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 monthly updates to your Test environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 7,  2019. Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Production environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 21,  2019.

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 Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Services
• New EPM Cloud URL
• New Version of EPM Automate
• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1
• Data Export to File
• Purge All Imported Data
• Script Available for Maintaining a Snapshot Library
• New Connection Type and Advanced Options for External Connections
• TLS 1.2 Support for Outbound EPM Cloud Emails
• Show or Hide Financial Reporting Annotations

Upcoming Changes:

• Removal of Instance Name from Predefined Role Names
• EPM Cloud's New Look and Feel

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 Enterprise Data Management Cloud (EDMCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Test environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 7,  2019. Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Production environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 21,  2019.

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 Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Services
• New EPM Cloud URL
• TLS 1.2 Support for Outbound EPM Cloud Emails
• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1
• Script Available for Maintaining a Snapshot Library

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

Considerations:

• Default Values for Node, Date, and Timestamp Display with Red Border
• Email Notifications in English
• User with No Email Address

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 Planning and Budgeting Cloud (PBCS) update:

Monthly Update Schedule:

Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Test environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 7,  2019. Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Production environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 21,  2019.

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.

Planning and Budgeting Cloud and Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud

• New Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Services
• TLS 1.2 Support for Outbound EPM Cloud Emails
• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1
• New Version of EPM Automate
• Script Available for Maintaining a Snapshot Library
• New EPM Cloud URL
• Oracle Smart View for Mac OS and Browser-Based Deployment of Microsoft Excel
• Updates to REST APIs
• Changes to Default Setting for Exporting Smart List Textual Data
• New Connection Type and Advanced Options for External Connections
• Connections Interface Updates
• Data Export to File
• Purge All Imported Data
• Show or Hide Financial Reporting Annotations

Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Only:

• Improving Forecast Accuracy Using Simulations
• Integration Between Strategic Modeling and Financials

• EPM Cloud's New Look and Feel
• Removal of Instance Name from Predefined Role Names
• Self-Service Content Update
• Classic Dimension Editor

• 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 monthly updates to your Test environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 7,  2019. Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Production environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 21,  2019.

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 Version of EPM Automate
• Script Available for Maintaining a Snapshot Library
• Removal of Support for Transport Layer Security Protocol 1.0 and 1.1
• Connections Interface Updates
• New Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Services
• Equity Pickup
• Updates to Seeded Configurable Consolidation Rules
• Support for @CURRMBRRANGE Function in Configurable Calculations
• Oracle Smart View for Mac OS and Browser-Based Deployment of Microsoft Excel
• New EPM Cloud URL
• TLS 1.2 Support for Outbound EPM Cloud Emails
• Purge All Imported Data
• Data Export to File
• Show or Hide Financial Reporting Annotations

Upcoming Changes:

• Removal of Instance Name from Predefined Role Names
• EPM Cloud's New Look and Feel
• Classic Dimension Editor

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

Considerations:

• Calculation Status
• Extended Dimension Applications
• Copying Data
• Editing Data in a Data Collection Period
• Adding Shared Members in Smart View
• Self-Service Upgrade
• Horizontal Scroll on a Non-Tabular Form
• Unable to Refresh the Cube
• Viewing Members on Seeded Forms
• Viewing the FCCS_VIEW_SYSTEM_MEMBERS
• Translation Override Rule Redirection
• Simplified Dimension Editor and Metadata Validation
• Entity Member Names/Aliases with ICP Property
• Setting the Data Collection Period
• Errors When Importing Accounts
• Working with Metadata
• Ownership Management Enablement
• Smart View Summary Dialog Display
• Extended Dimensionality Performance Consideration
• Extended Dimension Applications and Ratios

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