IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations

NEW ODA PLATFORM FEATURES AND THEIR AVAILABILITY in SAAS SKILLS

When new features are added to the Oracle Digital Assistant (ODA) platform, product development needs to uptake them to add to the certified skill platform version. For example, the installed FADigitalAssistant 22.07.61 version is certified for the new features added in the 22.02 platform version.

  • The features added in the 22.02 platform version won't be available in the FADigitalAssistant 22.04.60 version certified for the 21.12 platform version. That’s because the 21.12 platform version is lower than 22.02, and isn't backward compatible. You must upgrade to the latest FADA skill version and incorporate the new features into the skills while upgrading. For more information, see Upgrade Digital Assistant and Add a Skill to a Digital Assistant.
  • See this table for the latest ODA skill platform version and the corresponding FADA skill release version.
    Certified ODA Skill Platform Version New Feature Skills Supporting New Feature Certified FADA Skill Release Version
    22.12 None

    N/A

    23.04.19

In the FADA version number, the first four digits correspond to the application release and the last two digits show the FADigitalAssistant version within the release. For example, in the 22.07.48 version, 22 corresponds to the year 2022, and 07 corresponds to the quarterly release (01 = A, 04 = B, 07 = C, 10 = D) of the application version. The last two digits, 48, show the FADigitalAssistant version within the 22.07 release. The platform version is displayed in a four-digit format, the first two digits show the year, and the next two digits show the month. For example, in the 22.02 platform version, 22 corresponds to the year 2022, and 02 corresponds to February.

DEPRECATION OF OLDER DIGITAL ASSISTANT SKILL VERSIONS

The Digital Assistant and its skills continuously receive updates as they get smarter and provide enhanced conversational experiences. In every release, check for updated versions in the Skill Store. When you access a skill that is based on a deprecated platform version, a warning message displays. You can click the Tell me more option to view more information on the platform versions. Versions stop working when the underlying platform version becomes inactive, at the longest 2 years after release.

  • The Expenses skill built using Oracle Digital Assistant platform version 20.08 is deprecated and may become obsolete soon. Ensure that you've deployed the appropriate Expenses skill version to align with the quarterly update of Fusion Cloud Applications.

  • The Candidate Experience skill built using Oracle Digital Assistant platform version 22.08 is deprecated and may become obsolete soon. Ensure that you've deployed the appropriate Candidate Experience V2 skill version to align with the quarterly update of Fusion Cloud Applications.

  • The Internal Candidate Experience skill version 1 built using Oracle Digital Assistant platform version 23.06 is deprecated and may become obsolete soon. Ensure that you've deployed the appropriate Internal Candidate Experience V2 skill version to align with the quarterly update of Fusion Cloud Applications.

  • The HCM Knowledge skill is now deprecated and will be decommissioned in the release 25A. The Classic HR Help Desk customers are recommended to use the Search Knowledge Article intent within the Help Desk skill.

It’s recommended to align the delivered SaaS skill version with your Fusion Cloud Applications version. This allows your skill within FADigitalAssistant to be compatible with the new APIs & URLs along with the latest updated ML models.

ORACLE MOBILE APPLICATION DESIGNER (MAD) DEPRECATION

In 24B, the Oracle Mobile Application Designer (MAD) feature is disabled in Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence. If you want to enable the Mobile Application Designer feature, the administrator can set the Enable Mobile App Designer property to true in the Publisher Runtime Configuration page.

In 24D, Oracle Mobile Application Designer (MAD) is desupported.

MICROSOFT ENDS SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS 10 ON OCTOBER 14, 2025

On Oct 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. If you’re using any Oracle products that run on Windows 10, you must upgrade to Windows 11 to continue receiving support for those products.

MICROSOFT ENDS SUPPORT FOR OFFICE 2016 AND 2019 ON OCTOBER 14, 2025

On Oct 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019. If you’re using any Oracle products that use Office 2016 or 2019, you must upgrade to a supported version of Office, such as Microsoft Office 2021 or Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365).

DEPRECATION OF BI MARKETING SEGMENTATION AND ORACLE STRATEGY SCORECARD MANAGEMENT

The Marketing Segmentation and Scorecard Management features are deprecated and will be removed in a future release.