Self-Service Benefits functions are attached to the Benefits Self-Service menu. You can change menu names and function names, or remove menus and functions if required.

As a standard practice, you should copy and edit all delivered menus you want to update. Otherwise, your changes will be overwritten the next time you apply a patch to the application.

See: Configuring Tabbed Regions

See: User's Menu (Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide) for more information on configuring menus.

   To set up user access to self-service benefits:

1. Log on to Oracle HRMS with the System Administrator responsibility.

2. Open the Menus window.

3. Query the Self-Service Menu in the Menu field: GHR_EMPLOYEE_DIRECT_ACCESS. The following Self-Service User Menu Name displays to users:

   • Federal Employee Self-Service

   You can change the menu name if required.

4. Query the global Benefits Submenu in the Menu field: BEN_SELF_SERVICE_BENEFITS. The following Benefits Submenu User Name displays:

   • Benefits Self Service

   Because the Benefits Self Service submenu is not linked to a top level menu (it has no prompt) the submenu is hidden. The Benefits Self Service submenu has the following prompts.

   • Benefits Enrollment

   • Current Benefits

   These prompts function as the labels on the tabs of the self-service web page.

5. Save your work.

6. Add a new row for the US Federal benefits function.

7. Enter a sequence number.

8. Enter a prompt, such as US Federal HR Benefits.

9. Choose the Self-Service Benefits Enrollment - Federal function, (GHR_SS_BNFT_ENRT).

10. Save your work and close the Menus window.

11. You can use the Form Functions window to customize the predefined functions--GHR_SS_BNFT_ENRT.

12. Use the Form Functions window to create your own Self-Service Benefit functions from the sample functions supplied. The sample User Function Names are:

    • Self Service View Current Benefits

    • Self Service Benefits Enrollment

    The Function Names are:

    • BEN_SS_CURR_BNFT

    • GHR_SS_BNFT_ENRT

    If you update the predefined functions, you must update your custom function to use the predefined parameters and HTML Calls.

    Note: It is a good practice to check the Readme for each Self-Service Benefits patch you apply to see if the parameters and HTML Calls for the predefined functions have changed.

    See: Form Functions Window (Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide)

13. Set Security Profiles. Use the System Profile Values window to link the responsibility you have created to a Security Profile and your Business Group. The Security Profile is:

    • HR: Security Profile

    Note: If you fail to link your Responsibility to your Business group with the HR: Security Profile, any benefits participants who attempt to enroll will receive an error message indicating they cannot enroll.

    See: User Profiles (Oracle Applications User's Guide and Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide)

14. Set the HR: Business Group Profile. Use the System Profile Values window to link the responsibility you have created to your Business Group. The Business Group Profile is:

    • HR: Business Group

15. Define the people you would like to access Self-Service Benefits.

    There are two ways to do this. You can follow the typical steps for defining a new user and assign each user a responsibility that enables access to Self-Service Benefits, one at a time.

    See: Users Window (Oracle Applications System Administrator's Guide).

    Or, you can set up concurrent programs to automate this manual process.