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Data loader advisors

Two advisors for bulk data loading. The Data Loader Advisor (26A) sits on the Import and Load Data page and answers questions about HCM Data Loader from Oracle's documentation and DAT file examples, and about your data sets, errors and metrics. From 26D it can also start HCM Data Loader processing from a plain-language request. The Spreadsheet Data Loader Advisor (26C) uploads CSV files and starts HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader, and from 26D answers questions about your data sets, errors and failed rows.
HCM CommonAI agents (Data Loader Advisor and Spreadsheet Data Loader Advisor)Good first agent: MaybeTake careChanges dataRelease 26A

Where it helps

A load fails overnight. An HR systems analyst asks the advisor for the errors and resolutions on that data set, fixes the file and asks it to load again.

My take

MY PRACTITIONER VIEW

Genuinely useful for anyone who's fought HDL error messages. But starting loads in plain language puts bulk changes a sentence away, so keep the 26D load abilities to people who already run loads.

Things you can ask

How do I load date-effective history?
When should I use HSDL instead of HDL?
Show me the errors and error resolutions for UCMFA2999255.
Fetch the data sets I submitted in the last 3 days.
Load this file, delete the source file, and stop processing if import or load failures exceed 10%.

Examples based on Oracle's notes. What works depends on your setup.

What it won't do

  • It doesn't transform or validate the data in your file; it only checks the file is a non-empty ZIP or the content ID exists (26D).
  • The spreadsheet advisor only shows data sets you're authorised to work with (26D).
  • It can only answer documentation questions once the agent documents have been processed (26A).

Good first agent?

Maybe. The question side is a good start; the 26D load side isn't.

Risk level: Take care. It helps with bulk data loads and, from 26D, can start them, so mistakes reach many records at once.

Before you switch it on

  1. Who should be able to start loads through it?
  2. How will you check a load before it runs?

Next steps

Setup at a glance

Open Setup at a glance for the setup steps. Select the agent's type label to see what that type means.

Test it after each update

For Oracle Fusion Applications, non-production (test) quarterly updates follow the weekend after the first Friday of the update month; production follows the weekend after the third Friday. Run these checks after the test update and before production, and verify your tenant's exact dates in Oracle update notifications.

  • Ask a documentation question and check the answer against Oracle's guide.
  • Ask for the errors on a failed test data set and check them.
  • Start a test load in a test environment and check the request ID and results.

Watch out

Rerun the two preparation processes after every quarterly update, or its answers fall behind (26D).

How it's changed

26A Data Loader Advisor; 26C Spreadsheet Data Loader Advisor; 26D starts HDL loads, and monitors spreadsheet data sets.

  1. 26D
    AI Agent: Data Load Advisor - Initiate HDLOracle's note ↗
  2. 26D
    AI Agent: Spreadsheet Data Loader Advisor Monitor Data SetsOracle's note ↗
  3. 26A
    AI Agent for HCM Data LoaderOracle's note ↗

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Last reviewed November 2026

This is an independent practitioner view, not Oracle documentation. Features, names and availability change each release and depend on your licences and setup; some agentic applications carry extra costs. Always check Oracle's own notes and your environment.