Analyzing

Time Rule
Processing
Details
Oracle Fusion Time and Labor

WHITE PAPER / OCTOBER 8, 2018

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Table of Contents
Analyzing Time Rule Processing Details Introduction.................................. 4

Rule Set Log Files ....................................................................................... 4

Enable and Disable Logging ........................................................................................................ 4

Enable Log Deletion .................................................................................................................... 6

Analyze rule processing details ................................................................... 7

Confirm Security Profile Setup..................................................................................................... 7

Set Up the Data Role and Security Profile ................................................................................... 8

Set Up the Job Role .................................................................................................................. 12

Delete Older Log Files ............................................................................................................... 14

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ANALYZING TIME RULE PROCESSING DETAILS INTRODUCTION

You can view the formulas, rules, and rule sets used to validate and process an employee's time
card. Use the Analyze Rule Processing Details task in the Time Management work area to
analyze the processing logs and diagnose any errors. Correct errors using the relevant task. For
example, for errors detected when processing a rule template, use the Manage Rule Template
task to search for the rule template and fix the error.

Employee Time Card Aspects That You Can View

INFORMATION DESCRIPTION

Rule details Click Rule Definition to view details of the time repository rule that includes the
parameter and output values.

Processing logs for the Click Rule Set Processing Log and Rule Processing Log to view the processing
rule set and rule logs that help to diagnose processing issues.

Formula details Click Formula Details to view details of the formula associated with the rule
templates.

RULE SET LOG FILES

To troubleshoot issues with time and workforce compliance rules by analyzing process details, you must enable rule set and rule
logging. To manage performance, you can set a logging duration and automatically delete old log files.

Enable and Disable Logging

1. Sign in as an application administrator.

2. On the Settings and Actions menu, select Setup and Maintenance. Open the menu by clicking your sign in on the global
header.

3. On the Tasks panel tab, click Search.

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4. On the Search page, search for and open the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.

5. Search for the profile option code ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG.

6. Select ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_LEVEL.

7. In the Site profile level row, select the profile value from the options described in this table.

LOG LEVEL RULE SET LOGS RULES LOGS

Incident No, unless status is Failed No, unless status is Failed

Finest Yes Yes

Finer Yes Yes for time calculation and entry rules

No for time device, workforce compliance, and

time submission rules

Fine Yes for time calculation and entry rule sets No

No for time device, workforce compliance, and

time submission rule sets

Manage Administrator Profile Values page with the profile option ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_LEVEL selected and the Profile Value choices
showing for the Site level

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Enable Log Deletion
1. Sign in as an application administrator.

2. On the Settings and Actions menu, select Setup and Maintenance. Open the menu by clicking your sign in on the global
header.

3. On the Tasks panel tab, click Search.

4. Search for and open the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.

5. Search for the profile option code ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG.

6. Select ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_MONTHS_TO_KEEP.

7. In the Site profile level row, enter a profile value from 6 to 24. The number indicates the age, in months, that a log file can
reach before you delete it following the steps in the last section, Delete Older Log Files.

– The default value is 6.

– Any entry less than 6 or null automatically adjusts to 6.

– Any entry greater than 24 automatically adjusts to 24.

– The rule engine doesn't delete logs less than 6 months old or keep logs older than 24 months.

Manage Administrator Profile Values page with the profile option ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_MONTHS_TO_KEEP selected and the 6 showing
as the default profile value of 6

Use the Analyze Rule Processing Details task in the Time Management work area to delete log files older than the specified
months to keep.

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ANALYZE RULE PROCESSING DETAILS
The Analyze Rule Processing Details task is in the Time Management work area. If you haven't used the task before, first
confirm that your sign in has the correct security. If not, follow the instructions to set up the relevant data role. As well as analyzing
rule set and rule processing details, you can delete rule set and rule log files that are older than the specified months to keep.

Confirm Security Profile Setup

On the Analyze Rule Processing Details page, in the Search section, show the Worker choice list. If the list is empty, then the data
role is missing or incorrectly configured.

If the list isn't empty, the data role is correctly configured for you to view rule set and rule log files.

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Set Up the Data Role and Security Profile
1. On the Settings and Actions menu, select Setup and Maintenance. Open the menu by clicking your sign in on the global
header.

2. On the Tasks panel tab, click Search.

3. On the Search page, search for and open the Manage Data Role and Security Profiles task.

4. On the Manage Data Roles and Security Profiles page, click Create.

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5. On the Create Data Role: Select Role page, complete the fields as shown in this table.

FIELD VALUE

Data Role Time and Labor Administrator Role-TL1

Job Role Time and Labor Administrator

Role Code ORA_HXT_TIME_AND_LABOR_ADMINISTRATOR_JOB

Create Data Role: Select Role page showing the fields and values listed in the table

6. Click Next.

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7. On the Create Data Role: Security Criteria page, select the View All… option in each choice list.

8. Click Next.

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9. On the Assign Security Profiles to Role: Organization Security… page, in the Organization Security Profile field, select View All
Organizations.

10. Click Next repeatedly, until you open the Create Data Role: Review page. Do not click Review.

11. Click Submit.

12. On the Manage Data Roles and Security Profiles page, click Done.

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Set Up the Job Role
1. On the Search page, search for and open the Manage Job Roles task.

2. Click the Users task tab.

3. Search for the appropriate user name.

4. Select the user name.

5. Click Edit.

6. On the Edit User Account… page, click Edit.

7. Click Add Role.

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8. On the Add Role Membership dialog box, search for and select Time and Labor Administrator Role-TL1.

9. Click Add Role Membership.

10. On the Edit User Account… page, click Save and Close.

11. Sign out of the application.

12. Sign in to the application.

13. In the Time Management work area, open the Analyze Rule Processing Details page and confirm that you can now see the
Worker choice list.

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Delete Older Log Files
Complete these steps to delete log files older than the number of months entered for the site-level profile value of the
ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_MONTHS_TO_KEEP profile option.

1. On the Analyze Rule Processing Details page, Actions menu, select Delete Older Log Files.

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