Step by Step Guide to Create Competencies in Oracle HRMS (11i/R12)

Using Oracle HRMS, you manage workforce performance for a specified period of time, such as a calendar or financial year, and for a specified workforce, such as all workers in a supervisor hierarchy or in an organization. To define performance-management activities, the HR Professional creates a Performance Management Plan (PMP), a configurable control document that can define: Objective-setting and 0bjective-tracking processes and Appraisal-management processes.

After you go throught the below steps, you will be able to • Create competencies.  • Create a competency profile.  • Create rating scales

In Oracle HRMS, a competency is any measurable behavior or ability that is required by the enterprise and that a worker demonstrates in the work context. A competency can be: knowledge (such as knowledge of consumer-protection or taxation laws), a skill (such as negotiation or critical thinking), an attitude (such as tenacity or commitment), and an attribute (such as absence of color blindness or perfect pitch).

You can define competencies individually in the Competencies page. Alternatively, you can upload multiple global competencies from third-party suppliers using the Oracle HRMS Web ADI interface. This approach may be useful to enterprises implementing competency support for the first time. 

• Begin by navigating to the Competencies page. Click the US Super HRMS Manager link.
• Click the Competencies link.
• The Competencies page enables you to create competencies. You can define competencies that are available to a particular business group only.
• Alternatively, you can create the global competencies, which are available throughout the enterprise. Global competencies are most useful if your enterprise operates in multiple countries but you want to use the same competency definitions in all legislations.
• Click the New button.
• Select either Local or Global in the Scope region.
• A local competency is visible only within the current business group, and the competency key flexfield for the business group defines the competency name structure.
• A global competency is visible to all the business groups in your enterprise. You can select Global only if your system administrator has set the HR: Cross Business Group and HR: Global Competency Flex Structure user profile options to Yes. The global competency key flexfield defines the competency name structure.
• Click in the Name field.
• Enter the desired information into the Name field. Enter a valid value e.g. "Business Requirements Definition".
• Click the OK button.
• Click in the Cluster field.
• Enter the desired information into the Cluster field. Enter a valid value e.g. "Normal Competence".
• On the Valid Date and Proficiency tab, enter the dates between which the competency is valid. You must enter a start date, but you can leave the end date blank.
• Click in the From field.
• Enter the desired information into the From field. Enter a valid value e.g. "01-Jan-2001".
• Click in the Rating Scale field.
• You can select a general rating scale or define proficiency levels specific to this competency. 
• Enter the desired information into the Rating Scale field. Enter a valid value e.g. "Competence Rating Scale". 
• Click the Save button.