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Big Changes…Revealed
On Twitter this past weekend, I alluded to big changes coming…with Big Red gum as the picture. Now that I have informed all parties close to me, I feel I am now ready to tell the general public…I have...
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Data Discovery versus Business Intelligence (BI)
Author: Andy Tauro, Performance ArchitectsIn the ever-changing landscape of industries large and small, a question that arises in the minds of financial decision makers is, “What is data discovery and...
View ArticleUseless Use of Crossjoin
Even fans of MDX like me will agree that it isn’t the most aesthetically pleasing language, so it’s painful to see it made more convoluted than strictly necessary. This post is a grumble about a piece...
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FDM / FDMEE Mapping – General Principles
Let’s discuss the basic fundamental purpose of FDMEE. That is to say mappings. FDMEE has come a long way since its origins, and is at this stage is an ETL-like tool (Extract Transform Load). Mapping is...
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Oracle ACE Program Second Level up!
Hi all! Quick post today just to announce that Oracle ACE Program just promoted me to Oracle ACE status!!! Now DEVEPM has the only two Oracle ACEs in the BI track for the entire Brazil :) As we said...
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NUMSys Web Edition + Essbase Security Viewer + Workspace Access Viewer
NUMSys is getting closer to the idea of security viewer.The latest version of NUMSys comes with two new components.Tree Viewer for groups.Workspace ReportsTree ViewerMike Henderson pitched this to me...
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The Compleat Idiot's Guide to PBCS, No. 5 -- Migrating from PBCS to...
Wrong Way CorriganThere are plenty of blogposts, videos, and Oracle documentation on how to go from on-premises Planning to PBCS. But what about the other way round? What if you want to take a PBCS...
View ArticleODTUG Member Series: The Ginga Master
Name: Danny Bryant Location: Atlanta, GA Age check box: 35-44 Current career age: ~16 years # of years involved with ODTUG: ~4 years Company: Accenture Enkitec Group Title: Infrastructure Principal...
View ArticleDeep Dives Announced
Join us for Thursday Deep Dives, where you can take the plunge and participate in expert panels or get an in-depth look at a concept or tool you've been waiting to explore. Check out the sessions below
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Automate EPMA-Studio Integration
OverviewIn the next several posts i’m going to show how to automate extracts from EPMA into relational database, integration with Essbase studio, and automate deployment of studio models. All with...
View ArticlePBCS March 2016 Update: FR Web Studio Is Almost Here
If you are a PBCS user, you should have gotten or will be getting an e-mail from Kash with the March release of PBCS. The headline to this release is the new Financial Reporting Web Studio. I’ll have a...
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Dynamically exporting objects from ODI
Hi all! Today we will be talking about how we can export any object from ODI in a dynamic way. But first, why would we want to do that? One good example to do this is to figure out which ODI objects...
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Process Log Analysis
During a recent webinar, a participant complained that the FDMEE process logs are too detailed and difficult for the average user to understand. This statement resonated with me and so I have decided...
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Using FDMEE Multi Dimension Mapping
This Part 2 of the three-part series on FDM. To read Part 1, “FDM / FDMEE Mapping – General Principles,” click here.In old FDM if there was ever a need to source two fields for an exception mapping,...
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Officially an Oracle ACE Associate
This just came for me in the mail:I now have a pin, a sleeveless fleece sweater, and a shout-out on the Oracle ACE twitter account…I must be a real ACE Associate!Now how do I get one of those fancy ACE...
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Getting Groovy with the PBCS REST API
For many years, developers have had access to a variety of Essbase API’s that allowed them to write their own programs to automate and interact with their Essbase environments. Hyperion Planning, on...
View ArticleJoin us at Oracle Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Alliance 2016!
Author: Melanie Mathews, Performance ArchitectsWe are just days away from the Oracle Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Alliance 2016 conference in Seattle! Alliance is the largest meeting of Higher...
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Quick Review Of HFM Patch Set Update 11.1.2.4.200
Oracle has released another big PSU to HFM 11.1.2.4. This one has been in the works for a long time so I was eager to test the update ASAP even though I'm still jet-lagged after returning from a...
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Converting EPMA Planning Applications to Classic
Converting a classic planning application to EPMA is simple these days with the transformation wizard. Doing the opposite is not as straight forward. With Oracle’s long-term strategy shifting away from...
View ArticleThe EPM Week In Review: Week Ending March 5, 2016
It was a very busy week in the EPM space. We had several patches released along with a large amount of great blog content.Patches and Updates:HPCM 11.1.2.4.120 has been released. Looks like a lot of...
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