Upcoming 2022 User Groups/Webinars/Conferences:

• Oracle Public Sector User Group Meeting : May 3, 2022
• Modernization of Job Data Webinar – May 11, 2022
• Northwest Regional User Group Conference: May 17-18, 2022, Seattle, WA
• BLUEPRINT 4D – The PeopleSoft Forum: June 6 – 9, 2022, Las Vegas, NV
• VIVE Spain User Group Conference:  Madrid, Spain, June 2-3, 2022
• HIUG’s Interact Conference: June 12 – 16, 2022, Miami, FL
• Breakthrough’22 : December 1-2, 2022, Birmingham, England
• PeopleSoft and Cloud Applications Webinar Series

RV’s Strategy Spotlight

HCM Image 42 is now generally available.  It includes new Analytic Dashboards for Managers, Global Payroll, and Time & Attendance Administrators.  As your organization works through the process of employees returning to work locations, your managers can use the new Remote Worker Analytics Dashboard to view a breakdown of the remote work status of their team members,.  Also available in Image 42 is a new Calendar feature that provides employees a one-page view of their peers’ absences, schedules, holidays, work anniversaries, and birthdays.  Take a look at the Image Highlights Image 42 video for an overview of the major features available.

Now is the time to make plans for attending Blueprint 4D either in person or virtually.  We would love to see everyone in person in Las Vegas, however, we understand that some of you are not yet able to travel which is why I want to draw your attention to the different registration options available to you.  The best option by far is the Corporate Pass – for one price you may have as many people as you want from your organization attend Blueprint 4D virtually, which includes access to all the keynote presentations, 20+ Oracle roadmap and updates, hot-topic sessions, and 150+ sessions across PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud, and Oracle Database & Technology.  Looking forward to connecting with you in June either in person or virtually!

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

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

• Job Data Working Group – We shared recently delivered Fluid Job Data enhancements, discussed correction mode changes in Fluid Job (vs. Classic) and answered customer questions.
• Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) – The team has finished the design walkthrough with the focus group and development has started on the Fluidization of MSS functions.  We also reviewed the need for enhancements and use cases for the pre-requisite and equivalency sections in programs during this month’s call.
• Performance Management – The focus group did not meet this month, but the development team has been busy working on the fluidization of the Performance Document.  We will be showing the new functionality and more information at the Blueprint 4D conference in June.
• HR HelpDesk – Focus group met to review the conceptual design flow for ‘Approvals for Solution Management’, and we will be meeting again on April 21 to gather requirements for Solution Effectiveness Analytics features
• Global Payroll – We met to discuss the Element Trace Viewer, and we received very positive feedback from customers about the new feature.
• Time and Labor –. The focus group met to review the designs for the Employee Scheduling feature, including the ability for an employee to ask for a replacement for their schedule, as well as to swap their schedule with someone else.
• Absence Management – The focus group did not meet this month, but we are planning to meet in April to review the Absence Forecasting feature changes, including changes to what is presented to users as a result of the forecasting process.
• Page and Field Configurator – The focus Group met to review a prototype of the new Track Changes feature. This enhancement would allow customers to track changes to specific fields on specific pages using criteria defined by your organization.
• Accessibility with PeopleSoft HCM – The group reviewed and confirmed PeopleSoft’s proposed approach for handling a variety of accessibility issues impacting employee self-service.  We also discussed the available options and challenges with supporting accessible reports in PeopleSoft.  The next focus group is scheduled for May 17^th and will be based on accessibility topics that are top of mind for focus group members.

 ***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/

• New Zealand – The Inland Revenue Department, New Zealand has released a new version of Payroll Calculation and Business Rule Specification document. There are changes to the ACC Levy & Student Loan Threshold for the tax year 2023 (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023).
• Australia – Australian Government provided updates to the Superannuation Guarantee Act 1992, which is effective 1 July 2022.
• United Kingdom – The Government of Wales has uprated the earnings thresholds of Council Tax Attachments of Earnings Orders (CTAEO) which are different from England effective 1^st April 2022.
• United Kingdom – In the recent Spring Statement, the Chancellor announced an increase of Class 1 National Insurance Primary Thresholds by £3000 to £12570 effective from 6^th July 2022 to align with the income tax personal allowance of £12570 for 2022-23 Tax Year.

 PeopleSoft Update

• HCM Image 43 – posting July 8, 2022*
• HCM Image 44 – posting October 21, 2022*
• ELM Image 22 – posting November 18, 2022*
• CRM Image 21 – posting November 21, 2022*

*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

• HR – ability to configurable page of name, address, phone & email types in ESS – Popular Idea
• HR – Ability for Employees to request an accommodation in self-service – New Idea
• HR – Create Tuition Request/Approval/Reimbursement Module – Popular Idea
• ELM – Delegations in ELM – Popular Idea
• Time & Labor – MSS Fluid Timesheet doesn’t allow for a View By Change that MSS Classic Timesheet does – New Idea
• Time & Labor – MSS Timesheet doesn’t allow for Date Selection – Popular Idea
• Absence – Add retroactive processing capability to leave donations – Popular Idea
• Approvals – Add Additional Filters to Fluid Pending Approvals – Popular Idea

PeopleSoft General Update

• Oracle announces the extension of support for PeopleSoft to 2033, once again reaffirming its commitment to support PeopleSoft for a rolling 10 years. – Blog (Important)
• Staying Current on PeopleTools – Tech Blog
• This is me. Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace (Part 1) – Blog
• This is me. My Identity is more than Male or Female! (Part 2) – Blog
• This is me. Gender Identity is easy as 1, 2, 3, 4… (Part 3) – Blog
• This is me. The new sensitive gender identity fields in Personal Data (Part 4) – Blog
• This is me. Announcing the new gender identity feature to your employees (Part 5) – Blog
• Configure Your Benefit Dependent Data Upload and Approval – Part 2 – Blog
• Keeping the Recruiting Administrators plugged in to the Recruiters’ Workload – Blog
• Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 42 – Video
• PeopleSoft Vaccination and Test Tracking with Analytics Video Feature Overview – Video

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