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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| 23 DEC 2021 | Created initial document. |
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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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Script to Create a Non-Monthly Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud Upgrade Cadence |
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Test Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, January 7, 2022.
Production Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, January 21 2022.
NOTE: The monthly update will not be applied on any environment for which this monthly update is requested to be skipped using the EPM Automate skipUpdate command.
NOTE: Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle strongly recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.
The Oracle Help Center provides access to updated documentation. The updates will be available in the Help Center on Friday, January 7, 2022.
NOTE: Some of the links to new feature documentation included in this readiness document will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.
Documentation Updates Available One Week After Readiness Documents
Updated documentation is published on the Oracle Help Center on the first Friday of each month, coinciding with the monthly updates to Test environments. Because there is a one week lag between the publishing of the readiness documents (What's New and New Feature Summary) and Oracle Help Center updates, some links included in the readiness documents will not work until the Oracle Help Center update is complete.
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Fixed Issues and Considerations
Software issues addressed each month and considerations will be posted to My Oracle Support.
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Script to Create a Non-Monthly Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud Upgrade Cadence
The Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud guide now contains a script to create a self-service solution to skip updates so that Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud environments are updated on a quarterly basis. This script may also be used to skip every other monthly update, if needed.
Business Benefits: This script allows you to automate the process of creating a Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud update cadence other than the default monthly upgrade cadence.
Key Resources
- Creating a Non-Monthly EPM Cloud Upgrade Cadence in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
New Version of Oracle Smart View for Office
Oracle Smart View for Office version 21.200 is available.
The following new features are included:
- Export/import reports to Smart View Excel in Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud platform
- Ability to edit rows or columns in flex forms
- Support for task lists to open flex forms
- Save documents to the Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud library
- Improved connection error reporting for HsGet functions
Business Benefit: This version includes new features and fixed defects.
Steps to Enable
Download and install Smart View. See Downloading and Installing Clients in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.
Key Resources
Documentation updates will be available when 21.200 is generally available.
- Working with Oracle Smart View for Office
- Developing Applications for Oracle Smart View for Office
- Oracle Smart View for Office Readme
IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations
One-Week Lag Between Readiness Documents Live and Help Center Live
Because Oracle readiness documents (What's New and New Feature Summary) are live one week before the monthly update is applied to Test environments, some links to documentation included in the readiness documents will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete when the monthly update is applied to Test environments.
Long Label Names will be Truncated at Runtime on Horizontal Tabs
Starting with the February 2022 update (22.02), label names on horizontal tabs will display up to 30 characters at runtime. Hovering your cursor over the tab will reveal the entire label.
Loaner Program for Cloud Infrastructure Generation 2 Testing and OCI Migration Assistance Early Adopter Program
Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning Cloud is now live on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Gen 2 environments. If you are interested in testing your application performance on an OCI environment, open a service request following the process at https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/enterprise-performance-management-common/tsepm/op_procs_loaner_envs.html and request for a loaner environment in an OCI data center for a duration of 30 days with the business justification as “Want to test application performance in an OCI Gen 2 data center”.
After you have performed the testing, submit Provide Feedback from the loaner environment. Create a service request using the normal support process, if you have any issues or feedback for the OCI environment. For more information, see What is a Gen 2 Cloud?
Additionally, Oracle has instituted a program to assist a limited number of early adopters on Oracle Cloud Classic to migrate to OCI. For more information, see Oracle Cloud Classic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Migration Assistance Program for Early Adopters.
Default EPM Task Manager Option During Application Creation
In a future update, we're adding a new task flow type to Strategic Workforce Planning called EPM Task Manager. EPM Task Manager helps you define, execute, and report on the interdependent activities of a business process. It provides centralized monitoring of all tasks and provides a visible, automated, repeatable system of record for running a business process. When implemented, you'll see two task flow type options during Strategic Workforce Planning application creation: Task List and EPM Task Manager. EPM Task Manager will be the default option.
Current Task List based Strategic Workforce Planning applications will not be impacted by this new option and default setting in the App creation wizard. There will be no migration from existing Task Lists to the upcoming EPM Task Manager. Customers who wish to continue using the current Task Lists should choose the Task List Option during application creation.