26D what-to-test checklist
A starting point for checking the 26D quarterly update: in your test environment before it reaches production, or in production if you're already on it. Tick items as you go (ticks are not saved).
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1. Baseline regression (every update)
Based on Oracle's published guidance: What Should I Test After a Quarterly Update?
2. Changes that switch on automatically (rated medium or high impact on upgrade)
Financials
HCM
Logistics (OTM/GTM/WMS)
Procurement
Project Management
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
3. Former opt-ins that are standard from 26D
From Oracle's Current Opt-In Expirations list. It covers all Fusion modules: 19 across Financials, Projects, Procurement and Supply Chain, 2 in Permitting and Licensing, 2 in Sales.
HCM: pages switching to Redwood in 26D (9)
Oracle announces these HCM changes in its HCM What's New documents as Redwood default switches (and a few end-of-support, migration or removal notices), not as opt-in expirations. They are not on Oracle's Current Opt-In Expirations list and are not part of the former opt-ins counts on this site. All HCM pages switching to Redwood →
Six person pages switch to Redwood by default in 26D; Oracle had planned this for 26C.
Pages affected: Personal Details, Contact Info, Identification Info, Family and Emergency Contacts, Additional Person Info, Person Identifiers for External Applications
Profile options named on Oracle's page: ORA_PER_PERSONAL_INFORMATION_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ADDITIONAL_PERSONAL_INFO_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_PERSON_IDENTIFIERS_FOR_EXT_APP_REDWOOD_ENABLED
21 employment pages, from Hire an Employee to Promote and Transfer, switch to Redwood by default in 26D.
Pages affected: Add Assignment, Add Contingent Worker, Add Nonworker, Add Pending Worker, Additional Assignment Info, Cancel Work Relationship, Change Assignment, Change Legal Employer Dashboard, Change Location, Change Manager, Change Working Hours, Create Work Relationship, Direct Reports, Employment Contracts, Employment Info, Hire an Employee, Local and Global Transfer, Mass Legal Employer Change, Promote, Transfer, Work Relationship
Profile options named on Oracle's page: ORA_PER_EMPL_ADD_ASG_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ADD_CWK_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ADD_NWK_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ADD_PWK_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ADDITIONAL_ASG_INFO_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CANCEL_WR_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CHG_ASG_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CLE_DASHBOARD_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CHG_LOC_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CHG_MGR_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_CHG_WH_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_CREATE_WR_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_MNG_DIR_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPLOYMENT_CONTRACTS_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPLOYMENT_INFO_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_HIRE_AN_EMPLOYEE_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_LGT_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_MLEC_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_PROMOTE_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_EMPL_TRANSFER_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_WORK_RELATIONSHIP_REDWOOD_ENABLED
Jobs, Locations, Departments, Enterprise HCM Information and Grade Ladders switch to Redwood by default in 26D.
Pages affected: Departments, Enterprise HCM Information, Grade Ladders, Jobs, Locations
Profile options named on Oracle's page: ORA_PER_JOBS_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_LOCATIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_DEPARTMENTS_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_ENTERPRISE_HCM_INFORMATION_REDWOOD_ENABLED, ORA_PER_GRADE_LADDERS_REDWOOD_ENABLED
My Compensation and Compensation Info open in Redwood by default from 26D.
Pages affected: My Compensation, Compensation Info
Profile options named on Oracle's page: ORA_CMP_SPOTLIGHT_REDWOOD_ENABLED
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”
If the new Recommendations framework (available since 25A) is not enabled before 26D, recommendations no longer appear in Oracle Learning.
Pages affected: Recommendations in Oracle Learning
From 26D you can no longer create journey tasks with the Process Automation task type; Oracle Process Automation reaches end of life on 31 October 2026.
Pages affected: Journey templates, task groups and task library
From 26D the Create Time Card Calculation Component process is disabled; Oracle asks you to reimplement upgraded time elements by 27D.
Pages affected: Time elements upgraded with Create Time Card Calculation Component
From November 2026 Oracle no longer supports Digital Assistant Fusion Apps templates; only sites that already use it keep it for now.
Pages affected: Recruiting career sites using Digital Assistant
4. Read Oracle's "IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations" per product
- Financials Financials
- Risk Management (Classic) Financials
- Warehouse Management Logistics (OTM/GTM/WMS)
- Procurement Procurement
- Project Management Project Management
- Demand Management Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Inventory Management Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Maintenance Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Order Management Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Product Lifecycle Management Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Sales and Operations Planning Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Supply Chain Collaboration Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Supply Planning Supply Chain & Manufacturing
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