User Names
By default, user names are generated automatically in the format specified for the default user category when you create a person record. Users who have the human resource specialist (HR specialist) role can change user names for existing HCM users.
This topic describes the automatic generation of user names and explains how to change an existing user name.
User Names When Creating Users
You create an HCM user by selecting a task, such as Hire an Employee, in the New Person work area. The user name is generated automatically in the format specified for the default user category. This table summarizes the effects of the available formats for Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM users.
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User-Name Format |
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The worker's work email is the user name. If you don't enter the work email when hiring the worker, then it can be entered later on the Security Console. This format is used by default. A different default format can be selected on the Security Console. |
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FirstName.LastName |
The user name is the worker's first and last names separated by a single period. |
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FLastName |
The user name is the worker's last name prefixed with the initial of the worker's first name. |
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Person number |
If your enterprise uses manual numbering, then any number that you enter becomes the user name. Otherwise, the number is generated automatically and you can't edit it. The automatically generated number becomes the user name. |
Existing User Names
HR specialists can change an existing user name on the Manage User Account page.
To change a worker's user name:
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On the My Client Groups tab, find and select the Manage User Account quick action. You may have to click Show More if it is not visible by default. Line Managers can use the quick action on the My Team tab.
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Search for and select the worker.
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On the Manage User Account page, select .
- Select
The updated name, which can be in any format, is sent automatically to your Identity Store. The maximum length of the user name is 80 characters.