Oracle Fusion HCM Data Loader Notes

HDL Prerequisite Steps:
User Role required:

Human Capital Management Integration Specialist
Human capital management Application Administrator
Set Source System Owner for Source System key (One of the keys for loading data)
Navigator: Setup and Maintenance  Manage Common Lookups
Set the source system owner in manage common Lookup: HRC_SOURCE_SYSTEM_OWNER
Navigator: Data Exchange
Generate the object Templates:

Navigator: Data Exchange Initiate Data Load
Select the Business Object and click on Generate Template
Configure HCM Data Loader:

Search for Task: Configure HCM Data Loader
Scope: Full (Not required for Rel 12 and above)
HCM Data Loader (HDL) supports 4 different types of keys as listed below (in the order of key resolution sequence)
GUID – Oracle Fusion Global Unique ID
Oracle Fusion Surrogate ID
Source Keys
User Keys
Oracle Fusion GUID

Integration Key Generated by Fusion
Generated in Oracle Fusion when a record is created
Hexadecimal value
Unique across all objects
Held in Integration Key Map
Oracle Fusion Surrogate ID

Fusion Generated Unique ID
Generated in Oracle Fusion when the record is created
Numeric value
Unique only for the object type
Held on the object
Source Keys
Source System Key Information
Two values combined:
SourceSystemOwner
SourceSystemID
Held in Integration Key Map
User Keys
User Readable and Generated Keys
Natural values
One or many attributes
Sometimes alternatives
Sometimes updateable
Held on the object definition
Integration Key Map table
Keys that aren’t held on the object are stored in the HDL integration key map table -
HRC_INTEGRATION_KEY_MAP. You should be able to use BIP to fire up a SQL statement and view the contents of
this table. e.g.
select OBJECT_NAME, SOURCE_SYSTEM_ID, SOURCE_SYSTEM_OWNER, SURROGATE_ID, RAWTOHEX(GUID) guid
from fusion.HRC_INTEGRATION_KEY_MAP WHERE SOURCE_SYSTEM_OWNER ='STUDENT1‘
Business
Fusion GUID Source Key Surrage ID User Key
Object
(Set code and Location

Location 25DD4078E961A23BE053A697480AFB92 STUDENT1_LOC1 300000001572671
Code) COMMON, HQ1
 Fusion GUID: System generated GUID

 Source Key: Source System Owner is the reference to source application like PS or EBS, Source System
Key is the actual key\id provided in the Location.dat file.
 Surrogate ID: System generated. In this case it is the primary key from locations record. e.g. select * from
PER_LOCATION_DETAILS_F_VL where location_code = 'STUDENT1 Location1‘ (Result Location ID =
300000001572671)
 User Key: - Best way to get this info is the Business Object Documentation from MOS or other option is UI
as shown below. Online page should highlight user keys with
Examples of physical row errors are:

The instruction or discriminator tags are not recognized.
The number of values supplied in a data line does not match those defined in the METADATA.
A unique reference for the component was not supplied.
The parent on a child component could not be found, either in the file or in Oracle Fusion HCM.
HCM Data Loader Data Set Summary report available in HCM Extracts
This report extracts the Data Set and Business Object status and record counts, along with all messages raised and
the records impacted by each message.
The delivered output is in XML making the extract machine readable. You can, however, create your own BI
Publisher formats based on this extract.
Files to be loaded with HCM Data Loader must first be uploaded to the Oracle WebCenter Content
 Oracle WebCenter Content How to automate the upload of your file

 HCM Data Loader How to automate the submission of your file
 HCM Extracts How to automate and retrieve output from the HCM Data Loader Data Set Summary
In order to upload files to the WebCenter Content server, your user must have the following duty role:
File Import and Export Management Duty (FND_FILE_IMPORT_AND_EXPORT_MANAGEMENT_DUTY)
You can stage a zip file on the WebCenter Content server using:
1. The Oracle Applications Cloud File Import and Export interface
2. The WebCenter Content Document Transfer Utility
3. WebCenter Content Generic SOAP Web Service
HCM Data Loader accepts only compressed zip files that have been staged on the Oracle WebCenter Content
server and secured with the hcm/dataloader/import account.
In order to process files using HCM Data Loader, your user must have the following role:
Human Capital Management Integration Specialist
(ORA_HRC_HUMAN_CAPITAL_MANAGEMENT_INTEGRATION_SPECIALIST_JOB)
Methods of Initiating HCM Data Loader

You can initiate Oracle WebCenter Content staged files using:
The HCM Data Loader Import and Load Data interface
The HCM Data Loader Integration Service
Import and Load Data Interface

This method of initiating files for bulk load into Oracle HCM Cloud from Fusion Application Screen.
HCM Data Loader Integration Service

HCM Data Loader implements a web service that can be used to initiate the import and load of data files staged on
the WebCenter Content server and monitor the progress of a data file.
importAndLoadData Initiates the processing of a data file.
getDataSetStatus Returns the current status of a data file.

Oracle Fusion HCM Data Loader Notes

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HDL Prerequisite Steps:

User Role required:

Generate the object Templates:

Configure HCM Data Loader:

Oracle Fusion GUID

Oracle Fusion Surrogate ID

(Set code and Location

 Fusion GUID: System generated GUID

Examples of physical row errors are:

 Oracle WebCenter Content How to automate the upload of your file

Methods of Initiating HCM Data Loader

Import and Load Data Interface

HCM Data Loader Integration Service

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