Archive for December, 2018

Sitecore Experience Accelerator (SXA) and the power of Grid Controls and Variants for the content author.

Using substitution variables to store folder directories and then referencing the variables in calc scripts/business rules has long been a best practice in the world of on-prem applications. For example, using a variable to store the path to a shared folder for a dataexport command. DATAEXPORT “File” “|” “&ExportServer/Sample.TXT” “#mi”; But cloud applications do not […]

As we prepare to start a new year, many of us enjoy reflecting on all that happened this year. Our talented team published so many incredible posts encapsulating their favorite tips, features, and events. But within all that extraordinary content, there were a few posts that really excited our readers. If you haven’t already checked them out, […]

St. Louis-based Buckingham Strategic Wealth is a growing organization of advisors, financial specialists, and national thought leaders in the wealth management industry. While they spend time focused on being the trusted advisors for everything financial for their clients, they turned to Perficient for help with their technology environment. The Challenge CRM adoption was lower than anticipated due to system […]

This is a continuation of my Data as Experience Series. The last post was on the Power User role. The Data Scientist At first glance, you might ask why even consider a data scientist.  From the typical analytics perspective of, “What reports should I write?”  this role demands nothing.  But when you think about what […]

The question that is often asked is: Can we leverage the same security we already have in Oracle Fusion SaaS (which includes users, duties, roles and security policies) to secure data in Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC – an Oracle PaaS)? The answer is Yes. To understand better how this is possible, keep reading. This blog […]

If you have the need to defer recognition of incurred expense across multiple GL periods, you can use the Multiple Period Accounting (MPA) feature. Good business application scenario would be expenses incurred for a yearly subscription for a software license, semiannual contract for janitorial services, rental lease paid in advance, etc. Oracle MPA supports PO […]

Have you ever searched online in question format, only to be blown away that people have posted the same question as you on a platform like Quora – verbatim? Alternatively, you land on a blog post that spells out exactly what you are looking to find. [Insert ecstatically thankful emoji.]  Here are the most popular Adobe blog posts from 2018 – the ones you landed on most often.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a human being. You’re always human; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This is an indisputable fact. So why don’t companies market to you in a human way? Marketing to people as customers and users can be effective, but remembering that people […]

How customers engage and interact with brands is becoming the biggest focus for those who want to stay ahead of their competition in 2019 and beyond. If you’re in a crowded marketplace and your prices are competitive, what more can you really offer? A better customer experience. It’s become paramount. When it comes to making a […]

Perficient’s corporate performance management (CPM) strategist Tony Coffman provides an overview of the top seven trends shaping the CPM industry in this webinar presented by Perficient and Financial Executives International. From social collaboration, to integrated planning, to zero-based budgeting and more, CPM suites are expanding into domains and business processes formerly managed in the ERP […]

Improving your business processes is an important aspect of digital transformations, but so is speed and efficiency. Here’s how DevOps can help. Committing to a digital transformation is no longer an option for modern-day businesses – it’s a necessity. Being able to constantly innovate and make use of newer technology not only helps companies improve […]