Strategy Update – We are very excited to have Dan Iverson join our PeopleTools Strategy Team! Dan, one of the top PeopleSoft/OCI Architects on the market, brings over 20 years of consulting experience. He has worked for school districts, cities, counties, states, and private companies, helping them take advantage of the latest PeopleSoft technology capabilities. Dan is also very active in the Oracle community and has been recognized as an Oracle ACE since 2017 for his outstanding technical contributions to the Oracle community.

We look forward to Dan helping us shape the future direction of PeopleSoft technology while continuing to work closely with the PeopleSoft community.

Upcoming PeopleSoft HCM 2024 User Groups/Webinars/Conferences:

• PeopleSoft HCM Update for Partners – Virtual; August 22, 2024
• Oracle Public Sector HCM Meeting – Virtual; August 27, 2024
• PeopleSoft Southeast RUG – Atlanta, GA; August 27, 2024
• Customer Advisory Board  – Virtual; August 27 – 29, 2024
• Payroll for North America SIG – Virtual; September 10, 2024
• Oracle Cloud World – Las Vegas, NV; September 9-12, 2024
• Oracle and Elire’s Customer Executive Event – Chicago, IL; September 16, 2024
• RECONNECT Dive Deep Conference – October 28 – 31, 2024
• PeopleSoft Southeast RUG  Orlando, FL; November 7, 2024
• Oracle Applications Unlimited Tour 2024– Europe
  • Milan, Italy; October 15, 2024
  • Utrecht, Netherlands; October 17, 2024
  • Madrid, Spain; October 22, 2024
  • Reading, UK; October 24, 2024
  • Paris, France; November 7, 2024
  • Frankfurt, Germany; November 12, 2024

Customer Corner – Highlights customers who have implemented, upgraded or deployed new HCM Features

• Congratulations to City of Indianapolis & Marion County for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to City of Plano, TX for deploying Total Reward
• Congratulations to College of the Holy Cross for deploying Gender Identity
• Congratulations to County of Collin, TX for deploying Company Directory
• Congratulations to County of Mecklenburg, NC for deploying Total Reward and Fluid Open Enrollment
• Congratulations to Grand Rapids Community College for Notification Composure and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61
• Congratulations to Independence Blue Cross – Philadelphia for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to Jack Henry & Associates for deploying Fluid Approvals and for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to James Madison University
• Congratulations to Latham & Watkins LLP
• Congratulations to Mutual of Omaha for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to National Fuel Gas Co for deploying Fluid Job Data and Timesheet
• Congratulations to North Carolina (NC) State University for deploying Onboarding and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to State of Delaware for deploying Gender Identity
• Congratulations to State of North Dakota for deploying Open search and ePerformance Insights and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to State of Texas – Controller of Public Accounts for deploying Fluid Approvals and Remote Worker and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to The Cincinnati Insurance Companies for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to U.S. State Department (OPS) for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60
• Congratulations to University of Massachusetts for deploying Fluid Job Data
• Congratulations to University of Minnesota
• Congratulations to University of Missouri System for deploying Remote Worker
• Congratulations to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61

Focus Group Updates:   Click on the link to find a focus group to join

• HR Helpdesk – The next HR Helpdesk focus group meeting will be September 19th where we plan to demo new enhancements planned for Image 22, like Boost Solution Search Results for Employees and HR Helpdesk Agents.
• Human Resources – Focus group met to see the new enhancements being delivered for the Form I-9.
• Human Resources/Recruiting – The OFFCP released a new “sample” form for Veteran’s Self-Identification for applicants and employees.  Oracle delivered the changes in a special posting (PRP) – see blog below for bug # to apply update.  Note: this update will also be included in Image 50.
• ELM – Focus Group met and discussed the features in the next image which will be released in October. Next month we will be discussing our next roadmap features and prioritizing those enhancements.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Focus Group will meet next to discuss the designs for this new feature.
• Pre-boarding – We have finished development and are working on the release of this exciting feature soon. We will be meeting in September to look at what is next for our onboarding feature.
• Time and Labor – Focus group provided feedback on roadmap Image 53 features.
• PeopleTools – Cloud Manager Image 18 is available for customers running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Image 18 includes Role-based Access to Environments, Simplified Automated PUM Policies, Diverse Deployment Architectures, and more. See the Highlights Video for more about Cloud Manager Image 18
• U.S. Federal – Focus group met to provide requirements for Thrift Saving Plan Enhancement. The next focus group call will be in September, we plan to demo the Edit Effective Date of Fluid PAR, and discuss future roadmap enhancements.

 ***Important Note*** Focus Groups are open to all customers, calls are typically once a month for an hour or as needed.  Your organization needs to have a current CPCA (customer participation confidentiality agreement) since Oracle discloses future design and prototypes.

USA/Global Legislative Updates –https://blogs.oracle.com/PsftLegUpdates/

• United States – Revised Employee and Applicant Veteran self-identification form – U.S.A. Update – PRP posted
• Brazil -Updates for PeopleSoft HCM regarding Technical Note No. 04/2024 of Simplified eSocial have been made available, the layout of which was published on June 28, 2024, specifically adjusting eConsignado project requirements.
• United Kingdom – The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, will come into force from April 2025. The new legislation will give parents the right to take neonatal care leave and receive neonatal care pay.
• Malaysia -The Ministry of Human Resources through the Social Security Organization(SOCSO)  had announced the Extension of the Invalidity Scheme coverage to foreign workers under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4), effective July 01, 2024.
• Australia – The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) presented the territory’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year on June 25, 2024. The budget incorporates taxation changes that form part of the ACT’s ongoing tax modernization program.

PeopleSoft Update – Click here for schedule of release dates

• HCM Image 50 – posting September 20, 2024*
• HCM Image 51 – posting January 31, 2025*
• HCM Image 52 – posting May 23, 2025*
• HCM Image 53 – posting September 26, 2025*
• HCM Image 54 – posting January 30, 2026*
• ELM Image 24 – posting October 18, 2024*
• ELM Image 25 – posting October 17, 2025*
• CRM Image 22 – posting October 15, 2024*
• CRM Image 23 – posting October 24, 2025*

*Tentative Dates – Oracle Safe Harbor Statement applies.

“Popular &  New” HCM Ideas – Check out and VOTE for your favorite Idea, click here to see all the PeopleSoft Ideas

• Health & Safety – Enable End Date field on the Vaccine Details Grid on the EE Health Card – New Idea
• HR – Allow for Multiple attachments download in one click in Fluid Job Data– Popular Idea
• HR – Fluid Job Data – Include History/Correction mode at bottom of page – Popular Idea
• HR – OnBoarding – Activity Guide Group/Parent Step – Mark Complete Configuration – Popular Idea
• HR – Ability to add Department fields to Company Directory/Org Chart – New Idea
• Time and Labor – Add Active/Inactive Employee filter on MSS Manager Search Options – New Idea
• Time and Labor – Allow departments to create quick-fills for time reporters only in that department/group id – New Idea
• Time and Labor – Weekly Fluid TimeSheet – Need Ability to select the time period to copy from – Hot Idea
• Absence Management – Absence Request History – allow to be downloaded to Excel – Hot Idea

 PeopleSoft General Update

• Oracle Extends Support for PeopleSoft, Maintains 10-Year Rolling Support – Blog (Important)
• PeopleSoft Now! Investment Update for 2024 with Paco Aubrejuan – Video (Important)
• The PeopleSoft Page and Field Configurator Video Feature Overview – Video
• PeopleSoft Now! Getting the most from your PeopleSoft System – Video (check out these friendly PS faces)
• PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8 61 Highlights – Video
• Fluidizing Manager Self Service for Learning – Video
• 2024 Veteran Hiring Benchmark requirements (U.S.A only)
• Oracle announces the 2024 Class of PeopleSoft Innovators – PeopleSoft NOW! Episode 4.4 – Blog
• PeopleTools 8.61 is available for on-premise installation – Blog
• Revised Employee and Applicant Veteran self-identification form – U.S.A. Update – Blog
• Health & Safety – Attachment enhancement delivered in Image 49 – Blog
• PeopleSoft HCM PUM 49 introduces Configurable Time Summaries to Fluid Time Entry – Blog
• Filters in PeopleSoft simplify “Payable Time Management” for managers and employees – Blog
• “Deep Dive into Configurable Search” – Advisor Webcast
• “Real Time Indexing (RTI) and the Batch Switch” – Advisor Webcast

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