What is the Redwood Page?
You’ve likely come across the term Redwood Page quite frequently recently, as it’s generating a lot of buzz in the oracle tech world. Not too long ago, there was another similar term, Responsive UI or NUX (New User Experience), that was on everyone’s lips. Back then, the transformation was all about transitioning from classic web pages to mobile-responsive pages. However, the focus has now shifted from mobile-responsive pages to a brand-new, modern user interface called the Redwood Page to enrich user experience further.
In simple terms, this transition involves moving from the mobile-responsive pages that most of us are currently using to a new modern page built using VBS (Visual Builder Studio). Oracle has named this fresh user interface the Redwood page. This shift represents a significant evolution in the user experience, offering enhanced features and capabilities for a more seamless and efficient interaction with Oracle’s applications.
How to Enable and Experience Redwood Pages?
As we observed in the transition from classic pages to responsive pages, Oracle has once again provided profile options to make the shift to the new Redwood experience. However, the pace of this transition is notably more accelerated this time. With each new quarterly release, a growing number of pages are becoming available on the Redwood interface.
To offer a brief overview of the significant distinctions between the Mobile Responsive Page and the Redwood Page, let’s examine the disparities in the Existing Absences page within Oracle Absence Management.
Existing Absences: Responsive Page you see currently
Existing Absences : Redwood Page for existing absences
This new Redwood page to check existing absences was delivered in oracle 23c upgrade patch and you can enable it through profile option ORA_ANC_EXISTING_ABSENCES_VBCS_UI_ENABLED.
Learn More About Redwood Page Profile Options
We now understand that the only way to experience the Redwood page is by enabling the delivered profile options. However, the next question that arises is how to obtain the list of those profile options for each page currently available on Redwood.
To access the list of all pages currently available on Redwood, you can refer to Oracle Document ID : 2922407.1
This document is continuously updated, reflecting new pages that offer the Redwood experience with each new release. It is advisable to bookmark this Oracle document for future reference.
Learn to Enable Redwood Page Step by Step
Let’s practically see how we enable Redwood page. Before you enable any page specific profile option, you must enable mast profile option ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED.
Enable Master Profile Option For Redwood
To enable master profile options, click on your profile picture (Settings and Actions) and select option Setup and Maintenance:
- Click on the Task panel and select option Search
- Search for the task – Manage Administrator Profile Values
- Click on the task name to open it.
- Enter value ORA_HCM_VBCS_PWA_ENABLED in the Profile Option Code field.
- Click on Search button
- Change the profile value to : Y at site level
- Click on Save and Close.
Enable Page Specific Profile Option
We will continue using the existing absence page that we discussed earlier. If we refer to the Oracle document, we can determine that the profile option we need to enable for this is – ORA_ANC_EXISTING_ABSENCES_VBCS_UI_ENABLED.
To enable page specific profile options once again, follow the familiar steps mentioned below:
- Search for the task – Manage Administrator Profile Values
- Click on the task name to open it.
- Enter value ORA_ANC_EXISTING_ABSENCES_VBCS_UI_ENABLED in the Profile Option Code field.
- Click on Search button
- Change the profile value to : Y at site level
- Click on Save and Close.
Now as an employee, if you follow below navigation, you will see new redwood page for existing absence
Navigation : Me » Time and Absences » Existing Absences
Please remember that sometimes a single profile option controls multiple pages. For example, the profile option mentioned above will also enable the Redwood page for the below navigation:
Navigation : My Team » Quick Actions » Existing Absences
How to Verify if You’re Accessing a Redwood Page?
Although the design itself will clearly indicate whether the page you are accessing is Redwood or not, if you want to be very sure, check the URL of the page you are accessing, and it will have the term redwood.
For example, the Redwood page URL for Existing Absences will have the following URL: YOUR_SITE/fscmUI/redwood/absences/existing-absences/view-summary
Redwood Page Vs Redwood Theme?
Just remember, the Redwood page and Redwood theme are two different things in the Oracle Cloud application. While the theme enhances the overall look and feel of the application, the Redwood page focuses on specific page design and is independent of the theme you choose for the Oracle Cloud application.
Why it’s called Redwood?
Have you ever given thought to why it’s called the Redwood page? Oracle had also named one of its themes the Redwood theme. What’s the significance of this term ‘Redwood’? Perhaps it was developed or proposed by a team in Redwood City in the US, or maybe there’s another reason you’re aware of. I’ll leave it to you to uncover the mystery behind this name.
How to customize Redwood Pages?
We will have a detailed article on this soon. For now, we can tell you that you will need to have a sound knowledge of Oracle’s Visual Builder (VB) tool to be able to customize any of the Redwood pages.
Certifications on Redwood Application?
There is an exam/certification also available on redwood application. Exam 1Z0-1114-23: Oracle Redwood Application 2023 Developer Associate.
Additional Resources for Redwood Page
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