Thank you to the following people for their presentation on the Functional Overview of EDMCS.

Rahul Kamath, Director Product Management
Robert Paramore, Principal Solution Consultant
Phillip Nifong, Master Principal Solution Consultant

In addition, check out the Enterprise Data Management Cloud (EDMCS) - February 2018 Updates.

• Cloud Documentation
• Presentation - provided by Rahul Kamath, Robert Paramore and Phillip Nifong
• Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud - Product Documentation

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 (14:00 PST) on Friday, February 2, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, February 16, 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:

• Download Viewpoint for a Selected Node and Descendants
• Drag and Drop From a Read-Only Viewpoint
• Search and Display Descriptions in Node Selector
• Lifecycle Management of Dimensions and Applications
• Improved Handling for Application Connections
• Custom Sort Order Enabled During EPM Cloud Application Registration
• Change Sign Property for Mapping Exports
• Improved Export to Connected EPM Applications

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

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 22:00 UTC (14:00 PST) on Friday, February 2, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, February 16, 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:

• Exporting Tasks From Close Manager Task Lists to Excel
• Selectable Parameters for EPM Integrations
• Integration Tasks for Uploading and Downloading Files Within EPM
• New EPM Automate Utility Version
• Application-Level Provisioning for Data Management
• Copy Data
• Clear Data
• Clear Cube
• Customizing CBCR Table 1
• Enhanced Tax Automation Rules
• Migration of Tax Automation Data

• Refer to the February 2018 - Defects updates for the full list.

Considerations:

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

Removal of Support:

• Classic Dimension Editor
  • With the March 2018 (18.03) update, the Dimensions link in the Navigator will link to the Simplified Dimension Editor. Effective March 2018 (March 2, 2018 for test and March 16, 2018 for production environments), the Simplified Dimension Editor will be the only interface available to edit and manage dimensions.
• 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 with 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.

• 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 Profitability and Cost Management Cloud  (PCMCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (14:00 PST) on Friday, February 2, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, February 16, 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:

• Display Calculation Rules as a Hierarchy
• Validate Rule Data for Custom Calculation Rules
• Export Supplemental Diagnostics
• Calculation Rules Same-as-Source Function Allows Matching to a Different Source Dimensoin
• Trace Allocation Screen Now Available When Using Integrated Business Process Navigation Flows

Defects Fixed:

• Refer to the February 2018 - Defects section for the full list.

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 early 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 18.04 update (April 6, 2018 for test and April 20, 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:

• Use the Update Dimension Job to Creat Attribute Associations
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Excel Known Issue that Affects Smart View for Office
• Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud Supports Smart View Private Connections
• 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.

• 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 Planning and Budgeting Cloud (PBCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (14:00 PST) on Friday, February 2, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, February 16, 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:

• Planning and Budgeting Cloud and Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud
  • New EPM Automate Utility Version
  • New Rules Usage Report
  • Expanded Simplified Audit
  • Enter Data Into Suppressed Row Members
  • Changes to EPM Groovy Object Model Usage
  • Standard Interface (Planning and Budgeting Cloud Workspace Interface) Support Removed

• Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Only
  • Chart of Accounts Flexibility in Financials
  • Flexible Custom Dimension Usage in Financials
  • Configuration Enhancements for Importing Members for Financials
  • New Delete Hierarchy Option in Strategic Modeling

Removal of Support:

• 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 early 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 18.04 update (April 6, 2018 for test and April 20, 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.

• Classic Dimension Editor
  • For users of the Simplified Interface, effective with the March 2018 (18.03) 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 March 2018 update to the service (March 2, 2018 for test and March 16, 2018 for production instances).

Defects Fixed:

Refer to the February 2018 - Defects updates for the full list.

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