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The following is intended to outline our general product

direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and
may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality,
and should not be relied upon in making purchasing
decision. The development, release, and timing of any
features or functionality described for Oracle’s products
remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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ELM Integrations
Elaine Clement – Principal Product Manager
Anil Pesaramelli – Senior Applications Engineer
 Program Agenda

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• Talent Management Overview

• Shared Data between ELM and HCM
• Staging Table Architecture
• Profile Management and ELM
• ePerformance and ELM
• Open Integration Framework (OIF)
• ELM Calendaring Integrations

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 What is Talent Management?

A set of business practices that manage the

planning, acquisition, development,
retention and advancement of talent in
order to achieve business goals and
optimize performance.

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 Understanding Talent Management

Talent
Planning
Measure
and Report Recruiting

Succession Performance
Planning Management

Learning &
Compensation
Development

Career Planning

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 Enabling Talent Management
• Fully Integrated Solution
• Profile Management drives or supports all functions.
• Learning is relevant and tied to job profile requirements and
performance goals.
• Comprehensive View of Talent & Goals
• Objectives are visible and measurable
• Manage competencies, achievements, certifications, etc. – individually
and organizationally
• Monitor and maintain compliance with company, industry and
legislative requirements
• Improved Flexibility and Usability for Employees and Managers
• Relevant, role-based activities and content
• Single user experience drives adoption

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HCM Analyst, The Yankee Group
The Great Convergence
Human Resource Executive
October 2, 2006

“An integrated [talent management] suite not

only makes for a more consistent user
experience, but also lets companies use a
single data model to minimize duplication and
share information more easily between
different areas of the organization.”

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 ELM Integrations

• Integration with Profile Management (HRMS 9.0)

• Integration with Performance Management
• Integration with a Calendar Vendor (OCS)
• Integration with Global Payroll (Supports French
Requirements)
• Integration with FMS General Ledger

• HRMS Person Model and Support for Multiple Jobs

• Enhanced EIP Processing and Error Handling

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Shared Data between

ELM and HCM

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 Enterprise Integration Points (EIP)
Core HRMS EIPs ELM 8.81 ELM 9.0

Business unit HR, currency, position, state, country,

job code, set ID workforce data



Employee personal data, employee job data,
competency setup data



Rating models, competencies, role competencies,
employee competency data


Employee competencies (inbound/outbound)


Employee objectives met (outbound)


Person of Interest

Company

Department

All Learning

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 Enterprise Integration Points

Profile Management EIPs French Related EIPs

All New in 9.0 All New in 9.0

• Catalog Types • DIF Balance
• Catalog Item • Student Cost Acknowledgement
• Catalog Type Properties • Training Hours Acknowledgement
• Profile Types • Publish Student Cost
• Profile Items • Publish Training Hour
• Learner Profile Item

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Staging Table Architecture

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 Staging Table Architecture

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 Staging Table Architecture

• Data is transformed using Transformation Framework.

• Full sync/Incremental sync data is loaded into staging
table.
• Application Engine process is run to validate and load
data into application tables
• Schedule the process to run at a configurable interval

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 Advantages of Staging Table Architecture

• Improves performance
• Improves error handling capabilities
• Better logging mechanism
• Eliminate dependencies on CI’s
• Eliminate Integration Broker dependency if needed

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 Staging Table Architecture Example

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Profile Management
Integration

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 Profile Management Integrations

• Learner can update their HRMS Profile by completing

courses and certifications.
• Learner can view their Learning Objectives gap
analysis based on Job Role Objectives.
• Learners may locate programs and activities to help
them meet a particular performance objective.
• Learners have learning objectives automatically
created based on gaps between person profile and
current job profile.
• Managers can view the status of planned, current and
historical learning within the performance evaluation
period.

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 Profile Management Integration

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 Integration Architecture for SOA

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ePerformance Integration

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 ePerformance Integration

• From within the Performance Appraisal

• Relevant Learning from ELM is displayed and the details of
the learning can be viewed
• Manager and Employee can search for and enroll in
additional learning
• Performance ratings uncover development areas
• Skill gaps drive learning objectives & activities
• Individual talent profiles updated with new
proficiencies

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 ePerformance Integration

• Learning is displayed in the Learning Section of the

Performance Review

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Open Integration Framework

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 Open Integration Framework

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 Open Integration Framework

• Generic web service based integration, one

framework supports multiple implementations
• Based on SOAP, XSLT Technology
• No code changes are required
• Completely configurable with XSLT

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ELM Calendaring Integration

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 ELM Calendaring Integration

• Session schedule information is sent to the Learner

and/or Instructor’s Calendar vendor
• ELM/Oracle Collaboration Suite Calendar integration was
delivered in ELM 9.0 bundle 1

• Time & Labor Calendar and schedule pages display

the scheduled training times for learners
• Two Enterprise Integration Points (EIPs) are delivered with
ELM to support this feature

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 ELM Calendaring Integration
Learner’s Calendar

• Learners add their Calendar information in Learning

Preferences

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 ELM Calendaring Integration
Learner’s Calendar

• Scheduled sessions can be marked in ‘real-time’ for

individual learners, or automatically marked for all
enrolled learners through a batch process

• Schedule changes are automatically updated in the

learners external calendar

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 ELM Calendaring Integration
Instructor’s Calendar

• Instructor’s calendars are marked in real-time when a

session is scheduled.

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 ELM Calendaring Integration
Instructor’s Calendar

• Administrators can update the Instructor’s calendar

when scheduling changes are made

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 ELM Calendaring Integration
Enterprise Time and Labor

• The calendar and schedule pages in Enterprise Time

& Labor can display the times that internal learners
are scheduled for training in ELM
• All newly created or updated sessions are published
to Time and Labor.
• Enrolling or dropping a learner in a scheduled activity
sends the learner-specific data to Time and Labor.

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 Conclusion

• Built-in Integration framework and integrations

• Provide seamless connections across multiple business
processes
• Accommodates changes quickly and cost effectively
• Supports learning as a strategic investment that
drives business results and builds competitive
advantages
• Meets organizations needs today and provides the
structure and flexibility to grow tomorrow

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 Additional Resources

• Training
• http://ouweb.us.oracle.com
• Customer Connection
• http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html
• ELM Special Interest Group (SIG)
• This group is comprised of existing and future users of ELM.
The goal is to create a forum that promotes the exchange of
information around best practices and implementation
strategies in order to help organizations optimize their
investment in ELM. To learn more visit
http://www.questdirect.org/QuestDirect/UserGroupHome/Ou
r+New+Affiliates.htm or contact Paul Harvey at
pharvey@frk.com

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Thank you for attending!

 The preceding is intended to outline our general
product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any
contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be
relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
The development, release, and timing of any
features or functionality described for Oracle’s
products remain at the sole discretion of Oracle.

© 2007 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

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© 2007 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential