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6.5 ways to turn your Self Service HR Users into Fans

ivanharding — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:38:11 +0000

For the second year running, Applaud have been selected to present at the biggest Oracle HR conference of the year, the Oracle HR User Group 2012, held in Las Vegas from Monday June 18th to Thursday June 21st. The session details are below. We look forward to seeing you there!

6.5 ways to turn your Self Service HR Users into Fans

The new trend is”Consumerization of IT”: your users expect you to provide the same easy to use, attractive applications as they enjoy at home. Your employees are bringing in their own smartphones and tablets that they want to use at work. They are putting pressure on you to provide a better HR experience, with usability at the heart of their complaints. In the meantime, you’ve invested many dollars and many years in the Oracle e-Business suite and have a stable, working HR system with more depth and breadth than any good looking SaaS based solution on the market. What can you do?

This presentation will give you initiatives that you can work on right away, no matter how tight your budget is. We’ll take you though rich portals (no portal technology needed), branded look and feels, smartphone and tablet apps and other impressive tricks that turn your users into fans using what you’ve already got; no middleware required. And the suggestions will be achievable even if you have not yet upgraded to Release 12 and have only the most modest budget to play with.

This presentation will be aimed at HR practitioners and IT Leads and will be non-technical in nature. Free downloadable examples will be delivered in the session for you to pass on to your implementation teams.

Applaud Announce Org Chart v2

Applaud — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:04:33 +0000

Applaud have announced their second version of Org Chart, which incorporates a redesign and a whopping list of powerful new features.

Referring to version 2 as a software update doesn’t feel adequate: the updates are so significant it should warrant a new product.

The new version still works out-the-box and inside Oracle HR Self Service: unlike other Org Charting solutions this one is designed for your self service users from the ground-up, so it’s fast and simple to use and integrates seamlessly with the rest of self service. It also boasts stunning looks, complete flexibility to chart any information you like in real-time, PowerPoint and Word exports (including editable SmartArt), role-based access control so you can decide who see’s what, and self-service actions so you can use Org Chart as your new landing page.

And there’s plenty more. Check out our Org Chart page for full details and request a trial or demo today.

Applaud Launches Revamped Website

Applaud — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:12:52 +0000

Applaud has launched its new revamped home at www.applaudsolutions.com.

Many months in the making, the retooled website boasts a complete redesign, combined with the latest in HTML5 technology, socially integrated tools and content management. It offers users more of what they want, from enhanced product information to streamlined touch points.

The website reflects Applaud’s continued innovation in user experience and the latest technologies and plan to make a whole raft of further improvements.

We hope you like it! Please do get in touch if you have suggestions for improvements or spot anything amiss.

Applaud UKOUG2011 iPad Sample Available

Applaud — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:30:14 +0000

Thanks to those of you who joined us at our UKOUG 2011 presentation.

The samples we demonstrated in the presentation are freely available — you can get the source code here:

UKOUG 2011 Samples – Source

Just unzip the contents and have a read of README.txt, which tells you how to get going with the minimal fuss.

The samples have been built for educational purposes – if you’re actually after an Employee Directory solution we also have a full blown iPad version with all the bells and whistles that’s already on the AppStore. Check out www.applaudsolutions.com.

Applaud OHUG Employee Directory Sample Available

Applaud — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:27 +0000

A huge thanks to those of you who joined us for our OHUG 2011 presentation. We hope you found it useful and please do get in touch if you have any questions, thoughts or suggestions.

The samples we demonstrated in the presentation are freely available — you can get the source code right here:

OHUG 2011 Samples – Source

Just unzip the contents and check out README.txt; this tells you how to get going with the minimal fuss.

The samples have been built for educational purposes – if you’re actually after an Employee Directory solution we also have a full blown version (also free) with all the bells and whistles. That’s available from www.applaudsolutions.com.

Applaud release enhancements to Absence Calendar

Applaud — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:15:28 +0000

We’ve listened to our customer feedback and are excited to announce the following enhancements have been made to our Absence Calendar and are now available to all our customers:

Support for half days
Absence approval from within the calendar
Configurable ‘key’
Support for UK Work Patterns
Support for Oracle Common Applications Calendar
A ‘switch manager’ function to facilitate team drill down.
Addition of ‘previous’ and ‘next’ month buttons

The upgrade guide is available in our Support Portal here. Contact support@applaudsolutions.com to obtain your upgrade patch.

Applaud to present at OHUG 2011 in Orlando, Florida

Applaud — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:56:58 +0000

The Annual Oracle HR User Group conference is the largest and most prestigious Oracle HR event held in the world. Applaud are pleased to announce they will be presenting at the 2011 conference in Orlando, Florida, held in June. Our presentation is called How to Use Adobe Flash to Transform the Look and Feel of Oracle HR Self Service and you can read the abstract here.

Applaud offer new service: Bespoke UI Development

Applaud — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:49:17 +0000

The technology powering our Self Service Org Chart, Employee Directory and EmployeeCenter© has turned many heads in the Oracle HCM world. Suddenly Oracle e-Business Suite can look as good as any new software product on the market today. We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer customers a service where we can replace any part of Oracle Self Service with a completely bespoke, tailor made, modern user interface that your managers and employees will love, increasing user adoption and satisfaction. This is an exciting new service and we predict demand will be high, read more about our new offering at www.applaudsolutions.com.

Applaud announce enhancements to Absence Calendar

Applaud — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:04:19 +0000

We’ve listened to our customer feedback and are excited to announce the following enhancements are being made to our Absence Calendar:

Support for half days
Absence approval from within the calendar, configurable key
Support for UK Work Patterns
Support for Oracle Common Applications Calendar and a Switch Manager function to facilitate team drill down.

The new pack is scheduled to be released in Q2 of 2011 and will be available for free for all existing customers. Please see www.applaudsolutions.com for more information.

Applaud Present at the OUG UK Public Sector HCM Forum

Applaud — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:12:07 +0000

On February 10th, Applaud will be announcing, for the first time, new enhancements to our popular Absence Calendar. This solution will be demoed live, along with our Self Service Org Chart and upcoming ‘free’ product, Employee Directory. Book your place on the event here: http://www.ukoug.org/events/5386-public-sector-hcm-customer-forum/