Oracle Cloud SCM 24D Release: What's New?

The Oracle SCM 24D release date is October 2024. Are you prepared?

This blog summarizes Oracle SCM 24D release notes to offer you a high-level summary of the new features. We think you’ll love the enhanced capabilities of SCM module.

We'll emphasize why robust testing is crucial for the seamless rollout of Oracle Cloud SCM 24D release. We’ll highlight how Opkey’s AI enabled, no-code test automation platform can make updates quick and painless. As an official Oracle partner, we are uniquely equipped to assist in Oracle update testing.

‍What Are the Best Testing Practices for the Oracle SCM 24D New Features?

• Define the scope of testing.  

• Determine which tests are required and which are not during the Oracle Cloud Quarterly Update.  

• Quickly develop sanity tests to ensure business continuity.  

• Determine which critical business processes should be automated, and which require manual testing.

• Use impact analysis reports to show differences between releases.

• Use test automation to speed up the regression testing process.

‍What are the Key Changes Coming in the Oracle Cloud 24D?

• Fixing bugs from previous releases.  

• Security alerts and data fixes.

• New tax, legal, and regulatory updates.

• New upgrade scripts.

• Certification with new third-party products and versions.

• Certification with new Oracle products.

‍Why you’ll Love the Oracle 24D SCM Update?

• By setting default parameters for blanket purchase agreements, the process of creating these agreements from external purchase prices becomes faster and more efficient. This eliminates the need for manual data entry each time, saving time and effort.  

• Automating the setup of key parameters minimizes the risk of human error, ensuring that correct terms, conditions, and pricing details are applied to each agreement without manual intervention.  

• By automating the summarization process, the update reduces the workload for both approvers and procurement teams. It eliminates the need to manually extract and summarize information, saving time and effort.  

• AI-generated summaries ensure that all relevant information is captured consistently across all supplier registrations. This reduces the risk of missing key details and ensures a more thorough review process.

Details of the Oracle SCM 24D Release Notes: What’s New?

Inventory Management

• Regular cycle counts are crucial for managing inventory, maintaining high-service levels, and planning production schedules. Redwood page allows for creating cycle counts for accuracy.

• Users can now view item quantities on a Redwood page.

Manufacturing

• Redwood page allows for easy material issuance and return, with built-in barcode scanning for quick lot and serial number capture, and material traceability information for product genealogy.

• With the new Redwood user experience, production staff can quickly find and create inspection records with better productivity and faster page performance.

Maintenance

• AI Assist now generates repair suggestions in maintenance technician workbench, using work order description as problem statement. It uses past work orders and suggests strategies for starting repairs.

• The forecast serves as a foundation for creating preventive maintenance work orders, reducing maintenance planners' workload and allowing them to concentrate on auditing, optimization, and exception-based events.

Service Logistics

• The new Estimates Redwood UI simplifies the process of searching and creating new estimates for depot repair, field service, part sales, returns, and exchanges.

Order Management

• Users can create and manage sales orders through the new sites. They can also customize pages to meet their specific needs.

• Users can apply extensible flex fields just like standard attributes and can prioritize frequently used attributes for greater efficiency.

Technical Updates

• REST resource can be used to perform the manufacturing transactions directly in the Oracle Warehouse Management System.

• A new integration Oracle INV WMS Work Order Direct Transactions is available in Oracle Integration Cloud to send transactions from Oracle Fusion Inventory Management to Oracle WMS.

• Using Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) to generate reports on your transfer order receipts for audit purposes, Direct Transfer Order Attribute is available in the Receiving Transactions Real Time Subject Area.

If you want info beyond the Oracle SCM 24D release notes, check out the Opkey’s 24D Concise Summary Advisory or the Comprehensive 24D Advisory.

How Can Test Automation Streamline Update Testing?

By incorporating test automation into the Oracle Quarterly Release process, organizations can streamline testing, improve accuracy, and ensure a smooth transition to new releases. Opkey is an AI-enabled Test Automation Platform specifically designed for Oracle Cloud environments.  

How Opkey Can Help?

As an Oracle testing partner, Opkey's well-structured, AI-enabled testing strategy ensures that Oracle customers are ready for release when it happens.  

Here’s how:  

• Pre-Built Test Cases: Opkey's library of pre-built test cases for Oracle applications accelerates the testing process.  

• No-code Test Automation: Opkey's built-in AI enables business users to write and automate tests without requiring IT assistance.  

• Change Impact Analysis: Opkey's impact analysis lets you know precisely what will change between your processes as-is and to-be, and it ensures that the most significantly affected business processes are tested first.  

• Self-healing: Opkey's self-healing features fix broken tests with a single click. As a result, test maintenance efforts are reduced by 70%.  

• Reporting and Analytics: Opkey's reporting and analytics features provide insights into test results for informed decisions.