The Prospect of Multi Dimension !!!: Oracle EPM 11.1.2.4 Upgrade Benefits!!

We have seen several blogs and webinars on EPM 11.1.2.4 Upgrade , Benefits and features. Let me take some moment to give some highlights around the benefits from Infrastructure and Application stand point.

EPM 11.1.2.4 Upgrade Infrastructure Benefits

New Database Certification:

Oracle Database 12c release 12.1.0.1+

New Client Certifications:

Windows 8, 2012 server
Internet Explorer 10,11
Firefox 24 ESR
Note: Support for Firefox 17 ESR is deprecated with this release.
Microsoft Office 2013

New Server Virtualization Certifications:

Microsoft Hyper-V (Virtualization Windows Server 2008 and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for Windows)

Mobile Certifications:

EPM Mobile App:

iOS7, phone and tablet
Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 phone and tablet

Tablet-Friendly Planning User Interface:

iOS7, tablet only, Safari and Chrome browsers
Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, tablet only, Chrome browser
Windows 8 Standard, Pro and Enterprise Editions, tablet, Chrome and Internet Explorer 10 browsers

Financial Reporting:

iOS7, phone and tablet, Safari browser
Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, phone and tablet, Firefox 26+ browser

EPM 11.1.2.4 Upgrade Application Benefits

•New Look and Better Navigation for Users

•Enhanced feature with Microsoft Office Integration

•Dimension and Hierarchy Change can be managed via Excel Smartview

•Adhoc Reporting with Advanced feature in Excel Smartview

•Expected Performance Improvement on Web , Smartview

•Enhanced Planning ADF Webform with better load time.

•Manage Essbase Substitution variable from Web to minimize maintenance

•Mobile Access of Application and Financial Report

•Streamline Planning Process with Integrated Approval Workflow

•Build your own Dashboard from Planning Webform

•Graphical representation of Planning process and Task List monitoring

• Advanced feature for Data and metadata export and Import

Oracle EPM 11.1.2.4 Look:- and feelJ

The main page will show users a main screen with options for dashboards, tasks,

plans, rules, approvals, reports, console, settings, academy, and navigator.

Hyperion planning - Look and Feel

Hyperion Planning and Budgeting on Cloud

Planing Webform enhanced

Managing Application Dimension

Create or rename dimensions

View the details of a dimensions
Set the order of dimensions to determine how calculations are performed.
Set the evaluation order to specify which data type prevails when an intersection has conflicting datatype

Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition

• Migration assistance for customers moving from FDM to FDM EE

– Migration of core artifacts from FDM to FDMEE in 11.1.2.4 • Additional integrations

– Data Sync between EPM Applications

– Tax Provision and Explicit support for HPCM

– Fusion Commitment Control with PSPB

– Data Warehouse Adapter: Import from any relational db source with simple UI mapping

– SAP BW Metadata Load

• Road map

– Data Relationship Management: load from ERP; import maps

– Sub-ledger transactions for Account Reconciliation Manager (via generic table/view adapter)

Hyperion Financial Management New Features

•Create and edit application profiles and configuration settings on the web

•Select multiple Load Data, Load Documents, Load Journals, and Load Inter company Transactions up to 10 at a time

•Reorder tabs in applications

•Launch OFMA from HFM

Excel Smartview New Features

•Submit data without refresh and submit data range

•POV and Pivot enhancements

•customize the extension update process so that Smart View end users can control when they install, update and remove extensions

•New Diagnostics tool allows users to create and collect log files and screenshots to send to Oracle Support.

•An Essbase administrator can require that users specify a user name and a password when logging on to the data source to access drill-through reports.

•Version recommended is version 11.1.2.5.400

Hyperion Workspace Dash-boarding