Oracle North American Payroll Customers - US Q2 Statutory Updates Released

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Dear Oracle North American Payroll Customer,
The United States (US) Second Quarter Statutory Update (Q2), 2006 has been released!
The following patches are available:
R11i: 4938760
R11: 4938760
Please be sure to carefully read ALL the readmes before beginning to install
these patches, to ensure successful processing!
The functional readmes are available on MetaLink:
US Q2 2006 Statutory Update Readme R11i - NOTE. 374042.1
US Q2 2006 Statutory Update Readme Rel 11 - NOTE. 374043.1
We would like to make you aware of several important points. Please read this entire note carefully.
1. US Q2 2006 Statutory Update Highlights
2. Other Important Notes
3. R11i HRMS Product Information
4. Payroll Recommended Patches
5. HR Recommended Patches
6. Global OHUG Conference
7. Other Information
8. Canadian Payroll Customers
A. US Q2 2006 Statutory Update Highlights
* JIT and School District Updates
* Miscellaneous Statutory Bug Fixes
Please refer to the readme’s on Metalink for full details. See above for Note numbers.
B. Other Important Notes
Recorded TOIs (Transfer of Information) for the FPK RUP1 are available through Oracle University:
Go to the Oracle University url: http://ilearning.oracle.com/ilearn/en/learner/jsp/user_home.jsp
Select the Catalog tab
Search for the appropriate course or enter R12.
Note: You must be able to access the 'Knowledge Center' to view these TOIs. You may be required to purchase the Oracle University Knowledge Center Passport.
The Oracle University Knowledge Center Passport is the most cost-effective way to give multiple users the Oracle, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards training they need. Provide your Enterprise with unlimited access to the entire catalog of web based OU Knowledge Center offerings. Your employees gain the opportunity to learn new skills, sharpen existing ones, and take advantage of thousands of web based classes to meet their ongoing training needs. As an added bonus, students can keep their valuable skills up-to-date with unlimited access to all new Oracle University Knowledge Center courses added within the one-year period from the date of purchase.
Patch Information:
- Enhanced Vertex Consolidated patch (5187702) – this patch delivers all code updates/fixes that have been made to the enhanced tax interface since the 2005 Year End patches. It is included in this FPK RUP1 patch, but is also available as a stand alone patch 5187702.
- The Annual Geocode update (5253339) will be released in July 2006 and will be mandatory for Year End processing for both R11i and R11
- For Statutory patching requirements, please refer to the North American
Payroll Annual Patching Schedule document available on MetaLink. Note: 216109.1 <http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showNOT?p_id=216109.1>
- US HR Customers: We will be releasing a US HR Rollup Patch (5179027) in August 2006 that will include the new Ethnic and Job categories required for 2007 reporting.
Desupport Information:
- Note: 329685.1/329689.1 Product Obsolescence / De-support Information: Oracle Corporation announces the end of Error Correction Support for E-Business Suite (Oracle Applications) version(s) 11.0 & 11.0.x on the following platform(s): ALL Platforms version(s) All, effective 31-JAN-2007. Oracle Corporation recommends customers upgrade/migrate to the following as soon as possible to maintain the highest level of support: Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.7 or higher. For North American customers, 2006 will be the last year end supported. Quarterly updates beyond Q4 2006 will not be provided. No new JIT/Geocode updates will be provided beyond Q4/Year End. If new jurisdictions are added with a tax rate, no taxation will occur.
- As a result of the above de-support dates, Applications customers must upgrade to 9i in order to run 2006 Year End.
- If you are an 11.0.3 customer, please see Note: 329685.1.
- Please note that Tax and Legislative updates are not available for products during the 'extended support' phase. Please see note 334749.1 <https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=334749.1> for specific details regarding the availability of legislative patches.
- Discoverer 4i de-support. Reference note 237607.1 – ALERT: Required and Recommended Patch Levels for All Discoverer Versions
- For Oracle HRMS Product Family - Release 11i Information, see note 135266.1.
Year End Information for Payroll:
o All mandatory patches are required for R11
o The Annual Geocode update (5253339) will be released in July 2006 and will be mandatory for Year End processing for both R11i and R11
o The HRMS Family Pack K Rollup patch is mandatory for R11i for Year End and is a pre-requisite for the Year End Phase 1 patch.
o Year End Phase 1 will be released on Sept 30th, Year End Phase 2 (includes Q4) will be released on Dec 15th, Year Begin will be released as a one-off (also included in Phase 2) on Dec 15th and Year End Phase 3 will be released on January 15th, 2006. Due to statutory or late breaking updates, the Jan 15th date is subject to change.
o Like last year, Year End Phase 2 and Phase 3 will be offered as incremental patches ONLY. Cumulative versions will not be released. This means that Year End Phase 1 is a pre-requisite to Year End Phase 2 and 3. Incremental patches do not require the application of a new HR legislative data install (hrglobal). Customers only need to apply the hrglobal driver currently installed.
Note: FPK RUP1 is a pre-requisite for Year End Phase 1. Year End Phase 1 is a pre-requisite for Year Begin. As in the past several years, Year Begin should be applied for any client going live in 2007.
For the complete R11i Payroll Mandatory Patch List see Metalink Note 111499.1 <http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=111499.1>
For the complete R11 Payroll Mandatory Patch List see Metalink Note 74293.1 <http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=74293.1>
For additional non-mandatory North American Payroll patches see Metalink Note 74292.1 <http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=74292.1>
C. R11i HRMS Product Information
For the latest Oracle HRMS Product Family - Release 11i Information,
please see Metalink Note:135266.1
This page contains important information including:
o High Priority Alerts
o Mandatory Patches
o Family Packs and Minipacks
o Latest Legislative Data - hrglobal.drv
o Maintenance Pack Information
D. Payroll Recommended Patches
The Payroll recommended patch spreadsheet Metalink Note 74292.1 contains additional features and functions.
E. HR Recommended Patches
We have created an HR Recommended patch spreadsheet similar to the Mandatory Payroll patch spreadsheet on Metalink. This new spreadsheet contains a list of patches needed to be in compliance for HR Statutory reporting i.e. EEO-1, VETS-100 etc.
The spreadsheet is located on Metalink in Note number: 273196.1
F. Global OHUG Conference
2006 Fall OHUG Conference
Location: Orlando Florida
Dates: November 29 - December 1
Hotel: Rosen Shingle Creek
Hotel Reservations: 866-996-9939 refer to the OHUG rate of $165.00 a night. http://rosenshinglecreek.com/
G. Other Information Sources
1. MetaLink - http://metalink.oracle.com <http://metalink.oracle.com/>
MetaLink is a customer resource provided by Oracle World-wide Support.
The Applications section of Metalink contains all the latest product documentation and documentation updates for Oracle’s products.
2. Payroll World
Payroll World is an email distribution list for North American Oracle Payroll customers used to quickly disseminate information regarding product updates, patches, and statutory changes. To be added to this email distribution list, send e-mail to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Oracle North American Payroll World Contact Update with your contact name, CSI number, and company name
3. Metalink Service Request profiles:
Please update all Service Request profiles on Metalink with any updates to Database Version, Product Version, and/or contact information
Metalink->UserProfile button
4. Information for NEW North American Payroll customers:
A pamphlet is available for all North American Payroll customers explaining Vertex, Payroll World, SIG's, etc.
The North American Payroll Handout document can be located in Metalink Note 316077.1
H. Canadian Payroll Customers
A reminder to Canadian Payroll customers that the Payroll Tax Q Series
(Quantum) version 2.7.6 program (patch 5326425) and the June data file are required for the tax changes effective July 1, 2006. Please note that Quantum 2.7.6 has a Canadian pre-req of patch 5223777. The Federal and Alberta basic personal amount changes effective July 1, 2006 are available with patch 5237516.

Answer 1

We need to know the new codes which will be added and which if any will be replaced. We know those identified on the US Gov site but can Oracle Dev. provide the specifics in advance so we can update our Employment Applications etc to match Oracle HR definitions?
Regards,
Ed