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April 16, 2018   Uncategorized

Single Sign-On for EPM Cloud – Using Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS)

What is Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS)?

Oracle’s next generation comprehensive security and identity platform that is cloud-native and designed to be an integral part of the enterprise security fabric, providing modern identity for modern applications. It provides a powerful set of hybrid identity features to maintain a single identity for each user across their on-premise and in the cloud services while delivering a seamless user experience.

What is the value of IDCS for EPM Cloud?
  • IDCS provides a single point of invocation for all Oracle cloud service instances, including EPM Cloud, across all data centers.
  • IDCS provides users ability to sign in once into IDCS and gain one-click access to all Oracle cloud service instances, including EPM Cloud, across all data centers

Thank you to Vinay Gupta, Consulting Member of the Technical Staff, for information on this topic.

For more information, check out the references below:

 

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April 5, 2018   Uncategorized

Migrating from Account Reconciliation Manager (ARM) to Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS)

Are you thinking about migrating from Account Reconciliation Manager (ARM) to Account Reconciliation Cloud (ARCS)? If so, check out the prerequisites and steps below to complete this task.

Thank you to Vijaykumar Salegar Senior Member of the Technical Staff, for his presentation on this topic.

Prerequisites:
  • On-premise:
    • Financial Close Management (FCM) must be on 11.1.2.4.250 or later
  • Cloud:
    • Account Reconciliation Cloud must be 17.12 or later.
    • Account Reconciliation Cloud must not contain any user-created data.
    • Users must have the same IDs and roles as within Financial Close Management
    • Create users on the cloud with the same IDs, or federate the local LDAP to Cloud.
Exporting data from Account Reconciliation Manager
  • In Shared Services, navigate to Financial Close Management.
  • Select the Reconciliation Manager node and only the artifacts applicable to Account Reconciliation Manager under Common
    • For example, Calendars, Currencies, Holiday Rules, Organizational Units, and Teams.
  • Run export, and then download the exported file to a local server.

Importing data into Account Reconciliation Cloud: Step 1 of 4
  • In Account Reconciliation Cloud, navigate to Console, then Migration, then Snapshots.
  • Upload the file downloaded earlier from Financial Close Management

 

Step 2 of 4:
  • Select only the Common node and run import

Step 3 of 4:
  • Import everything under Reconciliation Manager except Profiles and Reconciliations

Step 4 of 4:
  • Finally, import Profiles and Reconciliations

 

Note about dependencies on Data Management:
  • Balances from Account Reconciliation Manager are visible in Account Reconciliation Cloud after migration. However, you cannot drill back for these balances.
  • You can reconfigure the balances within Data Management. To access Data Management, go to the Navigator, then Reconciliation Compliance. Then click Data Management.
 

References:

 

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April 4, 2018   Uncategorized

My Oracle Support Community (MOSC) Featured Users For The Month of April 2018 – Oracle Hyperion …

   

For the month of April 2018, Oracle is proud to announce four particular individuals who have exceptionally and effectively engaged in communities, provided service to those in need and positively demonstrated their commitment to their specific communities in  My Oracle Support Community (MOSC).

Please join us in congratulating the following gentlemen who are MOSC Featured Users for the month of April 2018 in the areas of Oracle Hyperion EPM and Business Intelligence Communities:

  • Christian Berg - Oracle Business Intelligence Community
  • Chris Barbieri - Oracle HFM Community
  • Vikram Kumar - Oracle EPM Community
  • Bill Hackathorne - Oracle FDM / FDMEE Community

     Congratulate these engineers and learn more about them, their contributions and interests at Rewards and Recognition space of My Oracle Support Community.

Thank you for all of your continued support!

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March 30, 2018   Uncategorized

Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud (TRCS) – April 2018 Updates

The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud (TRCS) update:

Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud (TRCS)
April 2018

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, April 6, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, April 20, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

Announcements and New Features:

  • Additional Charts in Activity Report
  • Support for Infolets
  • Support for Subtitles in Infolets
  • Migration and Audit Cards Moved to the Tools Cluster
  • New Row and Column Suppression Behavior
  • New Financial Reporting Explore Repository
  • Support for Custom Automated and Event Monitoring Integrations
  • Interim Tax Provisioning
  • Setting Up Separate Approvals for CbCR
  • Ability to Output Reports in XLSX Format

 

Defects Fixed:

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

Considerations:

  • EPM Automate - When using EPM Automate, log out and log in again after importing a Financial Close Management (FCM) snapshot to refresh the icons on the Home page.

  • Academy - In the Academy, some pages and icons may appear different in the video and the Cloud service.

Removal of Support:

  • Classic Dimension Editor
    • Effective with the June 2018 (18.06) update, the Dimensions link in the Navigator will link to the Simplified Dimension Editor, which was released with the 17.05 update (May 2017). Consequently, the Classic Dimension Editor will not be supported starting with the June 2018 update to the service (June 1, 2018 for test and June 15, 2018 for production instances).
  • Financial Reporting Studio Desktop Client
    • Oracle is committed to providing a simple and intuitive user experience. To achieve this, Financial Reporting Web Studio, available since March 2016, will become the only environment for designing and building reports.
    • Oracle is providing additional time for users to transition from Financial Reporting Desktop Studio to Financial Reporting Web Studio. Tentative plans call for functional parity between Financial Reporting Web Studio and Financial Reporting Desktop Studio in 2018, at which time, support for the Desktop Studio will transition to the Web Studio and distribution of the Desktop Studio will cease. This transition is currently planned for the 18.06 update (June 01, 2018 for test and June 15, 2018 for production environments).
    • Oracle recommends that you transition to using Financial Reporting Web Studio at the earliest opportunity. Please send questions and concerns to Oracle using the Provide Feedback option in the service.
  • File-Based Integration of Data Management with Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud
    • Oracle Fusion Financial Cloud Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting is now fully integrated with Data Management.
    • This enhancement brings the integration of Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud on par with the current, out of the box, file-based integration. As a result, the file-based integration is being phased out starting the September update to the service.
    • If you are using file-based integration between Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Oracle recommends that you adopt this new integration as soon as possible.

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

 

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March 30, 2018   Uncategorized

Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud (PCMCS) – April 2018 Updates

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

Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud  (PCMCS)
April 2018

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, April 6, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, April 20, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

Announcements and New Features:

  • Ease of Use Enhancements for the Profitability and Cost Management Job Library
  • Diagnose Option for Managing Queries
  • Additional Charts in Activity Report

Defects Fixed:

  • Beginning in this update, software issues addressed each month will be posted to Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights (Doc ID 2055579.1)

Removal of Support for Financial Reporting Studio Desktop Client:

  • Oracle is committed to providing a simple and intuitive user experience. To achieve this, Financial Reporting Web Studio, available since March 2016, will become the only environment for designing and building reports.

  • Oracle is providing additional time for users to transition from Financial Reporting Desktop Studio to Financial Reporting Web Studio. Tentative plans call for functional parity between Financial Reporting Web Studio and Financial Reporting Desktop Studio in 2018, at which time, support for the Desktop Studio will transition to the Web Studio and distribution of the Desktop Studio will cease. This transition is currently planned for the 18.06 update (June 01, 2018 for test and June 15, 2018 for production environments).

  • Oracle recommends that you transition to using Financial Reporting Web Studio at the earliest opportunity. Please send questions and concerns to Oracle using the Provide Feedback option in the service.

Considerations:

  • Oracle Profitability and Cost Managment Cloud Supports Smart View Private Connections
  • Microsoft Excel Known Issue that Affects Smart View for Office
  • Avoid Special Characters in Artifact Names, Including Calculation Rules
  • Possible Syntax Change Required for EPM_Automate loaddimdata Command

 

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