Upcoming PeopleSoft HCM 2024 User Groups/Webinars/Conferences:

• Oracle Public Sector HCM Meeting – Virtual; November 26, 2024
• Payroll for North America SIG – Virtual; December 10, 2024
• Quest Oracle Experience Week – Virtual; December 9-12, 2024
• Oracle/PeopleSoft – Executive Event – Bay Area, CA; January 30, 2025
• PeopleSoft India SIG – India; February 20-21, 2025
• PeopleSoft Southeast RUG – Orlando, FL; March 6, 2025
• PeopleSoft Southeast RUG – Nashville, TN; April 10, 2025
• PeopleSoft Southeast RUG – Atlanta. GA; May 8, 2025
• Quest BLUEPRINT 4D – Las Vegas, NV ; June 9-13, 2025
• Ascend OHUG – Orlando, FL; June 8-11, 2025

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

• Congratulations to Central Bank of India for deploying HR Insights and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61
• Congratulations to Bremer Bank for deploying Benefits WorkCenter, Fluid Position Mgmt and Benefit’s Open Enrollment Insights
• Congratulations to City of Sacramento, CA for deploying Benefits Insight
• Congratulations to Community Health Network for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61
• Congratulations to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for deploying Fluid Job & Personal Data and for upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61
• Congratulations to East Kentucky Power Cooperative for deploying Submit and Preview benefit’s button
• Congratulations to Hennepin County for deploying Oracle Guided Learning (OGL)
• Congratulations to ITC Infotech for migrating to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Congratulations to Independence Blue Cross – Philadelphia for deploying Gender Identity
• Congratulations to The University of Vermont for deploying Preferred Name
• Congratulations to University of Colorado System for deploying Gender Identity and upgrading to PeopleTools 8.61
• Congratulations to University of Michigan for deploying Remote Worker and Fluid Direct Deposit
• Congratulations to Walla Walla University for implementing Ben Admin
• Congratulations to York University for implementing Ben Admin

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

• HR Help Desk – We met in September and focus group saw a demo of features delivered in CRM Image 22. We also discussed new enhancements HR Helpdesk product.
• Insights – Workgroup will meet in November with a review of the Payroll for NA Year End Insights and round table discussion of members latest projects.
• Enterprise Learning Management – Focus group met and discussed new enhancements on the idea space as well as upcoming development of delegations.  December meeting will be held the first Thursday and we will start the new year with our first meeting in February.
• Tuition Reimbursement – The focus group will meet December 5^th.  If you have not received your invite, please let email [email protected]
• Preboarding – With the release of preboarding in image 50 we are looking at having a focus group meeting to get customer feedback on the January 9^th meeting.

 ***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/  

• Malaysia – Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim unveiled the Budget for the Year of Assessment 2025 (YA 2025) on October 18, 2024.
• United Kingdom – New RTI specifications for the Tax Year 2025-26
• United Kingdom – The Chancellor has announced updates on Income Tax, National Insurance and Employment Allowance in the Autumn Budget Session on 30th October 2024
• Brazil – eSocial and Technical Note S-1.3 01/2024

PeopleSoft Update – Click here for schedule of release dates

• 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)
• An important message from Paco for the PeopleSoft Healthcare community – Video (Important)
• The PeopleSoft Page and Field Configurator Video Feature Overview – Video
• PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8 61 Highlights – Video
• Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 50 – Video
• Oracle announces the 2024 Class of PeopleSoft Innovators – PeopleSoft NOW! Episode 4.4 – Blog
• PeopleTools 8.61 is available for on-premise installation – Blog
• PeopleSoft Now! PeopleSoft Product Strategy Roadmap Update – Video (check out these friendly PS faces)
• Saint Paul Public Schools continues to invest and expand its PeopleSoft footprint while decreasing infrastructure costs… – Blog
• Unlocking Flexibility: Empowering Personnel Action Request Final Approvers to Modify Request Details and Accelerate Approvals – Blog

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