Are you ready to explore the latest advancements in Oracle’s Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud? The Oracle Cloud HCM 24C Release brings a new wave of intelligent features, usability improvements, and Redwood UI enhancements—designed to elevate the way organizations manage their workforce.
Whether you’re an HR leader, system administrator, or business stakeholder, staying current with Oracle’s quarterly updates is key to driving operational efficiency, improving employee experiences, and maximizing your cloud investment.
In this comprehensive update guide, we’ll walk you through the most impactful changes in the 24C release—from Global HR and Payroll to Learning, Talent Management, and beyond. Gain insights into new capabilities, understand their business value, and prepare your organization for a seamless transition.
Let’s dive into what’s new in Oracle HCM Cloud 24C.

What Makes Oracle HCM 24C a Game-Changer for HR Teams
The Oracle HCM 24C release is built with one core goal: to simplify and elevate HR operations. This update introduces smarter automation, improved workflows, and user-centric design changes that help reduce the daily workload for HR teams.
With streamlined processes and more intuitive interfaces, HR professionals can now focus on strategic initiatives rather than repetitive tasks. Enhanced notifications and UI elements also keep employees better informed, driving higher engagement and smoother self-service interactions.
Notably, features like automated salary notifications reduce the need for manual intervention, accelerating communication and minimizing delays. These enhancements not only improve accuracy and productivity but also save valuable time, resources, and operational costs.
Smart Testing Strategies to Prepare for Oracle HCM 24C
To ensure a seamless transition during the Oracle HCM 24C upgrade, it’s essential to adopt strategic and efficient testing practices. A well-structured testing approach minimizes risk, safeguards critical business processes, and accelerates post-update readiness.
- Define What to Test—and What Not To: Start by identifying the essential test scenarios impacted by the 24C update. At the same time, determine which test cases can be safely excluded, helping you focus resources on areas that truly matter.
- Create Sanity Tests Early: Develop lightweight sanity test cases as early as possible to quickly validate system stability and key workflows. These fast checks ensure that your core HR functionalities continue to perform as expected after the update.
- Choose the Right Testing Mix: Automated vs. Manual: Evaluate your critical business processes and classify them based on complexity and frequency. Automation is ideal for high-volume, repetitive tasks, while processes involving conditional logic or judgment may be better suited for manual testing.
- Leverage Impact Analysis Reports: Use impact analysis reports to identify configuration or functionality changes between the current and previous Oracle HCM releases. These reports help you pinpoint where testing is most needed, saving time and improving accuracy.
What’s New in Oracle HCM Cloud 24C: Key Feature Highlights
Global Human Resources
1. New Redwood-Enabled Pages for HR Actions
Oracle has introduced several Visual Builder Studio (VBS)-based Redwood pages for common HR tasks including:
- Cancel Work Relationship
- Terminate Employment
- Resignation
- Disability Organizations
- Enterprise HCM Information
- Legislative Data Groups
These pages offer a more intuitive and consistent user experience, aligning with Oracle’s Redwood design standards.
2. Responsive Configurations Now Apply to Redwood
Configurations previously supported for Responsive UIs are now extended to Redwood pages, particularly for Employment Details, giving organizations better control over how HR data is displayed.
3. Faster Approvals Without Full Section Access
Approvers can now commit data edits without navigating all form sections, even if they lack access permissions—reducing approval friction and improving processing speed.
4. Configurable KFF for People Group and Expense Account
Key Flexfields (KFF) are now configurable for the People Group and Default Expense Account during various worker addition processes, making it easier to align new hires with finance and HR structures.
Core HR Enhancements
1. Self-Service Visibility for Non-Workers and Representatives
Non-workers and their representatives can now view each other’s profiles through self-service portals. HR Representatives and Line Managers also gain access, promoting inclusivity across workforce types.
2. Flexible Person Name Style Validations
The 24C update adds a “Mark as Active” column to the Person Name Styles page. This allows you to deactivate unused name attributes, providing cleaner forms and reducing data entry errors.
Payroll Enhancements
1. Auto-Delete Post-Termination Time Entries
Oracle Payroll now automatically deletes time entries dated after an employee’s termination, ensuring accurate payroll calculations and preventing post-exit payroll errors.
2. Element Name Display in Payroll Costing Lines
Distributed element names (e.g., employer costs) now appear in the Subledger Accounting results, improving transparency in salary allocations and financial reconciliation.
3. Track Payroll Costing Process Statuses
HR and finance users can now view the statuses of both the Transfer to Subledger Accounting and Import Payroll Costs processes for each payroll result—making financial audits more efficient.
Talent Management Enhancements
1. Skill Chip Integration in Performance Conversations
Skill chips from the Skills Center are now embedded in Redwood check-in conversations and performance discussions, offering richer context and skill-based feedback.
2. Goal Visibility Within Performance Documents
Managers and employees can now view related goals—whether performance or development—alongside their performance documents, ensuring aligned, goal-based evaluations.
Technical & Security Enhancements
1. Faster Deletion of Stage Table Data
The Delete HDL Stage Table Data procedure is now multi-threaded, enabling faster removal of large datasets without impacting system performance.
2. Enhanced SQL Security for Candidate Imports
Candidate imports and assignment-level security now include SQL predicates, giving more control over data visibility and user access. Additional UI features like tabbed regions and copy test buttons enhance admin productivity.
3. Improved File Encryption for Inbound Interfaces
Oracle now supports enhanced encryption for inbound interfaces, with integration to Oracle WebCenter Content for secure file uploads and data loader operations.
Why Staying Current with Oracle HCM 24C Release Is Business-Critical
Oracle’s quarterly updates aren’t just feature enhancements—they’re essential for maintaining a secure, compliant, and high-performing HCM environment. Here’s why enterprises should prioritize the 24C release:
- Fix System Bugs for Smoother Operations: Each update addresses bugs and technical glitches identified in previous releases, ensuring greater system stability and a better user experience across HR processes.
- Apply Crucial Security and Data Patches: The 24C release includes vital security alerts and data fixes to protect sensitive employee and organizational information. Ignoring these can expose your system to vulnerabilities.
- Stay Compliant with Tax and Legal Regulations: Oracle HCM 24C delivers updates aligned with new tax laws, legal changes, and compliance mandates—ensuring your organization meets country-specific regulatory requirements without manual effort.
- Leverage Seamless Upgrade Scripts: New upgrade scripts included in this release help IT teams transition smoothly to the updated version, minimizing downtime and technical hiccups during deployment.
- Ensure Compatibility with Third-Party Integrations: The 24C update certifies Oracle HCM’s compatibility with the latest versions of third-party tools, avoiding integration breakdowns and ensuring your connected systems work in harmony.
- Support for New Oracle Product Integrations: This release also includes certification with newly launched Oracle applications, helping enterprises adopt new innovations faster and with confidence.
How Test Automation Simplifies Oracle HCM 24C Updates
With every Oracle Cloud HCM quarterly release, including 24C, comes a wave of updates that can affect existing workflows. Automating your testing strategy is no longer optional—it’s a necessity.
- Mitigate Risks to Existing Configurations: Oracle HCM updates often impact custom configurations, integrations, and business rules. Without proper validation, these disruptions can lead to errors or service downtime. Test automation helps quickly detect and isolate issues, ensuring your configurations remain intact.
- Achieve End-to-End Test Coverage Efficiently: Automated testing allows organizations to test all critical functionalities—quickly and thoroughly. From core HR functions to integrations, automation ensures every area is validated for performance, accuracy, and stability.
- Reduce Testing Time and Resource Dependence: Manual testing is time-consuming and error-prone. With automation, you can accelerate testing cycles, minimize the burden on HR and IT teams, and still ensure your system is ready for go-live—without compromising quality.
Key Business Benefits from Oracle HCM 24C Update
The Oracle HCM 24C release delivers tangible business value by driving efficiency, automation, and accuracy across critical HR functions.
- Minimize Manual Workload: By automating routine HR tasks, such as salary notifications and approvals, the 24C release reduces manual intervention, freeing up valuable time for HR and leadership teams to focus on strategic priorities.
- Access Real-Time, Accurate Salary Data: With enhanced support for the REST salary resource, teams can now pull up-to-date compensation data directly from Oracle HCM. This ensures consistency and transparency in salary-related communication and reporting.
- Automated Salary Notifications: The ability to automatically generate and distribute salary notifications streamlines employee communication and reduces administrative effort, especially during compensation cycles or mass updates.
- Enhance Compliance and Audit Readiness: With automated workflows and real-time data tracking, the 24C release helps HR teams maintain audit trails effortlessly and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Improve Employee Experience Through Timely Communication: Faster and automated delivery of salary-related updates means employees receive accurate information without delays, boosting trust and satisfaction in HR services.
Final Thoughts
The Oracle Cloud HCM 24C release isn’t just another quarterly update—it’s a strategic leap toward smarter HR operations. With enhancements across Global HR, Payroll, Talent Management, and technical infrastructure, 24C brings new efficiency, flexibility, and compliance readiness to your HCM environment.
Whether you’re looking to streamline workflows, strengthen data security, or deliver a better employee experience, adopting and testing these updates proactively will position your organization for success. Staying current means staying competitive—make sure your HR systems are ready.
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