Whether you are a consultant building reports for a client, or you are a report builder for your own company, chances are you will be asked to create a rolling three-month report. In this blog, I will discuss how to create a rolling three-month report for Planning using FR Studio. As you are probably aware, Planning […]
Posts Tagged ‘Enterprise Performance Management’
Hyperion EPM–How to Choose the Right Applications? Part 3
From my latest post (Post 2), we talked about starting the process to identify your needs, the importance of a partner and the value of planning ahead. We will continue down that path in this post. I’m trying not to spend too much time on gathering project requirements in these posts; however, they are a […]
Hyperion EPM–How to Choose the Right Applications? Part 2
From my earlier post (Post 1), we talked about what EPM is and how it can help organizations. This post will focus on starting the process to determine what the organizational needs are. This is the first step in determining which applications to select and implement. If at all possible, do not buy your new […]
Hyperion EPM–How to Choose the Right Applications for Your Needs?
Constant pressure from shareholders and upper management to improve the bottom line are driving factors to business leaders searching for new ways to be more effective and efficient. One of the many tools available to them is Enterprise Performance Management. Broadly defined, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is managing the profitability and performance of your business […]
ARCS: Account Reconciliation Cloud Service – An Intro (part 1)
ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Service) is the cloud counterpart for Oracle’s Account Reconciliation Manager (ARM). A complete and detailed account reconciliation is part of a month end financial close process in an organization. Typically, the finance department needs to identify any/all fraudulent, improper and excessively aged transactions as part of the process. Oracle’s Account Reconciliation […]
Data Relationship Management Versioning (Part 2)
In the first part of this series we covered the purpose of versioning and how easy it is to create new versions to provide periodic snapshots of hierarchies. Today, we’re going to discuss the typical life cycle of a version. The following image will help illustrate the concept. When a version is first created, it […]
Vacation Planning for Hyperion Administrators
When planning an out-of-town vacation, do you diligently ensure that you have someone lined up to water your plants, feed your goldfish, and keep an eye on your home? What about your Hyperion environment? Do you hire a managed services provider to take care of your systems and watch over your applications while you are […]
Setup Cross-Pod Integration for Seamless User Experience
Oracle has announced some exciting changes coming to the EPM Cloud in the July to August time frame. If you are headed to Kscope 17 in San Antonio, Texas, be sure to attend the Sunday Symposium to catch Oracle’s live demo of cross-pod integration. What Is Cross-Pod Integration? When I use the term “pod,” I […]
Archive PBCS Snapshots to Amazon S3 Cloud Storage
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) low-cost S3 cloud storage provides a cost-efficient solution to archive snapshot files extracted from Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS). In the following paragraphs, I will use the AWS Command Line interface (CLI) to upload to the Amazon S3 bucket to archive backup files pulled down from a PBCS instance. […]
Data Relationship Management Versioning (Part 1)
The ability to create different versions of hierarchies within Oracle Data Relationship Management (DRM) is one of the tool’s biggest benefits. The definition of a version is simply the grouping of hierarchies. This simple, yet effective, function allows organizations to create versions for several different types of scenarios: Grouping of hierarchies based on time periods […]
Kscope17 Highlight: How to Model Complex Oracle BI Data Security
Kscope17, ODTUG’s user conference known for providing a rich opportunity for networking and education on Oracle technologies, is quickly approaching and we’re excited to connect with you at the event. Perficient is proud to be a silver sponsor of Kscope17, which is being held June 25-29 in San Antonio. Visit us at booth #211 to […]
Why Oracle DRM is Essential for Managing Master Data (Part 5)
Every organization has a process for managing its data. It’s a must in today’s digital world. We all know this, but we also know that many organizations struggle with their data management processes. Especially those organizations that rely on common, multipurpose tools to do so. Email, phone calls, Excel spreadsheets, and ticketing systems can help facilitate the […]