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Importing Data - Overview
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There are two mechanisms available for importing data into Fusion Human
Capital Management
1. HCM File Base Loader (FBL)
2. Spreadsheet Data Loader

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Importing data into
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Importing Data
Which tool to choose?
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Sr.No Spreadsheet Data Loader HCM File Based Loader
1. Helps loads simple hierarchical and non-hierarchical
data.
Helps load complex hierarchical data.
2.
Can support only small to medium data volumes since
MS Excel has limited number of rows and columns.
Can support large data volumes.
3. Best suited for one time migration. Can be useful where a frequent data update is
required.
4. Does not support loading of object history. Supports loading of object history.
5.
Data cleansing and validation is required since data is
on an excel based format.
No such restriction.
6.
Supports update only for limited number of business
objects.
No such restriction.

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Program Agenda
Importing Data
Oracle Fusion HCM File Base Loader (FBL)
Oracle Fusion HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader
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Oracle HCM File Base Loader
Use Cases
• Data Migration
– Legacy Application Retirement
• Data Replication
– Integration with third party
applications
– Coexistence scenario

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How FBL Works?
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Import Source Data
to Stage Tables Stage Tables
Load Data to
Application Tables
Application
Tables

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How FBL Works?
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Configure the Load
Batch DataProcess
Define Oracle
FusionBusiness
Object
Generate the
Mapping File of
CrossReference
Information
Import Sourceto
the StageTables
Load Data from
Stage Tables to the
ApplicationTables
Fix Batch-Load
Errors
OracleWebCenter
ContentServer
Import Cross
Reference
Information tothe
Source
Environment
Map Source Datato
the ReferenceData
Extract theSource
Data
Place Extracted
Data on the Oracle
WebCenterContent
Server
MappingFile
MappingFile
SourceData
SourceData
Application
Tables
Oracle Fusion HCM
Any Source

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Supported Business Objects
Order BusinessObject Dependencies Comments
1 Action None
2 ActionReasons Actions
3 Location None
4 BusinessUnit None You must map each business
unit to a default set
immediately after load.
5 Grade None
6 GrateRate Grate, Business
Unit
7 JobFamily None
8 Job Job Family,Grade
9 SalaryBasis GradeRate
10 Establishment None
11 RatingModel None
12 Talent
Profile
Content
Item
RatingModel
Order BusinessObject Dependencies Comments
13 Talent
Profile
Content
Item
Relations
hip
Content
Item,
Establish
ment
14 Person None Employees,contingent
workers, pending workers,
and nonworkers
15 PersonContacts Person
16 Person
Documentat
ion
Person Citizenship, Passports, and Visas only.
17 Department Location,
Person,
Business
Unit
18 Position Job,Department
19 WorkRelationship Person,Position Includes contracts for the 3-tier
(single assignment – single
contract) employmentmodel.
20 Salary SalaryBasis
21 ElementEntry WorkRelationship

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Sample Data with which we will work
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Person Number will be STUDENT<xxx>,
where xxx is the number assigned toyou.
For these employees, our sample load files will include the
following 10 business objects:
•Location
•BusinessUnit
•Grade
•GradeRate
•JobFamily
•Job
•Person
•Department
•Position
•WorkRelationship

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Program Agenda
Importing Data
Oracle Fusion HCM File Base Loader (FBL)
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Oracle HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader
Points to Note
Using Spreadsheet Loader UsersCan:
Create supportedobjects.
Update any worker assignment records.
Users can also update salary records by indicating in the spreadsheet whether to create, update or
delete.
Date Effectivity :
While creating or updating worker assignment records, users can use SBL to both correct and updaterecords.
To correct a record, specify the same effective start date which was used to create the record.
To update a record, specify a different effective start date.
Flexfield Support:
Descriptive flexfeilds - Locations, departments, jobs, job families, worker, worker relationship assignment
spreadsheets. Developer descriptive flexfeilds – worker & worker relationship assignment spreadsheets.
Extensible flexfeilds – Organization manager information, GL cost center information.
Work Day information is supported in the departmentspreadsheet.

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How FBL Works?
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Configure the Load
Batch DataProcess
Define Oracle
FusionBusiness
Object
Generate the
Mapping File of
CrossReference
Information
Import Sourceto
the StageTables
Load Data from
Stage Tables to the
ApplicationTables
Fix Batch-Load
Errors
OracleWebcenter
ContentServer
Import Cross
Reference
Information tothe
Source
Environment
Map Source Datato
the ReferenceData
Extract theSource
Data
Place Extracted
Data on the Oracle
WebCenterContent
Server
MappingFile
MappingFile
SourceData
SourceData
Application
Tables
Oracle Fusion HCM
Any Source

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How FBL Works?
Configure the Load
Batch DataProcess
Define Oracle
FusionBusiness
Object
Generate the
Mapping File of
CrossReference
Information
Import Sourceto
the StageTables
Load Data from
Stage Tables to the
ApplicationTables
Fix Batch-Load
Errors
OracleWebcenter
ContentServer
Import Cross
Reference
Information tothe
Source
Environment
Map Source Datato
the ReferenceData
Extract theSource
Data
Place Extracted
Data on the Oracle
WebCenterContent
Server
MappingFile
MappingFile
SourceData
SourceData
Application
Tables
Oracle Fusion HCM
Any Source

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How FBL Works?
Configure the Load
Batch DataProcess
Define Oracle
FusionBusiness
Object
Generate the
Mapping File of
CrossReference
Information
Import Sourceto
the StageTables
Load Data from
Stage Tables to the
ApplicationTables
Fix Batch-Load
Errors
Oracle WebCenter
ContentServer
Import Cross
Reference
Information tothe
Source
Environment
Map Source Datato
the ReferenceData
Extract theSource
Data
Place Extracted
Data on the Oracle
WebCenterContent
Server
MappingFile
MappingFile
SourceData
SourceData
Application
Tables
Oracle Fusion HCM
Any Source

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Points to Note
While Updating Objects:
Best practice states that only the relevant entities and attributes of a related object (s) should be updated and not the entire business object.
e.g. If a person’s address changes, then users can just upload the new address. *
Within an entity for an object, users can chose to omit optional attributes and can also change the order of the columns.
Users should note that if they change an attribute that appears in all entities of an object, then they should remember to change it in all the
entries of an object. e.g. The logical start date for a work relationship.
For Date Effective Objects:
Users should avoid uploading the complete object history. They can chose to upload a partial history. The changes are applied automatically
to the relevant physical records. e.g. changed attribute values within a effective start date and end dates.
Users should specify logical start dates and logical end date for any object. **
Any primary objects such as primary assignments cannot be end dated with a logical end date unless they are tagged as non-primary first.
**Note Bene
* The exception to this general rule is work relationships. Users must upload all entities of the work relationship while uploading.
** For date effective objects, two additional columns exist in the data (.dat file) called LSD (logical start date )& LED (logical end date). Setting either of them to “Y”
indicates that a new value has beenspecified.

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Points to Note
While Setting Attributes toNULL:
Users can set non null attributes to “Null” using an appropriate directivevalue.
For example : If the value isa
VARCHAR2 or NUMBER value then users can use #NULL
DATE value then, users can set it to 31-DEC-0001 (or the equivalent date format)

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Flexfields
Flexfield Support:
Using FBL, users can load DFF data for the following business objects.
Departments (PER_ORGANIZATIONS_DF)
Grades(PER_GRADES_DF)
Citizenship (PER_CITIZENSHIPS_DFF)
Assignments (PER_ASG_DFF)
Ethnicities (PER_ETHNICITIES_DFF)
Jobs (PER_JOBS_DFF)
Locations(PER_LOCATIONS_DF)
Organization Unit (PER_ORGANIZATION_UNIT_DFF)
Persons (PER_PERSONS_DFF)
**NoteBefore
For any other flexfield data, users will have to-
a. Configure & deploy the flexfield data using the Manage Flexfields task.
b. Enter your flexfield data in a supplied data (.dat) file and save it in .csvformat.
c. Open a service request to have the required flexfield data loaded from the .csv file
into yourenvironment.

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Reference Material
Recommended My Oracle Support Documents
• Data Migration and Integration Advisor:Oracle Fusion HCM (Doc ID 1572625.1)
• Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management File-Based Loader for Release 7 and Release 8 (Doc ID1595283.1)
• R8 Data Conversion Reference Library (DOC ID 1666323.1)

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How Spreadsheet Data Loader Works?
DataExchange
WorkArea
BusinessObject
Spreadsheet
Load Batch Datato
StageTables
ErrorHandling
Application
Tables
GenerateSpreadsheet Upload FailedObjects
Upload
Refresh
**NoteBene
* Some of the spreadsheets support multiple objects. Grade ladders can also be used to upload
grade rates, grade rate values & grades.
Business objects listed in the recommended initialupload order .
Load Batch Datato
ApplicationTables
FailedObjects

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DataExchange
WorkArea
BusinessObject
Spreadsheet
Load Batch Datato
StageTables
ErrorHandling
Application
Tables
Upload
Refresh
**NoteBene
Load Batch Datato
ApplicationTables
FailedObjects

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DataExchange
WorkArea
BusinessObject
Spreadsheet
Load Batch Datato
StageTables
ErrorHandling
Application
Tables
Upload
Refresh
**NoteBene
Load Batch Datato
ApplicationTables
FailedObjects

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Oracle HCM Spreadsheet Loader
Reference Material
Recommended My Oracle Support Documents
• Data Migration and Integration Advisor:Oracle Fusion HCM (Doc ID 1572625.1)
• Example Spreadsheets for Fusion HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (Doc ID1580082.1)
• R8 Data Conversion Reference Library (DOC ID 1666323.1)

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Activity
the documentThe Following activities can be found at
ImportActivityGuide.pdf
1.Configuring the Load Batch Data Process
2.Generating the Mapping File 3.
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6.
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Creating HCM File-Based Loader Sample Data
Delivering Data to the Oracle WebCenter Content Server
Importing and Loading Data to Oracle Fusion HCM
Reviewing the Log File
Loading Data to the Application Tables
Validating Loaded Data
Updating Loaded Data
Correcting Load Errors
Validating Updated Data

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Summary
• Methods of importing data into Oracle
Fusion HCM
•Load data with Spreadsheet Loader
• Load data with File Base Loader

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Sample Implementation of Cloud graphics
Oracle Fusion HCM

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Final Words
I’m hoping that you have, at least, a basic understanding of
OTL by now.
If anything goes wrong while you are implementing it
always double check your Preferences and Profile Options,
but especially your Preferences.
There’s no substitute for experience …or reading the
documentation. So do that as well.
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