oracle general ledger product enhancements & future directions fall 1998 oaug conference

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Oracle General LedgerProduct Enhancements & Future Directions

Fall 1998 OAUG Conference

Presented At:Atlanta User’s Group Meeting

November 20, 1998

Presented by:Brad Eldredge

GL Enhancements - Top 10 & Future Directions

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Introduction:

Brad EldredgeManager, Oracle|solutionsAnswerThink Consulting GroupGL Enhancements Chairman Since Spring 1995

Oracle GL Product ManagersGeneral Ledger

Rondy Ng, Product DirectorHolly Roland, Sr Product Mgr

Application Desktop Integration (ADI)Brett Hooker, Group MgrColleen McKenna, Product Manager


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Product Enhancement Process:

Product enhancement requests submittedPerformed by users, consultants, & Oracle2 methods of submission

Via e-mail [email protected] OWWS; CSI # required

Product Ballots PreparedPerformed by enhancement chairsBallots prepared annually

Enhancement Vote Performed by company key contacts (via web)Voting occurs annually

Oracle Review & ResponsePerformed by Oracle product managerRequired to respond to “Top 10” votes @ fall OAUG

conferences


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GL Voting Results - “Top 10”:

#10 - Automatically Display Accounting Flexfield (GUI)

Response: Future Release Candidate

#9 - Prevent Disabled Account Balance Rollforward

Response: Release 12 Candidate

#8 - Generate Year-end Closing Entries Response: Planned Release 11.5 w/ Release 11.0

backport

#7 - Entity Autonomy / FSG Component Security Response: Release 12 Candidate

#6 - Intercompany Balancing - Due To / Due From Response: Planned Release 11.5


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GL Voting Results - “Top 10”:

#5 - Segment Value Inheritance Response: Planned Release 11.5

#4 - Automatic Intercompany Eliminations Response: Partial Compliance Release 11.0;

Complete Compliance Planned Release 11.5

#3 - Drill to Any Oracle Sub-ledger Response: Partial Planned Release 11.5; Complete

Planned Release 12.0

#2 - Auto Allocations / Auto Step-down Allocations

Response: Planned Release 11.5

#1 - Drill to Complete Journal Entry Response: Current Functionality Release 11.0


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Future Product Direction (Rel 11.5):Enhanced Journal Automation

Auto Allocation Workbench (Workflow Enabled)

Automatic Journal ReversalGenerate reversals upon opening next periodOptionally post reversals automatically

Schedule Journal GenerationAllocationsRecurring

Intercompany EnhancementsDue To / Due From Intercompany Balancing

Global Intercompany System (GIS)Renaming & enhancing ‘CENTRA’ - Release 11.0

Intercompany Transaction Notification via e-mailIntercompany Transaction Interface (sub-

ledgers)Automatic Transaction Generation


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Future Product Direction (Rel 11.5):Global Consolidation System (GCS)

Automatic Intercompany EliminationsConsolidation Workbench

Drilldown EnhancementsDrill between sets of books Journals & Sub-ledgers

AssetsInventoryPurchasingProjectsWork In Process

Drill to common inquiry form & view full sub-ledger transaction

Advanced AnalysisBusiness Intelligence System Integration w/ Oracle Data WarehouseEnhanced Financial Analyzer Integration

(Drilldown)


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Future Product Direction (Rel 11.5):

Maintenance EnhancementsSegment Value Inheritance - Automatically

Propagate Segment Value Changes to Account Code Combinations

EnabledPostingBudgeting AllowedAccount Types

Calendar AuditingEnsure Accounting Calendar IntegrityCalendar Setup Validation Program

Enhanced Close ProcessOption to Create Year-end Closing Journals

ReportingSegment Value Security Added to Standard ReportsFSG: Unlimited Page Sizing (unlimited columns >

ADI)FSG: Absolute Values Function


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Oracle General Ledger Availability:

When will Rel 11.5 be available?????

Oracle wouldn’t commit @ fall 1998 OAUG conference

When pressed for an answer, Oracle loosely responded “sometime during 1999”


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Applications Desktop Integration (ADI):Business Areas

General LedgerFixed AssetsReport Management - Variable Format Reports

What’s New?Fixed Assets Desktop Integration (FADI)Cell Level FormattingFaster PerformanceCertified on Win98 & Terminal ServerTip WizardEnhanced Toolbar

ADI 4.0 released on 10/23/98

ADI Product DevelopmentEnhancements >> [email protected] month cycle, future releases announced via

Ora-Apps List Server


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Getting Involved:

Enhancements ProcessSubmit RequestsVote

GL Special Interest Group (SIG)To Be Kicked Off @ Spring 1999

For More Information Regarding Enhancement ProcessProduct Voting ResultsProduct Enhancement ScorecardsEnhancement Chairs

See the ‘Enhancement’ links within OAUG’s ‘Members Only’ section of their website . . . http://www.oaug.org/members/


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Questions:

Contact Info: Brad Eldredge

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 770.690.9700, ext 3092

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