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EPM Patch Set Updates – December 2015

The following are the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Patch Set Updates (PSU) released last month (December 2015).

The "Patch" ID links will access the patch directly for download from "My Oracle Support" (login required).

Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.4.x

Hyperion Planning 11.1.2.4.004
- 22186227

Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.4.006
Essbase Server
- 22204291: Essbase Server
Hyperion Essbase Client
- 22204287: Essbase RTC
- 22204296: Essbase Client
- 22204300: Essbase MSI
Analytic Provider Services (APS)
- 22204266: APS Services

Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition 11.1.2.4.100
- 20648390

Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.3.x

Hyperion Shared Services 11.1.2.3.701
- 21365028

Oracle Quantitative Management and Reporting

Oracle QMR for Solvency II 2.3.0.0.100
- 22286477

NOTE: Some patches listed may have been released a few days outside of the stated month.

To view the patches released over previous months visit the earlier Blog posts:


Patch Set Update: FDMEE PSU 20648390 11.1.2.4.100 has been released

The following Patch Set Update (PSU) has been released for Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (FDM) Enterprise Edition.

FDMEE PATCHSET UPDATE 11.1.2.4.100
Patch 20648390

This PSU download is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.


Prequisites

Required Microsoft Patch

Microsoft has identified a security issue that could compromise Windows-based systems.  Before installing this patch, verify that the Visual C++  2005 Redistributable Package installed on the computer is current.  You may search and download the latest Visual C++  2005 Redistributable Package from:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/default.aspx

Required User Rights

The user applying the patch should be the user who was set up to install and configure EPM System products. Required user privileges or rights:

Windows:

Use the user account that has Local administrator rights and was set up for installation and configuration. This user is an administrator and is the same for all EPM System products. Assign local policies if required by the product. Such assignments typically are: “Act as part of the operating system, Bypass traverse checking, Log on as a batch job, Log on as a service.”

UNIX/Linux:

Use the account that was used to install EPM System products and has Read, Write, and Execute permissions on $MIDDLEWARE_HOME. If you installed other Oracle products, the user who installed EPM System products must be in the same group as the user who installed the other Oracle products. OPatches are not intended to be applied using a root user.

New Features / Readme:

Universal Data Adapter
The Universal Data Adapter enables you to integrate external source table/view information directly into FDMEE, bypassing the open interface table. This feature allows the user to easily connect to any source data where they have access to the underlying database in the case where a prepackaged adapter is not available, or if the pre-packaged adapter does not provide the required data. This feature effectively provides direct integration to any source table or view.

Testing Check Rule Expressions
Check rules have been enhanced so that you can now test a rule in the Test Expression tab of the Rule Logic screen and validate conditions for a combination of dimensions. When a test check rule is submitted, you can display errors that were found in the rule being tested.

Loading Exchange Rates to Financial Management
You can now load exchange rates from EBS and Peoplesoft to Hyperion Financial Management.

Extracting Financial Management Journals

Source parameter and source filters have been enhanced to extract the type of journal.

Purge Scripts

FDMEE now supports system processes that enable you to maintain and cleanup all runtime artifacts, such as the Process tables, Staging tables or Inbox / Outbox folders. Often these tables and folders contain vast amounts of data, which you may no longer need. With the Purge Script feature, you can purge standard tables and folder by scheduling system processes and executing them.

Map Monitor Reports
Two new Map Monitor reports have been added to the Audit Reports report group: Map Monitor for Location and Map Monitor for User. Map monitor reports show changes made to the data load mapping rules using any of the methods data load mappings UI, Excel template imports, text file imports, and Lifecycle Management imports.

The Map Monitor reports do not capture historical data earlier than release 11.1.2.4.100. Map Monitor reports are enabled only if the Enable Map Audit is set to “Yes” in System Settings.

Questions specific to "Hyperion FDMEE" ...

The My Oracle Support Community "Hyperion FDM / FDMEE" is an ideal place to seek & find product specific answers:

Hyperion FDM/FDMEE (MOSC)

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Patch Set Update: Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.4.006

The Hyperion Product Management recently advised the release of Patch Set Updates (PSU) for Oracle Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.4.x.

These PSU downloads are available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.

Hyperion Essbase Server 11.1.2.4.006

Patch 22204291: Essbase Server

Hyperion Essbase Client 11.1.2.4.006

Patch 22204287: Essbase RTC
Patch 22204296: Essbase Client
Patch 22204300: Essbase MSI

Hyperion Analytic Provider Services (APS) 11.1.2.4.006

Patch 22204266: APS Services

These PSU releases can be applied to the following releases of existing Essbase installations:


  • 11.1.2.4.000
  • 11.1.2.4.001
  • 11.1.2.4.002
  • 11.1.2.4.003
  • 11.1.2.4.004*
  • 11.1.2.4.005

Note: *Versions listed may not have been released for all Essbase components

Support for use with Essbase PSU 11.1.2.4.006 are:


RECOMMENDATION:

Oracle recommends using the same version of all Essbase portfolio products (Essbase, Essbase Administration Services, Hyperion Provider Services, and Essbase Studio) and components (server, client, runtime client, API, and JAPI). When only some Essbase portfolio products are included in a patch release, the last released versions of the products that are not included in the patch are supported.

After a patch is applied within the same release codeline, Oracle recommends as a best practice that you export the data from your databases, clear the data from the databases, and then reload the data.

DOCUMENTATION:

Oracle Help Center provides the Enterprise Performance System (EPM) 11.1.2.4 documentation, with the guides including Deployment & Installation, Best Practices, Accessibility Guides and more.

The Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.4 product specific guides are located within Oracle Applications - Business Analytics section:

Oracle Help Center | Oracle EPM System Documentation 11.1.2.4

README FILE:

Refer to the Readme files prior to proceeding with these PSU implementations for important information that includes the supported paths per component, along with a full list of the defects fixed, additional support information, prerequisites, details for applying patch and troubleshooting FAQ's.

It is important to ensure that the requirements and support paths to this patch are met as outlined within the Readme file.

The Readme file is available from the Patches & Updates download screen for each of the Hyperion Essbase components.


To locate the latest Essbase Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates at anytime visit the My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article:

Available Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for Oracle Hyperion Essbase
Doc ID 1396084.1

Why not share your experience about installing this patch ...

In the MOS | Patches & Updates screen for the relevent patch, simply click the "Start a Discussion" and submit your review.

The patch install reviews and other patch related information is available within the My Oracle Support Communities. Visit the Oracle Hyperion EPM sub-space:

Hyperion Patch Reviews

For questions specific to Hyperion Essbase ...

The My Oracle Support Community "Hyperion Essbase" is the ideal first stop to seek & find product specific answers:

Hyperion Essbase

Patch Set Update: Oracle QMR for Solvency II 2.3.0.0.100

The following Patch Set Update (PSU) has been released for Oracle Quantitative Management and Reporting (QMR) for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).

Oracle Quantitative Management and Reporting for Solvency II
Release 2.3.0.0.100

Patch 22286477

This PSU download is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.


Prequisites

Financial Close Suite Versions Supported - The QMR 2.3.0 application has been developed on Financial Close Suite 11.1.2.2 and 11.1.2.3. Other versions of the Close Suite are not supported.

The following or a more recent HFM PSU must be applied:

  • HFM 11.1.2.2 PSU 11.1.2.2.304
  • HFM 11.1.2.3 PSU 11.1.2.3.700

Disclosure Management Supported - The following or a more recent Disclosure Management (DM) PSU must be applied:

  • DM 11.1.2.3 PSU 11.1.2.3.790

Smart View Version Supported - The following or a more recent Smart View (SV) PSU must be applied to environments on which the DM Add-In for QMR will be installed:

  • SV 11.1.2.5: PSU: 11.1.2.5.200

Important Note - To ensure that data entry forms display correctly in 11.1.2.2 and 11.1.2.3, please ensure that Internet Explorer 8 compatibility settings are turned off.

Readme:

Ensure to review the Readme documentation for important QMR 2.3.0.0.100 information, including details on:

  • New Features
  • Supported Platforms, Format and Releases
  • Defects Fixed and Known Issues
  • Listing of files packaged in download.
The Readme document is included as part of the QMR PSU 2.3.0.0.100 download and also available from My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates screen.

Questions specific to "Oracle Quantitative Management & Reporting" ...

The My Oracle Support Community "HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products" is an ideal place to seek & find product specific answers:

HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products

Patch Set Update: Hyperion Shared Services 11.1.2.3.701

Hyperion Product Management has advised the release of a Patch Set Update (PSU) for Hyperion Shared Services (HSS) 11.1.2.3.x.

This PSU download is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section.

Hyperion Shared Services PSU 11.1.2.3.701
Patch 21365028

This PSU can be applied to Hyperion Shared Services 11.1.2.3.700 installations only.

It is supported for all platforms and languages as stated for 11.1.2.3 in:

Release 11.1.2.x Certification Matrix.

To access additional Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 11.1.2.3.700 products, including Foundation Services, refer to our previous Blog post:

Patch Set Update: Enterprise Performance Management 11.1.2.3.700.

Refer to the Readme file prior to proceeding with this PSU implementation for important information that includes a full list of the defects fixed, along with additional support information, prerequisites, details for applying patch and troubleshooting FAQ's.

It is important to ensure that the requirements and support paths to this patch are met as outlined within the Readme file.

The Readme file is available from the Patches & Updates download screen.

Share your experience about installing this patch ...

In the MOS | Patches & Updates screen for Hyperion Shared Services Patch 21365028, click the "Start a Discussion" or "Reply to Discussion", and submit your review.

The patch install reviews and other patch related information is available within the My Oracle Support Communities. Visit the Oracle Hyperion EPM sub-space:

Hyperion Patch Reviews

Questions specific to Hyperion Shared Services ...

The My Oracle Support Community "Hyperion HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products" is an ideal place to seek & find product specific answers:

Hyperion HPCM, HSF, DRM & Other Products

To locate the latest Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for the EPM products visit the My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article:

Available Patch Sets and Patch Set Updates for
Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Products

Doc ID 1400559.1