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Oracle Fusion HCM 27A: Redwood defaults announced so far
Oracle hasn't published its 27A What's New documents yet, but its 26C and 26D documents already announce several HCM changes for 27A. Here is everything we've found, with the profile option codes Oracle gives and a link to each Oracle page. We add new 27A announcements as Oracle publishes them.
Checked against Oracle's pages on 2026-10-19. Oracle can revise its What's New pages; always confirm on the linked Oracle page.
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Employment pages: Redwood by default in 27A (3)
Each page has its own profile option, and you can set it back to No to keep the older page. Per Oracle, the Redwood Mass Assignment Change page itself arrives in 26D.
| Page | Profile option code | Redwood page first delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Resign From Employment | ORA_PER_EMPL_RESIGNATION_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 24C |
| Mass Assignment Change | ORA_PER_EMPL_MASS_ASG_UPDATE_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 26D |
| Terminate Employment | ORA_PER_EMPL_TERMINATE_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 24C |
Oracle sources: Oracle 26D What's New: Redwood Enabled by Default for Employment Pages in Update 27A · Oracle 26C What's New: Redwood Enabled by Default for Employment Pages in Update 27A
Positions pages and guided processes: Redwood by default in 27A
The Positions pages and the Request a New Position and Request a Position Change guided processes switch together: Oracle says the one profile option ORA_PER_POSITIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED covers all of them. Setting it to No keeps the older pages.
| Page | Profile option code | Redwood page first delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Positions pages | ORA_PER_POSITIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 23B |
| Request a New Position (guided process) | ORA_PER_POSITIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 24A |
| Request a Position Change (guided process) | ORA_PER_POSITIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED | 24A |
Oracle sources: Oracle 26D What's New: Redwood Enabled by Default for Positions Pages and Guided Processes in Update 27A
Payroll: only the Redwood calculation cards supported from 27A (2)
Only Redwood calculation cards supported (Canada)
From 27A Oracle supports only the Redwood versions of these Canadian calculation cards.
Pages affected: Tax Credit Information (professional users), Reporting Information
Only Redwood Employee Tax Card supported (Mexico)
From 27A Oracle supports only the Redwood version of the Mexican Employee Tax Card.
Pages affected: Employee Tax Card (professional users)
Learning: responsive Career Development pages
Responsive Career Development pages no longer supported
Responsive Career Development pages are no longer supported after 26D; anyone still on them moves to Redwood automatically in 27A.
Pages affected: Me > Career > Career Development, My Team > Career Overview > Performance
Oracle's title: “Mandatory migration to Redwood Career Development”
Other HCM changes Oracle has announced for 27A (2)
Apply with Indeed discontinued
Apply with Indeed is phased out from 27A; Oracle points to Direct Apply with Indeed, available since 25D.
Pages affected: Apply with Indeed on Oracle career sites
Learning BI Cloud Connector extracts replaced
Learning BICC is no longer supported from 27A; Oracle replaces it with Learning Catalog and Assignments Data Extraction (26C).
Pages affected: Learning BI Cloud Connector (BICC)
Looking further: 27B
Legacy person navigation disabled by default
From 27B, the non-Redwood navigation (tiles, quick actions and navigator entries) to the responsive and classic person pages is off by default: My Client Groups, Person Management, Person Spotlight, Me, Directory, My Public Info and My Organization Chart. Oracle says you can still reach them by setting the relevant profile option to No, and that the list of profile options will come in the 27B What's New.
Classic job search decommissioned; Smart Search on by default
Classic search stays enabled by default for now; in 27B Oracle decommissions classic search and enables Smart Search by default for all customers. If you switch earlier and use custom pages, publish the site, then review and republish the new page drafts.
Pages affected: Career site job search
Oracle's title: “Smart Search Enhancements”
Before 27A: the 26D switches come first. Person pages in 26D · Employment pages in 26D · Workforce structures pages in 26D
Related: Redwood person pages in 26D · Redwood employment pages in 26D · Redwood workforce structures pages in 26D · All HCM pages switching to Redwood · 26D opt-in expiration list
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