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Oracle HCM Update 25B: Absence Management

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Feature Enablement

Redwood Features

25B Update Features Covered:

  1. Redwood Experience
  2. Redwood Experience for Absences and Entitlements Page
  3. Absence Entry with WFM Scheduling
  4. Add Absence in Calendar

1. Redwood Experience

The 25B release continues the evolution of Redwood UI in Absence Management, focusing on usability, streamlined processes, and a modernized interface:

  1. Redwood Absence Entry Enhancements: Now supports multiple warning messages, improving guidance during submissions.
  2. Redwood Absence Management Updates: The transfer pages (local/global) have been updated with a new Redwood UI for easier navigation.
  3. Configurable Business Rules for Redwood Pages: Organizations can tailor Redwood pages with business rules for compliance and policy enforcement.

These updates make absence administration more intuitive and efficient for employees and HR teams.

2. Redwood Experience for Absences and Entitlements Page

Quick Notes:

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Requires Configuration

This feature introduces the Redwood Experience for Absences and Entitlements, providing an enhanced, user-friendly interface for managing leave balances and entitlements. Employees can now view and track their absences more efficiently with a modernized UI.

Why is this important?

  • Enhances user experience with a clearer, more structured layout.
  • Provides better visibility into leave balances.
  • Aligns Absence Management with other Redwood-enabled modules.
Existing Absences tab of the Absences and Entitlements Redwood page
Plans tab of the Absences and Entitlements Redwood page

3. Absence Entry with WFM Scheduling

Quick Notes:

Absence Entry now integrates with Workforce Management (WFM) Scheduling, allowing employees to enter absences while considering their work schedules in real-time.

Why is this important?

  • Prevents scheduling conflicts by aligning absences with workforce planning.
  • Improves accuracy in leave requests by displaying real-time schedules.
  • Reduces manual adjustments for managers.

4. Add Absence in Calendar

Quick Notes:

Employees can now add their absences directly from a calendar view, making it easier to visualize leave plans and prevent overlapping time off requests.

Why is this important?

  • Enhances usability with a calendar-based selection approach.
  • Allows better planning by displaying leave in a timeline format.
  • Reduces errors in manual date selection by providing a visual reference.
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