Oracle Fusion Cloud – HCM Common Release 26A

Release 26A continues to provide new features to the HCM Cloud product.

With each release a summary table is provided of the new content in the release.  It is important to understand these tables as they identify the potential impact to the existing processes and whether setup is required to enable the new content.  Below is the list of the Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Common Release 26A features.

Module	Feature	Impact to Existing Business Processes	Action to Enable
Applications Security	Areas of Responsibility UIs Trigger Role Provisioning for Individual Workers	Larger Scale	Potential Setup
Applications Security	Enhanced Public Worker Access for Oracle Search	None	Setup Required
Applications Security	Redwood Experience for Role Mappings	None	Setup Required
HCM Common	Employee Self-Service with AI Assistance	None	Setup Required
HCM Common	Team Management with AI Assistance	None	Setup Required
HCM Data Loader	AI Agent for HCM Data Loader	None	Setup Required
HCM Data Loader	Redwood Experience for HCM Data Loader	None	Setup Required
HCM Data Loader	Business Object Enhancements	Small Scale	None
HCM Extract	Introducing Redwood Style Transaction Console with Embedded AI	None	Setup Required
HCM Extract	Redwood Experience for HCM Extracts	None	Setup Required

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Oracle continues to expand and provide more AI to the Cloud solution, including AI-Powered Employee & Team Assistance.

With Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Common Release 26A, Oracle expands built-in AI support across Core HR and Self-Service processes:

• Employee Concierge (AI) delivers personalized assistance across topics such as compensation guidance, payslip interpretation, and benefits questions.
• Team Management with AI Assistance helps managers analyze and act on team data more efficiently within transactional flows.

These AI features improve productivity by giving users conversational, context-aware help right inside HCM pages.

Here are the new AI features summary for Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Common Release 26A directly from Oracle:

Employee Self-Service with AI Assistance

The Employee Concierge agent acts as the single point of entry for employees seeking assistance with various aspects of their employment, including compensation, benefits, leave and absences, and payroll.

Employee Concierge Enhancements

• Document Support Capabilities Employee Concierge subagents are equipped with document retrieval tools, enabling employees to access and understand company policies independently. Each specialized subagent provides contextual guidance based on relevant policy documents:
  • Leave and Absence Analyst – Retrieves company specific absence and leave policies.
  • Benefits Analyst – Accesses benefits documentation, plan details, and enrollment guides.
  • Compensation Advisor – Provides compensation policies and total perks and rewards information.
  • Payslip Analyst – Retrieves payslip documentation and explains pay components and deductions.

This feature enhances the existing HCM processes by providing proactive support, personalized guidance, and efficient access to information. Employees can ask questions that cover a breath of areas in a single conversation that greatly enhances their productivity.

Team Management with AI Assistance

The Manager Concierge agent acts as the single point of entry for managers seeking assistance with team management. It provides support for queries related to compensation, leave and absences, talent management, and employment details for their team members.

Manager Concierge Enhancements

• Team Data Hub Manager Concierge now offers team-wide analytics to complement its individual insights. Managers can explore workforce patterns across employment, compensation, and talent metrics — spotting trends like pay equity gaps or performance imbalances — and then drill down instantly to individual employees for targeted action.
• Context-Driven Deep links With new context-aware deep links, conversational insights turn into immediate action. When a manager says, “Transfer Sarah to a new department,” Manager Concierge automatically launches the correct Redwood screen — pre-filled with all relevant details. Powered by the Quick Link business object, this eliminates the need for maintaining hundreds of static deeplink tools, making navigation faster and more adaptive.
• Document Support Capabilities Manager Concierge subagents are equipped with document retrieval tools, enabling managers to access and navigate company policies efficiently. Each specialized subagent provides contextual guidance based on relevant policy documents:
  • Leave and Absence Analyst – Retrieves leave policies and guides managers through absence management decisions.
  • Compensation Advisor – Accesses compensation policies to support salary, perks and award programs and other compensation related information.
  • Employment Details Assistant – Provides employment contract details and employment lifecycle details for step-by-step guidance for hiring, onboarding, development, and offboarding.

This feature enhances the existing HCM processes by providing proactive support, personalized guidance, and efficient access to information. Managers can ask questions that cover a breath of areas in a single conversation that greatly enhances their productivity.

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Here is the link to the full content provided by Oracle including the setup requirements:  Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Common 26A What’s New.

Watch the feature overview video here.