The following announcements and considerations are outlined in the upcoming Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud (FCCS) update:
Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud (FCCS)
August 2019
Monthly Update Schedule:
Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Test environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, August 2, 2019. Oracle will apply the latest monthly updates to your Production environments during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC (15:00 PDT) on Friday, August 16, 2019.
Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server. Refer to Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators.
Features:
- New Version of EPM Automate
- Ability to Create Rate Accounts for Translation Overrides
- New Server Setting in Financial Reporting Web Studio
- Scenario Override Option for Opening Balance
- Simplified Seeded Balance Sheet and Movements Option
- Event Monitoring Integrations for Oracle Fusion General Ledger
- Task Manager Limits on Object Instances
- New Troubleshooting Information
Upcoming Changes:
- Removal of Instance Name from Predefined Role Names
- Classic Dimension Editor
- EPM Cloud's New Look and Feel
- Query Governor on BSO and ASO Cubes
- Software issues addressed each month will be posted to Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights (Doc ID 2055579.1)
Considerations:
- Calculation Status
- Copying Data
- Editing Data in a Data Collection Period
- Adding Shared Members in Smart View
- Self-Service Upgrade
- Horizontal Scroll on a Non-Tabular Form
- Unable to Refresh the Cube
- Viewing Members on Seeded Forms
- Viewing the FCCS_VIEW_SYSTEM_MEMBERS
- Translation Override Rule Redirection
- Simplified Dimension Editor and Metadata Validation
- Entity Member Names/Aliases with ICP Property
- Setting the Data Collection Period
- Working with Metadata
- Ownership Management Enablement
- Smart View Summary Dialog Display
- Extended Dimensionality Performance Consideration
- Equity Pickup - Different Currencies for a Holding Company and Its Immediate Parent
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Refer to the following links and documents for further information:
- Oracle Cloud Release Readiness - Get up to speed on the latest cloud release and ensure your upgrade is a success with Oracle's Release Readiness assets. To access this broad range of assets, locate your service on the left, then choose a release from the service's drop-down menu. Learn and how to plan your upgrade by reviewing expanded discussions of new features,including capability overviews, business benefits, setup considerations and usage tips.
- My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Article: Enterprise Performance Management Cloud Release Highlights Doc ID 2055579.1