International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Kranthi Kumar Routhu
Abstract: The integration of Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financials systems has long been a persistent challenge for enterprises striving for unified visibility across their workforce and fiscal operations. Early integration models, often reliant on manual file transfers, point-to-point interfaces, and proprietary middleware, introduced latency, versioning issues, and data integrity risks. As organizations transitioned to cloud-based architectures, the need for standardized, scalable, and secure data orchestration grew significantly. By late 2017, Oracle Integration Cloud Service (ICS) emerged as a robust Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) framework that bridged this gap through its pre-built ERP and HCM adapters, REST/SOAP connectors, and lightweight on-premises agents. ICS operationalized end-to-end interoperability by automating HCM Extract delivery into ERP modules transforming payroll, costing, and accounting data flows into real-time, governed transactions. This convergence not only streamlined HR–Finance synchronization but also established the foundation for data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and continuous compliance across the enterprise.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17292100
