Overview of Document Categories and Types

The Documents of Record functionality enables you to create and maintain documents, such as medical certificates, visas, and licenses, in Oracle HRMS. These documents belong to document categories (for example, visa information), subcategories (for example, work visa or business visa), and types (for example, US H1, US H2). The following table provides additional examples:

Examples of Document Categories, Subcategories, and Types

Document Category Document Subcategory Document Type
Absence Information Sickness Doctor Certificate
  Maternity Hospital Certificate
Personal Information General Birth Certificate
  General Driver's License
Educational Information Degree Certificate Bachelor of Science
  Degree Certificate Master of Science

Oracle provides some standard document types. However you can also create your own document categories, subcategories, and types to suit the particular requirements of your enterprise.

See: Creating Document Categories, Subcategories, and Types

See also: Documents of Record for information on using the Documents of Record function in SSHR.