With the launch of Release 12 last year, the new 'Employee 360' option is available in the 'Directory' feature. Users can search for other people in the system and get a glimpse of their information. The amount of data that is made visible is based on the level of access and based on configuration, some of which we will look at today.
Let's look at the sections one by one: 
Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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View Hierarchy opens up the organization chart to show the supervisor hierarchy.
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· Position management
· Line manager data
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The supervisor hierarchy data must be maintained
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Add Contact downloads a ‘.vcf’ file of the person’s contact information
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Data security has been a consideration.
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Follow lets you follow the person on Oracle Social Network
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Oracle Social Network must be enabled
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Cover image is the background shown
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Personalization can be done to load a default one for the whole site
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· Employees can upload their own images, their maturity is to be considered
· 2600x290px
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Photo shows the employee’s photo
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Personalization can be done to stop people from uploading photos
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· Dimensions are not restricted, can be cropped
· PNG, GIF, JPEG
· No size limit
· Can be loaded in bulk
· Aspect ratio of 6:1, max width of 1800px and height of 300px
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Name shows the employee ‘Display Name’
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Manage Person Name Formats
Manager Person Name Styles
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Different countries follow different name formats
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Local Time shows the time based on the preference set by the employee
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Set Preferences
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Location shows the city and state of the employee’s assignment
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Manage Locations
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Job
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Manage Jobs
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Person Number, shows the unique number of the employee
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This information can be considered as sensitive
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Hire Date
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This information can be considered as sensitive
The data shown is the latest hire date (So the date shown for global transfers is not the original hire date)
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Custom Gallery Messages can be used for showing different information such as out of office, department level information, public holidays etc
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Department Trees
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This does not sync with any other system
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Contact Information such as phone, email and others
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None
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Work email would help collaborate
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Assignment Location Address where the employee is assigned. The icon also shows on google maps.
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Manage Locations
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Building information when mapped in the assignment of the information
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This information would help colleagues find others physically
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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About Me is a free text description of the employee.
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· Allow user control
· Hide for manager
· Hide for everyone
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Employee maturity is to be considered
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Areas of Expertise
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· Allow user control
· Hide for manager
· Hide for everyone
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Consider storing in the form of key words. Users need to be educated of the same
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Areas of Interest
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· Allow user control
· Hide for manager
· Hide for everyone
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Consider storing in the form of key words. Users need to be educated of the same
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Managers and Peers shows the person’s manager and the peer group are people who are assign the same manager
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Line manager data
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Favourite Links shows the saved bookmarks.
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· Allow user control
· Hide for manager
· Hide for everyone
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Employees should try to share bookmarks relevant to their organization
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Social Networks allows the employee to save their social profiles
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Companies often restrict access of social networks and the same policy might apply
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Description
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Configuration Option
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Considerations
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Feedback and Notes
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Representatives show the various AORs (Area of Responsibility) applicable for the employee
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Manage Areas of Responsibility
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AOR can be defined for a variety of purposes such as approvals, defining points of contact for various departments, etc.
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Allow User Control:
This allows users to choose whether they want to display the part of the portrait or not.
Setup and Maintenance > Edit Public Settings
Hide for Manager
This feature allows to control the visibility for managers
Setup and Maintenance > Edit Public Settings
Hide for Everyone
This feature allows to control the visibility for all users
Setup and Maintenance > Edit Public Settings
References:
- https://blogs.oracle.com/oaux/oracle-hcm-cloud-release-12-a-powerhouse-of-contemporary-design
- How to prevent users to attached there own profile picture (Doc ID 2068701.1)
- What Is The Cover Image Specification In R13? (Doc ID 2392695.1)
- Details About Cover Photo On The Public Profile (Doc ID 2300140.1)
- Is It Possible To Upload A Single Jpg. Site Wide To The ‘Change Background Photo’ Image (Doc ID 2296771.1)