TopDown Consulting has joined Archetype
When I founded TopDown Consulting in 2000, I knew we unlocked something special. Over the last two decades, we experienced tremendous growth and faced significant challenges. I’ve learned a lot,...
View Article4 Factors CFOs Should Consider for a Successful EPM Implementation...
In 2018, the CFO role has changed tremendously. A recent study found that traditional skills like compliance and controllership account for less than 10 percent skills critical to success. Today,...
View ArticleAutomate Your FDMEE File Cleanup Process
It is always a good idea to have a retention policy defined for your systems. For FDMEE file cleanup (Data Management), Oracle...The post Automate Your FDMEE File Cleanup Process appeared first on...
View ArticleTableau and Essbase – A Match Made Perfect By ExoInsight @HarryGatesIII
There is one area that Tableau and almost all other visualization tools have struggled to seamlessly adopt: OLAP data. Data stored in OLAP cubes such as Oracle Essbase is often difficult to work with...
View ArticleDrillbridge Feature: Advanced Date Formats @jwj @orclEPMblogs
The latest shipping version of Drillbridge Plus (3.4.2+) has a few new tricks up its sleeves for advanced handling of date values coming back from your SQL query. Generally when you retrieve a date...
View ArticleODTUG Kscope19 Abstract Public Voting Sign-Up @odtug @orclEPMblogs
For the second year in a row, we are expanding our content volunteer reach to include your influence and guidance. If you would like to be a part of the content selection process, sign up! Remember...
View ArticlePBCS dynamic xref, ASO to BSO - roll your own hybrid!
OverviewPBCS has made life so easy when it comes to moving data between plan types. Setting up a Planning to Essbase ASO reporting cube, on-premise, is a very involved process with automations to...
View ArticleAnnouncing the ODTUG Kscope19 Kathleen McCasland Community Service Day @odtug...
Sponsored by Join us the day before ODTUG Kscope19 officially kicks off for the annual ODTUG Kscope Kathleen McCasland Community Service Day volunteer event, on Saturday, June 22 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
View ArticleKey Features of EDMCS 18.10 @ranzal @orclEPMblogs
Usually, when October rolls around each year, there are three things I am very excited about:The start of the NHL seasonWatching one of my favorite scary movies (Halloween ’78)Eating leftover Halloween...
View ArticleEPM Lab – ASO Time Series Reporting @_Jun_Zhang_
If you are familiar with planning and budgeting solutions, I believe you would know that in BSO cube, we are able to utilize the out-of-the-box dynamic time series to report on YTD, QTD, etc. But ASO...
View ArticleEPM Cloud – Data Integration expressions @orclEPMblogs
New functionality was added in the EPM Cloud 18.11 release to Data Integration which is available in the simplified interface. I did put together a detailed post which covered the first release of Data...
View ArticleODTUG November News @odtug @orclEPMblogs
The ODTUG November including abstract public voting sign-ups, community service day information, ODTUG Kscope updates, upcoming ODTUG webinars, upcoming ODTUG Meetups, and more!
View ArticleEPBCS SL_Aliases Table
First of all, I must state that this table and I have major issues. It does not play well with others, especially if something gets out of whack. (of course there’s a story)A few weeks ago,...
View ArticleEPM Cloud Updates – December 2018 – EPBCS, FCCS, PCMCS, ARCS, EPRCS & EDMCS
Oracle releases the application updates documentation on new features and fixed issues from the Applications Release Readiness site. From there, you will be able to check the update for Customer...
View ArticleODTUG Kscope19 Abstracts Due in ONE Week! @odtug @orclEPMblogs
For those that haven't heard, abstracts for ODTUG Kscope19 are due in one week—on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
View ArticleFCCS December 2018 Update @ericerikson
Follow this link for the details on the last FCCS update for the year.https://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/tutorial/cloud/fccs/2018-fccs-wn.htm#December_2018_Update
View ArticleODTUG Kscope19 Abstract Submission: PROCRASTINATORS UNITE! @opal_epm
Do you smell that aroma in the air? No, I’m not talking about Pumpkin Spice Lattes (although those are pretty tasty). It’s the end of abstract season! Can you believe it? But now there’s one FINAL...
View ArticleWorry No More! Say Goodbye to Pain and Frustration when Submitting Service or...
While nobody likes submitting Service Requests (SR) on the Oracle support site, this is a necessary task that we must get comfortable with, whether our applications are on-premise or in the Cloud....
View ArticleFCCS Updates (December 2018): Consolidation Report Enhancements, Smart View...
The December updates for Oracle's Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS) have arrived. This blog post outlines new features, including data management dimension and attribute column...
View ArticleARCS Updates (December 2018): Integration Improvements Between Reconciliation...
The December updates for Oracle's Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) have arrived. In this blog post, we’ll outline new features in ARCS, including integration improvements between...
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