In this article we will bring quick but important and interesting functionality of oracle that we enhance user experience. So lets begin..
1. How to enable global search functionality
I am sure you might have seen global search field appearing on home page as shown below in the image that reads Search for people and action
Objective of this article is to not waste time in explaining functionality and other stuff but to directly jump on how to get it done, so, without wasting any more time, here are the steps to enable it.
Step 1. Enable profile option – Global Search Enabled
- Search for the task Manage Administrator Profile values
- Search for profile code – FUSION_APPS_SEARCH_ENABLED
- Change the profile value to Yes at site level
Step 2. Search for the task – Manage Global Search Configurations
- Search for the task Manage Global Search Configurations and open it. You will see following screen.
- Select the delivered value Oracle HCM Cloud Global Search Configuration and then click on Duplicate button to make a copy of it.
- Enter the Short Name (for the copied row) and ensure Default and Enabled and checked.
- You can optionally enter new values for Display Name and Description field
- Click on Save and Close button.
These two steps should be enough to display global search. Please go back to your home page and check it.
Step 3. Improve performance – Global Search Person LOV Option to Starts With
- This is optional step, if you want to improve the performance, set the value to yes at site level for profile value – Global Search Person LOV Option to Starts With.
- This changes the search logic to only return values that start with entered characters. This may improve performance.
Step 4. Manage Synonyms
If you optionally need to customized delivered search synonyms then please follow below steps.
- Search for the task Manage Global Search Configurations and open it.
- Click on the custom search option you created earlier in step 2
- Scroll below and you will see a button Manage Synonyms click on that.
- You will see screen like below, here you can add/update delivered synonyms.
If you ever need to get more information regarding global search, please get it here
2. How to Enable Autocomplete Rules in HCM Experience Design Studio
It has come to notice that Autocomplete Rule functionality delivered by HCM Experience Design Studio is not enabled by default. You may have to wait until release 20D to get it, but luckily you dont need to wait that long. Here we are going to share how can you enable this feature.
Step 1. Create and enable a Sandbox
The very first step is to enable a sandbox. You need to have Application Implementation Consultant role to create a sandbox.
To create a sandbox navigate to Configuration » Sandboxes. You will be on Sandboxes screen. On this screen click on button Create Sandbox. On create sandbox screen enter following details
- Name : <Enter name of the sandbox such as Enable Autocomplete>
- Publishable : Yes
- Description : Optional
Under All Tools section, ensure following two tools are selected
- HCM Experience Design Studio
- Page Composer
Once you enter all these details, click on button Create and Enter. You have enabled a sandbox successfully.
Step 2. Enable Autocomplete Rules
When you are inside a sandbox, click on Tools and then select option HCM Experience Design Studio. This will open HCM Experience Design Studio page.
When you are on HCM Experience Design Studio page, once again click on Tools and this time select option Page Composer. Now, click on the Structure tab and then move your cursor towards extreme left and click on anywhere in the sidebar as shown in the image below.
This will prompt a confirmation message – Confirm Shared Component Edit. Click on Edit button without worrying about the message.
When you click on Structure you get the option to customize a page. Scroll up the screen you see close to your task bar. There search for the option pannelTabbed: start as shown in the image below and then click on the configure/edit gear icon.
When you click on that gear icon, you will see a pop-up window called – Component Properties – start. On this screen you will see a tab called Autocomplete Rules. Click on that tab and ensure that Hide this tab is not checked. Even if this is unchecked, just check once and uncheck again. Refer below screen.
Once you uncheck that box, click on Apply button and then click on OK button. You will notice that Autocomplete Rules start showing up on left side panel/sidebar.
Step 3. Publish Sandbox
To publish the sandbox click on the sandbox name you created and then select option Publish. This will take you to Sandbox Details screen. On this screen click on Publish button to publish the sandbox.
