Whitepaper
2025 Roadmap to Oracle Redwood
Migration: Streamline Testing
and Meet Deadlines
Table of Contents
01 Introduction to Redwood
02 Oracle Redwood Migration Timelines
Timeline of Redwood for Oracle HCM
Timeline of Redwood for Oracle Financials
Timeline of Redwood for Enterprise
Performance Management (EPM)
03 Redwood Migration-Preparation
04 Why is Testing Critical for Oracle Redwood
Migration?
05 Opkey's Testing Guidelines for
Streamlining Redwood Migration
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Introduction to Redwood the new UI's capabilities while minimizing
disruption to ongoing business processes.
Oracle Redwood isn’t just a new design for The timeline is tight, but with robust testing
the user interface; it’s a game-changer in strategy, you can smoothly make the
how we interact with Oracle applications. It’s transition and enjoy the benefits of the
all about making things easier, more intuitive, modernized interface.
and visually engaging.
Now updated with the latest timelines and
Oracle plans to migrate all its Cloud information from Oracle for 2025 and beyond,
applications to this new Redwood UI by 2026, we’ve put together a detailed guide to make
with the Human Capital Management (HCM) your transition to Redwood as smooth as
module set to transition fully by the end of possible. It’s packed with a clear timeline and
2025. Oracle aims to gradually roll out this year-round tips to keep you prepared for
change to other modules, such as Financials, every Redwood update. With this guide, you
Procurement, and EPM, through quarterly can minimize disruptions and stay one step
updates. ahead throughout the process.
As the timeline for this migration is quickly Opkey is an industry-leading AI-powered,
approaching, it’s important for organizations no-code test automation platform, and an
to prepare for this transition to fully leverage Oracle partner.
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Let’s get you prepared so you can take Oracle Redwood Migration
advantage of these amazing new
Timelines
capabilities.
Timeline of Redwood for Oracle HCM
Oracle has been rolling out Redwood in
What is Oracle Redwood?
Read More phases to ensure a smoother transition,
All You Need to Know
reduce disruptions, and gather valuable user
feedback along the way. This approach also
provides extra time for testing and
fine-tuning. By the end of 2025, HCM will fully
transition to Redwood as part of Oracle
Fusion Cloud HCM 25C Release.
This table highlights the features and
improvements in the HCM module across
different Redwood releases. It covers updates
from the 23D Oracle release that have
already been deployed, as well as planned
upgrades in future Redwood versions that will
appear in both existing and upcoming Oracle
releases.
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Feature 23D 24A 24B 24C/24D/25A
Employee Self Majority of 95% of employee Remaining Remaining ESS-
Service (ESS) - ESS-MSS pages and manager ESS-MSS Pages MSS Pages will
Manager Self are in Redwood. self-service will be moved to be moved to
Service (MSS) pages are in Redwood. Redwood.
Redwood.
Admin- Selected Admin Oracle working Oracle working Oracle working
Specialist -Specialist on moving the on moving the on moving the
pages delivered remaining pages remaining remaining
in Redwood. to Redwood. pages to pages to
Redwood. Redwood.
Personalization’s Business Rules Personalization Business Rules Business Rules
available for Helper Tool validation and validation and
personalization. available. defaulting is defaulting is
getting getting
supported. supported.
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Important:
Certain features had to be transitioned to Redwood before 2025:
Starting with Oracle HCM 23D and later, Redwood was enabled by default for all new
implementations.
Any new HCM go-lives planned for August 2024 or later have been transitioned to
Redwood.
The Learning self-service for Managers and Employees was fully transitioned to
Redwood with the 24B release.
With the 24D release, all customers were required to use Journeys instead of checklists.
The timecard was also moved to the Redwood UI by the 24D release.
The Self-Service Procurement application replaced the classic Self-Service
Procurement Cloud Purchase Requisitions application, with the timeline updated to
align with the Oracle Fusion 25C release.
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Timeline of Redwood for Oracle Financials
Compared to HCM, financials are yet to start their full journey towards Redwood. The transition has
slowly started towards Redwood with some of the pages set to Redwood for Procurement.
Module 24B release Upcoming (24C & onwards) Upcoming Releases
Enterprise No Redwood FINANCIAL Redwood: PROJECT Redwood
Resource in 24B MANAGEMENT Predictive MANAGEMENT Professional
Planning (ERP) Cash Services Billing
Forecasting Redwood
Project List and
Insights
PROCUREMENT Redwood
MANAGEMENT Internal Supplier
Registration
Financials No Redwood TREASURY Redwood:
Management in 24B AND Predictive Cash
PAYMENTS Forecasting
RECORD TO Redwood:
REPORT Multi-Tier
Intercompany
Operations
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Module 24B release Upcoming (24C & onwards) Upcoming Releases
Procurement PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT Redwood Self STRATEGIC Redwood: User
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Service SOURCING Experience for
Procurement Suppliers
Redwood Self
Service Manage
Approval List
Procurement
Preview Default
Attachment
Approval List Category
Split
Distributions Enter
Requisition
Content by Line
deliver-to
location View
Requisition
View Requisition from Other
Lifecycle Preparers
View Document Request New
History Supplier
Filter My
Requisitions
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Module 24B release Upcoming (24C & onwards) Upcoming Releases
STRATEGIC Redwood:
SOURCING Negotiation
Abstracts
SUPPLIER Redwood:
MANAGEMENT Internal
Supplier
Registration
Project No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood PROJECT Redwood
Management in 24B planned planned MANAGEMENT Professional
Services Billing
Redwood Project
List and Insights
Risk No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood
Management in 24B planned yet planned yet planned yet planned yet
and
Compliance
Enterprise No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood No Redwood
Performance in 24B planned yet planned yet planned yet
Management
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Timeline of Redwood for Enterprise Performance Management (EPM):
Oracle Cloud EPM has moved to Redwood!
With the July 24.07 patch, all non-Redwood themes were removed, and Oracle
Cloud EPM environments were automatically updated to the Redwood
Experience. This change applied to Account Reconciliation, Financial
Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Profitability
and Cost Management, and Tax Reporting environments.
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EPM July 2024 (24.07) Update Timeline:
Oracle Redwood EPM 24.07 Updates
Application timeline for Test Friday July 5th, 2024
Environments
Application Timeline for Friday July 19th, 2024
Production Environments
Features/ Enhancements Latest look and feel
Compact design and crisper icons
Consistency across apps, including other Oracle
Cloud EPM processes and Oracle Cloud ERP
Enhanced features such as Forms 2.0
Ongoing support and enhancements
Customize by choosing either:
Oracle (default) Custom Light Custom Dark
Add a custom Logo and/or Background
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Assessment Stakeholder Training and
of Current engagement Support
Processes
NOTE: As of July 2024, all EPM
production environments updated to
01. 02. 03.
the latest Redwood release, and most
Oracle EPM Cloud environments have Deployment Testing and Enhance
and Validation
transitioned to Redwood. Monitoring
06. 05. 04.
Redwood Migration Preparation
To minimize disruption and enhance your 1. Assessment of Current Processes:
business processes, we recommend
Review existing business processes to
adopting a structured approach for
pinpoint areas where the Redwood theme
Redwood migration in your Oracle Cloud ERP
can boost efficiency.
environment:
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2. Stakeholder Engagement: 5. Testing and Validation:
Connect with key stakeholders to explain Test all business processes to confirm
how Redwood will impact their business they work seamlessly with the new
areas and address any concerns they Redwood theme for HR and finance.
may have.
Gather user feedback to validate the
3. Training and Support: implementation and make necessary
Arrange training sessions and materials adjustments.
to assist users in adapting to the new
6. Deployment and Monitoring:
interface or develop new operating
manuals. Deploy the Redwood theme in phases to
minimize disruption.
4. Enhancing the Redwood Theme:
Use the platform’s capabilities to refine Collect user feedback post-rollout for
the Redwood theme, ensuring it aligns continuous improvement.
with customer needs and branding
guidelines. Lastly, review security to ensure that custom
roles are updated with the necessary
privileges.
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Why is Testing Critical for Security Issues: Oracle Cloud
Applications deal with sensitive data
Oracle Redwood Migration?
across various schemas. The Redwood
Testing Limitations: It’s important to migration involves complex data
conduct functional testing, performance mapping, transformation, and validation
testing, and user acceptance testing processes, including security roles. To
(UAT) to spot and address any issues that keep everything secure, you’ll need a solid
might come up during or after the testing strategy in place.
Redwood migration.
Integration Challenges: Many users have Navigating the Shift to
customized and integrated their Oracle Oracle Redwood with Read More
Test Automation
applications. When migrating to
Redwood, you’ll need to revisit these cus-
tomizations and integrations. Thorough
testing is key to ensuring everything stays
compatible and works smoothly.
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Opkey's Testing Guidelines for
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