The Oracle Fusion Cloud Absence Management 25D update, released as part of the quarterly
Human Capital Management (HCM) release cycle, prioritizes enhanced user experiences in the
Redwood design system, AI-assisted absence approvals, and streamlined integrations with
Payroll and Time and Labor for better compliance and efficiency. This release continues the
push toward a unified, mobile-optimized platform, with features that automate absence
reconciliation, support hybrid work models, and provide deeper analytics for absence trends.
Key New Features and Enhancements
- Redwood UI for Absence Entry and Approvals
Full adoption of Redwood experience for absence requests, balances, and approvals, with
intuitive cards, search-as-you-type, and responsive layouts for desktop and mobile.
New profile options to enable Redwood:
ORA_HCM_ABSENCE_MANAGEMENT_REDWOOD_ENABLED and
ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED for progressive web app support.
Impact: Simplifies self-service for employees, cutting entry time by up to 30% and improving
accessibility for global, multilingual teams. - AI-Driven Approval Recommendations
AI agents suggest approval actions based on eligibility rules, historical patterns, and policy
compliance, integrated directly into the approval workflow.
Enhanced generative AI for summarizing absence reasons and impacts in notifications, with
child-parent prompt logic for handling complex multi-absence scenarios.
Impact: Accelerates manager decisions, reduces errors in approvals, and ensures equitable
handling of requests like PTO or medical leaves.
- Advanced Reconciliation with Payroll
Improved “Absences and Payroll Info for Reconciliation” extract, now including real-time
discrepancy alerts and automated adjustments for unmatched entries.
Seamless data transfer to Global Payroll with new mapping for absence types, including
contingent worker support and multi-country regulations.
Impact: Minimizes payroll delays and overpayments, with built-in audit trails for SOX or GDPR
compliance.
- Conditional Rules and Dynamic Eligibility
Support for conditional expressions in Visual Builder Studio (VBS) to customize absence plans,
eligibility, and notifications based on employee attributes (e.g., tenure, location).
Real-time rules engine for validating absences against accrual balances, integrating with Time
and Labor for hybrid shift tracking.
Impact: Enables personalized absence policies, such as flexible sick leave for remote workers,
without custom development.
- Analytics and Reporting Enhancements
Prebuilt Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) reports for absence forecasting, trend
analysis, and utilization metrics, with filters for departments or seasons.
Integration with Oracle Search for quick retrieval of absence histories in performance reviews
or audits.
Impact: Empowers HR with proactive insights, like predicting burnout from absence spikes, to
support strategic workforce planning.
- Mobile and Integration Expansions
Native mobile capabilities for clocking absences, viewing balances, and submitting requests,
with geolocation for location-based policies.
Deeper ties to HCM Core, Goal Management, and third-party calendars for synchronized
scheduling.
Impact: Supports distributed teams with on-the-go access, ensuring compliance in industries
like retail or healthcare.
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