Oracle Fusion 26A · Access Certification

Oracle Access Certification 26A Release Intelligence

5 feature changes for Oracle Access Certification in 26A — affecting periodic access certification campaigns and remediation. Analyze release impact, regression risks, affected components and recommended validations.

1 High
0 Med-High
3 Medium
1 Low
8 pages
5 APIs
26A Access Certification Command Center
LIVE · FEB 2026
Total Features
5
High Severity
1
Affected Pages
8
Affected APIs
5
High1
Med-High0
Medium3
Low1
RELEASE OVERVIEW

What Changed in Oracle Access Certification 26A

Oracle Fusion 26A (February 2026) delivers 5 feature changes for Oracle Access Certification — covering process logic, accounting rules, integration payloads, security policies and reporting outputs. 1 are marked HIGH severity and require prioritised regression validation before production cutover.

Total Changes
5
High Severity
1
Pages Affected
8
APIs Affected
5

Oracle Access Certification 26A Feature Changes

Every Access Certification change Oracle shipped in 26A, with severity, affected components, and recommended validations. Combines initial 26A release notes with the latest 26A patch updates.

AI-Assisted Access Certification Review

MEDIUM
Type: Enhancement Optional

Introduced AI-driven recommendations to help reviewers identify risky or excessive access during certification campaigns using behavioral and entitlement analysis Improves accuracy and reduces manual effort in large-scale access reviews

Pages: Access Certification WorkbenchCampaign Dashboard
APIs: AccessCertificationAPI
ESS Jobs: ESS Access Certification Campaign Job
Config: Role Policy ObjectsCertification Campaign Setup
Processes: User Access ReviewSoD ReviewRole Validation
Test Cases: Validate AI flagged high-risk userscompare manual vs AI review decisionsverify certification outcomes
Data Objects: Access_Cert_User_Entitlement_View

Enhanced Certification Campaign Workflow Controls

MEDIUM
Type: Enhancement Optional

Improved workflow configuration for parallel and sequential access certification approvals with dynamic task assignment rules Ensures scalable governance for large enterprise access review cycles

Pages: Manage Access Certification Campaigns page
APIs: AccessCertificationTaskService
ESS Jobs: ESS Campaign Task Generation Job
Config: Campaign TemplatesApproval Rules
Processes: Certification Campaign Execution
Test Cases: Test sequential & parallel reviewer assignmentvalidate task routing accuracy
Data Objects: Access_Cert_Campaign_Task_Config

Improved Separation of Duties (SoD) Integration in Certification

HIGH
Type: Enhancement Optional

SoD conflict insights embedded directly into certification tasks allowing reviewers to see violations during access review Strengthens compliance and reduces regulatory risk (SOX, GDPR)

Pages: Certification Review UIRisk Dashboard
APIs: SoDAnalysisAPI
ESS Jobs: ESS Risk Analysis Job
Config: SoD Policy Configuration
Processes: Compliance & Audit Review
Test Cases: Validate SoD violation visibility during certificationtest approval with conflicts
Data Objects: Risk_SoD_Violation_View

Bulk Certification Action Enhancements

MEDIUM
Type: Enhancement Optional

Added bulk approve/revoke actions for reviewers to process large user populations more efficiently Reduces time required for large enterprise certification campaigns

Pages: Access Certification Reviewer Page
APIs: BulkCertificationService
ESS Jobs: ESS Bulk Action Processing Job
Config: Certification Campaign Setup
Processes: Mass Access Review Operations
Test Cases: Test bulk approval/revocationverify audit trail logging
Data Objects: Access_Cert_Bulk_Action_Log

Redwood UI Improvements for Certification Workbench

LOW
Type: UI Enhancement Optional

Redwood UI updates for better navigation, filtering, and entitlement visibility in certification campaigns Improves usability and speeds up reviewer decision-making

Pages: Certification DashboardReview Page
APIs: UI Metadata Services
Config: Page Composer / Redwood Config
Processes: User Experience in Certification
Test Cases: Validate filterssearchand performance of certification UI
Data Objects: Access_Cert_Redwood_UI_Metadata

Affected Components Across Access Certification 26A

Deduplicated inventory of Access Certification components impacted by the 26A release (initial + patch). Use these lists as your regression scope baseline.

Affected Pages

8
Access Certification Reviewer Page Access Certification Workbench Campaign Dashboard Certification Dashboard Certification Review UI Manage Access Certification Campaigns page Review Page Risk Dashboard

Affected APIs

5
AccessCertificationAPI AccessCertificationTaskService BulkCertificationService SoDAnalysisAPI UI Metadata Services

Affected ESS Jobs

4
ESS Access Certification Campaign Job ESS Bulk Action Processing Job ESS Campaign Task Generation Job ESS Risk Analysis Job

Affected Config Objects

6
Approval Rules Campaign Templates Certification Campaign Setup Page Composer / Redwood Config Role Policy Objects SoD Policy Configuration

Affected Business Processes

7
Certification Campaign Execution Compliance & Audit Review Mass Access Review Operations Role Validation SoD Review User Access Review User Experience in Certification

Recommended Test Cases

12
Test bulk approval/revocation Test sequential & parallel reviewer assignment Validate AI flagged high-risk users Validate SoD violation visibility during certification Validate filters and performance of certification UI compare manual vs AI review decisions search test approval with conflicts validate task routing accuracy verify audit trail logging verify certification outcomes

Oracle Access Certification 26A FAQs

Common questions from teams preparing for Oracle Access Certification 26A.

What changed in Oracle Access Certification 26A?
Oracle Fusion 26A (February 2026) introduces 5 feature changes for Oracle Access Certification, with 1 flagged HIGH severity by Oracle. Changes touch business processes including Certification Campaign Execution, Compliance & Audit Review, Mass Access Review Operations, Role Validation and surface on pages such as Access Certification Reviewer Page, Access Certification Workbench, Campaign Dashboard.
How many high-risk changes does Oracle Access Certification 26A have?
Oracle marks 1 of the 5 changes as HIGH, 0 as MEDIUM-HIGH, 3 as MEDIUM and 1 as LOW. High-severity items in Access Certification typically require comprehensive regression validation before production cutover because they touch core transactional, security or accounting logic.
Which APIs are affected by Oracle Access Certification 26A?
Affected APIs include AccessCertificationAPI, AccessCertificationTaskService, BulkCertificationService, SoDAnalysisAPI, UI Metadata Services. Custom integrations consuming these endpoints should be validated against the 26A schema and behavioural deltas during your test pod cycle.
What test cases should run for Oracle Access Certification 26A?
SyntraFlow recommends validating Test bulk approval/revocation, Test sequential & parallel reviewer assignment, Validate AI flagged high-risk users, Validate SoD violation visibility during certification, Validate filters. The release-aware test pack is auto-composed by SyntraFlow Release Intelligence based on the 26A impact analysis on your specific tenant.
How does Oracle Access Certification 26A differ from 26B?
26A landed February 2026 and 26B follows in May 2026. The 26A Access Certification changes establish the baseline that 26B builds on. Validating 26A first ensures a smoother 26B upgrade. Use SyntraFlow Release Intelligence to compare both quarters.

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