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In many Hyperion Essbase projects, getting user acceptance testing complete on time for all the Essbase calculations is an onerous task. It becomes even more complicated while metadata sign off is still on its way for perfection. This is often because the end users are so used to sign off after looking at the reports as a […]

After your purchase of Oracle Essbase, you are now ready to follow a curriculum geared towards your job role: business user, developer, or IT support. Each learning path is tailored to meet your specific training needs. Business Users models and test complex business scenarios to rapidly discover trends and to analyze business issues hidden within […]

I am often asked which HFM services should be running in a given Oracle EPM environment.  Below are descriptions taken from the Oracle installation documentation for each of the four HFM services.  The last column depicts when these services should be running. Service Name Service Display Name Description Requirement Hyperion S9 Financial Management Service Hyperion […]

As promised, here is the breakdown of the first learning path. It is good to know that with each product offered, there is a specific curriculum specified for the Business User, the Administrator and IT Support personnel. Business User Business users perform value-added analysis, report on new sources of profitability and cash flow at all […]

Content marketing does many things for brands these days. It: helps drive traffic increases brand awareness informs and engages customers and prospects moves target customers further along the buying cycle helps to convert We leverage content marketing here at Perficient with a large number of blogs aligned to specific target markets and business units, several […]

        In a move to expand its online marketing capabilities, Oracle announced today that it has acquired Compendium, a cloud-based content marketing provider whose platform will complement the Eloqua Marketing Cloud. Compendium’s platform helps companies plan, produce and deliver engaging content across multiple channels throughout their customers’ lifecycle. It’s data-driven approach aligns […]

Oracle says that companies everywhere are trying to figure out how being “socially enabled” can “drive superior customer experiences.” It’s clear that we’ve come a long way in social business initiatives in recent years. “Business executives now understand that creating a socially enabled enterprise can create better customer experiences, enable more responsive internal networks and […]

The Oracle Education department has made some changes this year. We have installed 34 machines with dual monitors for our students. So far, Perficient Inc. is the only Oracle Education Facility in Texas which offers this convenience for students being able to work with their eKit and programs running side by side. Our intensive, hands-on […]

Oracle OpenWorld 2013 turned out to be one of my best experiences with a trade-show ever!  I made new contacts, I learned about product strategy and I learned about awesome customer stories related to innovative healthcare solutions. Perficient’s Lesli Adams @lesliadams  provided innovative solution overviews highlighting healthcare business intelligence solutions #OBIEE for Patient Centered Medical […]

They say it takes 3 miracles to reach sainthood, plus a little luck. Well, this past week spent at Oracle Open World, I had a chance to witness 3 “miracle-like” events that I want to share with you. Now, I wouldn’t put them on par with parting a sea, or healing the sick, but they […]

Financial forecasting captures relevant operational, statistical and financial data in one place to enable sound planning and decision making.  In addition, forecasting fosters a common understanding of business drivers and their effect on operations and financial performance. Effective Financial Forecasting and Enterprise Performance Management require these capabilities: –      Capabilities for Budgeting and Flexible Variance Analysis […]

“Sustaining a broad portfolio of service lines may no longer be a viable option for hospitals and health systems”. 1 According to HFMA’s recent financial planning newsletter, discussing the viability of a service line can be difficult for healthcare executives, board members and clinical leaders. The article encourages an analysis many metrics that need to […]