The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud (FCCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, February 1, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, February 15, 2019, also starting at 23:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server. Refer to Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators.

Announcements:

• Support for Additional Elimination Members in the Data Source Dimension
• View Size and Last Modified Date of Snapshot
• Close Manager Renamed to EPM Task Manager
• Embedded Template Information in Task Manager Templates
• Email Notifications for Rejected Journals
• FCCS Translations – Override Entries to Intercompany Accounts Should Also Be Applied to Elims
• Support for Data Source System Members in Configurable Calculations
• Consolidation Report Enhancements
• Email Notifications for Submitted Journals

Upcoming Changes:

• Classic Dimension Editor
• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1
• Ability to Create New Composite Forms

• Software issues addressed each month will be posted to Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights (Doc ID 2055579.1)

Considerations:

• Translation Override Rule Redirection
• Simplified Dimension Editor and Metadata Validation
• Consolidation Operator for Children of Dimension Name Members
• Consolidation Operator for Children of "Label Only" Members
• Calculation Status
• Copying Data
• Self Service Upgrade
• Entity Member Names/Aliases with ICP Property
• Working with Metadata
• Smart View Summary Dialog Display
• Viewing the FCCS_VIEW_SYSTEM_MEMBERS
• Viewing Members on Seeded Forms
• Unable to Refresh the Cube
• Setting the Data Storage Property
• Horizontal Scroll on a Non-Tabular Form
• Adding Shared Members in Smart View
• Do Not Change Members Formulas for Any Seeded Members
• Setting the Data Collection Period
• Errors When Importing Accounts
• Exporting Data Collection Period Using Migration
• Editing Dates in a Data Collection Period

Refer to the following links and documents for further information:

• Oracle Cloud Release Readiness - Get up to speed on the latest cloud release and ensure your upgrade is a success with Oracle's Release Readiness assets. To access this broad range of assets, locate your service on the left, then choose a release from the service's drop-down menu. Learn and how to plan your upgrade by reviewing expanded discussions of new features,including capability overviews, business benefits, setup considerations and usage tips.

• Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud - Product Documentation

• My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article: Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights Doc ID 2055579.1

The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud (EPRCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, February 1, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, February 15, 2019, also starting at 23:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server. Refer to Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators.

Announcements:

• Adding a Grid Title Property in Management Reports
• Importing Management Reports in Oracle Smart View
• Supporting and Extending ESMA and ESEF Taxonomies in Disclosure Management

Upcoming Changes:

• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1

Defects Fixed:

• Software issues addressed each month will be posted to Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights (Doc ID 2055579.1)

Considerations:

• Access Control
• Report Packages
• Management Reporting
• Disclosure Management
• Smart View
• Only for Smart View for Office with Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus

• Oracle Cloud Release Readiness - Get up to speed on the latest cloud release and ensure your upgrade is a success with Oracle's Release Readiness assets. To access this broad range of assets, locate your service on the left, then choose a release from the service's drop-down menu. Learn and how to plan your upgrade by reviewing expanded discussions of new features,including capability overviews, business benefits, setup considerations and usage tips.

• Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud - Product Documentation

• My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article: Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights Doc ID 2055579.1

The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud (EDMCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, February 1, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, February 15, 2019, also starting at 23:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.  Refer to Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators.

Announcements:

• Granular Data Permissions
• Collaborative Workflows
• Approval Policies
• Workflow Notifications
• Items to Approve Filter
• Request Item Comments and Replies
• File Attachments on Requests
• To-Do List
• New Request Activity Filters
• View Size and Last Modified Date of Snapshot

Upcoming Changes:

• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1

• Software issues addressed each month will be posted to Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights (Doc ID 2055579.1)

Considerations:

• Default Values for Node, Date, and Timestamp Display with Red Border
• Importing a Snapshot
• Recreating Previously Deleted User Group
• Search Results for Unbound Viewpoints
• Subscription Notifications
• Approver with No Email Address
• System User for Pushed Back Request
• Request Activity Search
• Approver Cannot Open Request
• Escalated Request Does Not Invite Next User
• User in Approval Group Cannot Access Request

Refer to the following links and documents for further information:

• Oracle Cloud Release Readiness - Get up to speed on the latest cloud release and ensure your upgrade is a success with Oracle's Release Readiness assets. To access this broad range of assets, locate your service on the left, then choose a release from the service's drop-down menu. Learn and how to plan your upgrade by reviewing expanded discussions of new features,including capability overviews, business benefits, setup considerations and usage tips.

• Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud - Product Documentation

• My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article: Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights Doc ID 2055579.1