SQL Query to Retrieve Parent Department Tree Information

This query retrieves details of the active department tree structure in Oracle HCM, including tree version ID, structure code, and tree code. It helps identify the current version of the Parent Department Tree being used within the organization.


How to Remove Goal Plan Assignments Using HDL Delete Template

Use the GoalPlanAssignment HDL Delete Template to remove existing goal plan assignments for employees in Oracle HCM. Required fields include GoalPlanAssignmentId, AssignmentId, and GoalPlanId. A supporting SQL query helps extract the necessary data to prepare the HDL file. After deletion, you can update or recreate new goal plans with eligibility criteria.


SQL Query to Generate HDL Data Lines for Assignment Business Object

This SQL query is designed to generate HDL-compliant assignment data lines for Oracle HCM Data Loader. It fetches assignment details for active employees and formats the data in HDL .dat file structure using the MERGE action for the Assignment business object.


SQL Query to Retrieve Department Hierarchy with Project and Expense Codes

This query retrieves department hierarchy information along with project and expense codes by joining Oracle HCM’s organization and tree structures. It displays the department name, parent department name, project code, and expense code, using hierarchical CONNECT BY logic to trace the structure.


SQL Query to Identify Work Email Addresses Flagged as Primary in Oracle HCM

This query retrieves a list of email addresses from Oracle HCM and identifies whether each is marked as the employee's primary email address. It compares the email address ID with the person's primary email ID and flags it accordingly.


SQL Query to Identify Terminated Employees in Oracle HCM

This query retrieves employees from Oracle HCM whose records are associated with termination details by joining PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F and PER_PERIODS_OF_SERVICE tables. It displays the last update date, last updated by, and person number, helping track recently updated termination records.


SQL Query to Identify the Seniority Date Version in Oracle HCM

This query retrieves the Seniority Date Version, Seniority Date Code, and corresponding Meaning from Oracle HCM. It joins the PER_SENIORITY_DATES_SETUP and HCM_LOOKUPS tables to provide active configurations used in determining employee seniority calculations.


SQL Query to Retrieve List of Failed Approval Transactions

This query retrieves failed approval transactions from Oracle HCM by checking the status and state of transactions in the HRC_TXN_HEADER and HRC_TXN_DATA tables. It helps identify transactions that encountered issues during the approval workflow process.


SQL Query to Retrieve Areas of Responsibility (AOR) Assigned to Users

This SQL query retrieves the Areas of Responsibility (AOR) assigned to employees in Oracle HCM. It includes Person Number, Display Name, Assignment Number, AOR Type, Scope (BU/Department/Legal Entity), Responsibility Name, and Status. The query joins assignment, person, responsibility, and organizational tables to provide a complete AOR mapping.


How to Identify Employees with Missing Profile ID Using SQL Query

To identify if an employee’s Profile ID is missing in Oracle Fusion HCM, you can cross-check profile migration records, validate Talent zip file contents, and analyze HDL profile loads. This ensures the profile was properly migrated and processed without errors.


SQL Query to Retrieve Employee Person ID

To get the Person ID of an employee in Oracle HCM, use the PER_ALL_PEOPLE_F table and filter it using the Person Number. This helps identify the internal unique identifier associated with the employee.


SQL Query to Retrieve Employee Details with Department Hierarchy and Manager Information

This query provides a detailed employee profile, including department hierarchy (up to 9 levels), job title, assignment details, manager and second manager information, project code, and expense account. It also integrates Oracle HCM’s organization tree structure to display multi-level departmental relationships using a flattened hierarchy.


SQL Query to Retrieve Content ID for Licenses and Certifications

This query retrieves Content Item IDs for records categorized under Licenses and Certifications in Oracle HCM. It includes content type, item code, name, description, and audit details by joining content item base, translations, and type context tables filtered by context name as 'CERTIFICATION'.


SQL Query to Check Approval Transaction ID and Workflow Status

This query retrieves approval transaction details in Oracle HCM, including transaction status, workflow task information, initiator details, error logs, and assigned approvers. It joins transaction headers, transaction data, workflow tasks, error logs, and person records to provide a complete view of an approval transaction's progress and current state.


SQL Query to Retrieve Absence Entry ID, Absence Type ID, Start and End Dates

This query retrieves absence details such as Absence Entry ID, Absence Type ID, Absence Type Name, Start Date, End Date, and duration for a given employee. It joins absence entries, absence types, people, and service periods to ensure accurate and current data is fetched.


SQL Query to Retrieve Only Active Employees in Oracle HCM

This SQL condition filters out only active employees by checking assignment status and date range validity and ensuring no overlapping inactive status. It considers assignment types, termination dates, and the latest adequate records to identify actively employed individuals accurately.


What is the Redwood Personalization Helper Tool?

It’s a tool provided by Oracle to help you identify and manage personalization/customization changes made in Oracle HCM Responsive Pages (now moving to Redwood UI). It generates a report of all personalizations done in HCM Design Studio and some page composer changes. It helps you know what personalization is: ✅ Migratable to Redwood...


Can I Move Changes from a Lower Release Pod to a Higher Release Pod?

No, it's not recommended to migrate changes from a lower release pod to a higher release pod. To ensure compatibility and avoid deployment issues, both source and target environments should be on the same release level, including all standard and one-off patches.


Do Express Mode or Business Rules Changes Need to Be Re-Deployed After P2T?

Yes, after a Production to Test (P2T) refresh, you may need to re-deploy your Express Mode or Business Rules changes from Visual Builder Studio (VB Studio) if they are no longer visible in the target pod. The extensions themselves remain safe in VB Studio, and you can re-run the pipeline to restore them.


Does Express Mode Require a Separate License?

No, Express Mode in Visual Builder Studio does not require a separate license. It is included as part of your Oracle HCM Cloud subscription and can be used without any additional licensing requirements.