Financial Reporting 11.1.2.3 adds an interesting new twist to the EPM products: FR reports now have a mobile interface which is certified on iOS and Android platforms. EPM certification matrix states that the native browsers on Apple iOS5 & 6 and Android versions 3.x and 4.x are all supported. This means that no special apps are needed on either platform for viewing FR reports. I took the feature for a spin using the EPM test server I installed the other day.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
EPM 11.1.2.3 Rapid Deployment
While I was busy celebrating May 1st with my family some people have already studied the new EPM release. Therefore I will not reinvent the wheel by posting another "what's new" update and instead will link to these fine blog posts for those who are thirsty for more information:
- EPM 11.1.2.3 Installation and configuration changes by John Goodwin
- All the Cool New Features in Oracle EPM 11.1.2.3 by Edward Roske (an overview of new product features based on EPM readme files)
One nice addition that hasn't been discussed much yet is the enhanced rapid deployment installation option which allows you to deploy a single Windows server installation of HFM, Planning or Essbase. The Repaid Deployment Wizard requires minimal interaction and produces a fully configured and tested EPM setup complete with an Oracle database.
Monday, April 29, 2013
EPM Release 11.1.2.3 Is Out!
Just a quick post to notify everybody who has been waiting for the new EPM/Hyperion release to go gold... You can now grab the 11.1.2.3 installation media on Oracle eDelivery:
When I find some free time I will install the release and post my findings about the installation and configuration process.
When I find some free time I will install the release and post my findings about the installation and configuration process.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Updated HFM Tuning Guide
A new version of the official HFM Tuning Guide has been released by Oracle. New additions to the document include:
- Basic information about custom dimensions in HFM 11.1.2.2
- Section describing recommended web server timeout settings for IIS and OHS
- Better explanations for commonly tuned HFM registry settings
- An example case of tuning the memory settings for an HFM application
The guide can be downloaded via the following Oracle Support article:
The following statement in the new tuning guide also caught my eye: “A complete list of all published HFM registry settings can be found in Appendix A of the Oracle® Hyperion Financial Management, Administrator's Guide starting with Release 11.1.2.2.300”. This useful document is available in the Oracle EPM Documentation Library for Release 11.1.2.2 (direct link to hfm_admin PDF).
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Top Gun 2013 Presentations
As already noted by our friends over at the Oracle Business Analytics Proactive Support blog, the presentations from this year's Infratects Top Gun conference are now available for download. The presentations cover EPM infrastucture topics ranging from the initial planning and design phases to hands-on installation and troubleshooting sessions. To get the documents just head on to www.infratects.com, select News & Events and pick the link "Top Gun 2013 Presentation Downloads -29 Mar 2013" under Latest News.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
New Features Overview For EPM 11.1.2.3
While waiting for the release of the upcoming EPM version I thought I would publish my notes from the Oracle webcast covering new features in EPM 11.1.2.3. If you want to find out more details about each product I recommend you to reserve two and a half hours and listen through the entire webcast as it contains nice presentations from each of the EPM product teams. The recording is available via the Oracle BI&EPM EMEA Partner Community blog.
In the Top Gun conference we also received lots of interesting information about the changes that 11.1.2.3 will bring to EPM infrastructure. Unfortunately Oracle does not want to share this information until the new release is made publicly available so you will have to wait patiently for the juicy technical bits until then...
In the Top Gun conference we also received lots of interesting information about the changes that 11.1.2.3 will bring to EPM infrastructure. Unfortunately Oracle does not want to share this information until the new release is made publicly available so you will have to wait patiently for the juicy technical bits until then...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Support For OBIEE And Other Goodies Added To Smart View
Oracle has just released Smart View Patch Set Update 11.1.2.2.310 which brings dozens of fixed defects but also a big bunch of new features into everyone's favorite Office add-in. Read on to find out what's new in this release.
New Feature Highlights
Support For Oracle BI EE
Smart View now allows users to connect to OBIEE 11.1.1.7 or later - after this long-awaited version gets released first. The following features are (or will be) available:
- Connecting to OBIEE Presentation Server
- Viewing the contents of the Presentation Catalog
- Importing BI Answers views from Presentation Catalog into Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Copying OBIEE Dashboard content and pasting it into Smart View client documents. The data, metadata, and view layout are all copied.
- Programming OBIEE features using Visual Basic: adding OBIEE objects, managing prompts etc.
For complete overview of the OBIEE features in Smart View 11.1.2.2.310 see the Readme file for the PSU on Oracle Support.
Shared Connections Definition File
This feature seems to have been invented because EPM Workspace does not (yet) integrate with OBIEE. To use OBIEE connections in the Shared Connections menu in Smart View, you need to create an XML file which contains the provider connections for your EPM and OBI environment. The path to the XML file is then specified in the Shared Connections URL field in the Smart View Options dialog box, after which the entries should appear in the Shared Connections menu.
Office Table Report Object
A new MS Word only feature allows you to insert a table that is formatted just like tables in Office applications normally are. Office tables can be imported into for example HFM Smart Slices and then used as a part of Word documents. Table formatting tools and styles can be utilized and they are preserved when data and members are refreshed.
Other New Features
Smaller additions that are also worth mentioning:
- Document Contents is a new pane that displays the structure of the current Office document in a tree format
- Cells containing HsGetValue functions can now be copied between Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Shared Connections can be used in functions for HFM, Essbase and Planning
Be sure to log on to Oracle Support and study the full Readme file for PSU 11.1.2.2.310 as the file also contains information about fixed defects and known issues and their workarounds. And remember that according to the EPM Certification Matrix you can use Smart View 11.1.2.2 with older EPM/Hyperion releases too (HFM, Planning and Essbase 11.1.2.x, 11.1.1.4, 11.1.1.3 and 9.3.3 are compatible - see the Certification Matrix document for full details).
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