Oracle

There are a few things I would like to add to clarify the usage of the CopySnapshotFromInstance command.  As the documented definition goes, it mentions as a current snapshot in one place but an existing snapshot in another. I would like to confirm that it works on both current and existing snapshots.   CopySnapshotFromInstance is […]

When refreshing an ad-hoc SmartView sheet against EPBCS application, you get an error saying “Unable to obtain a connection to Hyperion Essbase. If this problem persists, please contact your administrator.” Error attached here with – If you are here in this blog at this moment reading for a solution, you are one of the lucky […]

I recently recorded a video in which I discuss three cost-effective methods to track clinical supplies in Oracle’s clinical trial management system (CTMS): Out-of-the-box clinical supply management (no configuration) Clinical supply management with minimum-level effort configurations Enhanced clinical supply management with medium-level effort configurations This short video shows you just several of the different options […]

Are you one of those Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) customers who are not quite ready to go to Oracle ERP Cloud, but your servers are long since out of warranty? Have you lost the desire or expertise to continue buying and maintaining your own hardware, but you don’t want to give up control or take […]

I recently shared a project in which we helped a pharmaceutical company build studies in Oracle InForm. Today, I want to share a project that has to do with the length of time it took for a major pharmaceutical company to run Oracle InForm reports, which caused significant problems, including delays in being able to […]

Energy companies have never faced a greater challenge than Planning for the future the industry is facing during the Pandemic and Post Covid19. The Oil & Gas, Utilities, Mining, Chemicals, and Renewable Energy sectors are working within disruption at a rate unimaginable in years past. Turmoil and disorganization; however when coupled with an organization that […]

The beauty of having a versatile team of clinical data management experts is that they understand the life sciences industry and how companies operate. Through client projects and having worked at pharma companies in previous roles, they know the many unique challenges and needs of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Equally important, they’re also technologists. […]

Financial analysts are often looking for a daily tracker of their organization’s sales. Daily sales tracking requires bench-marking against budgets and forecasts. However, it is often the case that plans are defined at a higher level compared to actuals. In addition, while actuals are available from ERP, plans are maintained in a separate application for […]

Although COLLABORATE as we know it isn’t taking place in Las Vegas this week, OATUG Forum is now online! 200+ sessions lifted and shifted from COLLABORATE 20 to help you maximize your Oracle investments and time to solve today’s problems. As a star partner, we’re excited to sponsor this virtual event and are pleased to […]

If you are getting Failed: Invalid data when you try to lock your period through Approvals, it is time for you to review your Validation form’s variables. Issue: In FCCS – When you are ready to validate and lock the period using the Approvals Menu – you will notice that the validation doesn’t go through […]

Sophisticated Warehouse Management Solutions have been popular in Distribution Centers and Warehouses for decades.  In addition to distribution centers; manufacturers have also adopted these controls to increase accuracy and achieve cost savings.  Although the ideal situation would be to implement WMS; your operation may not be ready for such a robust system.  So, are you […]

Essbase provides two methods of clustering: active-active and active-passive. As opposed to read-only active-active cluster more suitable for reporting purpose, an active-passive cluster supports write-back to pair with Hyperion Planning, for example. Active-passive Essbase clustering  works very well in high availability (HA) environments where a fail over event from primary to secondary servers located in two […]