Common Strategies For Redwood Enablement

• Most users are accustomed to the classic UI; transitioning to Redwood requires significant change communication.
• Frontline users (social workers, HR clerks, finance officers) may not adapt easily without clear, visual training material.

• Redwood pages often expose data or tiles that were not visible in classic UI.
• Defence and central government require strict alignment with IL3/IL5 or OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE security controls.
• Roles may need redesigning to support Redwood layout-specific privileges.

• Custom fields, extensions, and page composers may not carry over cleanly.
• Many Redwood pages do not support personalization or extensions the way classic pages did.

• Not all modules are Redwood-enabled yet.
• Finance, Procurement, and some HCM submodules have partial support.
• Councils and MOD units often run hybrid environments that complicate UX consistency.

• Redwood pages rely more heavily on visual components (cards, dashboards) which can load slower in legacy networks or low-bandwidth council offices.

• With new dashboards and drill-downs, Redwood may expose audit-sensitive information (e.g., payroll exceptions or disciplinary flags).
• Need to ensure new UI doesn’t break GDPR or MOD/MoJ data governance rules.

Below are som technical Implementation Issues

• Redwood enablement is scattered across multiple FSM opt-ins. Not enabling the correct one(s) can lead to broken navigation or empty tiles.

• Some Redwood pages do not have full parity with classic—e.g., payroll run results, bulk timecard entry, person management views.
• Councils may have to train users on both UIs temporarily.

• BI Publisher outputs or OTBI dashboards embedded in classic pages may not render or link properly from Redwood dashboards.
• Central government agencies often rely heavily on embedded analytics.

• Some Redwood pages are still not optimized for screen readers or low-vision users.
• Public sector needs to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards by law.

• Redwood-compatible flows for UK payroll processes like RTI, FPS, or Pension outputs may not be complete.
• Defence and council HR/payroll teams often face delays in deploying Redwood due to localization gaps.

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