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The Finit Solutions Series

Getting the Most out of HFM: Process Management and ocess a age e t a dPhased Submissions

December 15 2010December 15, 2010

Presented by Scott Sawers

www.finitsolutions.comwww.finitsolutions.com

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About the presenter The Finit Solutions SeriesAbout the presenter

Scott [email protected]

• Finit’s HFM Co‐Director

• HFM Certified Consultant                     (Oracle HFM 11 Certified Implementation Specialist)

• HFM Design Architect, specializing in conversions from Enterprise to HFMEnterprise to HFM

• Has been implementing HFM for over 5 years, from v 3.5 to 

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The Finit Solutions Series

Ab t Fi it S l tiAbout Finit Solutions

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Th Fi it S l ti S iFinit Introduction The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

Finit Solutions specializes in consulting services in the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Solutions suite of products:

Finit Introduction

Financial Consolidation– Financial Management (HFM)

Hyperion Enterprise

Planning and Business Intelligence– Planning

Essbase– Hyperion Enterprise

– Financial Close Management

– Disclosure Management

– Essbase

Integration– Financial Data Quality Management 

(FDM)

BI+ Reporting Tools– Financial Reporting

( )

– Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

– Data Integration Management (DIM)

– Other (EPMA, ERPi, etc)

– Smart View

– Web Analysis

– Essbase Excel Add‐in

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Other (EPMA, ERPi, etc)

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Interesting Facts About FinitThe Finit Solutions Series

g• Finit has been recognized by Inc. Magazine in 2008, 2009, and 2010 as one of the top 500 

fastest growing private IT Services companies in the United States. Finit has also been recognized for three years straight as one of the top 100 fastest growing privaterecognized for three years straight as one of the top 100 fastest growing private companies in the greater Philadelphia area.  

• Finit sits on the Oracle Customer Advisory Boards (CABs) for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Hyperion Financial Quality Management (FDM), Hyperion Planning, and Hyperion Enterprise.   The CABs are invitation‐only groups of Oracle Hyperion customers and consulting partners that meet with Oracle product development and strategy teams to discuss new functionality current issues and product roadmapsstrategy teams to discuss new functionality, current issues and product roadmaps. 

• Finit is extremely active in the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG ). Rob Cybulski, co‐founder of Finit, is the HFM domain lead for the OAUG ‘s Special Interest Group.  Jay 

h d l d f h ‘ lHampton, partner at Finit, is the FDM domain lead for the OAUG ‘s Special Interest Group

• Finit is an Oracle Platinum Partner.  This is the highest level of partnership with Oracle that a consulting partner can attain.  

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Th Fi it S l ti S iFinit’s Client Service The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

W t k li t i i l

Finit s Client Service

We take client service very seriously.

Our client service approach has led to 100% customer satisfaction for every Finit client f y

(approximately 130).

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Th Fi it S l ti S iSome Finit Clients The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions SeriesSome Finit Clients

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Th Fi it S l ti S iHow to Ask a Question The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions SeriesHow to Ask a Question

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The Finit Solutions Series

Process Management gOverview

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Th Fi it S l ti S iOverview of this Session The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Basic Process Management Functionality

• Validation accounts

Overview of this Session

• Validation accounts

• Entity hierarchies

Vi i R i L l St t• Viewing Review Level Status

• Phased SubmissionsP / C– Pros / Cons

• Other functionality:E il l t– Email alerts

– Taskflows

– Publishing vs Locking

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Publishing vs Locking

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Th Fi it S l ti S iBasic Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• What is Process Management?P M i h bili l h

Basic Functionality

– Process Management is the ability to control the review and approval process of financial data.

P M t– Process Management governs:• Who can enter / review data

• What Scenarios / Accounts / Customs can be modified• What Scenarios / Accounts / Customs can be modified

• Where users can load data

• When users can load / review data/

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Th Fi it S l ti S iBasic Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• TerminologyProcess Unit: The combination of data for a given

Basic Functionality

– Process Unit: The combination of data for a given scenario, period, year, and entity.

• E g ‐ Actual December 2010 PennsylvaniaE.g.  Actual, December, 2010, Pennsylvania

– Review Levels: The status of the process unit.• E.g. ‐ Review Level 1, Review Level 2, Submitted, et al.E.g.  Review Level 1, Review Level 2, Submitted, et al.

– Promotion: The act of moving a process unit up to a higher level for review upon completion of one’s tasks.g p p

• E.g. – I promote my process unit from Review Level 1 to Review Level 2.  I am now prohibited from modifying the 

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process unit.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iBasic Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Terminology (cont.)R j i Th f i i d

Basic Functionality

– Rejection: The act of moving a process unit down to a previous level for corrections or additional work.

• E g My manager rejects my process unit from Review Level• E.g. ‐My manager rejects my process unit from Review Level 2 back to Review Level 1 so I can correct a mistake she found.

– Validations: HFM can be set up with criteria that must a dat o s ca be set up t c te a t at ustbe met before a process unit can be promoted.

• E.g. ‐ An entity’s balance sheet must balance or the process unit cannot be promoted.

– Process Control: The module used to perform these i

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actions.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iBasic Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Security roles are based on responsibilitiesE If I dif d t t R i L l 1 I d th l f

Basic Functionality

• E.g. ‐ If I modify data at Review Level 1, I need the role of Reviewer 1 within Shared Services

• Security class access dictates to what classes your• Security class access dictates to what classes your rights apply

• E g ‐ Continuing with the example above if I have ‘ALL’• E.g. ‐ Continuing with the example above, if I have ALL  access to PA, I can modify PA at Review Level 1 ONLY. I can view data at all levels above Review Level 1.

• E.g. ‐ If I have ‘PROMOTE’ access to EAST and the roles Reviewers  1 & 2, I can promote EAST from Review Level 1 to Review Level 2 or 3, at which point I can only view the data.

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Review Level 2 or 3, at which point I can only view the data.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iBasic Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Application setup itemsMetadata attribute of the scenario dimension (Y/N/A)

Basic Functionality

– Metadata attribute of the scenario dimension (Y/N/A)• “A” refers to alerts (to be discussed later as an optional item)

Validation account can be used (and is encouraged)– Validation account can be used (and is encouraged)• Defined in the App Settings

• HFM will look to this validation account, which must beHFM will look to this validation account, which must be exactly zero at <Entity Curr Total>, before promotion is allowed.

• If multiple validations are desired, individual accounts are created and aggregate to a parent validation account, which is defined in the App Settings.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iValidation Accounts The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Example of validation accounts: 

Validation Accounts

• “Fail” is defined in the App SettingsFail  is defined in the App Settings

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Th Fi it S l ti S iValidation Accounts The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions SeriesValidation Accounts

• HFM Rules calculate these validation accountsHFM Rules calculate these validation accounts– FlashSalesEntry measures whether this was entered

OutOfBal measures our balance sheet balancing– OutOfBal measures our balance sheet balancing

– The RollChecks measure our rollforward details

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• All must be exactly 0 so that ‘Fail’ is exactly 0

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Th Fi it S l ti S iEntity Hierarchies The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• If an entity exists in multiple hierarchies, performing a Process Management action (such

Entity Hierarchies

performing a Process Management action (such as promoting or rejecting) on the entity performs the same action on that entity in all hierarchiesthe same action on that entity in all hierarchies

• A parent entity cannot be at a higher review level h f h ldthan any of its children– E.g. ‐ If entity PA is at Review Level 1, its parent ‘East’ 

b h h h lcannot be any higher than Review Level 1

• Complexity arises if validation points are parent, 

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rather than base, entities

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Th Fi it S l ti S iViewing Review Level Status The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Several methods to review an entity’s status:Fil i h P C l

Viewing Review Level Status

– Filtering on the Process Control screen

– Data grid

– SmartView ad hoc spreadsheet

– Financial Reporting report

• Useful for an Admin for a quick snapshot of progress during the close.

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The Finit Solutions Series

P M t DProcess Management Demo

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Ph d S b i iPhased Submissions

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• What are Phased Submissions and how do they relate to Process Management?

Phased Submissions

relate to Process Management?– An optional enhancement of Process Management

ll f b l d– Allow for process management to be applied to different components of a single scenario at different times in an effort to mirror the current close cycletimes in an effort to mirror the current close cycle

– Permit one Phase to be promoted (such as Trial Balance data) so that numbers can’t change whileBalance data) so that numbers can t change while leaving the next Phase (such as Supplemental data) open for input, all within the same scenario.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• TerminologySubmissionGroups: Phases are divided into Groups of

Phased Submissions

– SubmissionGroups: Phases are divided into Groups of members in the phased dimension.

– Manage Submission Phases– Manage Submission Phases  • This module in HFM controls what Groups are attached to which phases

• Under Data Tasks when Phased Submissions are enabled

• Can be customized by period – E.g. if quarters have additional submissions that non‐quarters do not.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Terminology (cont.)I hi l

Phased Submissions

– In this example:• The FlashSales account is Group 1

• Trial Balance accounts are Group 2• Trial Balance accounts are Group 2 

• Supplemental data accounts (rollforwards) are Group 3

– EnablePhasesFor…EnablePhasesFor…• Accounts: This application setting indicates that Phases will be grouped by Accounts.

• Custom1: This application setting indicates that phases will be grouped by Custom 1.

– E.g. Rollforwards are being tracked in Custom 1. The EndBal member

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E.g. Rollforwards are being tracked in Custom 1. The EndBal member is Group 1 whereas activity members are Group 2.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions ‐ Pros The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• If certain components of the monthly close are due at different times an entity can promote in

Phased Submissions  Pros

due at different times, an entity can promote in stages rather than all at once.

d d d l k• Fewer scenarios are needed to separate and lock down submissions– E.g. Flash Sales data is needed on Day 1 but Actual trial balance data still needs to be loaded. Without 

t h t i ld b d dseparate phases, two scenarios would be needed.

• An entity’s progression through the close is easier i b i i h f h h

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to monitor by reviewing the status of each phase.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions ‐ Cons The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• App Settings, metadata, and rules involve more steps to implement

Phased Submissions  Cons 

steps to implement.

• Users will have a steeper learning curve. 

• Users must repeat certain processes for each phase.

• Automated opening / closing of the period can not be done using Taskflows with Phased gSubmissions.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Security cannot be assigned by phaseE O b i Ph 1 f

Phased Submissions

– E.g. One user cannot be given access to Phase 1 of Actual without also having the same access to Phase 2 of Actualof Actual.

– However, security classes can be applied to different members in a dimensionmembers in a dimension.

• E.g. Trial balance data could load to a Custom dimension member to which the DataLoader ID has ALL access.

• Rollforward data could load to a Custom dimension member to which the DataLoader ID has only READ access if this user should not load rollforward details

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should not load rollforward details.

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Th Fi it S l ti S iPhased Submissions The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• Application setup itemsA S i i di h di i ( ) hi h

Phased Submissions

– App Settings must indicate the dimension(s) to which the phases apply (most common are Account and Customs)Customs)

– Scenario dimension contains the ‘Phased Submission Start Year’ attributeStart Year  attribute

• Years prior to the Phased Submission Start Year will show Process Management status in Phase 1. 

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The Finit Solutions Series

Ph d S b i i DPhased Submissions Demo

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Oth F ti litOther Functionality

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Th Fi it S l ti S iOther Functionality The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

• TaskflowsC b d f i i

Other Functionality

– Can be used for starting process units

– Only effective without Phased Submissions

• Email alerting– Notify reviewer when process unit is promoted

– Limited customization of email, limited ability to restrict who gets emails

• Publishing vs Locking– Publishing does not ‘lock’ cells from Admins

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Q ti & AQuestions & Answers

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Future Webinars and Contact Information

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Th Fi it S l ti S iUpcoming Webinars The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

Getting the Most out of Financial Reporting: Tips and Tricks 

Upcoming Webinars

On January 12th,  you will learn tips and tricks for taking full advantage of Financial Reporting’s features and functionality.  There will also be demonstrations of more complex and lesser‐known features.

Getting the Most out of EPM: EPMA Overview / Demo On February 16th, you will learn about Enterprise Performance ManagementOn February 16th,  you will learn about Enterprise Performance Management Architect (EPMA).  This session will include an overview of the tool and a demonstration of its functionality.

To register, or to view past sessions, go to: 

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Th Fi it S l ti S iFinit Contacts The Finit Solutions SeriesThe Finit Solutions Series

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Finit Contacts

Scott Sawers

Questions? [email protected]

610.565.5412

Email or call for the:– Slides

Ed DeLise

[email protected]

678.296.3611Slides

– Recording Joe Mizerk

[email protected]

919.349.5029

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