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Oracle HRMS Implementation Hints

HRMS Common Setup-

-Enable Functional Currency in GL Module
-Run "International HRMS Setup"
-Configure Business Group KFF :
- Job, Grade, Position, Competence, Cost Allocation
-Define Business Group and enter its Other information
-Classify it as an "HR Organization" and enter its Other information
-Define a new Responsibility which can access all functions / Requests
-Configure the Following Profile Options :
- HR:Business GroupResposibility Level
- HR:Security ProfileResposibility Level
- HR:User TypeResposibility Level
- DateTrack ReminderSite Level
-Define Lookups
-Define Value Sets

HR Setup-
HR-Work Structure Setup-
-Define HR Organization and enter its Other information
-Define Organizations Hierachy
-Define Jobs Groups
-Define Jobs
-Define Positions
-Define Positions Hierachy
-Define Grades
-Define Budget Calender
-Define Budget

HR-Leave Management-
-Define Elements Links
-Define Absence Types
-Develop / Enhrit Accrual Plan Formulas :
- Accrual Formulas
- Carryover Fomrulas
- Ineligibility Accrual Formulas
-Define Accrual Plan
-Change the Links Defined by the System for the Accrual
Plan to "Standard"

HR-Employee Information-
-Configure Personal Information KeyFlexfield
-Enable Such information using "Special Information Types"
under "Other Defination" Menu

HR-Recruitment Setup-
-Define Recruitment Lookups
-Might requires extra setup shared with
Career Management and Self-Service

--Matching Using "Skills" Implementation--

-Define as many structure for "Personal Analysis Flex"
-Enable Structures on different HR Forms using "Special Information
Types" under "Other Def. Menu"
-Enter Data on Job, Positions & Person Form
-Run "Job and Position Skills Matching Report" Request

--Matching Using "Competencies" Implementation "Suitaility Matching in

Self-Service"--
-Define "Competencies KFF" Structure which will be used in the
Business Group Def.
-Define Rating Scale
-Define Competence
-Define Competence Types
-Define Competence Requirement
-Enter "Competence Profile" for the person (Employee/Applicant)

--Setup Appraisal--
-Define "Competencies KFF" Structure which will be used in the
Business Group Def.
-Define Proficiency Rating Scale
-Define Competence
-Define Competence Types
-Define Performance Rating Scale
-Define Weighting Rating Scale (Optional)
-Define Appraisal Template

Payroll Setup-
-Define Payment Type
SWITCH TO RESPONSIBILITY : HR LOCALIZATION SEED DATA ENTRY
OPEN THE FUNCTION : DEFAULT OWNING PARAMETER
SELECT THE COUNTRY FROM THE NAME LOV
IN THE OWNING PRODUCT LIST ENTER HUMAN
RESOURCES AND PAYROLL IN TWO SEPARATE LINES
SAVE YOUR WORK
OPEN THE FUNCTION : PAYMENT TYPES
ENTER THE PAYMENT TYPE NAME , CATEGORY, CURRENCY AND COUNTRY
-Define Org. Payment Methods
-Define Payroll
-Define Monetry Units
-Develop "Element Skip" & "Input Validation" Formulas
-Define Elements
-Define Elements Links
-Define Grade Rates
-Define Salary Basis (doesn''t means that employee will get the amount
in the grade auto.)
-Register "User Defined Functions"
-Define Global Values
-Define Balances
-Define Table Structures
-Run "Create DFF Database Items" request
-Run "Create KFF Database Items" request
-Develop "Oracle Payroll" Formulas
-Define Formula Results

Security Setup--
-Define Security Profiles
-Define New Functions (If Any) :
- Define Custom Form
- Define Taskflow Node
- Define Taskflow
- Define Function

-Define Resposibilities
-Configure the following profiles for the resposibilities
- HR:Security Profile
- HR:User Type

-Transactions Sequence for the Above Scope--

-Recurit to Hire--
-Entering Budget
-Raise Vacancy Requision
-Create Recruitment Activity
-Enter Applicant Details (applicant Quick Entry)
-Complete Applicant Information (FastPath / Enter & Maintain)
-Record Interviews Along with Changing Application Status
-Hire Applicant

-Maintain Employment--
-Maintain Employee Master Data (Gender, Address, Special Info..etc)
-Maintain Assignment information :
- Org, Job, Positions, Grade, Payroll, Salary Basis
-Maintain Assignment Budget Values
-Maintain Personal Payment Method
-Maintain Costing
-Maintain Salary Administration
-Maintain Element Entries using :
- Batch Element entry
- Manual element Entry

-Payroll Processing--
-QuickPay
-Payroll Run
-View Assignment Results / Payroll Process Results
-Rollback Run then Payroll Run / Mark for retry then Retry
-Costing
-Transfer to GL
-Prepayment
-Cash / Cheque Writer / BACS

--T&L Setup
Define Compensation and Benefit Information/ Setup Elements and its
Calculations as provided in
the Payroll Section
Define Element Sets
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Element Time Information
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Holiday Calendar
Holiday Days
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Shifts
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Work Plan
Define Time & Labor Information/ Rotation Plan
Define Time & Labor Information/ Earning Group
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Premium Eligibility Policy
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Premium Interaction Policy
Define Time & Labor Information/ Define Shift Differential Policy
Define Time & Labor Information/ Earning Policy
Daily/Weekly Base and Overtime Rules

--T&L Transactions
-Assignment Time Information
-Create Batch Element Entry (BEE) Header Only
-Enter Time Card Information
-Submit "Validate for BEE" Request
-Submit "Transfer for BEE" Request
-Validate the Batch
-transfer the Batch to Create Element Entries for the Employee
-Process Payroll Processes

--TL & Absence Integration Workaround--

-Define Time Elements Information
-While Entering the Time Card Data Enter the "Hour Type" with the
Equavilant time Element
(e.g. Absence With Accrual Deduction / Absence with Payroll Deduction)
-For "Absence With Accrual Deduction", Such Element should feed
the "Net Calculation Rules" in the
"Accrual Plan" form, So any related element will be deducted from the
Accrual Balance
-For "Absence With Payroll Deduction", Such Element will be
used in Different Fastformula
to deduct the Equavilant Amount

-Start Self-Service"--
-Define User for Each Employee
-Assign Person / email to each user
-Assign Manager Self-Service / Employee Self-Service
Resposibilities

Oracle Tools-
-iSetup
-Implementation Wizard (Requires iSetup Knowledge)
-Web ADI (Application Desktop Inetgrators)
-XML Publisher (For Data / Reports) Publishing
-QuickPaint Reports (For Easy Generate simple HRMS Reports)