User Person Type in Oracle Fusion HCM

In Oracle Fusion HCM, the concept of “Person Types” refers to the categorization of individuals based on their relationship to your organization. Person types help you classify individuals according to their roles, affiliations, and attributes within your workforce. Different person types might represent different roles, such as employees, contingent workers, retirees, applicants, and more.

Here’s how you might use person types in Oracle Fusion HCM:

• Employee Person Type:
  • The most common person type is “Employee.” This includes individuals who are directly employed by your organization.
• Contingent Worker Person Type:
  • Another person type is “Contingent Worker,” which includes contractors, freelancers, and temporary workers who provide services to your organization.
• Retiree Person Type:
  • You might have a person type for “Retirees” to manage individuals who have retired from your organization but might still have certain affiliations or benefits.
• Applicant Person Type:
  • “Applicant” person type is used to manage individuals who have applied for positions within your organization but have not yet been hired.
• Retained Person Type:
  • In some cases, you might retain the profiles of individuals who were once employees but have left the organization for historical or compliance reasons.
• Custom Person Types:
  • Depending on your organization’s needs, you can define custom person types that align with specific roles or affiliations relevant to your industry or business processes.

Using person types in Oracle Fusion HCM can help streamline data management, reporting, and workflows by allowing you to categorize and manage individuals based on their roles and relationships. By properly assigning person types, you can ensure that each individual’s attributes, benefits, and access rights are appropriate for their relationship to your organization.

To work with person types in Oracle Fusion HCM, you will typically navigate to the appropriate work area (such as “Person Management”) and use the available options to assign person types to individuals. The specific steps might vary based on the version and configuration of Oracle Fusion HCM you are using. For detailed instructions and guidance, I recommend referring to the official Oracle Fusion HCM documentation or reaching out to your organization’s Oracle support team for assistance.