what’s new in fdm version 11 (through 11.1.1.3) presenter: john von allmen , cpa

What’s new in FDM Version 11(through 11.1.1.3)

Presenter: John Von Allmen , CPA

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Adaptors

There are two types of Adaptors for FDM

o Target Adaptors (Load to Target System)

o Source Adaptors (Pull from Source System)

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Adaptors - Target

o Target Adaptors (Load to Target System)

o Essbase/Planning

o Financial Management

o Hyperion Enterprise

o Strategic Finance

o Pull (Data Mart ) Adaptor (Customizable)

o Tax (FDM Data Pull Adaptor)

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Adaptors - Source

o Source Adaptors (Pull from Source System)

o Oracle E-Business Suite GL

o SAP

o ERPI (ERP Integration)

Source Adaptors give you “drill-through” from FDM to the source system

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SAP Source Adaptor

o Starting with Version 11.1.1.2

o Works with SAP R/3 4.6c, ECC 6.0

o 1st Generation (Test first, does it give you the detail information you require?)

o Requires 2 pieces , FDM SAP Source Adaptor (SAP-FIN-A and a component from Bristlecone.

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ERP Integrator

o This is a new addition to this version that uses ODI (Oracle Data Integrator) to pull data from Oracle source systems.

o ODI Must be installed in order to use this source adaptor.

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Drill-Through

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Enterprise Customers

o Starting with Version Enterprise 6.5.1

o Enterprise can drill back to the source information in FDM.

o Be careful will drill back using source adaptors from FDM. If using shared services cannot drill back to the source system, because Enterprise does not use shared services.

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Drill-Through

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Drill Through Gotchas

o Dimensions are important for drill back and have to be exact.

o Cannot use extra dimensions for extra information or for staging.

o Hyperion Enterprise cannot be used with Shared Services components and drill through does not work for some items.

o Be cautiously optomistic when using source adaptors. If you want to use them, try them, but make sure they give you the level of information that you require.

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Multi-language support

o English

o French

o German

o Danish

Easy to tell what languages are supported in your version by looking

at reports in the workbench.

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Shared Services Integration

o Shared Services can be used with FDM.

o This is good for user names.

o Utility User Migration will help move users onto Shared Services.

o Shared services does not maintain FDM Internal Security. Still must maintain in FDM.

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EPM Installer

o FDM with Version 11 is part of the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Installer.

o All software in installed with a common installer.

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Questions

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