Oracle’s product development team for EDM (Enterprise Data Management) continues to provide highly valuable new features each quarter, and the release earlier this month is no different. With 30 enhancements on the list all providing immense benefits to customers, it’s a challenge to narrow it down to the top 3. However, after some debate by our Oracle EDM specialists, we were able to agree on the following!
Node Name Calculation
This feature is easily the one that sticks out. The inability to auto-populate node names for simple uses cases (such as using the next logical sequential number for Accounts) has been an annoyance. Not to mention a huge time waste for many users. I personally can recall numerous clients expressing grief about having to rely on manual intervention for something so trivial. Can’t say I don’t agree with them. But that changes this month!
Now, node names can now be automatically generated. The automation can be configured based on node properties or hierarchical relationships (such as using the name of a parent node to derive the name). Customers who rely heavily on custom validations to enforce naming standards can now use this new feature to further enhance the user experience by removing manual (and many times frustrating) involvement in simply naming nodes.
Validation Severity Enhance Workflows
Not every violation of a validation rule can be resolved by users submitting a request. This could be due to users not having enough information, or it may be sensitive information for which they are not privy to based on their role. However, for many Oracle EDM customers these situations should not deter the users request from advancing. For these situations, validations can now be configured as Warnings. The user is still notified of the issue, but the request can be submitted and the violation can be resolved in later workflow stages. Additionally, the validations can be outright ignored for certain workflow stages if needed.
Providing the flexibility of how/when validations are enforced greatly enhances the user experience. We are excited to see customers using this new feature in the coming months & years!
Select Multiple Nodes for Moves and Inserts
Starting this month users can now select multiple nodes when performing Insert or Move. Nodes can be from a single parent or multiple parents. This removes many many “clicks of the mouse” to perform mass changes. Plus, the feature enhances the user experience while leading to an increase in efficiency.
Want to learn more about Oracle EDM’s latest features, or have questions about the solution’s capabilities? Contact us or leave a comment and we’ll be happy to answer!
