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Oracle Cloud Applications Common
Technologies and User Experience

What's New in Release 11
March 2016
Revised: May 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVISION HISTORY..................................................................................................................................................4
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................5
Give Us Feedback ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Security & New Features ................................................................................................................................................... 5
RELEASE FEATURE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................6

USER EXPERIENCE ...................................................................................................................................................8
Enhanced Infolets Experience............................................................................................................................... 8
Reorder Infolets ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Add New Facets ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Improved Drilldown Navigation ......................................................................................................................................... 9
EXTENSIBILITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Springboard Strip Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 10
INTEGRATION AND EXTENSIBILITY UPDATES ................................................................................................................ 12

New Guides to Support Integration and Extensibility ...................................................................................................... 12
Reports............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Roles ................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
FUNCTIONAL SETUP MANAGER................................................................................................................................ 16
Improved Landing Experience.......................................................................................................................................... 16

Guided Navigation ........................................................................................................................................................... 17
Offering Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Offering and Functional Area Based Setup ...................................................................................................................... 19
Offering and Functional Area Based Export and Import .................................................................................................. 20
Guided Navigation ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Offering Configuration Migration .................................................................................................................................... 23
UPDATES TO SOCIAL IN ORACLE APPLICATIONS CLOUD.................................................................................................. 24
Global Search ................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Expanded Navigation Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Upload Documents From Cloud Document Stores .......................................................................................................... 25
View and Create Document Annotations ........................................................................................................................ 25
Documents View in Conversations and Walls .................................................................................................................. 26
Recent Activity, Trending, and Contacts Panels ............................................................................................................... 27
Mark Items as Favorites ................................................................................................................................................... 28
Real-Time User Presence in Conversations and Walls ..................................................................................................... 29
Start Web Conferences .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Start Conversations with Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Restore Deleted Messages............................................................................................................................................... 30
Add Referring Items to Social Objects, Conversations, and Walls ................................................................................... 30
Change Display Language of Conversations and Walls .................................................................................................... 30
View Items a Group is a Member Of ................................................................................................................................ 31
Discard Conversations...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Rename Folders ............................................................................................................................................................... 31
DESKTOP CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 32

Support for Federated SSO .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Option to Save Open Tabs on Exit.................................................................................................................................... 32
Find in Conversation ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
Improved Filter and Sorting Options for Search Results .................................................................................................. 33
Cloud Document Adapter for Oracle Documents ............................................................................................................ 34
Context Menu for Search Results .................................................................................................................................... 34
Add Related Conversations to Offline Briefcase .............................................................................................................. 35

ADD-IN FOR OUTLOOK IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 37
Support for Federated SSO .............................................................................................................................................. 37

Invite Contacts From Your Outlook Address Book ........................................................................................................... 37
Find in Conversation ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Improved Filter and Sorting Options for Search Results .................................................................................................. 39
View Details for Underlying Social Objects ...................................................................................................................... 41
Offline Panel .................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Option to Auto-Publish Offline Changes .......................................................................................................................... 41
WEB CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 43

Filter Search Results by Posting User ............................................................................................................................... 43
ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 44
Social Object Visibility Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 44

Global Email Notification Option ..................................................................................................................................... 44
DEVELOPER IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 46
Cloud Storage Services API .............................................................................................................................................. 46

Conferencing Services API................................................................................................................................................ 46
Social Plugin Explorer API Reference ............................................................................................................................... 46
REVISION HISTORY
This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All
updates are logged below, with the most recent updates at the top.
Date
06 MAY 2016
What's Changed
Integration and Extensibility Updates
14 MAR 2016
User Experience /Key Resources
01 MAR 2016
Notes
Added section for new Oracle Enterprise
Repository replacement tools and collateral.
Added and updated helpful links to additional
content.
Initial Document Creation
OVERVIEW
This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality available
with the common technologies in the Oracle Cloud Release 11. Each section includes a brief description
of the feature, the steps you need to take to enable or begin using the feature, any tips or
considerations that you should keep in mind, and the resources available to help you.
GIVE US FEEDBACK
We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content. Please send us your feedback at
oracle_fusion_applications_help_ww_grp@oracle.com.
SECURITY & NEW FEATURES
We would like to remind you if your system has modified security structures you may need to advise
your security administrator of new features you would like to take advantage of. To assist you Appendix
A provides a listing of the new features and the security attributes needed to employ the new features
when you have decided to implement them.
RELEASE FEATURE SUMMARY

Some of the new Release 11 features are automatically available to you after the upgrade and some
require action from you, your company administrator, or Oracle.
The table below offers a quick view of the actions required to enable each of the Release 11 features.
Action Required to Enable Feature
Feature
Automatically
Available
End User
Action
Required
Administrator
Action
Required
Oracle Service
Request
Required
User Experience
Reorder Infolets
Add New Facets
Improved Drilldown Navigation
Extensibility
Springboard Filmstrip Settings
Integration and Extensibility Updates

New guides to support integration and extensibility
Reports
Roles
Functional Setup Manager

Improved Landing Experience
Guided Navigation
Offering Configuration
Offering and Functional Area Based Export and Import
Functional Setup Manager Guided Navigation
Offering Configuration Migration
Updates to Social in Oracle Applications Cloud

Global Search
Expanded Navigation Menu
Upload Documents from Cloud Document Stores

View and Create Document Annotations
Documents View in Conversations and Walls
Recent Activity, Trending, and Contacts Panels
Mark Items as Favorites
Real-Time User Presence in Conversations and Walls
Start Web Conferences

Start Conversations with Groups
Restore Deleted Messages
Add Referring Items to Social Objects, Conversations,
and Walls
Change Display Language of Conversations and Walls
View Items a Group is a Member Of
Action Required to Enable Feature
Feature
Discard Conversations
Rename Folders
Automatically
Available
End User
Action
Required
Administrator
Action
Required
Oracle Service
Request
Required
Desktop Client Improvements

Support for Federated SSO
Option to Save Open Tabs on Exit
Find in Conversation
Improved Filter and Sorting Options for Search Results
Cloud Document Adapter for Oracle Documents

Context Menu for Search Results
Add Related Conversations to Offline Briefcase
Add-In for Outlook Improvements

Support for Federated SSO
Invite Contacts from Your Outlook Address Book
Find in Conversation
Improved Filter and Sorting Options for Search Results

View Details for Underlying Social Objects
Offline Panel
Option to Auto-Publish Offline Changes
Web Client Improvements

Filter Search Results by Posting User

Administration Improvements
Social Object Visibility Settings
Global Email Notification Option
Developer Improvements
Cloud Storage Services API
Conferencing Services API
Social Plugin Explorer API Reference
USER EXPERIENCE
Oracles focus on providing an exceptional user experience pervades Oracle Applications Cloud. Of the
highest priority is creating a compelling, pleasing user interface that provides only what you need, when
you need it.
ENHANCED INFOLETS EXPERIENCE
We have enhanced the infolets user experience by providing additional capabilities that allow you to
easily manage and maintain the infolets.
REORDER INFOLETS
We have made it easier for you to reorder or move around your infolets. Simply drag and drop the
infolet to the desired position and it will align itself with other infolets and fill in the blank spaces.
STEPS TO ENABLE
No additional steps are needed to enable the feature.

KEY RESOURCES
Oracle Applications Help Topic (Customizing and Personalizing Infolets: Overview)

Oracle Applications Cloud Using Common Features (Infolet Personalization)
Oracle Applications Cloud Customizing the Applications for Functional Administrators
(Infolet Customization)
ADD NEW FACETS

Each facet in an infolet allows you to consume a special portion of information from a different source.
You can now add new facets to an existing infolet to capture these pieces of content. You can continue
to delete an existing facet that is no longer needed.
STEPS TO ENABLE
No additional steps are needed to enable the feature.

KEY RESOURCES
Oracle Applications Help Topic (Customizing and Personalizing Infolets: Overview)

Oracle Applications Cloud Using Common Features (Infolet Personalization)
(Infolet Customization)
(Defining Settings for Home and Navigation)
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IMPROVED DRILLDOWN NAVIGATION

Improved drilldown navigation now allows you to stay on an infolets page when you close the drilldown
from an infolet.
EXTENSIBILITY
While Oracle Applications Cloud provides robust out-of-the-box functionality, we want to enable you to
run your business in your way. In this release, configuring the user experience is easier than ever with
Oracle Applications Clouds modern extensibility tools.
SPRINGBOARD STRIP SETTINGS
You can now control the configuration of the springboard strip that appears above all simplified pages
using the Manage Administrator Profile Values task in the Setup and Maintenance work area. Simply set
the Springboard Strip Enabled profile option to Yes, and that will enable you to use the springboard
strip. To display the strip as expanded by default, set the Springboard Strip Expanded profile option to
Yes.
You can still collapse or expand the strip on any page, and once done, this profile option is set by default
for subsequent sessions.
Profile options to configure springboard strip settings
STEPS TO ENABLE
No additional steps are needed to enable this feature.
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TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS
For an upgrade implementation, please note that the springboard strip settings have moved from the
Structure page to the two profile options in the Setup and Maintenance work area.
There is no specific upgrade step needed to enable this feature. The system will migrate the settings for
each user, when the user logs in the first time after the upgrade.
KEY RESOURCES
Oracle Applications Cloud Using Common Features

(Defining Springboard Settings)
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INTEGRATION AND EXTENSIBILITY UPDATES

The integration-related content that helps you customize, extend, and integrate with Oracle
Applications Cloud is now available in the Oracle Help Center. This content was previously hosted in the
Oracle Enterprise Repository for Oracle Fusion Applications.
NEW GUIDES TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION AND EXTENSIBILITY
The following new guides are now available in the Oracle Help Center to support integration and
extensibility:
File-based data importReview external data integration services to load data into Oracle
Fusion Applications from external sources. Access templates to structure, format, and
generate data files.
SOAP web servicesUnderstand Simple Object Access Protocol web services to integrate
with or extend Oracle Applications Cloud.
Tables and viewsFind information about table columns, primary keys, and indexes. Review
columns and queries for views.
HOW TO FIND GUIDES
1. From the Oracle Help Center home page at http://docs.oracle.com, navigate to Cloud >
Applications.
2. Click your application link, such as Sales.
3. Click the Books link to open the Book page.
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Oracle Sales Cloud Release 11 Get Started Page
4. View the new guides under the Development category.
New Guides Under the Development Category
REPORTS
You can view a listing of all available reports for a product from the Analyze and Report page for your
cloud service.
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Oracle Financials Cloud Release 11 Tasks Page
ROLES
Use the security reference guides available from the Books page to review job roles, duties, privileges,
and security information for scheduled processes.
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Security Reference Guides Under the Security Category
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FUNCTIONAL SETUP MANAGER

Oracle Functional Setup Manager provides a new simplified UI in Release 11 that improves user
experience by streamlining the Offering setup.
IMPROVED LANDING EXPERIENCE
The new Setup and Maintenance landing page presents your subscribed Offerings by default. However,
you still have the choice to browse all other available Offerings. In addition, all relevant documents that
will help you to plan for an Offering implementation are directly available from this page.
Functional Setup Manager: Setup and Maintenance screen
STEPS TO ENABLE
No steps are needed to enable this feature.

The new simplified UI has removed the Task Pane to give a streamlined look and feel. However, the
entries previously found in the Task Pane are still easily accessible from the page.
Use Action button in the Administration region to change configuration of an Offering.

Use Implementation Projects button located at the top of the page to find your
Implementation Projects. Once you land on the Implementation Projects page, you can
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access the Overview page for Implementation Projects by using the Overview button at the
top right corner of the page.
To search for a Task, use Search field located at the top of the page. Once the search results
are returned, as before, you can perform the tasks directly from the search results.
All other task pane entries are now available from the navigation drawer located at the top
right corner of the landing page. Click on the drawer icon to find the full list.
o To manage Configuration Packages for export and import of Implementation Projects,
select the link with the same name
o Similarly, to manage export and import processes select the links with the same name
o To review setup content select Manage Custom Setup Content
o To review applications topology select Review Topology
KEY RESOURCES
For more information, refer to the following Release 11 guide: Oracle Applications Cloud Using
GUIDED NAVIGATION
Navigation through setup process has been enhanced to make it more intuitive to the user. At the same
time, the new flow increased user efficiency by requiring fewer clicks to navigate through the end-toend setup process.
It remembers the last Offering you were setting up when you left Functional Setup
Manager, and therefore, takes you back to it when you return.
It prominently presents the most likely next action in the setup process on all pages. For
example:
o If you have already configured and enabled an Offering then the button in the
Administration region of the landing page is labeled Setup and takes you to the Setup
page so that you can continue with Setup of your Offering.
o On the other hand, for an Offering that hasnt been configured yet, the same button
will be labeled Configure and will take you to the Configure page. Configuring an
Offering by enabling the appropriate Functional Areas and Features is a prerequisite
to setting up an Offering.
o Similarly, you can start export and import of an Offering directly from the Setup page
as well as continuously review the status of the latest process, and take necessary
actions to follow up on the same processes.
STEPS TO ENABLE
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KEY RESOURCES
OFFERING CONFIGURATION
Configure page has a new look and feel as well. Offerings are presented one at a time based on users
selection to give the page a cleaner look. Furthermore, as you enable Offerings and Functional Areas,
your selections are saved automatically.
FSM: Configure Finacials page
STEPS TO ENABLE
There are no steps are needed to enable this feature.

For more information, refer to the following Release 11 guide:
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KEY RESOURCES
OFFERING AND FUNCTIONAL AREA BASED SETUP
Application Administration, which provided ability to set up Offerings by Functional Areas, also has a
new streamlined look and feel.
To setup an Offering by Functional Areas is an alternative approach to using Implementation Projects. It
allows managing setup of an Offering -- during initial implementation as well as for maintaining setup
over time in a modular fashion so that you can complete setup and begin transaction in the functional
areas that are most relevant to you immediate business needs without performing setup of the entire
Offering.
In the new Setup page, the Functional Areas and the tasks necessary to set up each of them are
presented next to each other giving higher visibility to setup requirements of each Functional Area as
well as reducing the number of clicks necessary to navigate to the tasks.
FSM: Setup Procurement page
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STEPS TO ENABLE

Use new Setup page to maintain setup data by specific Functional Areas.
If you are implementing a new Offering and you do not need customized list of setup tasks,
then use the new Setup page as well. It will allow you to quickly implement the functional
areas relevant to your immediate business needs and get started with the transactions. You
can then adopt the rest of the Offering functionality over time on as-needed basis.
Only the functional areas enabled for implementation will be displayed on the Setup page.
Ensure you have enabled appropriate Offerings and their applicable Functional Areas and
Features using Configure page.
The list of required tasks for a given functional area is displayed by default. Change the
selection to All Tasks to view and perform all other relevant tasks of the functional area.
All actions relevant to a functional area are available from the actions drop down in the
same row where the functional area is listed.
KEY RESOURCES
OFFERING AND FUNCTIONAL AREA BASED EXPORT AND IMPORT
From the new Setup page, a simplified export and import flow now supports migration of setup data
without creating Configuration Packages. You may choose to export and import setup data of the entire
Offering or select specific Functional Areas for incremental migration.
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FSM: Setup Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management page
In addition, the new flow presents a list of relevant business objects that can be used during export to
filter setup data by default and thereby, gives you better visibility to whats available.
FSM: Setup Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management page
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To export and import setup data of an entire Offering which includes all enabled Functional
Areas and Feature, select Offering-level export.
On the other hand, initiate export at the Functional Area level to limit exported setup data
to a specific functionality of an Offering.
Keep track of statuses of most recent export and import processes directly from the Setup
page.
STEPS TO ENABLE

KEY RESOURCES
GUIDED NAVIGATION
It remembers the last Offering you were setting up when you left Functional Setup
Manager, and therefore, takes you back to it when you return.
It prominently presents the most likely next action in the setup process on all pages. For
example:
o If you have already configured and enabled an Offering then the button in the
Administration region of the landing page is labeled Setup and takes you to the Setup
page so that you can continue with Setup of your Offering.
o On the other hand, for an Offering that hasnt been configured yet, the same button
will be labeled Configure and will take you to the Configure page. Configuring an
Offering by enabling the appropriate Functional Areas and Features is a prerequisite
to setting up an Offering.
o Similarly, you can start export and import of an Offering directly from the Setup page
as well as continuously review the status of the latest process, and take necessary
actions to follow up on the same processes.
STEPS TO ENABLE

KEY RESOURCES
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OFFERING CONFIGURATION MIGRATION

FSM: Import Offering Setup page
STEPS TO ENABLE
To migrate offering configuration select Import feature selection option available under Import
Options when submitting an Import process.
Feature selection is always exported when migrating setup data for an offering or functional
area. However, the feature selection is only imported in the target environment when
Import feature selection checkbox is explicitly selected by users.
Migration of feature selection is available only from Offering and Functional Area based
export and import process and not when setup data is exported and imported using
Implementation Projects.
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UPDATES TO SOCIAL IN ORACLE APPLICATIONS CLOUD

The Social user interface in Oracle Applications Cloud includes the following new features:
Global search
Expanded navigation menu
Upload documents from cloud document stores
View and create document annotations
Documents view in Conversations and walls
Recent activity, trending items, and contacts panels
Mark items as favorites
Real-time user presence in Conversations and walls
Start web conferences
Start Conversations with groups
Restore deleted messages
Add referring items to Social Objects, Conversations, and walls
Change display language of Conversations and walls
View items a group is a member of
Discard Conversations
Rename folders
GLOBAL SEARCH
You can search everything in Oracle Social Network at once with a global search.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I
search?
EXPANDED NAVIGATION MENU
The Oracle Social Network navigation menu has been expanded to include Overview, My Wall, and
Favorites.
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Oracle Social Network Navigation Menu
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud
UPLOAD DOCUMENTS FROM CLOUD DOCUMENT STORES
If you have an account with a cloud document store (for example, Google Drive), you can add a file from
the cloud to Oracle Social Network.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I share
a document with others?
VIEW AND CREATE DOCUMENT ANNOTATIONS
Annotations provide a way to comment on a document. You can view and create annotations when
previewing the document. For example, using annotations you can add a pushpin marker to a document
preview, and enter a comment about the document right where the pushpin is placed. Each person's
annotations appear in a unique color, making it easy to follow who said what.
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Document Annotations
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help:
Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I view document annotations?
Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I annotate a document?
DOCUMENTS VIEW IN CONVERSATIONS AND WALLS

You can view a list of all documents and folders in a Conversation or wall by clicking the Documents tab
in the Conversation or wall.
Documents View
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I view
a document?
RECENT ACTIVITY, TRENDING, AND CONTACTS PANELS
You can see the most recent messages in the Recent Activity section on the right side of the Social
panel. It includes the following sections:
Recent ActivityDisplays the most recent actions of the people you follow and objects
youre a member of.
TrendingDisplays the Conversations, collections, hashtags, Social Objects, and walls with
the most people in them at the moment. It also shows any conferences running in
Conversations youre a member of. You can click
to join the conference.
ContactsDisplays your list of contacts and the contacts presence. You can click a contact
to quickly open a one-on-one Conversation or view the person's profile.
Note: If the sections on the right dont appear, your browser window is not wide enough. Expand the
browser window to see it.
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Recent Activity, Trending, and Contacts Panels
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I open
the Social panel to view social activity?
MARK ITEMS AS FAVORITES
You can mark walls, Conversations, or messages as favorites to quickly access items you refer to
frequently.
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I mark
a wall, Conversation, or message as a favorite?
REAL-TIME USER PRESENCE IN CONVERSATIONS AND WALLS
A colored border appears around the users pictures to indicate people's presencethat is, whether
they are online (a green full circle), online but inactive (a yellow three-quarter circle), or offline (a gray
half-circle). Presence is shown for your contacts in the Contacts panel and in Conversations and walls.
Presence Indicators
KEY RESOURCES
collaborate and socialize in the social network?
START WEB CONFERENCES
You can start a web conference from a Conversation or a wall (if the server supports web conferences
and you have a web conference account).
KEY RESOURCES
Administration > Managing Conferencing

Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I start a web conference?
START CONVERSATIONS WITH GROUPS

You can easily start a Conversation with a whole group from the groups wall.
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I start
a Conversation with a group?
RESTORE DELETED MESSAGES
When a user deletes a message,
message, click
appears where the message used to be. To restore the deleted
Note: Only a service administrator, the person who posted the message, or the person who deleted the
message can restore the deleted message.
KEY RESOURCES
delete a message?
ADD REFERRING ITEMS TO SOCIAL OBJECTS, CONVERSATIONS, AND WALLS
Referring items are the Social Objects and collections that an item has been added to. You can add
referring items to a Social Object, Conversation, or wall to relate the item theyre working on back to its
associated Social Object or group it with other similar items in a collection. Grouping items in like this
makes it easier to find all associated content.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I view
or add referring items to a Conversation or wall?
CHANGE DISPLAY LANGUAGE OF CONVERSATIONS AND WALLS
System messages in a Conversation or wall can appear in a language other than the default language, by
changing the language setting. The language setting affects all members' views of the Conversation or
wall.
Any system messages posted after the language is changed will appear in the new language. System
messages that were there before the language change, however, remain in the language that was in
place when they were posted. Messages and files posted to the Conversation or wall are unaffected;
that is, they appear in the language they were written in.
KEY RESOURCES
change a Conversation or walls language?
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VIEW ITEMS A GROUP IS A MEMBER OF

You can view the Conversations and walls a group is a member of by clicking the Member Of tab while
viewing a group.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Social Networking In > Oracle Applications Cloud > How do I see
which Conversations and walls a group is a member of?
DISCARD CONVERSATIONS
If you created a Conversation that you don't need or don't need to refer to anymore, you can delete it,
but you must be the only member.
KEY RESOURCES
delete a Conversation?
RENAME FOLDERS
You can rename a folder from the Documents tab.
KEY RESOURCES
rename a folder?
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DESKTOP CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS

Oracle Social Network Desktop provides easy access to Oracle Social Network from your computer
desktop. The Desktop Client improvements include:
Support for federated SSO

Option to save open tabs on exit
Find text, unread messages, or flagged messages in a Conversation
Improved filter and sorting options for search results
Cloud document adapter for Oracle Documents
Context menu for search results
Add related Conversations to offline briefcase
SUPPORT FOR FEDERATED SSO

Oracle Social Network now supports login through federated SSO.
OPTION TO SAVE OPEN TABS ON EXIT
By default, your open tabs are saved when you exit Oracle Social Network Desktop. The next time you
log on, the Detail window opens, showing those saved tabs. You can change this option in your settings.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Configuring Your Settings > How do I prevent my
previously opened tabs from showing up when I reconnect?
FIND IN CONVERSATION
You can search a Conversation or wall for unread messages, flags assigned to you, or messages or
documents that include specific text. The controls in the Posts header enable you to find and navigate
the results.
Unread Messages Controls
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Flags Controls
Text Search Controls
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Getting Started > What is the Detail window?
IMPROVED FILTER AND SORTING OPTIONS FOR SEARCH RESULTS
You can filter search results by result type (for example, Conversations or documents).
Filter Options
After filtering by a result type, additional filter and sort options become available.
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Additional Sort and Filter Options
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Using Hashtags/Search > How do I search?
CLOUD DOCUMENT ADAPTER FOR ORACLE DOCUMENTS
Oracle Social Network includes a cloud document adapter to integrate with Oracle Documents.
KEY RESOURCES
Administration > Cloud Document Services

Desktop > Configuring Your Settings > How do I allow Oracle Social Network to access my
cloud documents?
Desktop > Working with Documents > How add documents?
CONTEXT MENU FOR SEARCH RESULTS

You can right-click a search result to see actions associated with the result type.
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Search Results Context Menu
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Using Hashtags/Search > How do I search?
ADD RELATED CONVERSATIONS TO OFFLINE BRIEFCASE
When you add items to your offline briefcase, if the item includes related Conversations, youll be asked
if you want to add the related Conversations to your briefcase as well.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Working Offline > How do I add an item to my Offline
Briefcase?
message, the user can click

to restore the message.
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Desktop > Working with Messages > How do I delete a message?
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ADD-IN FOR OUTLOOK IMPROVEMENTS

Oracle Social Network Add-In for Outlook provides access to Oracle Social Network from within
Microsoft outlook. The add-in improvements include:
Support for federated SSO

Invite contacts from your Outlook address book to Oracle Social Network
Find text, unread messages, or flagged messages in a Conversation
Improved filter and sorting options for search results
View details for underlying Social Objects
Offline panel
Option to auto-publish offline changes
SUPPORT FOR FEDERATED SSO

Oracle Social Network now supports login through federated SSO.
INVITE CONTACTS FROM YOUR OUTLOOK ADDRESS BOOK
If extended collaboration is enabled, you can invite people from your Outlook address book to join
Oracle Social Network. Inviting users makes it easier to collaborate with them. You can invite a person
by opening the contact, then clicking Invite from the Oracle Social Network actions in the Outlook
ribbon. An email is sent to the contact inviting them to join Oracle Social Network.
Invite Button
STEPS TO ENABLE
To enable extended collaboration:

1. Log in to Oracle Social Network as an administrator.
2. From the Administration UI, click Extended Collaboration.
3. Enable the Invitations option.
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4. Edit the Employee Whitelist or Outside Users Whitelist as needed to specify email domains
where users can be invited from.
5. Add your company's "base" domains into the Employee Whitelist field. For example, if you log
in to Oracle Social Network as lia.kuang@example.com, put example.com in the Employee
Whitelist field. If you skip this step, you will be unable to log in to Oracle Social Network after
saving your change and logging out.
KEY RESOURCES
Administration > Managing Collaboration

Outlook > Working with People > How do I invite my contacts from my Outlook address
book to join Oracle Social Network?
FIND IN CONVERSATION
You can search a Conversation or wall for unread messages, flags assigned to you, or messages or
documents that include specific text or that were posted by a particular person. The controls in the
Posts header enable you to find and navigate the results.
Unread Messages Controls
Flags Controls
Text Search and Posted By Controls
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Using Conversations > How do I find items in a
Conversation or wall?
IMPROVED FILTER AND SORTING OPTIONS FOR SEARCH RESULTS
You can filter search results by result type (for example, Conversations or documents). After filtering by
a result type, additional filter and sort options become available.
To see additional filter options, click
Additional Filter Options
To see additional sort options, click the options menu (click

select Sort.
on the Search Results banner), then
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Additional Sort Options
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Using Search > How do I run a search?
KEY RESOURCES

Outlook > Configuring Your Settings > How do I connect to my documents in the cloud?
Outlook > Using Documents/Folders > How add files to a Conversation or wall?
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VIEW DETAILS FOR UNDERLYING SOCIAL OBJECTS

A Social Object might include a link back to the associated record in the source system (for example,
customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, or human capital management). If
available, you can open the source record by clicking View Details in the options menu (click on the
Social Object banner) or at the bottom of the list of the Social Object's attributes.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Using Social Objects > How do I view the details of a
Social Object?
OFFLINE PANEL
You can view a list of the Conversations youve downloaded for offline use by clicking
navigation bar.
on the
Offline Panel
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Working Offline
OPTION TO AUTO-PUBLISH OFFLINE CHANGES
You can set your offline preferences to automatically publish changes you make to offline items. The
changes are posted when you connect to your account.
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Configuring Your Settings > How do I set offline
preferences?

KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Outlook > Using Conversations > How do I delete a message?
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WEB CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS

The Web client improvements include:
Filter search results by posting user

FILTER SEARCH RESULTS BY POSTING USER

You can filter search results by the person who posted the item. After performing a global search, you
can enter a name in the Posted By box, and select a user from the drop-down list.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Getting Started > Everyday Tasks > How do I search?
KEY RESOURCES

Getting Started > Setting Up > How can I connect to my documents in the cloud?
Documents & Folders > Working with Documents > How do I add a document from a cloud
document store?


KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Conversations > Managing Messages > How do I delete a message
or reply?
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ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS
Oracle Social Network includes the following administration improvements:
Social Object visibility settings - Allow Public and Default Visibility setting
Global email notification option
SOCIAL OBJECT VISIBILITY SETTINGS

Social Object visibility settings affect whether users can make Social Definition instances (Social Objects)
public, and the default setting for new Social Objects.
If you set the Social Object to be discoverable, the Social Definition displays in the Social Objects dropdown list in the user interface, and users can make Social Objects public in the same way they would
make a Conversation public. Public Social Objects appear in search results and in the Available area on
the Social Objects page. If the Social Object isnt discoverable, the user does not see the Social
Definition or any of its Social Objects unless it is shared with them.
The Default Visibility Setting specifies whether newly-created Social Objects are publicly available or
members-only by default. After the Social Object is created, users can change this setting.
STEPS TO ENABLE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Log in to Oracle Social Network as an administrator.

From the Administration UI, click Social Definitions.
Select the Social Definition that you want to change. Its properties page opens.
Under Visibility, enable or disable Allow Public (Discoverable) Social Objects.
Select a Default Visibility Setting.
KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Administration > Social Definitions > Editing Social Definition
Properties
GLOBAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION OPTION
The Email Notifications setting allows you to globally enable or disable email notifications. When
enabled, email notifications are sent, based on user settings.
STEPS TO ENABLE
1. Log in to Oracle Social Network as an administrator.

2. From the Administration UI, click General. The General page is displayed by default when you
enter the Administration section of the user interface.
3. Under Notifications, enable or disable Email Notifications.
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KEY RESOURCES
See the Oracle Social Network help: Administration > General Properties > Editing General Properties
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DEVELOPER IMPROVEMENTS
Oracle Social Network includes the following developer improvements:
Cloud Storage Services API

Conferencing Services API
Social Plugin Explorer API Reference
CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES API

Users with the developer privilege or the service administrator privilege can add and manage Oracle
Social Network cloud storage services using the REST API.
Oracle Social Network integrations with cloud document stores let users collaborate on cloud files as
easily as on files that originate from the desktop. Oracle Social Network integrates with Google Drive,
Dropbox, WebDAV, Oracle Documents, and Microsoft OneDrive out-of-the-box. In addition we provide
an SDK that you can use to create additional conferencing services.
CONFERENCING SERVICES API
Users with the developer privilege or the service administrator privilege can add and manage Oracle
Social Network conferencing services using the REST API.
A conferencing service lets users run on-demand meetings across many locations. Oracle Social Network
integrations with conferencing services let users start conferences from within the client user interface.
The Cisco Web Meetings (WebEx) product is integrated into Oracle Social Network out-of-the-box. In
addition we provide an SDK that you can use to create additional conferencing services.
SOCIAL PLUGIN EXPLORER API REFERENCE
The Social Plugin API URL reference documentation shows the URLs that correspond to OSN views,
giving developers access to a wide range of Social Plugin functionality.
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Technologies and User Experience

Revised: May 2016

RELEASE FEATURE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................6

INTEGRATION AND EXTENSIBILITY UPDATES ................................................................................................................ 12

FUNCTIONAL SETUP MANAGER................................................................................................................................ 16

Improved Landing Experience.......................................................................................................................................... 16

UPDATES TO SOCIAL IN ORACLE APPLICATIONS CLOUD.................................................................................................. 24

Global Search ................................................................................................................................................................... 24

DESKTOP CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 32

Add Related Conversations to Offline Briefcase .............................................................................................................. 35

ADD-IN FOR OUTLOOK IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 37

Support for Federated SSO .............................................................................................................................................. 37

WEB CLIENT IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 43

ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 44

Social Object Visibility Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 44

DEVELOPER IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 46

Cloud Storage Services API .............................................................................................................................................. 46

User Experience /Key Resources

RELEASE FEATURE SUMMARY

Action Required to Enable Feature

Integration and Extensibility Updates

Functional Setup Manager

Updates to Social in Oracle Applications Cloud

Upload Documents from Cloud Document Stores

Start Web Conferences

Action Required to Enable Feature

Desktop Client Improvements

Cloud Document Adapter for Oracle Documents

Add-In for Outlook Improvements

Cloud Document Adapter for Oracle Documents

Web Client Improvements

Cloud Document Adapter for Oracle Documents

No additional steps are needed to enable the feature.

Oracle Applications Help Topic (Customizing and Personalizing Infolets: Overview)

ADD NEW FACETS

No additional steps are needed to enable the feature.

Oracle Applications Help Topic (Customizing and Personalizing Infolets: Overview)

IMPROVED DRILLDOWN NAVIGATION

Profile options to configure springboard strip settings

No additional steps are needed to enable this feature.

TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS

Oracle Applications Cloud Using Common Features

INTEGRATION AND EXTENSIBILITY UPDATES

HOW TO FIND GUIDES

Oracle Sales Cloud Release 11 Get Started Page

4. View the new guides under the Development category.

New Guides Under the Development Category

Oracle Financials Cloud Release 11 Tasks Page

Security Reference Guides Under the Security Category

FUNCTIONAL SETUP MANAGER

Functional Setup Manager: Setup and Maintenance screen

No steps are needed to enable this feature.

Use Action button in the Administration region to change configuration of an Offering.

No steps are needed to enable this feature.

TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS

FSM: Configure Finacials page

There are no steps are needed to enable this feature.