The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud  (PCMCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, January 4, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, January 18, 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:

• No new announcements this month

Upcoming Changes:

• Proposed Changes to Application-Level Access Control

Defects Fixed:

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

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 Profitability and Cost Management 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 Tax Reporting Cloud (TRCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, January 4, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, January 18, 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:

• No new announcements this month

Upcoming Changes:

• Ability to Create New Composite Forms
• Proposed Changes to Application-Level Access Control
• Classic Dimension Editor
• Removal of Block Storage Cube Runtime Statistics
• Renaming Close Manager Feature Set

Defects Fixed:

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

Considerations:

• Tax Automation Migration Configuration Task Removed

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 Tax 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 Planning and Budgeting Cloud (PBCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 23:00 UTC (15:00 PST) on Friday, January 4, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, January 18, 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:

• New Aggregate Storage Functions in Calculation Manager

• Ability to Create New Composite Forms
• Classic Dimension Editor
• Removal of Block Storage Cube Runtime Statistics
• Proposed Changes to Application-Level Access Control

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

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 Planning and Budgeting 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 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, January 4, 2019 and to your production environment on Friday, January 18, 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:

• No Announcements this month

Upcoming Changes:

• Proposed Changes to Application-Level Access Control
• Classic Dimension Editor
• Ability to Create New Composite Forms
• Renaming Close Manager Feature Set
• Removal of Block Storage Cube Runtime Statistics

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

Considerations:

• Translation Override Rule Redirection
• Load Data to P&L Accounts Using FCCS_ClosingBalance_Input
• Simplified Dimension Editor and Metadata Validation
• Consolidation Operator for Children of Dimension Name Members
• Consolidation Operator for Children of "Label Only" Members
• Calculation Status
• Metadata Aliases
• Reconsolidating Data After Upgrading
• 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
• Refreshing the Database in Extended Dimensionality Environment
• Viewing Members on Seeded Forms
• Unable to Refresh the Cube
• Setting the Data Storage Property
• Adding or Changing an Entity After Autonomous Consolidation Is Enabled
• Horizontal Scroll on a Non-Tabular Form
• Adding Shared Members in Smart View
• Do Not Change Member 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