Redwood - Enabling the Global Search in Oracle Fusion HCM

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This blog provides a detailed explanation on enabling global search within Fusion HCM for Redwood pages. Oracle Search for redwood theme offers robust, index-based search capabilities within Oracle cloud applications, facilitating quick and precise information retrieval across extensive data volumes. It improves search outcomes in Redwood pages and enhances the user experience for applications such as Human Capital Management and Supply Chain Management. Oracle Search functions by establishing and managing search indexes and data security, which require initial configuration through a scheduled process before the search feature becomes fully operational.

Explore this comprehensive four-step guide to import your data, configure your security settings, and automate your maintenance processes.

Step 1: Execute Initial Data Ingestion

This task ensures that your HCM data is accurately populated into the Oracle Search Cloud Service (OSCS), thereby preventing the search index from remaining empty.

Initiate the Initial Ingest

Navigation: Go to Tools > Scheduled Processes > Schedule New Process
Search for: ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS
Action: Select the desired Index Name in the Index Name to Reingest field.

Go to: Tools > Scheduled Processes

Click On Scheduled New Processes

Search and select ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS >> click on ok

Enter the index you want to ingest in the Index Name to Reingest >> Click on Submit

When configuring multiple indexes for HCM products, it is essential to submit the process sequentially, using each index name as an input parameter in order. We recommend submitting indexes individually to avoid overloading the Oracle Search Cloud Service (OSCS). Below is the list of modules corresponding to each index.

Module	Index name
General search infrastructure	fa-hcm-savedsearch
Global Human Resources	fa-hcm-person fa-hcm-job fa-hcm-position fa-hcm-location fa-hcm-organization
Learning	fa-hcm-learningitem fa-hcm-learn-acl fa-hcm-learningrecord fa-hcm-learningbooking fa-hcm-wlf-recommendationprofile fa-hcm-wlf-recommendation
Time and Labor	fa-hcm-timecard
Recruiting	fa-hcm-requisition fa-hcm-irc-hiring-events fa-hcm-irc-messages
Career and Profile Management	fa-hcm-modelprofile fa-hcm-personprofile
Journeys	fa-hcm-workerjourney fa-hcm-workerjourneytask
Connections	fa-hcm-profile-tag
Benefits	fa-hcm-personbenefits
Profile Management	fa-hcm-contentitem fa-hcm-teamskills

Step 2: Configure Data Security for Oracle Search

After data ingestion, it is essential for the system to identify which users are authorized to access it. This is managed through the Access Control List (ACL).

This procedure should be executed only once during the initial configuration. If Oracle Search has already been implemented, there is no need to repeat this process.

Task: Compute Users ACL

In Oracle Search, an Access Control List (ACL) specifies the users who are permitted to view particular search results.