ARCS Updates (October 2018): New EPM Automate Utility Version, Considerations for the Academy, and More

The October updates for Oracle's Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) have arrived. In this blog post, we’ll outline new features in ARCS, including a new EPM Automate Utility version and considerations for the Academy.

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, October 19 during your normal daily maintenance window.

OBIEE Development: Merging the RPD with Git (Free Open-Source Tool)

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PBCS vs. EPBCS: Comparing Oracle's Cloud Planning Applications

If you’re thinking about migrating on-prem Hyperion Planning to the cloud, you have to make a big decision: Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) or Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS)?

Whether you choose PBCS or EPBCS, the overall benefits of an Oracle cloud application are the same: no upfront cost for hardware or software, less IT involvement, and no annual maintenance costs.

In this blog post, you'll get a high-level comparison of Oracle’s cloud planning applications to help you navigate your options. 

What to Know Before Moving Hyperion to the Cloud

There’s a lot of information out there about moving from Oracle Hyperion to the Oracle EPM Cloud, which makes sense — there’s a lot you need to know. However, that saturation of content can be difficult to sift through and keep organized. This blog post is your solution.

In it you’ll find a high-level overview of what you need to know before moving your on-prem tools to the Oracle EPM Cloud, along with links to more in-depth content. You’ll have a single point of reference to answer your questions about moving to the cloud.

PBCS and EPBCS Updates (September 2018): REST APIs for Managing Users, Unified User Preferences, Upcoming Changes & More

The September updates for Oracle's Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) and Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS) have arrived! This blog post outlines several new features, including REST APIs for managing users, unified user preferences, and more.

The monthly update for PBCS and EPBCS will occur on Friday, September 21 during your normal daily maintenance window.

FCCS Updates (September 2018): Toolkit for HFM Migration, Drilling Down from Summary Members, Considerations & More

The Septemer updates for Oracle's Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS) are here! This blog post outlines new features, including a toolkit for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) migration to FCCS, drilling down from summary members, considerations, and more.

The monthly update for FCCS will occur on Friday, September 21 during your normal daily maintenance window.

Discoverer Migration to OBIEE: 3 Methods You Can Use

Is your organization still using Oracle Discoverer? By now, you’re probably aware of the end of extended support for Discoverer, and that we are well outside the extended support window. You could still be using Discoverer for several reasons, but the fact remains, having your business rely on a tool which is no longer supported is expensive, risky, and dangerous.

The Discoverer migration paths aren’t exactly clear, though. Luckily, there’s an upgrade path to Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) or Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) that is simple, fast, and affordable. If this sounds like exactly what you need, then feel free to skip down to the bottom. For those of you not convinced of the importance of migration, read on...

How to Connect Power BI to OBIEE

Microsoft’s Power BI is a powerful and popular self-service BI application. It allows reports to be developed at an incredible pace without compromising visualization flexibility or design, in addition to being many times more affordable than traditional Enterprise BI applications.

However, as great as Power BI is, it suffers from some of the same problems that all self-service BI applications do. Chief among them is the accuracy and security of the reporting data. Lucky for us, we still use our Enterprise BI application, which guarantees accuracy and security through a governed data warehouse. Leveraging our Enterprise BI application as a data source, while developing reports with Power BI, we can create a secure, accurate, and reliable workflow.

Three Methods for Restarting OAC

In this blog post, I’ll go through three different methods for restarting Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), including the uses cases and tutorials for each.

The steps in my previous two-minute tutorial — Opening Ports for OAC – EM Browser Access and RPD Admin Tool Access — are prerequisites for the tutorials below.

Opening Ports for OAC - EM Browser Access and RPD Admin Tool Access [Two Minute Tutorial]

In this two-minute tutorial, I’ll show you how to open a port for Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) to get EM browser access as well as access to the RPD admin tool.

The steps in this tutorial are necessary for the subject of my upcoming blog post — three different methods for restarting OAC.