Search for, Create, and Edit a Standard Item Work Definition Using the Redwood User Experience

Prior to this update, the Work Definition pages focused on visualizing the data relationships within a work definition, displaying a limited view of the dataset and utilizing mouse-driven navigation and techniques like drag and drop, or expand and collapse. However, for work definitions with extensive data, particularly in their item structures, manufacturing engineers prefer spreadsheet interfaces for quick editing and better information density.

Now, you can efficiently create and update a work definition for a standard item in discrete and process manufacturing using the Redwood user experience.

• Faster search and filter work definitions – Use keywords and filters to quickly find an item's work definition to review and manage

• Efficiently manage work definitions – Take actions like copy, delete, deactivate, and reactivate on a work definition. Manage versions and edit priorities in change management scenarios.

• Create a work definition for a standard item in fewer steps – Enter the product information with an optional reference to its item structure and default a placeholder operation as a starting point.

• Edit work definition's operations, operation outputs, operation items, and operation resources using a grid experience:
  • Provides spreadsheet-like interfaces and allows to enter, access, or edit large volumes of data with high efficiency.
  • Navigate through the data relationships in a work definition using tabs and grids
  • Add, copy, or delete rows in the grid
  • Search for specific data in the grid to narrow down the dataset
  • Enter data using keyboard shortcuts or mouse-driven interactions including cut, copy, paste, and autofill

Manage Work Definitions Page

During Work Definition creation, the placeholder operation gets added and it can be overwritten or deleted as you add operations in the Operations page. You can enable guided journeys in Work Definition user experiences and users can see a Guide Me button in the task. You can provide resources and guidance such as instructions, videos, and best practices and so on to help user to perform the task.

Work Definition Operations with Guide Me Button Enabled

You can toggle between the Assigned Items and Item Structure views in the Operation Items page to review the already assigned and unassigned items.

Work Definition Operation Items on the Assigned Items View

Using the Redwood user experience, you can significantly reduce the time to launch a new or updated work definition through user productivity gains, such as easier readability, editing in a tabular format, and faster user interface performance for searching, sorting, and saving.

Steps to Enable

Follow these steps to enable or disable this feature:

1. Enable the Profile

• In the Setup and Maintenance work area, search for and select the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.  
• On the Manage Administrator Profile Values page, search for and select the ORA_WIS_WORK_DEFINITIONS_REDWOOD_ENABLED profile option code. 
• In the Profile Values section, set the Site level to Y or N. The default value of the profile option is N. 
  • Y = enables the feature 
  • N = disables the feature 
• Click Save and Close. Changes in the profile value will affect users the next time they sign in.

You'll have the option to enable or disable this feature from 24B update.

Profile Option for Accessing Work Definition Using Redwood User Experience

2. The Manage Work Definitions page in the Redwood user experience is based on an elastic index. Run the following scheduled  processes, when the work definitions are created using Import Work Definition Scheduled Process or using REST API to populate the details in the Manage Work Definitions page in the Redwood user experience.

(Navigation: Tools > Scheduled Processes > Schedule New Process)

• Scheduled process 'ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS' should be run one time initially. Input parameter Index name should be set as fa-scm-wis-work-definitions. 
• Scheduled process 'ESS job to run Bulk ingest to OSCS' should be run periodically with input parameter Program Name as MFG_WD_BULK_INGEST.

Tips And Considerations

• The Redwood user experience can be enabled by default for searching, creating, and editing work definitions when using the Manage Work Definitions task in the Work Definition work area. This default is based on the Redwood Work Definitions Enabled profile option. 

• You can continue to use the existing work definition REST services, then view or edit a work definition using a Redwood page based on the user privileges.

• You can also enable automatic assignment of item structure components to work definition operations based on the suggested operation sequence in the item structure at the time of creating a work definition or later adding a component in the item structure. Subsequent updates to the suggested operation sequence in the item structure aren't automated to existing work definitions. Refer to the Automatically Assign Item Structure Components to Work Definition Operations feature for more information.

• You can't search for, create, or update manufacturing work definitions for Assemble To Order model items using the Redwood user experience at this time. 

• You can't navigate to the Redwood user experience when selecting the link for impacted work definitions in the item structure change notification at this time.

• You can't use the quick action or the Recently Updated Work Definitions link to navigate to the Redwood user experience for a work definition at this time.

• You can't generate an electronic record and sign off a work definition with electronic signature using the Redwood user experience at this time.

• You can't restrict the data security access to work definitions using the Redwood user experience at this time.

Key Resources

• Watch the Search for, Create, and Edit a Standard Item Work Definition Using the Redwood User Experience

• Refer to the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Using Manufacturing guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

• Refer to the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Implementing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges and codes can access this feature:

Manufacturing Privileges :

• Manage Work Definitions (WIS_MANAGE_WORK_DEFINITIONS_PRIV)
• View Work Definitions (WIS_VIEW_WORK_DEFINITIONS_PRIV)
• Get Work Definitions by Service (WIS_GET_WORK_DEFINITIONS_SERVICE_PRIV)
• Manage Work Definitions by Service (WIS_MANAGE_WORK_DEFINITIONS_SERVICE_PRIV)
• Get Manufacturing Plant Set Up Data by Service (WIS_GET_MFG_PLANT_SETUP_SERVICE_PRIV)
• Get Standard Operations by Service (WIS_GET_STANDARD_OPERATIONS_SERVICE_PRIV)

Other than Manufacturing Privileges :

• View Subinventory and Locator List of Values by Web Service (INV_VIEW_SUBINVENTORY_LOCATOR_LOV_WEB_SERVICE) 
• View Inventory Organizations List of Values by Web Service (RCS_VIEW_INV_ORG_LOV_WEB_SERVICE_PRIV)
• View Units Of Measure List of Values by Web Service (RCS_VIEW_UNITS_OF_MEASURE_LOV_WEB_SERVICE_PRIV)
• Get Item Rest (EGP_GET_ITEM_REST)
• Create Item Structure (EGP_CREATE_ITEM_STRUCTURE_PRIV)
• Use REST Service - Talent Model Profiles Read Only (HRT_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_TALENT_MODEL_PROFILES_RO_PRIV)
• View Qualification Profiles (MNT_VIEW_QUALIFICATION_PROFILES_PRIV)
• View Supplier List of Values Using REST Service (POZ_VIEW_SUPPLIER_LOV_REST_SERVICE_PRIV)
• Manage Subinventory and Locator (INV_MANAGE_SUBINVENTORY_AND_LOCATOR_PRIV)
• View Unit Of Measure Conversion List of Values by Web Service (RCS_VIEW_UNITS_OF_MEASURE_CONVERSION_LOV_WEB_SERVICE_PRIV)

Guided Journeys : Role Codes

• Use REST Service - Guided Journeys Read Only (Role Code ORA_PER_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_GUIDED_JOURNEYS_RO)
• Use REST Service - Guided Journey Responses (Role Code ORA_PER_REST_SERVICE_ACCESS_GUIDED_JOURNEY_RESPONSES)

These privileges were available prior to this update.