Oracle HCM Cloud Talent Management 24C

Jun 23, 2024Nov 15, 2024 ~ K8 Mead ~ Leave a comment

Oracle have announced the new features for Talent Management that are coming in release 24C. As expected, it’s a Redwood heavy one. Given Oracle have recently released the features document, it is likely that more will be added throughout July. Having said that, let’s take a look at the key features announced so far.

Within Goal Management, there have been more functions moved to Redwood. These include the ability to secure goal actions using security privileges. Enabling the configuration of security access on an action by action basis allows organisations to easily manage permissions without complex rules. The key one is the introduction of AI in suggesting Goals for employees based on their previous Performance Review. It uses goal comments; comments in the performance and development goals section or overall summary section of the performance document to generate goal suggestions.

Within Performance Management, additional pages have been moved to Redwood. This includes the Performance Documents, Participant Feedback and Performance Eligibility administration pages. The Performance Documents section empowers users to manage existing performance documents and tasks, create new ones, and submit performance-related notifications. Meanwhile, the Participant Feedback page lives up to its name: users can choose a review period and filter by participant, employee, manager, or department to access results. Within these results, specific employees can be searched, and their feedback status for performance documents can be viewed. Lastly, the Performance Eligibility page provides insights into processed eligible performance documents and check-ins for individual employees. Users can also assess an employee’s eligibility for a performance document or check-in that remains unprocessed.

In Oracle’s 24C release within Profile Management, there hasn’t been a significant number of new features introduced. However, there’s a crucial enhancement that will help during the transition from Responsive to Redwood Profile Management pages. Specifically, field label customisations for the Skills and Qualifications page don’t migrate across. To address this, Oracle have made an update to the Redwood Profile Management page, now you have the ability to tailor the labels on the Profile Types. Although this involves a modest amount of effort, it eliminates the necessity of creating new profile types and transferring data across systems.

Redwood Profile Management — Edit Labels

Within Succession Management, there is only one new feature this release. A new Worker Succession Info quick action has been added for Line Managers and HR Specialists. With this addition, they gain the ability to view essential details related to workers’ succession and talent pools. This encompasses insights such as talent ratings, succession plans for employees, and a comprehensive view of candidates accessible to them. Moreover, they can delve into the talent pools in which an individual is a member, thus facilitating a streamlined succession planning process for both Line Managers and HR professionals.

The latest feature I’d like to highlight is within Talent Review. We now have a new Redwood Talent Review Template configuration page. It incorporates a guided process to easily create and manage Talent Review templates. The page has been reformatted, with each section now residing on a separate tab: General Info, Rating Options, Box Chart Views, Data Options, and Display Options. This layout allows you to focus on the specific area you’re interested in, making it much less cluttered. The General Info tab contains all the necessary information for a talent review template, including the option to include matrix managers as reviewers for meetings created using the template. Additionally, users can indicate whether they want to include succession plans and talent pools in the Talent Review meetings. The Rating Options tab empowers implementers to add ratings that reviewers can use to assess the review population. In the Box Chart Views section, implementers can create multiple XY and single rating views, although box assignments can only be submitted for one XY and one single rating view. The Data Options tab allows for colour-coded options to highlight specific sections and provides a default potential assessment questionnaire for reviewers to rate their reports. Lastly, the Display Options tab enables configuration of colours and shapes for selected risk of loss, impact of loss, or mobility ratings.

As previously mentioned, Oracle is expected to introduce further improvements in the forthcoming 24C Release. Should these features have a significant impact, I will provide an updated blog to share the latest developments and insights. Please check out my blog on the my top 5 new features in Release 24C within Core HR below:

Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR 24C – K8 Mead

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Kate Mead is an Oracle-certified HCM Consultant and Solution Architect at Version 1 with 14 years of experience in Oracle HR and Payroll systems, including 7 years with Oracle HCM Cloud. She has worked across implementation projects and managed services, has a sound knowledge of UK Payroll legislation and — before becoming a consultant — was an HR Manager.

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Oracle HCM Cloud Recruiting 24C

Jun 22, 2024Nov 15, 2024 ~ K8 Mead ~ Leave a comment

Oracle have announced the new features that will be coming in Release 24C. Given Oracle’s move towards Redwood, it’s not surprising that there are a number of Redwood features for Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) in this release. Whilst there hasn’t been a definitive date announced for when ORC will be mandatory in Redwood, it is likely to be soon and these features are another step on the journey.

The first area that has moved to Redwood is for candidates. Both the Candidate List page and Candidate Details page have moved to the Redwood toolset. The Candidate List page is where you search for candidates. In addition to the functionality that is available in the Responsive pages, there are some new features in the Redwood version. These include a new summary view for the list of Prospect and Event Audience Lists and the addition of new filters for Pool Members, Prospects and Event Audience.

The Candidate Details page has also moved to Redwood. The layout has changed with the introduction of several tabs. The ‘Details’ tab contains all the candidate’s key information including personal details, CV, previous employment etc. The ‘Screening’ tab lists the completed assessments for the candidate across their job applications. The ‘Messages’ tab shows emails and text messages sent to the candidate. The ‘Activity’ tab shows any system activities related to the candidate, this includes all the requisitions, candidate pools, and events the candidate is associated with. The ‘Similar’ Candidates tab lists candidates who are similar to the candidate you’re viewing.

Oracle’s Redwood candidate page now also features AI Assist, a cutting-edge tool designed to streamline communication with candidates. By harnessing artificial intelligence, AI Assist empowers users to quickly compose personalised emails and text messages. Its advanced generative capabilities produce content that is not only ready-to-use but also tailored to the specific topic at hand. To utilise AI Assist, users simply start the process by telling the tool about the subject of their correspondence, and AI Assist takes care of crafting both the subject line and the body of the message with pertinent information.

AI Assist for Redwood Candidate Communication

Recruiting Activity Centre was introduced in Release 23C. One year later and Oracle are continuing to improve it. It is now possible to assign activities to all members of the Recruiting Team, including Collaborators, not just the the Recruiters and Hiring Managers as was the option previously. This change means that you can keep all members of the hiring team up to date on activities and Collaborators can access the Recruiting Activity Centre to view them.

Recruiting Activity Centre — Configuring Assignees for a Recruiting Activity Item

The final feature I want to highlight is a change to the configuration of the Career Site. With the introduction of a dedicated section in the Category Tiles Element, users now have the autonomy to style each category tile on the Career Site individually. This new feature not only allows for a more detailed personalisation but also significantly elevates the site’s aesthetics and enriches the candidate’s journey through the site.

Career Site — Edit an Individual Tile Category

As indicated earlier, Oracle is likely to unveil additional enhancements in the upcoming Release 24C. In the event that these new features prove to be substantial, I will provide an updated blog to share the latest developments and insights. Please check out my blog on the my top 5 new features in Release 24C within Core HR below:

Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR 24C – K8 Mead

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Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll 24C

Jun 18, 2024Nov 15, 2024 ~ K8 Mead ~ Leave a comment

I love new feature announcement time, it’s my favourite time of the quarter! For Release 24C, this is quite a small release for Global Payroll, but that doesn’t make it any less important. With the move to Redwood for all Employee and Management Self Service processes in Release 25B, every new Redwood page released makes the journey to Redwood much easier.

Oracle may announce additional features prior to the release being deployed to Wave 1 customers in August, but I have picked my key new features that have been announced at present. If additional features are announced that will add significant value, I will provide an updated post.

The first page to move to the Redwood toolset in this release is the Payment Results page. This doesn’t just have the Redwood ‘look’, it’s been rewritten in the Redwood toolset from scratch, so has all of the benefits this provides in terms of performance and useability. The page has all the functionality you would expect. Firstly you can view employee payment details: Dive into the specifics of each payroll run, examining payment details for individual employees. Secondly, status tracking: Quickly identify the status of any payment — whether it’s pending, completed, or encountering issues. Thirdly, corrective actions: Based on payment status, take necessary corrective measures effortlessly. Finally, external payments: Execute actions like initiating external payments directly from the page.

The Submit a Flow page has also been moved to the Redwood toolset. As well as submitting payroll flows, you can schedule the submission for a future time and date and view recently submitted flows. It is now possible to use the ‘Linked Flow’ tab to link flows together in an easy, user friendly way. Additionally there is now the functionality to allow the uploading of files using drag and drop, as per the screenshot above. This can be used for single or multiple files. This option only displays on the page if you have defined the flow to allow the upload of files.

For those organisations using Auditing, it is now possible to audit and track the change history of the Element Security Profile. Once the auditing is switched on, any changes made to element security profiles will trigger the audit process and then they will be reported upon. This will ensure that any changes made to the element specific security profiles can be monitored and reported on more easily, which will provide more reassurance to auditors and senior management.

Another page which has moved to the Redwood toolset is the Person Messages page, which can be accessed via the Person Results application. This page is critical for understanding issues with payroll processes, so the move to Redwood for this is a big step forward. All messages can be searched for, additional details of the message can be viewed and can be exported to Excel.

The final feature I wish to highlight is an update to the existing Redwood Payslip. The Redwood page has now added in the ability to export the payslip. You can select the folder you wish to download it to and it will automatically zip them to minimise storage usage.

As previously stated, Oracle may announce further new features in Release 24C later this month. Should these features demonstrate significance, I shall produce an updated blog. Please check out my blog on the my top 5 new features in Release 24C within Core HR below:

Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR 24C – K8 Mead

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Oracle HCM Cloud Time & Labor 24C

Jun 18, 2024Nov 15, 2024 ~ K8 Mead ~ Leave a comment

It’s my favourite time of the quarter — new features time! As Redwood Timecards within Time and Labor is mandatory from Release 24D, 24C is a critical one for your journey to Redwood. Check out my recent post on planning your move to Redwood Time and Labor for more details: https://k8mead.com/?p=114

There are a number of updates to the Redwood Timecard, including being able to add row level comments; the ability to sort any of the grid columns on the timecard; the ability to show scheduled hours on the timecard in addition to the recorded time; and finally the ability to resize the timecard in such a way that it will remember it next time you open it on the same device. All of these features are small but are impactful as they will improve the user experience significantly within minimal effort.

Oracle have now added the functionality to allow you to now save a Redwood timecard as a named template. This template can then be used to create Redwood timecards with the same assignment ID and layout set ID as the template. At present you can save up to 6 templates, but the use of the word ‘currently’ by Oracle implies that this limitation will be amended in the near future. This will make it easier for implementors to create updated timecard templates.

In a previous release, Oracle introduced the defaulting of Workforce Scheduling on-call shifts. In 24C this has been improved by the introduction of linking the defaulted on-call shifts with assigned workday definitions. Using workday rules, it is now possible to assign the on-call shift to the days specified in the rules. Additionally, if the rules specify on-call shifts but those shifts aren’t worked in the current timecard period, it will automatically assign them to the next timecard period once it’s created. This will reduce the need for manual assigning of on-call shifts but has the added flexibility of using automation to only assigning the payments if that shift is included in the timecard period.

Whilst this is a relatively small change, it will make the review of the approval of timecards easier. You can now view approval comments for each completed Redwood timecard approval task from the Bell icon or the email notification. It should be noted that the notification now shows the status, but won’t show the comments, for confidentially reasons. Approvers can see instantly the status of the timecard without having to drill down into the application.

The final feature I want to highlight is the introduction of additional statuses on the Redwood Team Timecard. These allow the users to review the processing and transfer statuses for timecards, by their specific role, for example payroll, project costing etc. There is a ‘drawer’ that can be opened to see more details, as shown in the screenshot above. This ensures that the functionality that is currently available in the Responsive Timecards is available in Redwood Timecards, so there is no loss of functionality.

As previously stated, Oracle is anticipated to unveil further enhancements in Release 24C later this month. Should these features demonstrate significance, I shall produce an updated blog. Please check out my blog on the my top 5 new features in Release 24C within Core HR below:

https://k8mead.com/?p=117

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Oracle HCM Cloud Core HR 24C

Jun 11, 2024Nov 15, 2024 ~ K8 Mead ~ 5 Comments

If you’ve followed my previous posts, you’ll know I love quarterly release time! There’s nothing better than the day when Oracle release the new features that we’re getting. As anticipated, this release is once again brimming with Redwood and Journey enhancements. Oracle is gearing up for 24D, where Checklists will be replaced by Journeys, and in 25B, Employee and Management Self Services tasks become mandatory in the Redwood interface.

Here are the top 5 new features in Core HR for Release 24C. Keep in mind that Oracle will continue to roll out additional features throughout the quarter, so stay tuned for my follow-up post:

1)Redwood and Journeys are combined for the first feature. Business Rules, which allow you to personalise Redwood pages within Visual Builder Studio (VBS), are brought to Journeys. You can now use rules to incorporate or hide features within a Journey, to improve the experience for your users.

2) Any organisation which uses Expenses knows the importance of the Default Expense Account on an employee’s record. The journey to making all HR functions carried out in the Redwood toolset has made another leap forward. It is now possible to configure both the People Group and Default Expense Account key flexfields (KFF) within the Hire an Employee; Add a Contingent Worker / Pending Worker / Nonworker; Convert a Pending Worker and Create a Work Relationship.

3) There have been significant improvements to the Redwood Update Employment flow in 24C. These include the automatic calculation of FTE and Headcount; Probation Period and End Date; Defaulting of Location from Department; Ability to Add Non-Workers as Managers; and the new display of the remaining working hours in the ‘Weekly Working Hours Step’. All these automatic calculations will remove the need for manual intervention.

4) There is a new Redwood experience for Terminating Employment and for Employees to undertake Self Service Resignation. In addition to the process flow being moved to the Redwood toolset, so have the View, Reverse and Correct Termination. This ensures that more of the employee lifecycle process from onboarding to offboarding can be managed in the new streamlined Redwood UI.

5) There has been an improvement to the Work Patterns, which is particularly helpful for organisations which use rolling work patterns. The inclusion of non-working weeks provides significant value, especially for organisations with patterns like 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off.

As previously mentioned, Oracle is expected to introduce additional features in Core HR later this month. If these new features prove to be significant, I will create an updated blog post. Stay tuned for blogs covering other modules within HCM Cloud for Release 24C.

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