Clarification Needed on Frequency of ESS Ingest Process for Redwood Benefits (fa-hcm-personbenefits)

Summary:

As part of enabling Redwood Benefits, we are running the ESS process “ESS job to create index definition and perform initial ingest to OSCS” with the process parameter fa-hcm-personbenefits.

Oracle documentation references running this job to create the Benefits person search index, but it does not clearly specify whether this job:

• Needs to be scheduled and run periodically, or
• Is intended as a one-time initial ingestion only, with subsequent updates handled automatically.

This clarification is important to avoid unnecessary scheduling, reduce system load, and ensure data consistency in Redwood Benefits pages (such as Benefits Activity Center and Enrollment).

We are seeking confirmation on: