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GettingtheMostoutofEPM:HFM11.1.2.3UpgradeandDesignConsiderations
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FinitIntroductionFinitSolutionsspecializesinconsultingservicesintheOracleHyperionEnterprisePerformanceManagementSolutionssuiteofproducts:
Financial Close and Consolidation FinancialManagement(HFM) HyperionEnterprise FinancialCloseManagement(FCM) DisclosureManagement AccountReconciliationModule(ARM)Integration FinancialDataQualityManagement(FDM) OracleDataIntegrator(ODI) EnterprisePerformanceManagement
Architect(EPMA) DataRelationshipManagement(DRM) Other(ERPi,EIS,etc.)
Planning and Business Intelligence Planning
CorePlanning Modules(Workforce,CapEx,
ProjectFinancialPlanning) Essbase(ASO/BSO)Reporting Tools FinancialReporting SmartView/EssbaseExcelAddIn OBIEE FinancialManagementAnalytics
(OFMA) WebAnalysis
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FinitServicesFinitsconsultingservicescoverabroadrangeofimplementationandpostimplementationoptions.
FinitSolutions:ImplementationServices
Fullcycleimplementations DiscoveryandRequirements GlobalDesign DetailedDesignandBuild TestingandTraining Deploy
InfrastructureServices DataServices(historicaldata,GLdata
integration) Project/ProgramManagement ProductUpgrades Redesign/Enhancements
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FinitAnswers
FinitAnswersprovidesthepropersupportofferingforyourBusiness HyperionProductExpertise:FinithasbeenofferingOracleHyperionEPMservicesandsupportasa
companysinceourinception(July2002) staffedbyourHyperionSubjectMatterExperts. FinitisprovidingauniquepledgeforHyperionEnterpriseCustomers:AnyHyperionEnterpriserelatedfees
canbeappliedtoafutureprojecttoreplaceHyperionEnterprisewithFinitSolutions. AllowFinitAnswerstobeyourpersonalHyperionInsurancePolicy Flexibility:Weofferapayasyougooption(payforonlythetimeyouuse)alongwithseveralotherlevels
ofsupportthatwecancustomizetomeetyourneeds:
1. TimeAndMaterialsSupport:Youonlypayforthetimeyouuse(nomonthlyfees)2. DedicatedCriticalSupport:TechnicalApplicationSupportwithaguaranteed2hourresponsetime3. RemoteConsultingAssistance:AskustoreviewyourHFMRules,EssbaseCalcs,consolidations,FDMIntegrations,
customreports,etc.4. ManagedServices:ApplicationAdministratorAssistance(PrimaryorSecondary)
http://www.finitsolutions.com/Support_Finit_Answers.html CONTACTGregBarrett([email protected])formoreinformation
FinitSolutionsOfficialSupportOffering:Answers&SupportwithEfficient,ResponsiveService
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WestronglybelievethatService +Solutions =MaximumValue
Service Compensationmodel baseduponclientsatisfactionwithconsultantswork,
notutilization/chargeability. NoexternalownersandFinitpartnersareinvolvedineveryfullcycle
implementation. Employees,notcontractors.
Solutions FinitconsultantsareHyperionproductexpertswhoenjoydesigning,building
anddeployinggreatsolutions,applicationsandprocesses. FinitworkscloselywithOracleHyperiondevelopmentonproductstrategy
andbetatesting.
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Ourclientserviceapproachhasledto100%customersatisfaction forevery Finitclient (185andcounting)foreveryOracleHyperionproject
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AboutthePresenter
SueLewis([email protected])
OverTenyearsofHyperionexperience FDM,HFM,EPMA,FinancialReportingfocused HFMCertifiedImplementationSpecialist PMP(ProjectManagementProfessional)Certified TwelveyearsFinancialSystemsManagementexperiencein
GlobalManufacturingbusiness
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WhyUpgradetoHFM11.1.2.3? InGeneral Frompre11.1.2HFMversions From11.1.2.xto11.1.2.3HFMversions IntegratedApplications
FinancialCloseSuiteChanges FCM/ARM,DM,OFMA,TaxProvisionEnhancementstoLCMandExtendedAnalyticsNewFDMEE
ProjectConsiderations OurExperiences QandA
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WhyUpgradetoHFM11.1.2.3
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Sources CommonReasons
Promoted byFinance Implementfunctionality ofnewEPMtools
Implement newfunctionalityofexistingEPMtools
Gainefficienciesinmeetingbusinessneeds/growth
Outgrowexistingtool
PromotedbyIT Life Cycleexpirationofthesoftwaresupport
Compatibilitywithoperatingsystems,databases,desktopsoftware
Resolveexistingsoftwarebugs
InGeneral
Overall, release 11.1.2.3 in the Financial Close Suite is a minor release compared to the changes included in 11.1.2.2 which was a major release.
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Frompre11.1.2HFMversions
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MUCHSOUGHTAFTER>4CustomdimensionlimitchangetoopenCustomdimensionavailability extendingManagementreportingandanalysiscapabilities ThisunrestrictednumberofCustomdimensionsofferssignificant
improvementstoHFMscapabilitytomeetfinancialreportingneeds Performanceandstabilityimprovementswith64Bitcapabilities Moreuserfriendlyinterfaceenhancements ApplicationCopyUtilityforEPMAapplications NewMSExcelSmartViewfunctionality
SmartSlicesofferingpredefineduserfriendlynavigation InclusionofHFMTaskLists
ExtendedHFMintegrationwith FinancialCloseManagement(FCM) DisclosureManagement(DM) OracleGovernanceRiskandCompliance(GRC)
Frompre11.1.2 HFMversions
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OnDemandRulesandtheabilitytorunthemfromWebFormsandDataGrids
ThisfollowsasimilarconcepttoHyperionPlanning. OnDemandrulesareapartoftheSubCalculatesub
routineandareprefixedintherulesfile(i.e.OnDemand_RFValidation).
YoucanspecifytheOnDemandrulesintheform/griddefinition.
Theconceptistobeabletoquicklyrunacalculationinsteadofallrules.
MoreflexibilitywithdisplayofWebForms/DataGrids.
DimensionordercanbespecifiedforPOV. Certainmemberscanbeexcluded. Show/hidedimensions.
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Theverticalnavigationbarremembershowyoulastleftit.ItwillrememberyouexpandedApplicationtasksandminimizedFavorites.
Administratorscandisablemodulesfromshowingupforanyoneiftheyarenotused.
HFMChangesin11.1.2.3
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MetadataLoadAuditingisnowincluded. ThisaddsmoreloggingfeaturesforthoseusingClassicmetadata. Youcanseeloginformationofwhatchanged
Userdefinedattributescannowacceptupto256characters(upfrom80)
NewOpenCellTextUnitrule Canbeusedtoretrievecelltextformultipleintersections(similartoOpenDataUnit).
NewSecurityRoles ViewTaskAudit letsanonadministratorviewtheTaskAuditscreen ViewDataAudit letsanonadministratorviewtheDataAuditscreen.
HFMChangesin11.1.2.3
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FinancialCloseSuiteChangesFCM/ARM,DM,OFMA,TaxProvision
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FinancialCloseManagement(FCM)Changes NewColumnAttributethatrecordsanddisplaysActualTimetoComplete.
Thisrecordsandshowsthedurationthatatasktookfromstarttocompletion.
SemiAutomatedTasks Appliestoautomatedtasksandletsthetaskownerdelayputtinginrequiredinformationuntil
whenthetaskisreadytorun.
AccountsReconciliationModule(ARM)Changes NetActivityAttributefromPriorReconciliation
Calculatestheactivityonanyreconciliationprofile/accountfromthelastreconciliation. DisplaysasanamountalongwiththeBeginningBalance,EndingBalance,ExplainedBalance,
etc.
CanHideOptionsfromReconciliationsFormats CanchoosetoHideanitemsuchasAdjustmentstoSourceSystems,NetActivity,etc.
CanhaveSummaryReconciliationsthatpullfromchildreconciliations.
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AccountsReconciliationModule(ARM)Changes ImprovedUserAssignmentsofReconciliations
Ausercanassignabackup Canassignagrouptoareconciliation(withmembersexistinginthegroup).Thegroupexistsas
aNativegroupinSharedservices. Ausercanrequestaworkflowbereassignedtoanotheruser.
ImprovedschedulingofDataLoads Canbescheduledwithanyschedulertool. StatuscanbemonitoredinARM
ImprovementstoAutoReconciliations(5newmethodsadded) Balanceiszero&noactivityexists Balanceiswithinarange(basedonpriorreconciliationamount) Balanceiswithinrangeandnoactivity(basedonpriorreconciliationamount) NoActivity(basedonpriorreconciliationamount) Balancematch(#tolerance) lessorequaltoatoleranceamount.
FCM/ARMChangesin11.1.2.3
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DisclosureManagementChanges Veryminorchangesandnothingsignificantinourminds.
OracleFinancialManagementAnalytics(OFMA) Nochangesasan11.1.2.3versionhasnotbeenreleasedyet.
OracleHyperionTaxProvision WasreleasedinQ12013before11.1.2.3 Separatelylicensedproductthatisusedforthetaxprovisioncalculation
process. IntegratedintotheWorkspaceandwithHFM.
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EnhancementstoLCMandExtendedAnalytics
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LifecycleManagement(LCM)hassomesignificantimprovements AdditionalartifactsforHFM,Essbase,EssbaseStudio,FCM/ARM,
andFDMEE NewHFMartifactforData:
Abilitytodownloadtheentireexportfolder.Canimportthisdetaildirectlyintothetargetsystem. Exportislimitedto1.8GBfilesize.
LCMChangesin11.1.2.3
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Newartifactchangedreportthatshowswhatartifactsweremodified,bywhom,andwhen
LCMChangesin11.1.2.3
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NowaccessiblefromtheHFMDataExtractuserinterface SupportsextractstobothFlatfilesandSQLrepository Allowsusersto:
ExtractdatafrommultipleScenariosandYearsatonetime Extractdataateverymemberofthevaluedimension DefinetheExtractfileformat
ExtendedAnalyticsChangesin11.1.2.3
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Beginningwithrelease11.1.2.3,OraclehascombinedFinancialDataQualityManagementFDMwithERPIntegratorERPitocreateFDMEnterpriseEditionorFDMEE.
Inrelease11.1.2.3,twoproductsexist: FDM traditionalFDM FDMEE rebrandedERPiwithnewlyaddedFDMfunctionality Currently,aconversiontoolfromFDMtoFDMEEisnotprovidedbyOracle.
Itisourunderstandingthatversion11.1.2.3willbetheterminalreleaseofFDMandstartingwiththenextversionreleaseexpectedinApril2014(11.1.2.4?)onlyFDMEEwillbeavailable.
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FDMEEisarewriteofFDM,withthegoalbeingtokeepnearlyallfunctionalityofFDM.Howitwillbedoneischanging: WillbeintegratedintheWorkspacelikeERPi FullyutilizeSharedServices(comparedtopartialnowinFDM) ScriptingismovingfromVBScripttoJython(potentialforafewremaining
VBScriptitems) ReportswillbeinBIPublisherandnotActiveReports BatchProcessingwillbedifferent(ODIBatchandshellscripts) NoHyperionEnterpriseorTaxintegration
TheproductbusinesscaseisthatFDMEEwillcombinethedirectsourcinganddrillthroughtothesourcethatERPiprovideswhilestillprovidingusersthecorefunctionality(workflow,controls,audit)thattheyhavegrowntolovewithFDM.
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OracleisplanningaPhasedreleaseofFDMEEinversion11.1.2.3withincreasedandaddedfunctionalityineachrelease.Thereleaseswillallbeaspatchsetupdates(PSU)toFDMEEversion11.1.2.3. OurunderstandingisthatERPiinversion11.1.2.2willnotreceivetheFDM
likefunctionalitythroughPSUs.
Ourunderstandingoftheapproximatetargetedreleasescheduleisthefollowing: GA ReleasedApril2013 PSU1 ReleasedJuly2013 PSU2 Released2 3monthsafterPSU1October2013
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WhatisnotincludedinFDMEE11.1.2.3GA: NoScriptingFunctionalityforanyscripttypes NoIntersectionCheckwithHFMAdapter NoExcelImportFunctionality(FDMJournalsorMultiLoad) NoBatchProcessing
Asaresult,theGAreleaseonlycontainsbasicfunctionality. Itshouldbesufficientforsimplerintegrations(i.e.youareconnectingtoEBS
(1ledger)andhavesimplemapping,validationsandnoscriptingneeds). TheWorkflowinterfacewilllookverysimilarwiththeFish,butalotofthe
corefunctionalitywillbemissing.
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WhatisincludedinFDMEEPSU1: Event,ImportFormatandMappingscripts ExcelImport(mostlikelyFDMjournals) FullHFMAdapterasweknowitinFDMcurrently ClearandAggCalcScriptsforPlanning/Essbase BatchLoaderFunctionality
Thiswillrepresentthefirstreleaseformorecomplexintegrations WithPSU1,wecanusesimpleimportscriptsthatweattachtoimport
formats. HFMIntersectionCheckiskeyasthisisveryimportantformosttraditional
FDMclients. NeedmoreinformationabouttheExcelimportbutthatiskeyaswellifit
includesFDMJournalfunctionality.
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WhatisexpectedtobeaddedinFDMEEPSU2: AbilitytointegrateFDMmappingfromDRM(nodetailsyetonspecific
functionality) SOXCertification DataSynchbetweenallEPMapps
TherewillbesourceadaptersforallHyperionEPMTargetsystems Thisisagreatfeatureasitrequiredcustomscriptsinthepast.
MultiLoadfile
WithPSU2,weshouldbebacktowhatwecurrentlyknowasFDMwithsomeaddedfunctionality.
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InSummary,itisourunderstandingthattraditionalFDMisbeingreplacedwithFDMEEandthatFDMEEwillbethegoforwarddataqualityintegrationproduct.
ExistingFDMcustomerswillmorethanlikelyneedtowaituntilPSU1ataminimumtogetsimilarfunctionality.
Itisourunderstandingthat11.1.2.3istheterminalreleaseofFDMandthatexistingFDMcustomersthatupgradetoafuturereleasebeyond11.1.2.3willneedtoconverttoFDMEE.Customersrunningversion11.1.2.3canuseeitherFDMorFDMEE.
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Youhavetwoinstallationoptionsfor11.1.2.3: NewInstallation:installingversion11.1.2.3ontoanewserver. MaintenanceRelease:installversion11.1.2.3ontopofanexisting
installationof11.1.2.1or11.1.2.2.
Overall,thelargemajorityofclientschoosetoupgradeontonewserverhardware.Inthisscenario,11.1.2.3wouldbeinstalledonthenewhardwareandthenapplicationscanbemigratedandtestedwhiletheexistingenvironmentoperates.
Aninplaceupgradeispossible(upgradingontoanexistingserverenvironment),butmostclientsdonotchoosethisbecauseitrequiresanextendedsystemdowntimewheretheexistingserverscannotbeaccessed.Aninplaceupgradeisalsomoreriskyincasesomethinggoeswrongintheshortenedtimeframe.
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YouhavethreeHFMapplicationupgradeoptions: Asis
NoHFMapplicationchanges simplyupgradingtonewversion AllMetadata,ArtifactsandDataaremigratedfromsourceHFMversiontonew HFMconnectionpoints(i.e.FDM,FR,SmartView)requireminimalchanges
HFMApplicationRedesignandMigration PreliminaryprojectphasetoredesignHFMapplicationtoimproveexistingapplication
shortcomingsandtotakingadvantageofnewerversionfunctionalities MetadataandArtifactsrequireupdatingandconversionfromoldtonewdesign Datarequiresremappingtonewmetadataandsoextensiverevalidation HFMconnectionpointsrequiremorecomplexchanges
HybridApproachcombiningAsiswithRedesign InitialAsis,unchangedapplicationmigrationtomovetonewversion Followedbyredesignonceupgrademigrationiscomplete Recommendedapproach
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Approach Pros Cons
Asis LeastamountofRisk Noimprovementsoffered
Shortesttimeline;straightforward datavalidation
Incurredcostwithlittletonovaluerealization
LeastamountofChange Management
Redesign Fullredesigneffortformaximum gaininfunctionality
HighestChange Managementeffort
Higherreturn oninvestment Highest Risklevel
Hybrid InitialAsisphaseoffers lowrisk,focusedupgradevalidation
Longesttimeline
Followingredesigntakesadvantageofnewversionfunctionalityandimprovementstoidentifiedshortcomings
Equivalenttotwoprojectsreplicatingmanyprojectphases
Phased approachoffersopportunitiesforquickwinsandeasesChangeManagement
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OtherHFMRelatedProjectConsiderations: OpenthediscussionstoexpandtheCustomDimensionuse
DataNature/TypeandDataSourcearenowwidelyused ExtendingExchangeRatecomparisonsandprojectionsisanotheroptionaluse OtherBusinessDefinedcategoriessuchasCostCenters/Departments,Products,Channels,
Divisions,Customer,Geographyoffermorevaluewithintheconsolidationprocess
CommonQuestions Whatarethenegativesofmovingbeyondthe4Customdimensions?
AllHFMartifactsandconnectionpointswillrequirereworkwithinthescopeoftheproject. FinancialReportingandSmartViewreportswillneedreworkfortheaddedCustomdimensions FDMrequiresreworktoadjustfortheadditionalCustomdimensions HFMcomponents,i.e.Grids,EntryForms,Rules,etcwillrequirereworkfortheaddedCustomdimensions
ShouldweaddsomeextraemptybutheldforfutureuseCustomdimensions? HFMdeliversfunctionalitytolateraddCustomdimensionstoanexistingapplicationsothiscanbedoneatalater
dateasneeded,BUT.addingextraCustomdimensionatthestartofthebuildoffersmanyadvantagesshouldtheybeneededlater.
Forallthepointsmentionedinthefirstquestion,ifanadditionalCustomdimensionisneededlater andanemptydimensionalreadyexistswithintheapplication,changestoReports,FDMandHFMcomponentswillbeminimalcomparedtoaddinganewCustomdimensionafterthefact.
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OtherHFMRelatedProjectConsiderations: ConsiderRedesignoftheEntityandAccountDimension
WiththeEntitydimensionhavingthebiggestimpactonapplicationperformance,considerredefiningthishierarchy.Forexample,movinglowerlevelsubdivisionmembersintoaCustomdimensionwhereavailablemayincreasingoverallperformance
WheresubaccountswereoftenbuiltintotheAccountdimensionduetothelackofavailabilityelsewhere,thesecannowbemovedintoaCustomdimensionofferingmoreflexibilityinherentinthemultidimensionalityofHFM
CommonQuestions WhatarethenegativesofmovingEntityand/orAccountmemberstoaCustomdimension?
CarefulconsiderationmustbegiventothemoveofEntitymemberstoaCustomdimensionduetothesystemfunctionalitiesavailablewithintheEntitydimension.Forexample,theEntitydimensionhasforeigncurrencyandintercompanyeliminationpropertiesthatarenotacomponentoftheCustomdimensionattributes.
AgainthoroughconsiderationmustalsobegiventomovingAccountmemberstoaCustomdimensionduetopossiblelossofsystemfunctionalitiesavailablewithintheAccountdimensionattributes.AccountpropertiesincludesmartaccountTypeattributes,intercompanyeliminationcomponents,CustomTopMembercontrols,etcthatwouldbelostwiththemovetoaCustomdimension.
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OtherGeneralProjectConsiderations: InvestigateofferingsofotherEPMproductswithahigherbirdseye
perspective AccountReconciliationManagement,TaxProvisioningandDisclosureManagementfor
exampleinsideFinancialCloseManagement HPCM,HSFandEssbase/PlanningasanexampleofthoseoutsideofFCM
ConsidertheImprovedDataIntegrationtechnologies EALforHFMtoEssbasemovement EPMDataSyncbetweenapplications EnhancedExtendedAnalyticsfunctionality
ExploreAdditionalReportingCapabilitiesbeingofferedwitheachrelease SmartViewcontinuestooffermorefunctionalitieswitheachrelease OFMAandMobilityoptionsareexpandingfortheonthegostaff
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Youcanupgradeyourapplicationseitherusingsystemschemabasedconversionutilitiesormanuallybyextractingapplicationobjectsandimportingtheminto11.1.2.3.
Directupgradepathsexistfrom11.1.1.4and11.1.2.x. Removed9.3.3and11.1.1.3asoptionsforexistingHyperion
versionsyoucanrunschemaupgradesfrom.
Clientson9.3.3or11.1.1.0 11.1.1.3willneedtodoaninterimstepoffirstupgradingto11.1.2.2or11.1.1.4beforethenupgradingto11.1.2.3.
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ExpectedCompatibilitywithlatestpatches: Currently,version11.1.2.3doesnotincludethirdpartysupportforWindows
8,WindowsServer2012,InternetExplorer10,Office2013,SQLServer2012RDBMSandOracle12cRDBMS
Basedonourunderstanding,Oraclewillreleasetwoseparatepatchesto11.1.2.3toprovidesupportontheseitems
SmartViewwillreceiveaPSUthatwillprovidecompatibilityandsupportforOffice2013. TheEPMapplicationwillreceiveaPSUthatwillprovidetheremainingthirdparty
compatibilityandsupportforIE10,WindowsServer2012,Windows8,SQLServer2012RDBMSandOracle12cRDBMS. OurunderstandingisthiswillbetargetedforDecember2013orJanuary2014.
SmartView11.1.2.5hasbeenreleasedandweareworkingwiththisversionnow.
ChromeandSafariarestillunsupportedbrowserclientsanditisexpectedtheywillnotreceivesupportinthisrelease.
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AreyouanexistingFDMuser? Yes Wouldrecommendupgradingtoversion11.1.2.3toinstallFDMand
FDMEE.With11.1.2.3youwouldnothavetoconverttoFDMEEbutyouwouldinfuturereleases.
No,butplantouseFDM Implement11.1.2.3tohavebothFDMandFDMEEandchoosebasedonneedsandFDMEEreadiness.
No N/Atoyourversiondecision
WillyourcompanyrolloutWindows8orIE10inthenext1 3years? Yes Gowithversion11.1.2.3togetPSUlaterthisyearwiththissupport. No N/Atoyourversiondecisionandcanuseeither11.1.2.2or11.1.2.3.
11.1.2.2or11.1.2.3VersionDecisionTree
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DoyouwanttouseWindowsServer2012,SQLServer2012and/orOracle12cRDBMS? Yes Gowith11.1.2.3.Youwillneedtowaittobeginyourupgradeuntil
afterthePSUisreleasedtosupporttheseitems. No N/Atoyourversiondecisionandcanuseeither11.1.2.2or11.1.2.3.
DoyouownorplantoownFinancialCloseManagement(FCM)forusewitheitherFCMorAccountReconciliationModule(ARM)? Yes Gowithversion11.1.2.3togetsomeadditionalfunctionalityinARM. No N/Atoyourversiondecisionandcanuseeither11.1.2.2or11.1.2.3.
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Bugs,Bugs,Bugssamplelistofourfindings
Current11.1.2.3ProjectExperiences
Product Issue Solution/Workaround
HFM
DataSyncofEPMAapplication.Errorshowninthetransactionlog:FMConnector:Queryprocessingfailed exception:EPMA_DS_READ_DATA. PSU.100
HFM Systemmessagesnotdisplayedinchronologicalorder
PSU.200.Workaround scrolldowntothepointwherethesystemhastofetchdata,thenscrollingbackuptothetopsetsthemessagesbackinorder
HFM WDEforms cannotselectmemberpropertiesinthedesigner StillunderinvestigationbyOracle
HFM Certainformsnotdisplayingdatawhenpov periodoryearchanged
1.)Hadtodisableproxyonwebserver2.)HadtochangeLANsettingstodisable"Automaticallycheckforsettings"option
HFM AnunknownerrorhasoccurredintheHsvDSDataCube2object. PSU.100
HFM
UserscannotseeongoingconsolidationsusingtheRunningTasksoptionwithintheHFMapp.WorkaroundistogototheRunningTasksoptionwithinConsolidationAdministration.
InitiallywastoldbyOracleit'sabugandwillbefixedwithPSU100.LaterwastoldbyOracleit'sworkingasintended.
HFMWhenanoverlappingconsolidationisstarted,usersaren'tnotifiedthattheconsolidationwilloverlapwithanotherrunningconsolidation. PSU.100
FDM Adapterfunction[fConnect]failed(FDM)
OracleinstructedtoregistereachserverasanindividualclusterandtheHFMSERVER.txtfilesweredeletedfromFDMOutboxfolder.However,usersnowseetoomanychoicesunderHFM HFMClusterpluseachindividualserver.
FR ADMErrorswhenPeriodOffsetfunctionisused PSU.100FR PDFviewtheboldformattingshowssameasregulartext notdark. StillunderinvestigationFR PDFviewsomesubtotalstruncatedwhenvaluesarenegative. StillunderinvestigationSV LinkedformnotworkingproperlywithinSmartView PSU.100
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ExpectedOut>PSU100: Many11.1.2.3.000bugs
fixedwiththis.100PatchSetUpdate
Manyhadbeenidentifiedwiththe11.1.2.2versionevenbefore11.1.2.3.000wasreleased
ButmorestilltocomeUpcomingPSU200isstatedtobeIE10compatible
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Insummary: Wehave6concurrentprojectstodaydevelopinginthe11.1.2.3
release andothersmovingforwardintheverynearfuture
Withthesenumerousprojectexperiencesworkinginthenew11.1.2.3releasewehavefoundnoshowstoppersandmanyvaluableenhancements fixingsomeapplicationbugsbutalsoaddingnewfunctionalitythroughouttheEPMsuitetoofferanevenmorecomprehensiveandrobustfinancialsolution
Soyesformostcustomersthisistherightchoice.Jumprightin!
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