We’ve covered exports and validations so far in this blog series. Our next topic is centered on the ability to create attributes, or properties, in DRM. Some examples of properties include: – Address information for branch offices – FEIN numbers and currencies for legal entities – Account type for accounts in EPM and/or EBS applications […]
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HFM Entity Moves from One Parent to Another
We had a client where, by nature of their business, base entities may move from one parent to another. However, all historical data must stay with their previous parent. Only prospective data will belong to the new parent. There may be several ways of complying with this client requirement, but for me, the simplest way […]
HFM Security – Specific to Dimension Intersection
Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) data resides at the intersection of all the application dimensions. Consequently, data security should be defined at the dimension intersection. One of our clients requested us to review their HFM security in preparation for their annual audit. The application was previously built by a different consulting group and based on the […]
Build a Home Server Lab on a Budget
For years, I have used either Oracle Virtual Box or VMWare Workstation for creating test servers so I could spend quality time with new versions of the Oracle EPM software. This has required me to maintain a rather expensive and bulky workstation class laptop. A high-end laptop capable of running a virtual machine with 4 […]
Integrate EPM Automate with Hyperion Smart View in Cloud
Source Image:https://blogs.perficient.com/2015/05/06/using-epm-file-transfer-utility-and-automate-utility EPM Automate Oracle came out with a bunch of good scripts for many of the repeatable tasks performed in a Cloud instance. For example Refresh Database Import and export metadata Import and export Planning application data Launch Business Rule(s) Copy data from one database to another database Upload files into the Oracle PBCS […]
A Logical Solution to Financial Reporting Using OBIEE and Essbase
Effective and efficient financial reporting is crucial for the success of semiconductor companies. It is critical to track revenue, shipments, and order backlogs in order to properly utilize company assets. In addition to understanding the current financial position of the company, there needs to be visibility into company forecasts in order to do proper financial and manufacturing planning. Data […]
EPM & Transactional Analytics on Oracle BICS
Often times companies that rely on Oracle’s EPM products, whether these are on-premises like Hyperion Financial Planning or in Cloud like PBCS, lack a robust approach of navigating to transactional details within the context of an EPM summary view. This becomes a bigger challenge when there are multiple transaction systems involved in financial consolidation. Watch […]
How to Reassign Security Filters to a User in Hyperion Planning?
Recently at a customer site we saw the following issue with a user trying to run a FR report. The user was unable to run a report or connect to Smart view via an Essbase connection. However, the user could enter data using planning web forms. The user was getting the following error, “Cannot open […]
Why Oracle DRM is Essential for Managing Master Data (Part 3)
Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 One of our clients’ favorite features of DRM is the ability to configure custom governance rules for their dimensions. Without DRM, many organizations are forced to use manual enforcement coupled with inadequate tools such as Excel, Access, and SQL procedures. Simply maintaining these processes becomes a job […]
Oracle Hyperion Installation and Configuration Class
In spite of the push by vendors to move to cloud based applications, many organizations are still installing software in their own data centers. Oracle University offers a couple great classes on the Oracle Hyperion infrastructure, specifically for installation and configuration of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management and Oracle Hyperion Planning. Both of these classes provide […]
DRM Quick Tip: Ordering Hierarchy Groups
Hierarchy groups providing a mechanism for managing hierarchies within DRM. In the simplest of terms, hierarchy groups are essentially folders of similar hierarchies. DRM administrators can create, modify, delete groups as needed. Below is an example of hierarchy groups from the hierarchy pane of the Browse task within DRM.
Why Oracle DRM is Essential for Managing Master Data (Part 2)
This is a follow-up to the Part 1, which can be found here. In the previous post, we examined the three major components directly impacting MDM, specifically enterprise dimensions. People, Process and Tools (PPT). We’ll now expand on those components and how DRM solves many of the challenges associated with PPT. To help simplify things […]