Hyperion FDM

Drill-Into-Anything

MindStreams Answer to enhance Drill-

Through opportunities

Matthias Heilos

Sr. Consultant Data Integration

MindStream Analytics

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Agenda

About MindStream Analytics

Hyperion FDM* An Introduction

The Meaning of Drill-Through

Drill-Through with ERP Integrator

Limitations of ERP Integrator

MindStreams Drill-into-Anything approach

* Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (FDM)

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About Matthias Heilos

Sr. Consultant Data Integration

Background: Management Information Systems, focus

on BI and DW

Hyperion focus: FDM, ODI, Planning/Essbase, HFM

Developed training: ODI for Hyperion Apps (123Olap)

Co-presented Drill-into-Anything at Oracle OpenWorld

2010 with Oracles Director of Financial Close Solutions

(FDM)

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MindStream delivers premier consulting and

managed services solutions to clients by

enhancing technology and aligning resources

through a systemic process to harness insight

and enable financial and operational fact-base

decision making.

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About MindStream Analytics

HQ Boston, MA with national reach

Specialize in the implementation and optimization of best of breed BPM

and BI solutions.

Our people average over 9 years of experience in the BI or BPM space

extensive understanding of strengths and weaknesses of the various

offerings

Our deep understanding of financial and operational reporting helps us

anticipate your needs. We strive to understand your business and

combine it with our technical experience to help you Design and

Implement a successful solution.

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Analysts need for Drill through

Accounts Receivable / Payable Invoice information

Cash what account make up cash Petty Cash, Bank

Accounts, etc.

Fixed Assets in a sub-ledger that is accessible.

Depreciation expenses what assets are being depreciated

Sales - Customer / Invoice information

Intercompany need the specific transaction detail tracked at a

balance level in HFM

Any periodic activity on the Balance Sheet

Journal detail on the P&L.

Transactional information stored in a Data Warehouse

Auditors drill back from a report to review GL accounts mapped

and loaded into a given HFM account.

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Hyperion FDM An Introduction

Purpose:

Mapping and validation tool for financial data

Adapters for data loads to HFM, Essbase/Planning etc.

Increased Transparency (interface, drillback, Controls, reports)

Operated by Business users rather than IT

SOX Compliance

Role in Oracles EPM Strategy:

Link between ERP and EPM/BI without manual intervention

Significantly simplifies audit trail analysis

Expedite business processes

Central factor to achieve Management Excellence

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Achieving Management Excellence

Hyperion Financial Management

Hyperion Planning

Oracle Account Analysis and Drill-

Down for both Actual and Budget

Hyperion FDMOracle EPM System

Source: Oracle

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Overview of FDM Dataflow

FDQM

Batch Loader (optional)

Import

FormatsImported

Data

Validated

DataExport

Output

Files

Unmapped

items

Mappings

HFM

Essbase

Custom Custom

System

LoadCustom

DB

Source

Files

ERP

HP

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Main Features

Import: get data from text files, databases, GL systems

Mappings: 5 types of mappings, browse target metadata

Validation: guided process to manage Kickouts, ensure

100% mapping quality, check reports

Export/Load: integration with target system via 1 click

Audit trail: drill-back within FDM to review mappings,

drill-through from/to other systems

Compliance: Financial controls, activity logs, reports

Ease of use: provides user-friendly, guided processes

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Benefits of ERP Integrator

Drill-Through significantly simplifies analysis

Data volume decreased AND more transaction detail

Direct logon to source GL system, navigates to

transactions in question

Ease of data import just press 1 button

NO manual steps to follow audit trail

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Drawbacks of ERP Integrator

GL systems supported as source for Drill-through

E-Business Suite GL 11.5.10 cu2, 12.0, 12.1; PeopleSoft 9.0 GL

No flexibility for Drill-through

Drill-through reports cannot be customized

Complexity of solution

ODI setup required

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FDM Drill-into-Anything (DIA)

Source Adapter by MindStream Analytics

Idea evolved due to ERPI limitations

Enhances functionality of ERP Integrator, also

available as standalone

Not limited to certain versions or types of source

systems

Ability to log on to source application (analog to ERPI)

Full support for Import Formats due to optimized

architecture

Full customization for Drill-Through reports

Ability to drill through to multiple drill links

Simplified, more transparent solution

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Drill-into-Anything (DIA) Architecture

Hyperion

FDM

FDM-DIA Web Application

(Drill-Framework based on Drill Links)Drill Drill

back to back to

source source

systemsystem

EssbaseStrategy

Management

Financial Close and

Reporting

Planning &

Forecasting

Profitability

Management

GL Systeme.g. PSFT GL

1

Sub-ledgere.g. PSFT E-Pro

3

Sub-ledgere.g. PSFT AP

2

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Drill Through from HFM Report

Note: Report display data in Thousands, values might be rounded

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FDM Drill-Through Page

Displays the selected Intersection

Click on Transaction Amount

FDM Drill-Back page will open and

display the source transactions

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FDM Source Data

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FDM Drill-Back Page

Displays source transactions which

sum up to the total amount

Click on Transaction Amount

Click on Open Source System to

Drill-Through to Source System

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Drill to GL Database tables

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Drill to GL Detail

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Drill to Expense Subledger Overview

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Drill to Expense System

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FDM Drill-into-Anything Demonstration

DRILL

DEMO

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Thank You !Contact information:

Matthias Heilos mheilos@mindstreamanalytics.com (Sr. Consultant)

Mark Gregoire mgregoire@mindstreamanalytics.com (EVP Sales)

www. mindstreamanalytics.com

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