When a customer is moving from on-prem Hyperion to Oracle EPM Cloud, there are some important reporting considerations that must be made up front. I still see customers out there struggling to understand how FR, EPRCS, and Smart View fit into the Oracle EPM Cloud reporting mix, and what to expect when they make the … Continue reading Important Oracle EPM Cloud Reporting Migration Considerations
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Planning Cloud Series: Security Strategy (Part II)
In 2018, I wrote a fun blog post with some general tips on strategizing Oracle Cloud security. It stemmed from a situation that my colleagues encountered, which helped me rethink the experience for those folks both transitioning from on-prem Hyperion Planning and those net new to Oracle Planning Cloud. In a word, Oracle Planning security … Continue reading Planning Cloud Series: Security Strategy (Part II)
EPRCS Series: MR Grid Import into Smart View
In Feb 2019, Oracle released the ability to import MR grids into Smart View. Yay for MR-Smart View integration! Here are the Feb 2019 monthly release notes on this feature: Intrigued by this revelation, I decided to get more hands-on with it. First, it's important to update to the latest version of the EPRCS Smart … Continue reading EPRCS Series: MR Grid Import into Smart View
EPRCS Series: FR to MR – What’s Different?
#EPRCS Series: FR to MR - What’s Different? #orclepm #pbcs #epbcs #fccs #oac @oracleace
EPRCS Series: Migrating from FR to MR
In the October 2017 release of EPM Cloud, Oracle added a new feature to EPRCS that allowed customers to directly migrate FR reports to EPRCS MR (management reporting): As full parity does not exist yet between FR and MR, Oracle warns that not all features will be available to migrate. "Near" full parity is expected … Continue reading EPRCS Series: Migrating from FR to MR
ODTUG Kscope19 Abstract Submission: PROCRASTINATORS UNITE!
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 push. The end is nigh. We've saved the best for last. ODTUG Kscope19 abstracts are due EOD on Wednesday, … Continue reading ODTUG Kscope19 Abstract Submission: PROCRASTINATORS UNITE!
ODC Appreciation Day: Oracle Cloud Customer Connect
It's that time of year again! What is ODC Appreciation Day? Every year, the Oracle community (led by Tim Hall) picks a day to flash mob blog in appreciation of the Oracle Developer Community ("ODC") program. Take a look at Tim Hall's blog post to find out additional details, but the rules of this year's … Continue reading ODC Appreciation Day: Oracle Cloud Customer Connect
PSA: Planning Cloud Sept 2018 Variable Changes
After tearing my hair out for 2 or 3 days and pestering Oracle Support with a number of SR's, I have finally understood the impact of an important Sept 2018 update. This currently affects only Test instances, but the Sept Prod update arrives this Friday. This concerns how user & substitution variables are created and … Continue reading PSA: Planning Cloud Sept 2018 Variable Changes
EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Self-Service Domain Relocation Tool
About 2 months ago, I used the (somewhat) new self-service domain relocation tool to migrate one EPM Cloud instance to another domain. However, this was not successful, and this is the quick tip that I wanted to share with this audience. I used the self-service domain relocation tool, which is available through the My Account … Continue reading EPM Cloud Quick Tip: Self-Service Domain Relocation Tool
EPRCS Series: Cloning an EPRCS Instance
Recently, I was faced with a situation where I needed to clone one EPRCS pod to another. This meant that I would effectively need to perform 2 migrations: Test to Test and Prod to Prod. Here was my end goal, illustrated: Regardless if you need to migrate from one instance to another instance within the … Continue reading EPRCS Series: Cloning an EPRCS Instance
