HR Focus Group Updates:  • Guided Self Service (GSS) Focus Group - New & Improved Manager Self Service. This project is enhancing existing GSS with new features and functionality for the manager and HR Admin. Development is complete for on a small Form Factor (phone & tablet) – released in Image 18. Development is working on “Request an Employee Demotion” (new transaction). • Global Focus Group – Development is complete, now in QA for testing for Name Display by Country (new configuration table). • Employee Snapshot Focus Group – The first release is targeted for PI19 with a subset of features around Summary and Promotion Readiness business tasks. We will continue to add more content and business tasks in subsequent PUM images. • Onboarding/Offboarding Focus Group – Finalizing conceptual design document based on focus group requirements/feedback. Next focus group meeting scheduled for week of August 22nd. Succession Planning Focus Group (NEW) – No update this month Global HR Updates – https://blogs.oracle.com/PsftLegUpdates/ • GP Payroll Update China – Changes to Beijing Public Housing Fund • GP Payroll Update Australia - At the first draft outgo ATO has released an understanding of the core function of STP – The Payroll Event HR Bundles/PUM Update – tentative dates • 9.1 – Bundle #23 scheduled for December 2 • 9.2 – PUM #19 scheduled for October 7 PeopleSoft General Update • New PeopleSoft Talk – In this episode, Marc talks with Rebekah Jackson, Vice President of HCM Strategy, about delivery value with PeopleSoft HCM. https://youtu.be/w4hgcJy4Vak • Highlights from Image 18 –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0_fHqgPf0