Steve Bogner – Project Manager

We’ve all been there…our organization has decided to implement a new technology and we’ve been tapped to ensure it’s success. After the feelings of anxious excitement subside, the first question that typically pops into our head “where do I start?” Official (and many times expensive) training is typically a person’s first thought, along with reading […]

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an adage that rings very true to those of us who are vision-driven learners. Simply hearing and reading about a solution is usually not enough. Many of us “need to see to believe” the benefits being promised by any solution. Oracle and Perficient understand this concept very […]

Goal setting occurs every year for leaders and their respective teams across all areas of an organization. Technical enhancements, process improvements, training, etc. are all typical goal topics which definitely deserve their place on the priority list. However, special consideration should be given to goals that require collaboration between teams within the organization. Finance and […]

Let’s not kid ourselves. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) implementations are not easy. The complexity surrounding EPM processes and requirements grows by the day (probably an understatement). We can probably all agree that this is the natural evolution of things for one reason or another. Luckily, Oracle’s suite of EPM solutions provide technical features to solve […]

Oracle’s EPM Cloud December release contains some exciting new features for EDM. Many of the features are centered on enhancing the capabilities of building Expressions within the solution. For those not familiar with expressions in EDM… Expressions enable developers to define business logic to manage data. Expressions can be used within properties to transform data, […]

Free From Planning has been an application type available for a couple years now. However, it has not been as widely used as the other Planning types such as EPBCS. I suspect that may change with one of the recent features recently released by Oracle. Before we dive the key feature, it’s best to provide […]

Oracle EPM customers need to prepare for several upcoming changes for November 2021. These changes are mentioned in the Important Actions and Considerations section of the October Update documentation. The documentation can be found here. While the updates highlighted in this post are not critical in nature, administrators and power users should be aware in […]

The October update for Oracle EDM (Enterprise Data Management) contains over 15 new features. Many of which are intended to enhance the experience for the non-technical user. Continue reading below as we highlight the three most significant that all EDM customers, or prospective customers, should know.   Subscriptions Actions Improved Previously, subscriptions were not able […]

Oracle’s EPM September release contains three key updates. These three updates impact Smart View users, customers using Data Management, and those using journals within Financial Consolidation and Close. Continue reading below for explanations of each!   Smart View – Drill to All Levels in Base A new option named “Drill to All Levels in Base” […]

Automation is a critical aspect of any mature technological platform. Oracle’s recent updates to their EPM Cloud offerings include several new and exciting automation capabilities. Continue to read below for explanation on several of the noteworthy enhancements.   New and Improved EPM Automate Commands cloneEnvironment – Provides ability to clone the environment.  The UsersAndPreDefinedRoles optional […]

Oracle’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) cloud solution has recently received a wide array of enhancements. These enhancements span many different aspects of the offering and really address some crucial areas such as end-user usability, migration, and system information. The following sections highlight several of the key updates.   Agile Abilities Expanded Application Templates allow customers […]

Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) has long been the application used by organizations all over the globe to streamline and automate their financial consolidation and close processes. However, those days are coming to an end. With the onset of the cloud, now is the time to adopt best practices and streamline your consolidation process. Oracle’s Financial […]