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'Planning' Resolutions
Resolutions in general are tough to articulate and sometimes tougher to commit to. I read an article about the best philosophies around writing and keeping resolutions. The advice basically said 1)...
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Stupid Programming Tricks No. 28 -- LCM, 7z, and Planning migrations
How long can Yr. Obt. Svt. be wrong?The answer to that question is apparently indefinitely. And the task so trivial. Sigh.The problemThis post was supposed to be one in my Compleat Idiot’s Guide to...
View ArticleFormat Strings – Who Knew?
Yet again, a post prompted by a question on OTN (this one from my UK-based co-worker Russell). And yet again, a question on OTN that results in me appreciating a feature of which I was almost...
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Essbase Web Services Part 2
I have finally got round to writing up the next part in this series of posts looking at Essbase Web Services.In the first part I provided an overview of the Web Services, how to get up and running,...
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Learning APEX: The Real Basics, Post 1
This is the 2nd post on getting started with APEX…from the real basics…The first step is to download the following worksheet that contains data. It’s a wine list with 1,624 different products. You can...
View ArticleBuilding a Hyperion Home Lab: Choosing Your Processor
Now that we’ve covered your Hypervisor choices, hopefully you’ve decided a direction you would like to go. For those of you that want to stick with a desktop implementation that you can use for things...
View ArticleModeling and Analysis in the Cloud – Defying Gravity to Gravitate Towards the...
Author: Sree Kumar, Performance ArchitectsA cloud-based analytics solution can really change the way you view things, from the tiniest bit of data to the most complex business problem that you are...
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Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Architecture
Whether you are in the process of selecting a tool for your organization’s consolidation and reporting needs, conceptualizing the application design for an in-progress implementation, or familiarizing...
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NUMSys Web Edition + Essbase Security Viewer
First post of 2016 and I didn't want to disappoint you.You might be thinking "What took you so long?" I can definitely answer that question.Try to fight migraines which comes back after every 5 ~10...
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Working in EPM? Live in South Florida? Not going to the South Florida EPM...
Why indeedJust what is a meetup? Given EPMers’ technological bent, it is surprising to me that we don’t readily cotton on to the concept of a meetup. That’s a pity because they are a great way to...
View ArticleUpgrading to FDMEE
For any organization that currently has FDM Classic deployed, an upgrade to FDMEE is an inevitability. FDMEE has vastly improved capabilities and it is the future of data integration in the Oracle EPM...
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Essbase Web Services Part 3
Back again to continue the series looking at the Essbase Web Services and in this part I will focus on the operations that are available in the Administration module.If you are have not done already I...
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Execute a truncate statement from Scribe
Well this has nothing to do with EPM, hmmm not that is not 100% true.I was doing a project which involved Microsoft Dynamics and Essbase. The idea is to pull data from CRM to an on-premises Essbase...
View ArticleOracle PBCS February Updates
Per Oracle’s RCD for February 2016, the Oracle PBCS release will have the following updates:New Financial Reporting Web Studio: The March update of the service will include the new Financial Reporting...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Kscope16 Special Event
Join us for the Kscope16 Special Event June 29 at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. And the theme is Roaring Twenties! Dress in your Chicago and Great Gatsby best and you'll be the Bee's Knees...
View ArticleBecome Jythonic
I wrote this article several years ago for ODTUG when FDMEE was first introduced in 11.1.2.3. Since then we have seen tremendous improvements in the application in terms of new functionality, parity...
View ArticleBuilding a Hyperion Home Lab: Choosing Your Motherboard
At this point, hopefully you have decided on what processor you would like to go with. But, if you haven’t, perhaps this post will help you with that decision. As we look at different motherboard...
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The Compleat Idiot's Guide to PBCS, No. 4 - Philip Hulsebosch and Smart Push
A noteI have again managed to convince Philip to write a guest post. Actually, he suggested it but I like to think that I am Svengali or at least a salesman. Nope, this was all his idea. It’s really...
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EPM in the Jungle: Part One—Where are we anyway?
The title above may have you wondering what business software and jungles can possible have in common. In a strict sense, the answer is very little, but a close look at the ever-shifting IT landscape...
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Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Planning Security
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requires public companies to maintain a system of internal controls to ensure that financial reports will be reliable. For many companies these regulations...
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