll for Canada
• CA – Payroll tab > Product Documentation > Payroll Guides > Administering Payroll for Canada

Hot Topics Email (To Receive Critical Statutory Legislative Product News)

To receive important Fusion Canada Legislative Product News, you must subscribe to the Hot Topics Email feature available in My Oracle Support.  Refer to the document below on the Canada Information Center for additional information.

https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2102586.2

• Welcome tab > Other Documents > How To Use My Oracle Support Hot Topics Email Subscription Feature

Payroll for Oman

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Oman supports country specific features and functions for Oman. It enables users to follow Oman's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Oman Social Protection Fund

New objects have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority on 1st Jan 2024.

A new attribute is added to the Employer Social Insurance Details calculation card called SPF Scheme Start Period. This attribute is to be used to enable the SPF social insurance calculation by entering the period in which you want the calculation to start. Until that time the original social insurance calculation will continue.If payroll results exist for the period selected, or for any subsequent periods, then an error message will be generated.

Once the SPF Scheme Start Period has been entered the following calculation value definitions will be used to determine the rates:

• Employee Insurance for Old Age Disability and Death Rate

• Employee Insurance for Employment Security Rate

• Employee Saving Fund Rate

• Employer Insurance for Old Age Disability and Death Rate

• Employer Insurance for Employment Security Rate

• Employer Insurance for Work Injuries and Occupational Diseases Rate

• Employer Saving Fund Rate (User entered rate)

In addition the appropriate elements and balances are available for each social insurance component of the Social Protection Fund.

Two new attributes are added to the Employee Social Insurance Details calculation card called Saving Fund to be Paid by Employee.and Saving Fund to be Paid by Employer. These attributes are to be used to enable the calculation of Saving Fund deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute to Saving Fund. If, as the employer, you are also going to contribute to Saving Fund for an individual employee ensure you have added the appropriate rate to the calculation definition Employer Saving Fund Rate.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Bahrain

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Bahrain supports country specific features and functions for Bahrain. It enables users to follow Bahrain's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Oman Citizens Working in Bahrain

New rates have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions for Oman citizens due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority in Oman, on 1st Jan 2024.

The following calculation value definitions are updated to hold the relevant rates, irrespective of the sector they are working in.:

• Oman Employee Rate

• Oman Employer Rate

• Oman Minimum Salary

• Oman Minimum Salary

• Oman Minimum Age

• Oman Maximum Age

In addition a new calculation value definition is delivered:

• Oman Employment Security

The contributory salary is based on the balance Subject to Social Insurance, and can vary each month, irrespective of the sector they are working in.

As the insurance for employment security is optional for Omani citizens working in other GCC countries a new attribute is added to the Employee Social Insurance Details calculation card called Oman Employment Security. This attribute is to be used to enable the calculation of employment security deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Bahrain Legislative Changes 2024 - Gratuity

From 1st March 2024 private sector employers are now able to calculate and pay monthly gratuity contributions to the Social Insurance Organization for non-Bahraini / non-GCC employees working in the private sector, as the requirement to pay gratuity on termination ends for these employees on 29th February 2024.

Additional calculation value definitions, elements, and balances have been added to manage the new component Employer Gratuity Social Insurance.

The following calculation value definition is added to value definition group BH SI Reference Values:

• Employer Gratuity Social Insurance

The following elements are added:

• Gratuity Social Insurance

• Employer Gratuity Social Insurance

• Employer Gratuity Social Insurance Retro

The following balances are added:

• Gratuity Social Insurance Contributory Salary

• Employer Gratuity Social Insurance

The social insurance formula is updated to calculate gratuity social insurance based on a contributory salary with no maximum limit.

The following rules are also taken into account:

• If the employees salary increases during the year, contributions will be calculated on the new contributory salary

• If the employees salary decreases during the year, contributions will be calculated on the original, higher, contributory salary

To pay any outstanding gratuity amount to current employees, for the period of service up to 29th February 2024, add the element Gratuity Contributions Payment Initiator to element entries for the affected employees. The existing formula will be used to calculate the amount, or it can be entered directly at element entry level. It will be the shown in the calculation results as Gratuity Contributions Payment element.

The following elements are added to calculate the outstanding gratuity payment:

• Gratuity Contributions Payment Initiator

• Gratuity Contributions Payment

The following balance is added:

• Gratuity Contributions Payment

Comply with the legislative requirements for Gratuity calculation.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Kuwait

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Kuwait supports country specific features and functions for Kuwait. It enables users to follow Kuwait business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Oman Citizens Working in Kuwait

New rates have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions for Oman citizens due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority in Oman, on 1st Jan 2024.

The following calculation value definitions are updated to hold the relevant rates, irrespective of the sector they are working in.:

• Oman Employee Rate in Government Sector

• Oman Employer Rate in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Age in Government Sector

• Oman Maximum Age in Government Sector

In addition a new calculation value definition is delivered:

• Oman Insurance for Employment Security Rate

The contributory salary is based on the balance Subject to Social Insurance, and can vary each month, irrespective of the sector they are working in.

As the insurance for employment security is optional for Omani citizens working in other GCC countries a new attribute is added to the Employee Social Insurance Details calculation card called Oman Employment Security. This attribute is to be used to enable the calculation of employment security deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Qatar

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Qatar supports country specific features and functions for Qatar. It enables users to follow Qatar business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Oman Citizens Working in Qatar

New rates have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions for Oman citizens due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority in Oman, on 1st Jan 2024.

The following calculation value definitions are updated to hold the relevant rates, irrespective of the sector they are working in:

• Oman Employee Rate in Government Sector

• Oman Employer Rate in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Government Sector

• Oman Minimum Age in Government Sector

• Oman Maximum Age in Government Sector

In addition a new calculation value definition is delivered:

• Oman Insurance for Employment Security Rate

The contributory salary is based on the balance Subject to Social Insurance, and can vary each month, irrespective of the sector they are working in.

As the insurance for employment security is optional for Omani citizens working in other GCC countries a new attribute is added to the Employee Social Insurance Details calculation card called Oman Employment Security. This attribute is to be used to enable the calculation of employment security deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for the United Arab Emirates

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for the United Arab Emirates supports country specific features and functions for the United Arab Emirates. It enables users to follow the United Arab Emirates business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Oman Citizens Working in United Arab Emirates

New rates have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions for Oman citizens due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority in Oman, on 1st Jan 2024.

The following calculation value definitions are updated to hold the relevant rates, irrespective of the sector they are working in:

• Oman Employee Rate

• Oman Employer Rate

• Oman Minimum Salary

• Oman Minimum Salary

• Oman Minimum Age

• Oman Maximum Age

In addition a new calculation value definition is delivered:

• Oman Employment Security

The contributory salary is based on the balance Subject to Social Insurance, and can vary each month, irrespective of the sector they are working in.

As the insurance for employment security is optional for Omani citizens working in other GCC countries a new attribute is added to the Employee Social Insurance or Pension Fund Details calculation card called Oman Employment Security. This attribute is to be used to enable the calculation of employment security deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Saudi Arabia

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Saudi Arabia supports country specific features and functions for Saudi Arabia. It enables users to follow Saudi Arabia's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Oman Citizens Working in Saudi Arabia

New rates have been delivered to manage social insurance contributions for Oman citizens due to the introduction of the Social Protection Fund (SPF) authority in Oman, on 1st Jan 2024.

The following calculation value definitions are updated to hold the relevant rates:

• Oman Employee Rate in Private Sector

• Oman Employer Rate in Private Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Private Sector

• Oman Minimum Salary in Private Sector

• Oman Minimum Age in Private Sector

• Oman Maximum Age in Private Sector

In addition a new calculation value definition is delivered:

• Oman Employment Security

The contributory salary is based on the balance Subject to Social Insurance, and can vary each month, irrespective of the sector they are working in.

As the insurance for employment security is optional for Omani citizens working in other GCC countries a new attribute is added to the Employee GOSI Details calculation card called Oman Employment Security. This attribute is to be used to enable the calculation of employment security deductions when an employee has chosen to contribute.

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

May Maintenance Pack for 24B

Revision History

This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:

The table includes a chronological listing of document changes.

Overview

HAVE AN IDEA?

We’re here and we’re listening. If you have a suggestion on how to make our cloud services even better then go ahead and tell us. There are several ways to submit your ideas, for example, through the Ideas Lab on Oracle Customer Connect. Wherever you see this icon after the feature name it means we delivered one of your ideas.

GIVE US FEEDBACK

We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content. Please send us your feedback at oracle_fusion_applications_help_ww_grp@oracle.com.

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.

Feature Summary

Payroll

Payroll for the United Arab Emirates

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for the United Arab Emirates supports country specific features and functions for the United Arab Emirates. It enables users to follow the United Arab Emirates business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in UAE

The calculation value definition Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector is updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector

Updated Bahrain employer rates which are legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

New Hire Process Performance Improvement

The performance of the new hire process has been improved, to ensure that the process doesn’t time out due to data validations when creating the employee's social insurance or pension calculation card.

Improved performance for users.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Kuwait

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Kuwait supports country specific features and functions for Kuwait. It enables users to follow Kuwait business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in Kuwait

The calculation value definition Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector is updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector

Updated Bahrain employer rates which are legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Social Insurance for UAE citizens working in Kuwait

A new attribute is added to the Employees Social Insurance Details calculation component called Date Registered for Social Insurance. If no date is entered in this attribute then the current rates, not the new rates from 31st October 2023, will be used automatically.

If the date entered is on, or after, 31st October 2023 the the following rates will be used to calculate social insurance for a UAE citizen:

• UAE Employee Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employee Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Government Sector DL57

In addition there is a new calculation value definition DL57 Eligibility Date which holds the effective date of 31st October 2023, used in the calculation of which rates to use.

Calculation of rates for UAE citizens working in Kuwait is legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Oman

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Oman supports country specific features and functions for Oman. It enables users to follow Oman's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in Oman

The calculation value definition Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector is updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector

Updated Bahrain employer rates which are legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Social Insurance for UAE citizens working in Oman

A new attribute is added to the Employees Social Insurance Details calculation component called Date Registered for Social Insurance. If no date is entered in this attribute then the current rates, not the new rates from 31st October 2023, will be used automatically.

If the date entered is on, or after, 31st October 2023 the the following rates will be used to calculate social insurance for a UAE citizen:

• UAE Employee Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employee Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Government Sector DL57

In addition there is a new calculation value definition DL57 Eligibility Date which holds the effective date of 31st October 2023, used in the calculation of which rates to use.

Calculation of rates for UAE citizens working in Oman is legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Qatar

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Qatar supports country specific features and functions for Qatar. It enables users to follow Qatar business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in Qatar

The calculation value definition Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector is updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector

Updated Bahrain employer rates which are legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Social Insurance for UAE citizens working in Qatar

A new attribute is added to the Employees Social Insurance Details calculation component called Date Registered for Social Insurance. If no date is entered in this attribute then the current rates, not the new rates from 31st October 2023, will be used automatically.

If the date entered is on, or after, 31st October 2023 the the following rates will be used to calculate social insurance for a UAE citizen:

• UAE Employee Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employee Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Government Sector DL57

In addition there is a new calculation value definition DL57 Eligibility Date which holds the effective date of 31st October 2023, used in the calculation of which rates to use.

Calculation of rates for UAE citizens working in Qatar is legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Housing Allowance Limits for GCC Citizens Working in Qatar

When housing allowance exceeds 6,000 QAR for GCC citizens working in Qatar the employee pays the employer’s share of the social insurance due on the amount that’s in excess of 6,000 QAR limit.

For the employer to only pay contributions on basic pay and housing allowance, up to the maximum 6,000 QAR, contributions will be based on the balance Employer Contributory Salary. If there are no balance feeds to Employer Contributory Salary then the Contributory Salary will be used instead. Minimum and maximum salary amounts will be taken into account.

Updated housing allowance limits for GCC citizens working in Qatar to be legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Saudi Arabia

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Saudi Arabia supports country specific features and functions for Saudi Arabia. It enables users to follow Saudi Arabia's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in Saudi Arabia

The calculation value definition Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector is updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Bahrain Employer Rate in Private Sector

Updated Bahrain employer rates which are legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Social Insurance for UAE citizens working in Saudi Arabia

A new attribute is added to the Employees Social Insurance Details calculation component called Date Registered for Social Insurance. If no date is entered in this attribute then the current rates, not the new rates from 31st October 2023, will be used automatically.

If the date entered is on, or after, 31st October 2023 the the following rates will be used to calculate social insurance for a UAE citizen:

• UAE Employee Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employee Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Government Sector DL57

In addition there is a new calculation value definition DL57 Eligibility Date which holds the effective date of 31st October 2023, used in the calculation of which rates to use.

Calculation of rates for UAE citizens working in Saudi Arabia is legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Bahrain

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Bahrain supports country specific features and functions for Bahrain. It enables users to follow Bahrain's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Social Insurance for UAE citizens working in Bahrain

A new attribute is added to the Employees Social Insurance Details calculation component called Date Registered for Social Insurance. If no date is entered in this attribute then the current rates, not the new rates from 31st October 2023, will be used automatically.

If the date entered is on, or after, 31st October 2023 the the following rates will be used to calculate social insurance for a UAE citizen:

• UAE Employee Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Private Sector DL57

• UAE Employee Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Employer Rate in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Maximum Salary in Government Sector DL57

• UAE Minimum Salary in Government Sector DL57

In addition there is a new calculation value definition DL57 Eligibility Date which holds the effective date of 31st October 2023, used in the calculation of which rates to use.

Calculation of rates for UAE citizens working in Bahrain is legislatively compliant.

Steps to Enable

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

Social Insurance for Bahrain Citizens Working in the Private Sector

The calculation value definition Employer Basic Rate in Private Sector has now been updated from 1st Jan 2024 to 13%, and each year following by an additional 1%.

Employer Basic Rate in Private Sector

Legislative compliance.

Steps to Enable

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

Update 24B

Revision History

This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:

Overview

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

• Release Updates (24A, 24B, 24C, and 24D)
• 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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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.

• 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 Help Center – Here you will find guides, videos and searchable help.
• Release Readiness – New Feature Summary, What’s New, Feature Listing Spreadsheet, Spotlights and Release Training.

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Feature Summary

Payroll

Global Payroll

Oracle Global Payroll is a high-performance, graphical, rules-based payroll management application. It’s designed to keep pace with the changing needs of your enterprise and workforce in order to reduce setup costs, administration, and processing time. It operates globally and consistently in every country supported by Oracle. It uses a highly scalable processing engine that takes advantage of the features of the Oracle database for parallel processing, resulting in optimal performance. In countries with payroll extensions delivered and supported by Oracle, the application delivers the calculations, tax reporting, and regulatory rules required to accurately process payroll and remain in compliance.

Redwood Experience for Personal Payment Methods for Professional Users

You can now use the new Redwood personal payment method page that is enabled automatically to view and manage employee's personal payment methods.

Navigate to My Client Groups>Payroll>Personal Payment Methods page for the following Redwood experience:

• A simple overview of payment method portrayed using a card layout.
• A summary of the payment method information on each card, such as payment method name, payment amount, and bank details when applicable.
• Ability to create a payment method and associated bank account in the same transaction.
• View and manage bank accounts, such as to inactivate bank accounts that are no longer in use.
• Reorder payment methods to change the order they are processed when they start and end on the same date.
• Create exception payment methods to have certain earnings paid to a different bank account is available by extending the functionality of this page.
• Enforce double entry of bank account information to verify the details are correct and prevent keying errors is available by extending the functionality of this page.
• Create and easily view future dated payment methods.
• View the history of a payment method, including who made the change and when.

Use the new Redwood personal payment method page to search for a bank by its branch identifier for US, UK and CA when associating bank account to the payment method.

Use the redesigned Redwood VB Studio personal payment method page for professional users to quickly view and manage personal payment methods for your employees.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

In order to use the new Redwood personal payment method page to search for a bank by its branch identifier for US, UK and CA when associating bank account to the payment method, additional steps are required. Refer to the new 24B feature Redwood Experience Search for a Bank from the Personal Payment Method Page for details.

Key Resources

For more information on personal payment methods, refer to these guides in the Oracle Help Center:

• Implementing Global Payroll
• Administering Global Payroll

For more information on extending Redwood pages in HCM, refer to this feature announcement in the Oracle Help Center.

• Extending HCM Redwood Pages Using Visual Builder Studio (VBS)

For more information on enabling Redwood functionality, refer to this on My Oracle Support document located on the All Fusion HCM Cloud Product Papers (Doc ID 1504483.1):

• HCM Redwood Pages with Profile Options (Doc ID 2922407.1)

FIN REST APIs documentation: REST API for Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials

Access Requirements

Users who are granted the seeded Human Resources Specialist, Payroll Administrator, Payroll Manager or Payroll Interface Coordinator role will have access to this page out of the box.  However, if you have a custom role for any of these roles, you will need to add the following duty roles to your custom role:

• Role with display name Trading Community Data Security Policies for HCM

Add this role ORA_PAY_TRADING_COMMUNITY_DSPS

• Roles with the display name REST Service - Worker Bank Accounts

Add these 2 roles to grant manage access:

• ORA_PAY_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_WORKER_BANK_ACCOUNTS
• ORA_PAY_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_WORKER_BANK_ACCOUNTS_FSCM

OR

• Roles with the display name Use REST Service - Worker Bank Accounts Read Only

Add these 2 roles to grant read only access:

• ORA_PAY_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_WORKER_BANK_ACCOUNTS_RO
• ORA_PAY_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_WORKER_BANK_ACCOUNTS_RO_FSCM

Events: Payroll Evaluation Status

You can now view the status of the payroll notification processing for an event and take an action as required. When an event is triggered, the payroll application generates event notifications for features such as the retroactive recalculation of payroll and retropay for late hires. The Notification Status attribute supports the following values for an event:

• Not Started: Notification processing hasn't yet started.

• Complete: Notification processing is complete.

• Error: Notification processing has failed.

• Event Canceled: The event has been canceled.

Use the event notification status to review and take an appropriate action on an event.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll Background Process: Enhancements

The payroll background process is an ESS process that runs continuously in the background to improve the performance of payroll features. The payroll application includes safeguards to ensure the process is running continuously, and if required it’s automatically restarted if it stops for some reason. For example, the process may stop when a customer experiences server connection issues.

The payroll background process can be used to process event notifications when entries such as compensation, time, and absence entries are loaded for an employee. The application checks the background process is running continuously when information is loaded using any of these flows:

• Load Time Card Batches
• Load Absence Batches
• Generate HCM Rates

The process is also checked and if necessary restarted, when HCM Data Loader (HDL) files are loaded to payroll for the following business objects:

• Payroll Time Card
• Payroll Absence Record
• Element Entry
• Element Entry with Costing (HDL)

The payroll background process runs continuously when entries such as compensation and time are loaded for an employee, and when processes such as Generate HCM Rates are submitted. The payroll application includes safeguards to ensure the process is running continuously, and if required it’s automatically restarted if it stops for some reason.

Steps to Enable

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

Translation Fix for Payment Register and Third-Party Payment Register Report

You can now generate the archive-based Payment Register Report and Third-Party Payment Register reports in the language of your preference. You can configure the Payroll Archiver to store the archived payroll information in multiple languages.

Before you run the Payroll Archive process, add the process configuration parameter, Support for Archive Translation National Language Support Code for archive translation, to your default process configuration group. You must set this only once. If you have run the archive process before adding this parameter, you must roll back the process, add the parameter and then rerun the Payroll Archive process.

Override the parameter values with NLS codes of the additional languages you want to translate the reports, other than the default language of English. Use separators if you enter multiple language codes.

Follow these steps to add the translation parameter and set the NLS Codes as Override Values:

1. Navigate to My Client Groups > Show More > Payroll > Payroll Process Configuration.
2. Search for the default configuration group or click Add and create a configuration group.
3. Click the Add icon and add the Support for Archive Translation National Language Support Code for archive translation parameter to the group.
4. In the Override Value field, enter the NLS codes for the additional languages you require other than the application default language. Use separators if you enter multiple languages.

The reports are generated and translated in MS Excel and PDF formats.

Submitting User Language

Each user has a language preference code configured within his or her user profile. If the submitting user doesn’t have a language preference code, the report is generated in the application default language. Select the Submitting User check box on the flow setup page to ensure that the report is translated in the language preference of the person submitting the report or flow.

For more information, refer the What's New documentation for the Payroll Archive Reports Translation feature published in Update 23D.

Generate and view the archive-based Payment Register Report and Third-Party Payment Register reports in a language of your preference.

Steps to Enable

1. Add the Support for Archive Translation National Language Support Code for archive translation actions parameter in the configuration group of the report task and add the Oracle NLS codes in the Override Value field, so that the report is translated in the language of your preference when you submit the flow.
2. Select the Submitting User check box on the flow setup page to ensure that the report is translated in the language preference of the person submitting the report or flow.

Key Resources

For more information on translations, refer to the following topics On the Oracle Help Center:

• National Language Support
• Oracle National Language Support Codes
• Language Preference Codes

For more information, refer the What's New documentation for the Payroll Archive Reports Translation feature published in Update 23D.

Compressing Report Output for Global Payroll Reports

You can now compress large files of the payroll report outputs and log files before you upload them to the UCM server.

Before you run the report, create a process configuration group and add the process configuration parameter, Compressed Output Compress the report output before uploading to UCM, to the process configuration group. Use this process configuration group to run the report and compress the report output file.

Follow these steps to add the parameter and set the Override Values:

1. Navigate to My Client Groups > Show More > Payroll > Payroll Process Configuration.
2. Click Add and create a configuration group.

3. Click the Add icon and add the Compressed Output Compress the report output before uploading to UCM parameter to the group.
4. In the Override Value field, enter Y.
5. Click Save and Close.

When you run the report, select this process configuration group on the flow submission page. Once the flow is completed, check the ‘output file’ section on the checklist result UI for the compressed file.

However, when you run the Payroll Costing Results Report, use the new Compress Output Files field on the report submission page to zip the report output file. You don't have to create and use a process configuration group as explained in the previous section.

Compress large output files of the Payroll Reports, Extract-based or BI reports, and log files of these reports, before you upload them to UCM.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

Before you run the report, add the process configuration parameter, Compressed Output Compress the report output before uploading to UCM, to your default process configuration group.

Redwood Payslip: Group Earnings and Deductions

The earnings and deductions amount on the payslip summary page can be displayed based on the element primary classification. For example, deductions can now be displayed under headings such as pretax deductions and voluntary deductions.

Group and view earnings and deductions amount on the payslip summary page based on the element primary classification.

Steps to Enable

This feature is not available by default and you must configure the Payslips page using VB Studio as per the extensibility guidelines. Please refer to the Extending HCM Redwood Applications Using Visual Builder Studio guide mentioned in the Key Resources section.

Tips And Considerations

The redesigned payslip page is available by default when the ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED profile is enabled. However, if you want to disable the redesigned Redwood payslip page and want to view the earlier version of the payslip pages, use the ORA_PAY_PAYSLIPS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option to disable the redesigned Redwood payslips page.

You can personalize this page using constants and business rules. For more information refer to the Extending HCM Redwood Applications Using Visual Builder Studio guide.

Key Resources

For more information on the redesigned, Redwood payslip page, refer to the What's New content for the Redwood Experience for Payslips feature published in the 23C release.

For more information on enabling Redwood functionality, refer to this on My Oracle Support document located on the All Fusion HCM Cloud Product Papers (Doc ID 1504483.1):

• HCM Redwood Pages with Profile Options (Doc ID 2922407.1)

You can personalize this page using constants and business rules. For more information refer to the Extending HCM Redwood Applications Using Visual Builder Studio guide.

Number Formatting in Payroll Global Reports

You can use the Unit of Measurement (UOM) option to define how numbers are formatted and displayed on payroll reports. You can use the UOM field to format precision or number of decimal values for the following in payroll reports:

• Hours
• Amount

However, when you use the MS Excel format for a payroll report output and view the output on your local computer, MS Excel does its own formatting based on the settings on your local computer. In order to maintain consistent values across the various output formats of MS Excel, PDF, Text, you must ensure that the settings on your machine are consistent with the UOM definition.

Currencies are always shown as two decimal values after the separator, example, 151.25 or 130.10. The zeros shouldn't be truncated.

Payroll reports will now display Balance values based on its UOM definition.

Submitting User Preference

If you override a predefined flow in an LDG and select the Submitting User check box, the report output of the overridden predefined flow thus created includes the correct translated format of all parameters and values based on the preference setup of the submitting user. The user submitting the flow can use the Set Preferences feature to set the general preference of formatting amount, hours, and currency in the report output.

Use Unit of Measurement (UOM) to define how numbers are formatted and how payroll reports display Balance values based on its UOM definition.

Steps to Enable

Follow these steps to set the user preference of language and formatting in the report output.

• Navigate to Flow Pattern page, search and select the flow pattern for the report in an LDG, copy and edit the flow, and select the Submitting User check box.
• Use the Set Preferences feature to set the general preference of formatting number, time, and currency in the report output.

Key Resources

Refer the following topics on the Oracle Help Center:

• Translate Payroll Reports Based on Submitting User Preference

Navigation to Results Pages

You can navigate to the Results Details page and navigate to each of the result pages for a person, even if some of the results pages haven’t yet been redesigned to the Redwood standards.

For example, the Redwood redesign of the Costing Results and the Messages pages is planned for a later release, however you can access these pages using the same navigation as the redesigned Redwood results pages, such as the Statement of Earnings, Balance Results or Run Result pages.

When you click on either the Costing Results or the Messages tab, the page displays a message and a link to the page.

Use the link to access the page in a new tab. Close the tab to return to the Results Details page.

Access all of the results pages for a person by using the respective tabs on the Results Details page. You can access the pages irrespective of the pages being redesigned to the Redwood standards.

Steps to Enable

The redesigned results pages for a person are available when you enable both of these profile options:

• ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED
• ORA_PAY_PROCESS_RESULT_PAGES_FOR_PERSON_REDWOOD_ENABLED

Use these steps to enable the redesigned Redwood HCM pages.

1. Navigate to the Setup and Maintenance area and search for the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.
2. On the Manage Administrator Profile Values page, search for and select the ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED profile option.
3. In the Profile Values section, click Add.
4. Specify the level at which the profile value is to be set. Select Site.

5. Click Save and Close.

6. Repeat the above steps for the ORA_PAY_PROCESS_RESULT_PAGES_FOR_PERSON_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile so as to enable the results pages.

Tips And Considerations

However, if you want to disable the redesigned Redwood results pages and want to view the earlier version of the results pages, use the ORA_PAY_PROCESS_RESULT_PAGES_FOR_PERSON_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option to disable the redesigned Redwood results pages.

Key Resources

For more information on the redesigned, Redwood payslip page, refer to the What's New content for the Redwood Experience for Payslips feature published in the 23C release.

For more information on extending Redwood pages in HCM, refer to this announcement on the Oracle Help Center.

• Extending HCM Redwood Pages Using Visual Builder Studio (VBS)

For more information on enabling Redwood functionality, refer to this on My Oracle Support document located on the All Fusion HCM Cloud Product Papers (Doc ID 1504483.1):

• HCM Redwood Pages with Profile Options (Doc ID 2922407.1)

HCM Data Loader User Access Security Supported in Payroll Flows

You can now use the Load HCM Data File and Load HCM Data Spreadsheet tasks to load a file or spreadsheet using a payroll flow.

Transform your data into a format that's supported by HDL (using the Load Batch from File task), and load the transformed data into the application using a payroll flow. The new tasks ensure the following new HCM Data Loader security features are enforced when you load a file or spreadsheet using a payroll flow:

1. Control the job roles that have access to bulk-load security related data by restricting access to HCM Data Loader business objects.
2. Control the business objects and product areas a user role can use for bulk loading data using HCM Data Loader.

Create a new flow pattern, or update your existing flow pattern to use the Load HCM Data File and Load HCM Data Spreadsheet tasks. For example, create a new flow that includes the 'Load Batch from File' and Load HCM Data File tasks. The existing Load Batch from File transforms your data into a format that's supported by HCM Data Loader. The new Load HCM Data File task loads the file and enforces the user access security rules that are defined for HDL.

Note: It's recommended you use the new the Load HCM Data File and Load HCM Data Spreadsheet tasks. These new tasks are the secure versions of the Initiate Data Loader and Load Spreadsheet from File tasks.

Use the following new HCM Data Loader security features when you load a file or spreadsheet using a payroll flow:

1. Control the job roles that have access to bulk-load security related data by restricting access to HCM Data Loader business objects.
2. Control the business objects and product areas a user role can use for bulk loading data using HCM Data Loader.

Steps to Enable

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

Key Resources

For more information on HCM Data Loader security features, refer to the What's New content for the following features:

• RESTRICT BULK-LOADING OF SECURITY RELATED DATA for Update 23C
• CONFIGURE ROLE ACCESS TO HCM DATA LOADER BUSINESS OBJECTS for Update 23C

Update Prior Period Payroll Cost Results

You can use this new Upgrade Cost Results feature in the Run Feature Upgrade flow to upgrade the prior period payroll cost results for assignment, tax reporting unit, and calculation breakdown values from the corresponding payroll run results. You must provide a 4-digit year, such as 2021, in the additional information section to identify the year that you want to upgrade the cost results. This feature upgrades the cost results that have a process date within the year you provide, such as a process date greater than or equal to 01-Jan-2021 and less than or equal to 31-Dec-2021. If you provide an incorrect value or don't provide value in the additional information section, the process will error without performing any upgrade.

Update your prior period payroll cost results that were created prior to 23B, such as assignment, tax reporting unit and calculation breakdown identifier, from the corresponding payroll run results.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

The implementation of this feature is a prerequisite to future enhancements in reporting area. As of now, there is no impact to the existing processes or reports with this upgrade.

Key Resources

For more information on costing results, refer to these resources in the Oracle Help Center:

• Administering Global Payroll Costing guide

• Administering Payroll Flows guide

Redwood Experience Search for a Bank from the Personal Payment Method Page

You can now search for a bank using the branch identifier for United States, United Kingdom and Canada localizations on the Redwood personal payment method page. This feature is available for customers that preload bank branch information, have enabled the Use Existing Banks and Branches Cash Management profile option, and have opted-in to the feature using the lookup type ORA_IBY_CONTROLLED_FEATURES.

For example, you can use the routing number as the branch identifier for the United States to search for the bank and branch when creating a bank account to map with the personal payment method. Similarly, you can use sort code for the United Kingdom and transit number for Canada.

Use the redesigned Redwood VB Studio personal payment method page to search for a bank by its branch identifier for US, UK and CA.

Steps to Enable

Enable the search for bank using branch identifier by following these steps:

NOTE: This feature works only when the CE_USE_EXISTING_BANK_BRANCH profile option is set to ‘Yes’ and the country is US, UK or CA. If the CE_USE_EXISTING_BANK_BRANCH option is set to ‘No’, employee can create the bank account by entering the routing number or sort code manually.

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Standard Lookups task.
2. Search for the lookup type ORA_IBY_CONTROLLED_FEATURES.
3. For the lookup type ORA_IBY_CONTROLLED_FEATURES, create a lookup code with the following details:
   • Lookup Code: IBY_BRANCH_NUM_SELECTION    
   • Meaning: Routing Number and Sort Code LOV    
   • Description: Routing Number and Sort Code LOV    
   • Enabled: Select the check box.
4. Click Save and Close.

Key Resources

For more information on personal payment methods, refer to these guides in the Oracle Help Center:

• Implementing Global Payroll
• Administering Global Payroll

Additional Payroll Features Enhanced to Apply Element Security

The Element Security Profile restriction applies to these additional payroll features:

• Manage Elements
• Balance Adjustment

The feature also applies to the following REST services:

• Payroll Element Definition List of Values REST
• Payroll Input Values List of Values REST

While using these features, you can secure and limit access to elements using the HCM Data Roles and the Elements Security Profiles task flow. You can create a Data Role and use the default View All Elements security profile or create a new security profile to restrict the elements users with the new data role can view and use.

The complete list of features supporting element security is as follows:

• Manage Element Entries (both Manage and View-only)
• Manage Calculation Entries – Standard Entries only
• Manage Elements
• Balance Adjustment
• Use REST Service – Element Entries
• Use REST Service – Element Entries Read Only
• Payroll Element Definition List of Values REST
• Payroll Input Values List of Values REST
• HSDL – Element Entry
• HDSL – Element Entry with Costing
• Quick Pay
• View Payroll Info under the Enrollment section of the Benefits Summary page.

Further features are scheduled for upcoming releases.

For more information, refer to the What's New documentation for Secure Elements through HCM Data Roles feature under the Global Payroll section published for Update 24A.

You can restrict access to certain elements based on your organizational business needs.

Steps to Enable

• New aggregate privileges have been introduced to secure Manage Elements.

Note: You may need to update your custom roles irrespective of whether you're planning to uptake element security or not. Please refer to the What's New documentation for Security Changes for Manage Elements published for Update 24B.

• You can opt-in to this functionality by defining more restrictive element security profiles. You can create a new Element Security Profile to include or exclude elements as per your specific requirements and add this profile to a specific data role.

• By default, your existing data roles would have been automatically updated with the View All Elements element security profile as part of the post 24A upgrade process. 

• If you have already created element security profiles and attached them to your data roles, access to the elements will be automatically restricted.

Tips And Considerations

Manage Elements is now secured based on the Element Security Profile you have created. When the security profile is based on primary classifications, you will be able to create new elements only for those primary classifications for the legislative data group. For example, if a user security profile allows you to access only Standard Earnings elements, when you create an element, the drop-down list of classifications is restricted only to Standard Earnings. You won't be able create an element for a classification other than Standard Earnings.

Key Resources

• HCM Data Roles and Security Profiles
• Export and Import of HCM Custom Roles and Security Profiles

• What's New documentation for Secure Elements through HCM Data Roles feature under the Global Human Resources section published for Update 24A.

•  What's New documentation for Secure Elements through HCM Data Roles feature under the Global Payroll section published for Update 24A.

• What's New documentation for Security Changes for Manage Elements published for Update 24B.

Redwood Experience for Personal Payment Methods and Payroll Relationships Enabled Automatically

Use the new Redwood experience Personal Payment Methods and Payroll Relationships pages that are now automatically enabled, to quickly view and manage personal payment methods and payroll relationships. The redesigned Redwood Personal Payment Methods and Redwood Payroll Relationships pages are available by default when the ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED profile option is enabled. No additional steps are required to enable these Redwood pages.

• If you want to disable the redesigned Redwood Personal Payment Methods page for Self-Service users and view the earlier version of this page, use the ORA_PAY_MY_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option.
• If you want to disable the redesigned Redwood Personal Payment Methods page for Professional users and view the earlier version of this page, use the ORA_PAY_PERSONAL_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option.
• If you want to disable the redesigned Redwood Payroll Relationships page and view the earlier version of this page, use the ORA_PAYROLL_RELATIONSHIPS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option.

The new Redwood Personal Payment Methods page allows for quick views and management of personal payment methods and bank accounts.

The new Redwood Payroll Relationships page allows you to take advantage of the Redwood look and feel as well as the Redwood toolkit to manage employee assignment records for payroll statutory calculation and reporting purposes.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

NOTE: The ORA_PAY_MY_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PAY_PERSONAL_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED and ORA_PAYROLL_RELATIONSHIPS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile options are set to Yes by default.

NOTE: When a new payroll is added through the Change Assignment flow, and it's pending approval, the conflict detection banner isn't displayed on the Payroll Association region of the Redwood Payroll Relationships page. In this scenario, a conflict error is displayed when you try to add a payroll through the Payroll Association region of the Redwood Payroll Relationships page.

Complete these steps to disable the redesigned Redwood Personal Payment Methods or Payroll Relationships page:

1. Navigate to the Setup and Maintenance area and search for the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.
2. On the Manage Administrator Profile Values page, search for and select the ORA_PAY_MY_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED or ORA_PAY_PERSONAL_PAYMENT_METHODS_REDWOOD_ENABLED or ORA_PAYROLL_RELATIONSHIPS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option, based on the page you want to disable.
3. In the Profile Values section, ensure Site as the profile level, select No in the Profile Value field if you want to disable the profile option for the entire site of deployment.
4. Click Save and Close.

Key Resources

For more information on extending Redwood pages in HCM, refer to this announcement on the Oracle Help Center:

• Extending HCM Redwood Pages Using Visual Builder Studio (VBS)

For more information on enabling Redwood functionality, refer to this My Oracle Support document on the "All Fusion HCM Cloud Product Papers (Doc ID 1504483.1)" page:

• HCM Redwood Pages with Profile Options (Doc ID 2922407.1)

Payroll for India

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for India supports country specific features and functions for India. It enables users to follow India's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Voluntary Deduction Element Creation

You can now use the voluntary deduction classification to create the voluntary deduction elements, for Cloud India Payroll. With this enhancement, select the required voluntary deduction option and answer the questionnaire to create voluntary deduction elements.

Process the voluntary deductions for the employees and be legally compliant by providing the tax exemption as per the income tax rules.

Steps to Enable

To create the voluntary deduction element:

1. From the home page, navigate to My Clients Group > Show More.
2. In the Payroll task, click Elements.
3. Use the Create Elements task, in the Elements page.
4. Choose the primary classification as Voluntary Deductions.
5. Enter all the required information for the voluntary deduction element.
6. Select the applicable deduction type and choose the appropriate answers for the questionnaire
7. Save the changes.
8. Create the element eligibility rule for the Voluntary Deduction element created.

HSDL Bulk Data Upload Operation

You can now use the HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL) to bulk upload India specific tax card information, which include the employees' investment declarations, proof submissions, and verified and approved investment details to the tax card.

You can load the following information using the bulk upload option for each of these components:

• House Rental Allowance
• House Property and Loan information
• Chapter VI A
• Other Income
• TRU Association

You need to download the spreadsheet template for each of the business objects, prepare the spreadsheet with the relevant fields defined for that component, and then upload it using the spreadsheet loader.

Accelerate the availability of data using the bulk upload option for India specific tax card information.

Steps to Enable

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

Payroll for Canada

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for Canada supports country specific features and functions for Canada. It enables users to follow Canada's business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine

The new Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine was announced in Update 23C. As of Update 24B all customers must be switched over to the new engine; therefore, the Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine is now enabled by default, with no option to switch back.

This feature provides the following benefits:

• Removes the dependency on a third-party for Canada payroll tax data and calculations
• Oracle retains complete control of tax data and calculations
• Better visibility of tax calculation steps and factors
• Oracle retains complete control of legislative updates
• Improves legislative compliance by addressing known gaps

Steps to Enable

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

Key Resources

For more information, refer to the following:

• Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine 23C What’s New
• Canada Information Center
  • CA - Payroll tab > Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine > Canadian Oracle Payroll Tax Engine
• Customer Connect Event (Aug 9, 2023): HCM – Canada HCM Localization: Payroll Tax Calculation Updates for Update 23C

Hot Topics Email (To Receive Critical Statutory Legislative Product News)

To receive important Fusion Canada Legislative Product News, you must subscribe to the Hot Topics Email feature available in My Oracle Support.  Refer to the document below on the Canada Information Center for additional information.

https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2102586.2

• Welcome tab > Other Documents > How To Use My Oracle Support Hot Topics Email Subscription Feature

Global Uptake: Context Validation

This feature represents the addition of validation rules on values entered for the contexts in the cases of the following:

• Balance initialization
• Balance adjustments
• Calculation card (CIR) components

For example, for many Canadian balances, the context of Province is required when processing a balance initialization. If the Province is not populated at that time, year-end reporting will be incorrect.

In general, the new validations performed are:

• TRU/CBID combination – represents an advanced validation to check the combination of the Tax Reporting Unit and the Calculation Component (CBID) is valid for the person
• Invalid values – represents a validation to check the context is populated with a valid value

Note: This is only applicable when using HDL. The UI only presents LOVs with valid data for context values.

Specifically, the validations that were added for each case are:

• Balance Adjustment
  • Payroll
  • Tax Reporting Unit
  • Calculation Component (CBID)
  • Province
  • Third-Party Payee
  • Year-End Form
• Balance Initialization
  • Payroll
  • Tax Reporting Unit
  • Province
  • Third-Party Payee
  • Year-End Form
• Employee Card Component (Tax Credit Information)
  • Tax Reporting Unit
  • Province
• Employee Card Component (Reporting Information)
  • Tax Reporting Unit
  • Payroll
• Organization Card Component (Calculation Rules for Tax Reporting and Payroll Statutory Unit)
  • Province

This feature provides context validation of data and allows customers to address errors proactively instead of having to correct data at a later time, such as year-end.

Steps to Enable

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

Key Resources

Refer to these documents on the Canada Information Center for additional information.

Canada Information Center: https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2102586.2

• CA – Payroll tab > Product Documentation > Technical Briefs > Balance Adjustments
• CA – Payroll tab > Product Documentation > Technical Briefs > Loading Canada Data Using HCM Data Loader > Loading Balance Adjustments for Canada Using HCM Data Loader
• CA – Payroll tab > Product Documentation > Technical Briefs > Loading Canada Data Using HCM Data Loader > Loading Initial Balances for Canada using HCM Data Loader

Hot Topics Email (To Receive Critical Statutory Legislative Product News)

To receive important Fusion Canada Legislative Product News, you must subscribe to the Hot Topics Email feature available in My Oracle Support.  Refer to the document below on the Canada Information Center for additional information.

https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2102586.2

• Welcome tab > Other Documents > How To Use My Oracle Support Hot Topics Email Subscription Feature

Payroll for the United States

Payroll for Oracle Human Capital Management for the United States supports country specific features and functions for the United States. It enables users to follow the United States business practices and comply with its statutory requirements.

GLOBAL UPTAKE: CONTEXT VALIDATION

We have enhanced the HCM Data Loader validation rules to include context checks when performing these kinds of uploads.

• Balance adjustment
• Balance initialization
• Calculation card components

We have added these validations.

This feature provides context validation of data and allows customers to address errors proactively instead of having to correct data at a later time, such as year-end.

For example, many United States balances require the State context during balance initialization. Without it, year-end reporting would be incorrect.

Steps to Enable

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

Key Resources

For further info, see the following in My Oracle Support.

• Balance Adjustments (MOS ID 1600728.1)
• Balance Initialization (MOS ID 1912298.1)

See the following in the Help Center.

• Overview of US Tax Withholding Information - Dynamic Card

• Guidelines for Loading US Tax Withholding for Pension and Annuity Payments

New Flow to Access the Vertex Calculation Guide

We have made it easier for you to access the Vertex Calculation Guide for the United States.  When you run the Statutory Calculation Guide for the United States flow, it returns the latest guide version as well as the previous version, if one is available.

To run this flow:

1. From Payroll, click Submit a Flow.
2. Select your US legislative data group (LDG).
3. Search for and select Statutory Calculation Guide for the United States.

When the flow completes, the links to the two guides display in Output and Log Files.

Output and Log Files

This flow makes it easier for you to get the latest Vertex guide whenever you need it.

Steps to Enable

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