Nov 2020 – Patch Update for EPM Automate

I am just echoing Oracle’s document. Here are the new features with respect to EPM Automate. It clearly benefits the FCC / Tax Reporting audience. To be precise more on the SDM / Close Manager side of FCC – you have new commands to clear region / copy region by profile.

Have fun Exploring! Good luck!

EPM AUTOMATE UPDATES

A new version of EPM Automate is available. This version supports EPM Automate with OpenJDK version 14 or newer on Linux/Unix and MacOS X platforms. Additionally, this version introduces these new commands for Tax Reporting and Financial Consolidation and Close: clearDataByProfle, copyDataByProfile, and deployFormTemplates.

Support for OpenJDK on Linux/Unix and MacOS X

You may now use OpenJDK version 14 or higher on Linux/Unix and MacOS X instead of Java JRE to run EPM Automate. OpenJDK, Oracle’s free, GPL-licensed, production-ready JDK, can be downloaded from https://openjdk.java.net.

New Commands for Tax Reporting and Financial Consolidation and Close

clearDataByProfle: This command clears data from the items (for example, regions) identified in a Clear Data Profile defined in Tax Reporting or Financial Consolidation and Close.
copyDataByProfile: This command copies data for the items (for example, regions) identified in a Copy Data Profile in Tax Reporting or Financial Consolidation and Close.
deployFormTemplates: This command deploys finalized form templates to new data collection periods to create Data Form Templates for year-period combinations, ensuring a consistent and repeatable data collection process.
Business Benefit: These commands facilitate the scheduling and automation of some Tax Reporting and Financial Consolidation and Close operations.