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Oracle has introduced a large set of changes in Release 13 update 18B. A complete list can be seen from www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/tutorial/cloud/r13/wn/r13-2018-common-wn.htm

User Experience is one among the many areas where significant improvements have been made. Oracle continues to enrich your user experience in this release with a contemporary home page design and layout, a new and modern theme and a new icon style to go with it. The global header has got a facelift where its icons render in the new Outline style and there is less clutter. You can now find the Show Help and Access Accessibility Settings in the Settings and Actions menu. Using the Set Help Options task in the Setup and Maintenance work area, administrators can enable the help icons to appear by default on all pages where they are available.

The Navigator is also simplified and page entries for work areas such as Sandboxes, Migration, Appearance, Structure, User Interface Text, Business Objects, Application Composer, and Page Integration are moved from the Tools group to a new group called Configuration. Page entries for standalone work areas, such as Getting Started, Social, My Dashboard, Marketplace, and Setup and Maintenance, are part of a new Others group.

The Navigator is also enhanced to reflect the contemporary look of the News Feed home page layout. Its content is displayed to provide a top level group or cluster view for easy navigation or an expanded list view. You can use Show More and Show Less to toggle between these views. The new Outline icon type provides a modern look to the icons, which complements the news feed layout. Image below

Newsfeed Home Page Layout

A new default home page layout called News Feed is introduced in this release. Administrators can now set the default home page layout to any of the following:

• Panel

• Banner

• News Feed

The News Feed home page layout leads the industry trends by offering a content rich, yet simple to use interface that presents enterprise information in a news feed layout to help you make informed decisions and take quick actions. When set, this home page mainly contains the Apps section and a series of updates with important information that you can view at a glance, such as Things to Finish, News and Announcements, and Analytics. You can also use a list of quick actions, if available, to quickly perform some key tasks. With this layout, your home page provides easy navigation that is consistent across various devices such as desktop, tablet, and smartphone.

Ashish Harbhajanka

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