As an Oracle customer, you must be aware that Oracle rolls out quarterly updates to improve features and functionalities. These updates are mandatory as they help in making organizations more agile to the changing market dynamics. Furthermore, these are essential to meet the compliance requirements. This is time for Oracle Cloud 25C release. In this blog, we will explore what new features are rolled out in this release.
Highlights of Oracle 25C Release Financials Module
General Ledger
Automated Posting of Subledger Entries: With this update, once workflow approval is completed, manual subledger entries are automatically transferred and posted to the general ledger.
Business Benefit: Since the entries are automatically transferred, it speeds up financial close, and ensures account balances are updated in real time for more accurate reporting.
Streamlined Accounting across Multiple Ledgers: With accounting automation, you can now process transactions for multiple ledgers within a subledger application through a single process.
Business Benefit: This reduces system resource consumption and simplifies accounting operations, improving efficiency and reducing operational costs.
Smarter Journal Posting Options: You can now use the new Submission Option parameter in the Auto Post Journals process to select only journals requiring approval, only those ready for posting, or both.
Business Benefit: This flexibility streamlines the posting process, saving time for finance teams and minimizing delays in financial reporting.
Automated Intercompany Transaction Creation: In this release, a new feature is introduced that automatically create intercompany transactions for Payables cross-charge type invoices, such as subscription costs paid by a parent company for subsidiaries or shared promotional campaign expenses across multiple countries.
Business Benefit: This automation ensures accurate intercompany accounting, reduces manual work, and supports compliance across global operations.
Expenses
Smarter Expense Policy Assistance: Employees can now use the Expenses Policy Agent to access uploaded corporate travel and expense policies and get instant answers to policy-related questions before making any purchases.
Business Benefit: This reduces policy violations, ensures compliance, and helps employees make informed decisions—ultimately minimizing reimbursement delays and unnecessary costs.
(Note: Available exclusively for customers using Touchless Expenses with J.P. Morgan Corporate Cards.)
Highlights of Oracle 25C Release Project Financial Management Module
Billing and Revenue management
Bill Transaction Adjustment Prevention: This feature prevents automatic credit memos and revenue reversals during retroactive amendments when the “Adjust transactions during contract amendments” option is turned off.
Business Benefit: Reduces financial discrepancies and manual corrections, ensuring better revenue integrity and smoother billing processes.
Project Role Rate Schedule for Contract Bill Plans: You can now assign project role rate schedules (e.g., Business Analyst, Project Manager) directly to contract bill plans, allowing labor transactions to be billed based on standardized role-based rates.
Business Benefit: Improves billing accuracy, streamlines invoicing, and enhances transparency for clients and stakeholders.
Planning, Scheduling and Forecasting
Add Budget and Forecast Notes in Analytics: Users can now include notes captured during budget or forecast creation in Project Control – Budgets Real Time and Project Control – Forecasts Real Time OTBI subject areas.
Business Benefit: Enhances reporting accuracy and provides better context for financial analysis, helping stakeholders make informed decisions quickly.
Automated Change Order Updates for Project Scope: The new Change Order Automation feature automatically updates the financial project plan when approved scope changes occur, such as adding tasks or adjusting dates.
Business Benefit: Reduces manual effort, minimizes errors, and accelerates project adjustments for better control and compliance.
Side-by-Side Budget Comparison View: The updated Change Order Budget Comparison feature introduces a side-by-side view on the Edit Budget page, enabling users to compare planned values with proposed changes at budget line, resource, and period levels.
Business Benefit: Improves decision-making and accuracy during budget revisions by offering clear visibility into financial impacts.
Challenges with Oracle Quarterly Updates
Oracle rolls are out quarterly updates. It means that customers will get new features four times a year. These updates are applied on the first Friday of every quarter in the sandbox and after two weeks in the production environment. During this duration, customers are required to test their environment in order to check whether updates have not impacted their existing business processes.
Since Oracle is a complex ERP, manual testing can be time consuming and can lead to business risks due to inadequate coverage. That’s why it is highly recommended that you should incorporate test automation. By incorporating enterprise testing tool like Opkey, you can certify your Oracle Cloud updates in 3 days. AI-powered impact analysis ensures that you only test those business processes which are impacted with the updates.
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