Examples of Configuration and Extension, and the Tools to Use
You can configure and extend Redwood applications using different tools.
Let's look at some of the key things you can do with these tools.
Modify the UI
Use these tools and work areas to modify the UI:
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VB Studio: Extend application page components for certain applications.
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User Interface Text: Edit text that appears on multiple pages.
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Structure: Configure the Navigator and the icons on the home page for navigation.
Here are some changes that you can make to pages, and the corresponding tools or work areas to use.
| Task | Subtask | Example | Tool, Setup Task, or Feature | VB Studio Mode | Where to go in VB Studio | Additional Information |
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| Add your own content | Enable guided journey at the page level | Show analytics about a worker's career and salary's progression at the page level on the Employment Info page. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Guided Journeys Configuration Using Page Properties |
| Add your own content | Enable guided journey at the section level | Show the Seniority Dates policies in the Seniority Dates section on the Employment Info page. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Guided Journeys Configuration Using Page Properties |
| Add your own content | Add company policies, link to resources,and so on on a page | Publish respective employee announcement by country on the Review Employee Resources page. | VB Studio | Advanced | Oracle-delivered dynamic container | Add Your Own Content Using Dynamic Container |
| Add your own content | Embed BI report | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered dynamic container | ||
| Add your own content | Enable nudges | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | ||
| Add your own content | Display the same content on a page or global header for all pages | Not Supported | ||||
| Add your own content | Add a message, text, link, action button, and so on in the page or global header | Not Supported | ||||
| Add your own content | Embed OTBI report | Not Supported | ||||
| Align terminology with your organizational language | Change the content of a Redwood message, page title, and so on | User Interface Text | How You Modify User Interface Text | |||
| Align terminology with your organizational language | Change a UI text across all pages, such as to change "employee" to "associate" on all pages where the term "employee" is used | User Interface Text | How You Modify User Interface Text | |||
| Align terminology with your organizational language | Translate UI text into a language supported by Oracle | User Interface Text | How You Modify User Interface Text | |||
| Control field display | Show a field | Show the Candidate Email field in the Job Application Preview Key Info for the HR specialist only in the Activity Recruiting Center. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control field display | Show a field | Show pronoun in Person Profile panel in Connections. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Customization of Processes Using Page Properties |
| Control field display | Show descriptive flexfields (DFF) segments | Show people DFF by specific segment for specific roles in the Biographical Info region. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control field display | Show extensible flexfield (EFF) contexts | Show the Additional Work Location Info context to capture consultants' work location in the Change Assignment process. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control field display | Change a field style (font) | Show the percentage of salary increase in bold and red when it's more than 10%. | Not Supported | |||
| Control field display | Validate a field value | Validate proposed salary basis based on Full Time or Part Time status or Salaried or Hourly value | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Validate Field Values |
| Control field display | Default a field value | Default action reason based on action | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control field display | Show additional attributes on a page | Show additional bank account attributes on the Payment Method Details page | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Control Display of Additional Attributes in Personal Payment Method Details |
| Control sections display | Hide and show sections | Hide Disabilities for Mexico and France employees on the Personal Details page. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control sections display | Hide and show sections | Hide the Salary History section for a specific business unit in the My Compensation page. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Control sections display | Make a section required | Make the Payroll section required for France in the Promote and Change Position process. | VB Studio | Express | Business Rules | Field and Region Display Control |
| Extend UI elements | Reorder tabs | Reorder tabs in Journeys. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Customization of Processes Using Page Properties |
| Extend UI elements | Hide or show Sort By | Hide a sorting option in Team Learning. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Customization of Processes Using Page Properties |
| Configure page header | Configure fields displayed in the page header | Show the payroll relationship number or the person number in the page header on the Payment Methods page. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | |
| Control field display | Show a field | Show the account number reverification field on the Payment Methods page | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties | Customization of Processes Using Page Properties |
| Control icon display | Display add or edit icons | Show the add and edit icons in the National Identifier section, or the edit icon in the Biographical Info section when an employee views his or her own record on the Personal Details page. | VB Studio | Express | Oracle-delivered page properties |
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