Again, more snippets from OHUG (and probably posted on Metalink somewhere)....

With R12.1, Oracle are reverting to granular family packs on a 6-monthly basis.

So assuming 12.1.1 is out (or immenent)...
12.1.2 is due end of 2009
12.1.3 due mid 2010 etc

This was correct at time of announcement (ie 15th June at OHUG) but since all the Oracle presentations had the usual disclaimer notices at the start, these dates are subject to change

12.1.1 is out now....so 12.1.2 by the end of this year?
By the way, has anybody seen the HR Help Desk functionality on 12.1.1?
Jairo

Yup - saw a demo of.
Integration of the Peoplesoft HR Helpdesk - very neat and tidy - a good match of applications if you ask me.

Thanks Barry. My understanding is that 12.1.1 only offers the web services to allow the connection to and from peoplesoft, so this one will be a challenge...
Any peoplesoft experts out there?
Jairo

"My understanding is that 12.1.1 only offers the web services to allow the connection to and from peoplesoft,"

can you please elaborate more on this ??

you still need to install peoplesoft in order to use this functionality. 12.1.1 only provides the link between the 2 products.
Jairo

ohhhh..
thanks for the clarification

So if Oracle are reverting to granular family packs on a 6-monthly basis with R12.1, does that mean both the mid and end of year family pack will have to be applied to keep compliant with payroll before EOY? i.e. two family packs have to be applied?

Good question, and one that did get raised at the Payroll CAB meeting at OHUG. On the NHS project they do not have the bandwidth for testing of multiple patches (of this size) in a given year and so would only take the EOY patch.

The answer is no. They will be roll-up patches (as before i think).

I think the "granular" term is a bit misleading - i think they meant that they would be providing 'smaller chunks of patches' rather than massive annual patches.

Hope that clears things up?

Oh, and if the 'invisible' Oracle watchers would care to chip in and correct me (if I am wrong) then i'd appreciate it

Missed this one - sorry.

Yes you would still need to install the Peoplesoft HR Helpdesk system - its not bundled with EBS.
The demo i saw, though, was seamless (realtime, not smoke-and-mirrors stuff neither)!

Thought I would Post this for your information.

Date: July 15, 2009
Time: 8:00 am MDT
Product Family: E-Business Suite, Talent Management Solutions Release12.1

Conference Key: advisor



Post Presentation Recording can be found on Note 740297.1



Summary

This one-hour session will provide Oracle E-Business Suite Human Capital Management (HCM) customers with an overview of Release 12.1 Talent Management solutions. In today’s global economy, only a configurable, integrated talent management solution is practical. Oracle’s integrated talent management framework offers extended best-practice global capabilities. Customers will hear about the benefits and key capabilities of E-Business Suite HCM Release 12.1 talent management solutions. Oracle has a complete set of modules focused on all aspects of talent management that enable customers to attract high potential individuals, develop high performing employees and retain key talent. The benefits of new succession planning and talent profile features will be presented. Information on where to find additional resources that will assist you in your upgrade planning process will also be included.

Topics will include:

Why integrated talent management is business critical

Reducing time to hire and improving candidate engagement with Oracle iRecruitment

Enabling employees to understand how their individual objectives contribute to enterprise goals with Oracle Performance Management

Developing high performing employees and critical skills with Oracle Learning Management

Increasing employee engagement and retaining talent with Succession Planning

Talent Profiles as the foundation for talent management

Where to find additional resources for more information

A short, live demonstration (only if applicable) and question and answer period will be included.

Thanks for this.

As it happens, i have been spending all morning typing out my notes i took from OHUG - i attended many sessions on 12.1 and talent management and thought it would be worth spreading the news.
I will go ahead and publish (once finished) anyway.

P.S. If you do get a chance, the demo is well worth it.

Thanks, would appreciate any info you can provide around the OHUG for 12.1 Talent Management.

Sahir