This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
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| 06 DEC 2021 | Created initial document. |
HCM Cloud applications have two types of patches you can receive that are documented in this What’s New:
- Release Updates (22A, 22B, 22C, and 22D)
- 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:
- 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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Column Definitions:
Report = New or modified, Oracle-delivered, ready to run reports.
UI or Process-Based: Small Scale = These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of minor field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is minimal.
UI or Process-Based: Larger Scale* = These UI or process-based features have more complex designs. Therefore, the potential impact to users is higher.
Features Delivered Disabled = Action is needed BEFORE these features can be used by END USERS. These features are delivered disabled and you choose if and when to enable them. For example, a) new or expanded BI subject areas need to first be incorporated into reports, b) Integration is required to utilize new web services, or c) features must be assigned to user roles before they can be accessed.
| Ready for Use by End Users Reports plus Small Scale UI or Process-Based new features will have minimal user impact after an update. Therefore, customer acceptance testing should focus on the Larger Scale UI or Process-Based* new features. |
Customer Must Take Action before Use by End Users Not disruptive as action is required to make these features ready to use. As you selectively choose to leverage, you set your test and roll out timing. |
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Oracle Time and Labor is a comprehensive, easy to use, rule-based time recording and management application. The calendar-based time entry interface and fully configurable time card layout easily address simple and complex time recording needs. Rule templates and the real-time rules engine provide an extensible and robust method to validate time entries and automatically apply pay rules, such as overtime calculations. Time and Labor now integrates completely with the following Oracle Cloud Human Capital Management applications: Global Human Resources, Absence Management, Global Payroll, and Project Costing. This integration insures accurate and consistent data for payroll processing and costing as well as project management billing.
Time Change Requests Enhancements
Now when you run the Resubmit Time Cards process and it splits time cards, the process checks to see if there are any related change requests. If it finds any, it automatically withdraws them and notifies the change request approver and individual the time card's for of the status change. It then alerts the individual that they need to submit another change request.
Withdrawn Approval Notification Sent to Change Request Approver
Withdrawn Change Request Notification Sent to Individual the Time Card's for
Request Time Change Again Alert to the Individual the Time Card's for
The individual's line manager, typically the change request approver, can see the withdrawn change request on their Team Change Requests page. The change request status shows as Canceled.
Team Change Requests Page Showing the Canceled Change Request
The Resubmit Time Cards Process uses these Alerts Composer objects to send individuals the withdrawal notification and resubmit change request alert:
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HWM Time Change Request Withdrawn After Resubmission event alert
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Notify Workers of Withdrawn Change Request template
This enhancement improves productivity by automating the withdrawal of change requests affected by time card splits and sending of related notifications.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Key Resources
For more information about the Resubmit Time Card process, see Resubmit Time Cards Process in the Schedule Processes about Time Cards chapter of the Using Time and Labor guide on the Help Center.
Previously HCM group evaluation only considered assignment's that had HR Status set to Active. With this enhancement, you can define an HCM group to consider Active or Suspended assignments. This way the group continues to include members who would otherwise be excluded.
My Client Group > Work Structures > Assignment Statuses > Add Assignment Status page with HR Status Choice List Showing
By default, existing HCM groups and new groups that you create have the Include assignments with an HR status of active or suspended option unselected. You can change it as appropriate.
Edit Group page with Option selected
This enhancement gives you more control over people to include in an HCM group.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Key Resources
For more information about refreshing and evaluating group membership, see How You Refresh and Evaluate HCM Group Membership in the HCM Groups chapter of the Implementing Time and Labor guide located in the Help Center.
IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations for Time and Labor
REPLACED OR REMOVED FEATURES
From time to time, Oracle replaces existing Cloud service features with new features or removes existing features. When a feature is replaced the older version may be removed immediately or at a future time. As a best practice, you should use the newer version of a replaced feature as soon as the newer version is available.
| Product | Removed Feature | Target Removal | Replacement Feature | Replaced In | Additional Information |
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| Nothing at this time. |
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KNOWN ISSUES / MAINTENANCE PACK SPREADSHEETS
Oracle publishes a Known Issues document for every Update to make customers are aware of potential problems they could run into and the document provides workarounds if they are available.
Oracle also publishes Maintenance Pack and Statutory Maintenance Pack documentation of bugs that are fixed in the monthly or statutory patching.
To review these documents you must have access to My Oracle Support:
Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud Functional Known Issues and Maintenance Packs (Document ID 1554838.1)