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 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, October 5, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, October 19, 2018, also starting at 22:00 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 and New Features:

• Oracle Financials Cloud General Ledger Application Adapter
• Delete Application
• Add Related Nodes Across Viewpoints
• Property Inheritance
• Property Value Origin
• Clear Property Value
• Level Property for Nodes in Hierarchies
• Delete Custom Property
• Download Viewpoint in Request Context
• Request File Load Summary
• New EPM Automate Utility Version

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)

Considerations:

• Change Property Default Value to Blank
• Default Values for Node, Date, and Timestamp Display with Red Border
• List Property Allows Blank Entries
• Drag and Drop of Existing Node Performs Add Action Instead of Insert
• Request Items Are Not Included in Download of Empty Viewpoint
• Subscription Notifications
• Financials Cloud Export File Name Cannot Contain Spaces
• Successful Validation Message May Not Display for Financials Cloud Viewpoint
• Invalid Username/Password Returns Successful Financials Cloud Connection Test
• Import and Export Artifacts in Non-English Locales
• Float Value Validation Error in Non-English Locales

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

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