Oracle EPM & BI Blog

Does EPM/BI Project Methodology Really Matter? Waterfall vs. Agile vs. Blended

This is the age of packaged applications that quickly solve business problems, promising fast time to market or deployment. Articles found across formal business journals, popular business magazines, and technical blogs call out speed of delivery and customer interaction as the mantra for enterprise software implementation.

Agile methodologies (and there are several) are often used by software developers to deliver the latest applications. Because of the flexibility and collaboration sited from an agile approach, these methods have become preferred during software development or implementation.

Oracle EPM Cloud Planning Updates (August 2019): New ASO Functions in Calculation Manager, New Server Setting in Financial Reporting Web Studio, Upcoming Changes, and More

The August updates for Planning in the Oracle EPM Cloud have arrived. In this update, learn about new features like ASO functions in Calculation Manager, upcoming changes, and more.

The monthly update for Planning in the Oracle EPM Cloud will occur on Friday, August 16 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Account Reconciliation Updates (August 2019): Reviewers and Viewers Now Allowed to View Unmatched and Suggested Match Tabs in Transaction Matching and More

The August updates for Account Reconciliations in Oracle EPM Cloud have arrived. In this blog post, we’ll cover several new features, considerations, and more.

We’ll let you know any time there are updates to ARCS or any other Oracle EPM cloud products. Check the US-Analytics Oracle EPM & BI Blog every month.

The monthly update for Oracle ARCS will occur on Friday, August 16 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Financial Consolidation and Close Updates (August 2019): Scenario Override Option for Opening Balance, Simplified Seeded Balance Sheet and Movements Option & More

The August updates for Financial Consolidation and Close in the Oracle EPM Cloud have. This update includes new troubleshooting information, a scenario override option for opening balance, various considerations, and much more.

The monthly update for Financial Consolidation and Close in Oracle EPM Cloud will occur on Friday, August 16 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Enterprise Data Management Updates (July 2019): New Statistical Properties, Sample Application and Recreating the Service & More

The July updates for Oracle EPM Cloud Enterprise Data Management have arrived. This is the first set up updates since Oracle changed the structure of the EPM Cloud and pricing plans.In this blog post, we’ll cover several announcements, including new statistical properties, sample application and recreating the service, and more. 

We’ll let you know any time there are updates to Enterprise Data Management or any other Oracle EPM cloud products. Check the US-Analytics Oracle EPM & BI Blog every month.

The monthly update for Oracle EPM Enterprise Data Management will occur on Friday, July 19 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Account Reconciliation Updates (July 2019): Enhancements to Reconciliation Attachments, New Version of EPM Automate & More

The July updates for Account Reconciliations in Oracle EPM Cloud are here. This is the first set up updates since Oracle changed the structure of the EPM Cloud and pricing plans.In this blog post, we’ll cover enhancements to reconciliation attachments, the new version of EPM Automate, and more.

We’ll let you know any time there are updates to ARCS or any other Oracle EPM cloud products. Check the US-Analytics Oracle EPM & BI Blog every month.

The monthly update for Oracle ARCS will occur on Friday, July 19 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Financial Consolidation and Close Updates (July 2019): Tracing Users in Task Management Workflows, Export Expanded Reports to Excel & More

The July updates for Financial Consolidation and Close in the Oracle EPM Cloud are here. This is the first set up updates since Oracle changed the structure of the EPM Cloud and pricing plans.  In this set up updates, you can look forward to tracing users in Task Management Workflows, exporting expanded reports to Excel, and much more.

The monthly update for FCCS will occur on Friday, July 19 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud Planning Updates (July 2019): Updates to Strategic Modeling, Ability to Call External Rest Resources from Groovy Object Model & More

The July updates for Planning in the Oracle EPM Cloud have arrived. This is the first set up updates since Oracle changed the structure of the EPM Cloud and pricing plans. 

The monthly update for Planning in the Oracle EPM Cloud will occur on Friday, July 19 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Oracle EPM Cloud: A New Direction

Oracle has made a lot of changes to both their EPM and Analytics solutions, making the updates difficult to keep up with as well as causing confusion. This blog post will help clarify the new direction of the Oracle EPM Cloud as well as what to expect with future updates.

Below you’ll find information on…

• Changes to product names and pricing plans
• How the changes affect current customers
• Terminology changes
• The EPM Cloud Roadmap

The Future of Oracle EPM On-Prem, Version 11.2

There were a lot of Oracle EPM announcements at Kscope19 and it left some of us scratching our heads, wondering, “What’s my next step?” Well, first of all, you’re not in this alone. We’re here to help guide you and assist in making the decision that’s right for your company.

You also have time, but you should start evaluating your options now. Which is the reason for this blog post — it’s a starting point for you to understand where you’re headed with your on-premises EPM technology.

In this blog post, we’ll cover…

• Updates and the plan for Hyperion 11.2
• Features not included in 11.2
• Details and planned features for 11.2