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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DOCUMENT HISTORY ······························································································································································································· 5

JUNE 2018 UPDATE ················································································································································································ 5

Revision History ························································································································································································ 5

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, June Update ·············································································································· 5

Monthly Update Schedule ························································································································································· 5

Give Us Documentation Feedback ········································································································································ 6

Please Join Oracle Cloud Customer Connect ··················································································································· 6

Announcements ··················································································································································································· 6

Accessing Exported Transactions File ································································································································· 6

Updates to Snapshot Retention Policy ································································································································ 7

Defects Fixed ························································································································································································· 7

Considerations ····················································································································································································· 7

Academy ························································································································································································ 26

Using Refresh ·············································································································································································· 22

MAY 2018 UPDATE ·················································································································································································· 7

Revision History ························································································································································································ 7

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, May Update ················································································································ 8

Monthly Update Schedule ························································································································································· 8

Please Join Oracle Cloud Customer Connect ··················································································································· 8

Give Us Documentation Feedback ········································································································································ 9

Announcements ··················································································································································································· 9

Loading a Bank File into Account Reconciliation Cloud Using Data Management ············································· 9

Export Transactions to a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) File Available ······························································ 9

Deleting Transactions That Are Part of Match Sets Automatically Takes Care of Unmatching ····················· 9

New EPM Automate Utility Version ······································································································································· 9

Migrating from On-Premise Account Reconciliation Manager to Account Reconciliation Cloud ················· 10

Enhancements to the Account Reconciliation Cloud User Interface ······································································ 10

Streamlined Integration Between Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching ····························· 10

Conformance with Other Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Services ············································· 14

Enhanced Reconciliation Actions User Interface ··········································································································· 15

Transitioning to the Enhanced User Interface ················································································································· 18

Rebranding Your Display ························································································································································ 21

Retain Last Accessed Tab in Cards ···································································································································· 21

Context Sensitive Help Available Through New User Assistance Menu ······························································ 22

Defects Fixed ······················································································································································································· 22

Considerations ··················································································································································································· 22

Using Refresh ·············································································································································································· 22

Academy ························································································································································································ 26

APRIL 2018 UPDATE ············································································································································································· 22

Revision History ······················································································································································································ 22

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, April Update ············································································································ 22

Monthly Update Schedule ······················································································································································· 23

Please Join Oracle Cloud Customer Connect ················································································································· 23

Give Us Documentation Feedback ······································································································································ 23

Announcements ················································································································································································· 24

Migrating From On-Premise Account Reconciliation Manager to Account Reconciliation Cloud ················ 24

Ability to Output Reports in .XLSX Format ······················································································································· 24

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Additional Charts in Activity Report ····································································································································· 24

Removal of Support ········································································································································································· 26

Enhanced User Experience in Reconciliation Compliance ························································································ 26

Defects Fixed ······················································································································································································· 26

Considerations ··················································································································································································· 26

Academy ························································································································································································ 26

MARCH 2018 UPDATE ········································································································································································· 26


Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, March Update ········································································································· 27




Announcements ················································································································································································· 28


Transaction Matching: Enhancements to Unmatched Transactions ······································································ 28

Provisioned Users Audit Report ··········································································································································· 28

New REST API for Account Reconciliation Cloud ········································································································· 28



Defects Fixed ······················································································································································································· 29

Considerations ··················································································································································································· 29

Change in Transaction Matching Table Requires Custom Reports Revision ····················································· 29

Academy ························································································································································································ 29

FEBRUARY 2018 UPDATE ································································································································································· 29


Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, February Update ··································································································· 29




Announcements ················································································································································································· 30


New EPM Automate Utility Version ····································································································································· 31

Jobs History Now Retained for Up to 60 Days ················································································································ 31

Reconciliation Compliance ·························································································································································· 31

Archive, Purge, and Restore of Reconciliations Available ·························································································· 31

Transaction Matching ····································································································································································· 31

Delete Transactions Now Available ···································································································································· 31

Change in Transaction Matching Table Requires Custom Reports Revision ····················································· 32



Defects Fixed ······················································································································································································· 32

Considerations ··················································································································································································· 32

Academy ························································································································································································ 32

JANUARY 2018 UPDATE ···································································································································································· 33


Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, January Update ····································································································· 33

Announcements ················································································································································································· 33



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Detailed Information Now Available in Transaction Matching Balancing Report ··············································· 34

Relocate EPM Cloud Environments from One Identity Domain to Another ························································· 34


New EPM Getting Started Guides ······································································································································· 34




Defects Fixed ······················································································································································································· 35

Considerations ··················································································································································································· 35

EPM Automate ············································································································································································ 35

Navigator ······················································································································································································· 36

Academy ························································································································································································ 36

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DOCUMENT HISTORY

This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:

Date Update Version Notes

24 MAY 2018 June 2018 Update Delivered new features in June 2018 update.

16 MAY 2018 May 2018 Update Revised May 2018 update.

28 MAR 2018 April 2018 Update Delivered new features in April 2018 update.

23 FEB 2018 March 2018 Update Delivered new features in March 2018 update.

05 FEB 2018 February 2018 Update Revised February 2018 update.

22 DEC 2017 January 2018 UpdateDelivered new features in January 2018 update.

JUNE 2018 UPDATE

REVISION HISTORY


Date Feature Notes

24 MAY 2018 Created initial document.

ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, JUNE UPDATE

This document outlines announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

MONTHLY UPDATE SCHEDULE

Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, June 1, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, June 15, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

The , which provides access to updated documentation, has a new look and feel. The Oracle Help Centerupdates will be available on June 1, 2018. Some of the links to new feature documentation included in this document will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/index.html

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Reminder: Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.

NOTE: Account Reconciliation Cloud does not support migration of snapshots from the latest service version to an earlier service version (for example, when moving snapshots between test and production pods during the window when test is upgraded before production.) Migration between the same versions will still be supported. Some objects, such as Profiles, may still be moved from the latest to an earlier version outside of migration snapshots by exporting them from the latest service version and importing them into the earlier version.

TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS

Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.

KEY RESOURCES

in Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators

GIVE US DOCUMENTATION FEEDBACK

We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content of the What's New document and the product documentation. Please send us your feedback at . In the body or title of the [email protected], state that you are inquiring or providing feedback, and indicate for which EPM Cloud service and the monthly update cycle.

PLEASE JOIN ORACLE CLOUD CUSTOMER CONNECT

Please take a moment to join the Cloud Customer Connect forums for EPM Cloud services. Oracle Cloud Customer Connect is a community gathering place for members to interact and collaborate on common goals and objectives. This is where you will find the latest release information, upcoming events, or answers to use-case questions. Joining takes just a few minutes. Join now!

https://cloud.oracle.com/community

NOTE: The Settings and Actions menu now contains a link to Cloud Customer Connect. To access this link, from the page, click the down arrow next to the user name (in the upper right-hand corner of the Homescreen), and select .Cloud Customer Connect

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACCESSING EXPORTED TRANSACTIONS FILE

In Transaction Matching, you can now access the exported transactions file directly from Unmatched Transactions in addition to going to Jobs History.

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/enterprise-performance-management-common/cgsad/5_maint_snapshot_backup_restore_heading.html


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in Exporting Transactions to CSV Format Reconciling Accounts With Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

UPDATES TO SNAPSHOT RETENTION POLICY

The daily maintenance process has been enhanced to prevent large accumulation of snapshots (over 150 GB) in EPM Cloud environments.

By default, the snapshots that you create through the export process or upload to an environment are stored for a period not exceeding 60 days after which they are automatically removed. Starting with this update, the daily maintenance process will automatically remove snapshots prior to sixty days, oldest first, to prevent the total size of all snapshots from exceeding 150 GB, which may adversely impact your environment. The daily maintenance snapshot, irrespective of its size, is always retained in EPM Cloud environments.

KEY RESOURCES


in Exporting Artifacts from Environments Administering Migration for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud

DEFECTS FIXED

Software issues addressed each month will be posted to My Oracle Support.

CONSIDERATIONS

ACADEMY

In the Academy, some pages and icons may appear different in the video and the Cloud service.

USING REFRESH

It is a best practice to use Refresh within the Account Reconciliation Cloud user interface rather than performing a browser refresh.

MAY 2018 UPDATE

REVISION HISTORY


Date Feature Notes

16 MAY 2018 Using Refresh Updated document. Added a consideration.

KEY RESOURCES

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/raarc/reconcile_trans_match_manual_match_exporting_transactions_100x5ab57b5f.html

https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=cloud&id=CGSAD-GUID-9C04D9DE-0ED5-47D4-9211-A3A765B076F8

https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=cloud&id=EPMSS-GUID-7A3C742B-84C0-4A6F-8D63-9336D7495DEC

https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=2055579.1

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Date Feature Notes

09 MAY 2018Enhanced Reconciliation Actions User Interface

Updated document. Revised Key Resources link.

26 APR 2018 Created initial document.

ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, MAY UPDATE

This document outlines announcements, defects fixed and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.


Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, May 4, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, May 18, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

The , which provides access to updated documentation, has a new look and feel. The Oracle Help Centerupdates will be available on May 4, 2018. Some of the links to new feature documentation included in this document will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.




Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.

KEY RESOURCES






https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/5_maint_snapshot_backup_restore_heading.htm


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ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOADING A BANK FILE INTO ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD USING DATA MANAGEMENT

Account Reconciliation Cloud customers who need to load Bank file data (which uses a Bank Administration Institute (BAI) file format) to either an Account Reconciliation Cloud target application or to Transaction Matching can now use Data Management as the integration mechanism.

KEY RESOURCES

in Integrating Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Bank Files Administering Data Management for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud

EXPORT TRANSACTIONS TO A COMMA-SEPARATED VALUE (CSV) FILE AVAILABLE

You can now export transactions in Transaction Matching from the Overview dialog to a comma separate value (.CSV) file for further review offline.

KEY RESOURCES

in in Exporting Transactions Creating Manual Matches Reconciling Accounts with Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

DELETING TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE PART OF MATCH SETS AUTOMATICALLY TAKES CARE OF UNMATCHING

An Account Reconciliation Cloud administrator can now unload a transactions file from Transaction Matching and the process will automatically unmatch any match sets that had transactions related to that file.

KEY RESOURCES

in in Deleting Transactions Creating Manual Matches Reconciling Accounts with Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

NEW EPM AUTOMATE UTILITY VERSION

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version includes the command, which enables Service Administrators to run the daily service maintenance runDailyMaintenance

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/ERPIA/bai_intro_100x75123dd5_102x751258ce.htm#ERPIA-GUID-8D487FA8-55F0-41DC-8D08-A690DDF83AD2

https://docs.us.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/raarc/reconcile_trans_match_manual_match_104x6d3e4db9.html

https://docs.us.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/raarc/reconcile_trans_match_manual_match_104x6d3e4db9.html

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process as needed. For example, Service Administrators can use this command to update their service as soon as a patch to an environment is available instead of waiting for the daily maintenance window.

KEY RESOURCES

in EPM Automate Utility Commands Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud

in Setting Service Maintenance Time Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators

MIGRATING FROM ON-PREMISE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION MANAGER TO ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD

You can migrate from Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management’s Account Reconciliation Manager module to Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud. The Finance Close Management release must be at 11.1.2.4.250 or later to perform this migration.

KEY RESOURCES

in Migrating from On-Premises Financial Close Management to Oracle Account Reconciliation CloudAdministering Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD USER INTERFACE

This update includes major enhancements to the Account Reconciliation Cloud user interface that achieve these goals:

Streamlined Integration Between Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction MatchingConformance with Other EPM Cloud ServicesEnhanced Reconciliation Actions User InterfaceAbility to Customize Your DisplayLast Tab Accessed in Cards is now RetainedContext Sensitive Help Available Through New User Assistance Menu

The next several topics provide details on each of these.

STREAMLINED INTEGRATION BETWEEN RECONCILIATION COMPLIANCE AND TRANSACTION MATCHING

Account Reconciliation Cloud has reorganized the cards and navigation throughout the service to make it easier and more seamless to work in both Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching.

The Page reflects this streamlined integration between transaction matching functionality and the period-Homeend reconciliation process.

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CEPMA/epm_automate_command_ref_general.htm

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/6_house_keeping_tasks_understand_service_maintenance_time.htm

https://docs.us.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/adarc/admin_migrate_onprem_to_arcs_100x29c0a639.html

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Some highlights of the more streamlined navigation that helps you get to your work faster include:

Worklist shows your period end reconciliation work to do.The card you easy access to your period end reconciliations.An administrator can Reconciliationsreview work or check on progress and users can work on the reconciliations assigned to them.The new Reconciliations actions dialog has been dramatically improved. See Enhanced Reconciliation Actions User Interface.The card gets you to your reconciliation work in Transaction Matching.MatchingDashboards links to two Reconciliation Compliance dashboards ( and ) and a Overview Compliance

dashboard for Transaction Matching.Match Metrics

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The Navigator no longer requires you to select either Reconciliation Compliance or Transaction Matching and contains all the tasks of both modules.

The Reports card gives you access in one place to Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching reports (predefined and the custom reports you created).

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The new Application card has key functionality:

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The has links to videos and tutorials for both Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction AcademyMatching. Note that videos and tutorials will the updated over the coming months to align with the 18.05 changes.

CONFORMANCE WITH OTHER ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CLOUD SERVICES

Since many customers have multiple Oracle EPM Cloud offerings, the user interface reflects changes to the cards on the Home page to conform to usage in other services which makes it faster to navigate functionality since it’s in the same location.

For example, some of the major changes are:

The Application card contains the important feature functionality that you need to access often such as Configuration, Profiles, Periods, Jobs, Archive, and Report Configuration.The Tools card changed from having most configuration and system settings to containing the common EPM Cloud features such as: Appearance (to customize your user interface), Announcements, Daily Maintenance, Service Activity, Access Control, and Migration.The Console card is no longer used across EPM cloud services.

The Tools card links to these tasks:

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in Reconciliation Compliance Home Administering Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

ENHANCED RECONCILIATION ACTIONS USER INTERFACE

Based on customer feedback, the dialog has been redesigned in order to increase Reconciliation Actionsefficiency when users work on reconciliations.

The old dialog had a vertical layout and required a lot of scrolling. This graphic shows the old dialog with the summary tab, adjustments, and a history tab showing the audit trail across the top.

The new Reconciliation Actions dialog looks like this:

KEY RESOURCES

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/adarc/get_start_overview_homepage_108xfaf3o78b.html

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On the upper right, the unexplained difference is always showing so that you can focus on getting that difference down to zero.

The Balance Summary Numbers panel now shows two columns for GL Balance and AP Subledger Balance. If you click on the adjustments number or the tab, you can see a detailed list of the transactions.

There’s a new graph panel that displays the trend over time of the previous reconciliations. New reconcilers can see if they are in the range that was previously achieved. Existing users can see trends and figure out if there are new issues to address based on those trends.

The right hand side contains key metrics for the reconciliation: who owns it, when it’s due, and any violations. You can also see the most recent attachments and comments.

Here’s some features of the new layout:

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Other functionality, such as properties, comments, questions, attachments, are taken off the summary page and placed in right hand side tabs that are easier to access.

KEY RESOURCES

in Preparing Reconciliations Administering Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/adarc/reconcile_user_prepare_112xd90285e8.html

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TRANSITIONING TO THE ENHANCED USER INTERFACE

To help existing users become more comfortable with the new cards and navigation, this table shows the previous and new navigation paths.

Home (OLD) Old Sub-MenuOld Sub-Menu

Home (new) New Sub-MenuNew Sub-Menu

RC Reconciliations Worklist Worklist

RC Reconciliations Reconciliations Reconciliations Reconciliations

RC Reconciliations Transactions Reconciliations Transactions

TM Reconciliations Matching

RC Dashboards Overview Dashboards Overview

RC Dashboards Compliance Compliance

RC Tools Configure

System Settings > Compliance Reporting

Dashboards Compliance

TM Dashboards Daily Statistics by Recon. Type

Dashboards Match Metrics

RC Reports Reports Reports ReconciliationCompliance

TM Reports Reports Reports Transaction Matching

RC Dashboards Activity Application Overview Recon. Activity

RC Console Console Application Periods

RC Tools Configure Attributes Application Configuration Attributes

RC Tools ConfigureCurrency Rates Application Configuration

Currencies > Currency Rates

RC Tools Configure

System Settings > Currency Bucket

Application ConfigurationCurrencies > Currency Bucket

RC Tools ConfigureSystem Settings > Rate Type

Application ConfigurationCurrencies > Rate Type

RC Tools ConfigureSystem Settings > Currencies

Application ConfigurationCurrencies > Currencies

RC Tools Configure Data Loads Application Configuration Data Loads

RC Tools Configure Filters Application Configuration Filters

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RC Tools Configure Formats Application Configuration Formats

RC Tools Configure Lists Application Configuration Lists

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Calendars

Application ConfigurationOrganizations > Calendars

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Holiday Rules

Application ConfigurationOrganizations > Holiday Rules

RC Tools ConfigureSystem Settings > Org. Units

Application ConfigurationOrganizations > Org. Units

RC Tools Configure Periods Application Configuration Periods

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Account Type

Application ConfigurationSys Attributes > Acct Type

RC Tools Configure

System Settings > Aging Profiles

Application ConfigurationSys Attributes > Aging Profiles

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Frequencies

Application ConfigurationSys Attributes > Frequencies

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Global Int. Tokens

Application Configuration

Sys Attributes > Global Int Tokens

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Profile Segments


Sys Attributes > Profile Segments

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Process

Application ConfigurationSys Attributes > Process

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Risk Rating

Application ConfigurationSys Attributes > Risk Rating

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Allow Comment Deletion


Sys Settings > Allow Comment Deletion

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Bulk Updates

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Bulk Updates

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RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Dashboard Maximum Rows


Sys Settings > Dashboard Maximum Rows

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Data Loads

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Data Loads

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Due Date Reminder Notification


Sys Settings > Due Date Reminder Notification

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Email Notifications

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Email Notifications

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Maximum Attachment Size


Sys Settings > Maximum Attachment Size

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings > Reopen

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Reopen

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Reviewer Levels

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Reviewer Levels

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings > Service Start Times

Application ConfigurationSys Settings > Service Start Times

RC Tools Profiles Application Profiles

RC/TM Console Migration Categories Application Migration Categories

RC/TM Console Migration Snapshots Application Migration Snapshots

RC/TM Console Migration Reports Application Migration Reports

RC/TM Console Remove Application

Tools Migration Remove Application

RC Console Archive Application Archive

RC/TM Tools Manage Reports

Queries Application Report Configuration

Queries


Report Groups

Application Report Configuration

Report Groups


Reports Application Report Configuration

Reports

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RC Console Jobs Application Jobs Recon Compliance

TM Console Jobs History Application Jobs Transaction Matching

RC Console Services Application Services

TM Tools Reconciliation Types

Application Match Types

TM Tools Calendars Application Match Types Calendars

Tools Appearance

RC/TM Tools Announcements Tools Announcements

RC/TM Tools Daily Maintenancee

Tools Daily Maintenance

RC Console Activity Reports Tools Service Activity

RC Tools Configure

Sys Settings/Power User Security

Tools Access Control Power User Security

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings/Teams

Tools Access ControlManage Teams

RC Tools ConfigureSys Settings/Users

Tools Access ControlManage Users

RC/TM Tools Access Control Provisioning Report

Tools Access Control Provisioning Report

RC/TM Tools Access Control User Login Report

Tools Access Control User Login Report

REBRANDING YOUR DISPLAY

You can now enhance the appearance of your display by customizing the logo or background theme.

KEY RESOURCES

in Rebranding EPM Cloud Environments Getting Started for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management for Administrators

RETAIN LAST ACCESSED TAB IN CARDS

When working with cards in the user interface that have multiple tabs or sub tabs, the last tab accessed by a user will be retained the next time the user accesses the card in the same session.

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/6_house_keeping_tasks_rebrand_ui.htm#BEGIN

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CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW USER ASSISTANCE MENU

A User Assistance icon (shown below) has been added to many dialogs in Account Reconciliation Cloud so that you can access context sensitive help for the dialog you are on as well as link to the Oracle Help Center that contains the full documentation set and videos. The drop down menu also provides links to Cloud Customer Connect, Provide Feedback and Oracle Support.

DEFECTS FIXED


CONSIDERATIONS

USING REFRESH

It is a best practice to use Refresh within the Account Reconciliation Cloud user interface rather than performing a browser refresh.

ACADEMY


APRIL 2018 UPDATE

REVISION HISTORY


Date Feature Notes

28 MAR 2018 Created initial document.

ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, APRIL UPDATE

This document outlines announcements, defects fixed and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.


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Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, April 6, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, April 20, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

The Oracle Help Center, which provides access to updated documentation, has a new look and feel. The updates will be available on April 6, 2018. Some of the links to new feature documentation included in this document will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.




See in Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot Getting Started with Oracle for detailed procedures.Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators




NOTE: The Settings and Actions menu now contains a link to Cloud Customer Connect. To access this link, from the Home page, click the down arrow next to the user name (in the upper right-hand corner of the screen), and select .Cloud Customer Connect



http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/5_maint_snapshot_backup_restore_heading.htm


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ANNOUNCEMENTS


You can migrate from Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management’s Account Reconciliation Manager module to Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud. The Financial Close Management release must be at 11.1.2.4.250 or later to perform this migration.

KEY RESOURCES

See for Migrating from On-Premises Financial Close Management to Oracle Account Reconciliation Clouddetailed instructions.

ABILITY TO OUTPUT REPORTS IN .XLSX FORMAT

For both Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching, you can now output reports in .XLSX (Excel) format as well as .XLS, HTML, and PDF formats.

KEY RESOURCES

See in Using Reports Administering Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud.

ADDITIONAL CHARTS IN ACTIVITY REPORT

The Activity Report has been enhanced to include the following charts that help you understand the processing load in your environment:

Number of user interface requests by hour

Number of User Interface Requests by Hour

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/adarc/admin_migrate_onprem_to_arcs_100x29c0a639.html

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/account-reconcile-cloud/adarc/admin_reports_using_100x042a74fa.html

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Duration of User Interface Requests by Hour

CPU usage

CPU Usage

Duration of user interface requests by hour

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Memory Usage

KEY RESOURCES

See in Using Activity Reports and Access Logs to Monitor Usage Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators

REMOVAL OF SUPPORT

ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE IN RECONCILIATION COMPLIANCE

As of early calendar year, 2018, the old method of accessing the Reconciliation List, Transactions List, and Profiles List will no longer be available. Enhancements to the Reconciliation Compliance user interface that were introduced several months ago provided a more intuitive and improved user experience, including Reconciliation, Transaction and Profile List Views, Manage Reports, and common use of a filter bar across multiple EPM Cloud services. These changes provide you with quick, easy navigation.

DEFECTS FIXED


CONSIDERATIONS

ACADEMY


Memory usage

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/6_house_keeping_tasks_monitoring_service_activity_rep_access_logs.htm


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REVISION HISTORY


Date Feature Notes

23 FEB 2018 Created initial document.

ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, MARCH UPDATE

This document outlines announcements, considerations and defects fixed in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.


Oracle will apply the latest updates to your test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (14:00 PST) on Friday, March 2, 2018 and to your production environment on Friday, March 16, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your environments during the first subsequent daily maintenance.

The , which provides access to updated documentation, will also be available on Oracle Help CenterMarch 2, 2018. Some of the links in this document may be available only after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.

Reminder: Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server. See in Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot Getting Started with

for detailed procedures.Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators




NOTE: The Settings and Actions menu now contains a link to Cloud Customer Connect. To access this link, from the Home page, click the down arrow next to the user name (in the upper right-hand corner of the screen), and select Cloud Customer Connect.


We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content of the What's New document and the product documentation. Please send us your feedback at . In the body or title of the [email protected], state that you are inquiring or providing feedback, and indicate for which EPM Cloud service as well as the monthly patch cycle.

MARCH 2018 UPDATE


https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CGSAD/5_maint_snapshot_backup_restore_heading.htm


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ANNOUNCEMENTS



KEY RESOURCES

See " " for Migrating from On-Premises Financial Close Management to Oracle Account Reconciliation Clouddetailed instructions.

TRANSACTION MATCHING: ENHANCEMENTS TO UNMATCHED TRANSACTIONS

This update includes these enhancements to the Unmatched Transactions dialog:

Viewing More than 1,000 Transactions: You can now scroll and see more than 1000 transactions.

Select All Transactions Capability: You can now use a Select All check box to select all transactions for a given data source. Select All can be used to match, adjust, support or delete transactions.

Export to .CSV File: You can now export transactions from the dialog to a comma Unmatched Transactionsseparate value (.CSV) file for further review offline.

KEY RESOURCES

See " " for detailed instructions.Creating Manual MatchesSee “ ” in for detailed instructions.Exporting Transactions Creating Manual Matches

PROVISIONED USERS AUDIT REPORT

A script is now available to automate the process of creating an audit report for provisioned users. This report shows the users and associated roles or groups that changed since the last time the report was generated.

KEY RESOURCES

See in Scenario 13: Creating Provisioned Users Audit Reports Working with EPM Automate for Oracle for detailed information.Enterprise Performance Management Cloud

NEW REST API FOR ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD

You can now use a new Account Reconciliation Cloud REST API to monitor reconciliations in Reconciliation Compliance for a given period and filter name.

KEY RESOURCES

For more information, see the Oracle Cloud REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Guide

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/ADARC/admin_migrate_onprem_to_arcs_100x29c0a639.htm#ADARC-GUID-617F8B71-BC46-46E6-8805-598D96352559

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/RAARC/reconcile_trans_match_manual_match_104x6d3e4db9.htm#RAARC-GUID-334BF00A-FECE-46C5-A3A8-0C5A98CA40FB

https://docs.us.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/RAARC/reconcile_trans_match_manual_match_104x6d3e4db9.htm#RAARC-GUID-334BF00A-FECE-46C5-A3A8-0C5A98CA40FB

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CEPMA/sample_script_6_provisioning_audit.htm

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/PREST/toc.htm

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/PREST/toc.htm

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REMOVAL OF SUPPORT



DEFECTS FIXED

Beginning in this update, software issues addressed each month will be posted to My Oracle Support

CONSIDERATIONS

CHANGE IN TRANSACTION MATCHING TABLE REQUIRES CUSTOM REPORTS REVISION

Transaction Matching transaction reports created prior to 18.02 will give invalid/wrong results from 18.03 onwards. This happens because a change was made and the Transaction Match ID is now stored in the respective dynamic tables (TM_TRANS_*) in the MATCH_ID column and the TM_MATCH_TRANS table is deprecated from 18.02. This requires that custom reports on transactions using TM_MATCH_TRANS must be changed to use the transactions dynamic table (TM_TRANS_*). In a future update, this will not be needed. Sample queries can be created using the Transaction Matching report builder.

ACADEMY


FEBRUARY 2018 UPDATE

REVISION HISTORY


Date Feature Notes

05 FEB 2018 Defects Fixed Updated document. Added defect information.

26 JAN 2018 Created initial document.


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This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.


Oracle will begin applying the latest updates to EPM Cloud Test environments starting at 22:00 UTC (14:00 PST) Friday, February 2, 2018 and to Production environments on Friday, February 16, 2018, also starting at 22:00 UTC. The updates will be applied to your EPM Cloud environments during the first subsequent Daily Maintenance.

The , which provides access to updated documentation, will also be available on Oracle Help CenterFebruary 2, 2018. Some of the links in this document may be available only after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.







We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content of the What's New document and the product documentation. Please send us your feedback at . In the body or title of the [email protected], state that you are inquiring or providing feedback, and indicate for which EPM Cloud service as well as the monthly patch cycle.

ANNOUNCEMENTS



ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, FEBRUARY UPDATE

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/index.html


http://[email protected]

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See for Migrating from On-Premises Financial Close Management to Oracle Account Reconciliation Clouddetailed instructions.

NEW EPM AUTOMATE UTILITY VERSION

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version includes the upgrade command, which automatically downloads and silently installs the newest version of the EPM Automate Utility. After you run the login command to initiate a session, the utility identifies the current installed version. If the installed version is not the newest available, you can run this command to the utility prompts you to download and install the latest version.

KEY RESOURCES

See in “ EPM Automate Utility Commands Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance ” for detailed information.Management Cloud

JOBS HISTORY NOW RETAINED FOR UP TO 60 DAYS

The history for system and user initiated jobs is now retained and displayed for up to 60 days.

RECONCILIATION COMPLIANCE

ARCHIVE, PURGE, AND RESTORE OF RECONCILIATIONS AVAILABLE

Administrators can now help keep the size of the database in check and help performance by using archive, restore, and purge functionality in Reconciliation Compliance. This allows you to archive data and access the archived content as needed. Archiving is an extension of the existing Lifecycle Management (LCM) export and import functionality and a new artifact of reconciliations has been created in LCM for Account Reconciliation.

Archiving allows you to save reconciliations, transactions and related data from selected periods in Account Reconciliation Cloud in an archive file that can be stored locally. Purge allows you to permanently remove reconciliations, transactions, and related data from selected periods in Account Reconciliation Cloud after archiving if you wish. Restore allows you to restore the saved archive file to a different machine or the same machine.

KEY RESOURCES

See for detailed instructions.Archiving

TRANSACTION MATCHING

DELETE TRANSACTIONS NOW AVAILABLE

If enabled by a service administrator, users can now delete incorrect or unwanted transactions in Transaction Matching. The deletion is performed on the Unmatched Transactions dialog.

KEY RESOURCES

See for detailed instructions.Deleting Transactions

KEY RESOURCES

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/ADARC/admin_migrate_onprem_to_arcs_100x29c0a639.htm#ADARC-GUID-617F8B71-BC46-46E6-8805-598D96352559

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/epm-common/CEPMA/epm_automate_command_ref_general.htm#CEPMA-GUID-5400C490-264F-493A-9EAD-267AB2A320F1

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/ADARC/admin_migrate_archive_restore_purge_100x3087777.htm#ADARC-GUID-F74825F0-8AAC-45E0-BDDD-AE5F62657777

https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/RAARC/reconcile_trans_match_delete_transactions_102x4cf6a247.htm#RAARC-GUID-594D209B-031A-4154-A43A-73611E46082A

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CHANGE IN TRANSACTION MATCHING TABLE REQUIRES CUSTOM REPORTS REVISION

A change was made and the Transaction Match ID is now stored in the respective dynamic tables (TM_TRANS_*) in the MATCH_ID column and the TM_MATCH_TRANS table is deprecated from 18.02. This requires that custom reports on transactions using TM_MATCH_TRANS must be changed to use the transactions dynamic table (TM_TRANS_*). In a future update, this will not be needed. Sample queries can be created using the Transaction Matching report builder.

REMOVAL OF SUPPORT



DEFECTS FIXED

Check this list again for the latest information when the update is applied to your test environment.

Defect Number

Description

27220245 Error when clicking OK on Reconciliation Reassignment Request dialog fixed.

27196785 Ability to input second values for parameter query in reports now working.

27164621 Clicking the Enter key on the Reconciliations or Profiles window no longer takes the user out of Account Reconciliation Cloud

27137527 My Role column in Reconciliation List no longer displays NONE

27031351 Auto close of null balance reconciliations has been corrected.

26405218 In Data Management, the French version of the File Selection window now shows Télécharger (Download button) and Charger (Upload button).

27267369 In Data Management, the application snapshot no longer fails with the "EPMFDM-140223:EXPORT FAILED FOR SYSTEM SETTING" error.

27314175 In Data Management, the Source Value field in Data Load Mappings now has a maximum length of 80 characters instead of 75.

CONSIDERATIONS

ACADEMY


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JANUARY 2018 UPDATE

REVISION HISTORY


Date What's Changed Notes

22 DEC 2017 Created initial document.

ORACLE ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION CLOUD, JANUARY UPDATE

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

ANNOUNCEMENTS






Oracle will begin applying the latest updates to EPM Cloud Test environments starting at 22:00 UTC-8 (2:00pm Pacific Time) Friday, January 5, 2018 and to Production environments on Friday, January 19, 2017, also starting at 22:00 UTC-8. The updates will be applied to your EPM Cloud environments during the first subsequent Daily Maintenance.

The , which provides access to updated documentation, will also be available on January 5, Oracle Help Center2018.


https://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/account-reconcile-cloud/index.html

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DETAILED INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE IN TRANSACTION MATCHING BALANCING REPORT

You can now drill down on each category in the Balancing panel to view details about the transactions that make up the category. Just click the link on Unmatched Transactions, Unmatched Supported Transactions, and Matched In-Transit Transactions to see each transaction in that category.

RELOCATE EPM CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS FROM ONE IDENTITY DOMAIN TO ANOTHER

Oracle Cloud Account Administrators can now move an environment from its current identity domain to another. Unifying multiple EPM Cloud environments under one identity domain helps simplify user management and single sign on configuration. It also supports seamless cross-environment navigation.

Oracle Cloud Account Administrators may relocate an environment from its current identity domain to another if the target identity domain is provisioned to the same customer account and is in the same data center.

In addition to requesting the relocation of instances from My Services, additional service environment-specific tasks must be completed.

NOTE: You can relocate an environment only if it was provisioned after May 1, 2016. Environments that were provisioned prior to this date cannot be unified to use one identity domain.

See Relocating an EPM Cloud Environment to a Different Identity Domain in “Getting Started with Oracle ” for detailed information.Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators


You can migrate from Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management’s Account Reconciliation Manager module to Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud. The Financial Close Management release must be at 11.1.2.4.250 or later to perform this migration. See the “Administering Oracle Accounting Reconciliation Cloud” guide for detailed instructions.

NEW EPM GETTING STARTED GUIDES

Starting with the 17.12 update, Service Administrator and end-user “getting started” information for all EPM Cloud Services is available from the following new guides:

Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for AdministratorsGetting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Users

Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators contains information on the tasks that Service Administrators can perform with EPM Cloud Services. This guide, which provides common administrative information for all EPM Cloud services, is now the primary source for tasks related to EPM Cloud administration including managing users and roles, setting up single sign-on, and backing up and restoring environments. This guide replaces the following guides:

Using Oracle Planning and Budgeting CloudGetting Started with Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close CloudGetting Started with Account Reconciliation Cloud for AdministratorsGetting Started with Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud for AdministratorsGetting Started with Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud

Getting Started for Administrators for Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud

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Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Users introduces end-users to Oracle EPM Cloud and provides information that enables them to quickly become proficient. This guide replaces the following guides:

Getting Started with Account Reconciliation Cloud for UsersGetting Started with Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud for UsersGetting Started for Users for Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud

Links in the Cloud Help Center and Oracle Learning Library have been modified to direct users to these guides. Please change your personal bookmarks and shortcuts so that they point to these new guides.


We welcome your comments and suggestions to improve the content of the What's New document and the product documentation. Please send us your feedback at . State that you are [email protected] or providing feedback, and indicate for which EPM Cloud service as well as the monthly patch cycle, in the body or title of the email.

REMOVAL OF SUPPORT



DEFECTS FIXED

Check this list again for the latest information when the update is applied to your test environment.

Defect Number

Description

26997565 Short description value in pre-mapped transactions import cannot exceed 50 characters.

CONSIDERATIONS

EPM AUTOMATE

When using EPM Automate, log out and log in again after importing a Financial Close Management (FCM) snapshot to refresh the icons on the Home page.

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