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The Essbase Renaissance:An Introduction to OAC
Presented by: Opal AlapatEPM Cloud Specialist, interRel Consulting
http://womaninepm.com
interRel: Oracle's Global BI/EPM Partner of the Year
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Oracle EPM/BI-dedicated partner in the world
4-Time Winner of Oracle's BI & EPMPartner of the Year (2016)
2016 Global BI/EPM Cloud Partner Six Oracle ACE Directors, ACEs, Associates 10+ Best selling books on Hyperion,
Essbase, & Oracle EPM Cloud 100+ BI & EPM Cloud specializations Multiple Cloud Firsts including 1st EssCS Implementation 1st EPBCS Implementation 1st FCCS Implementation
Oracle Platinum & Oracle Cloud Partner Most experienced Essbase resources 9-Time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing company in USA
About the Presenter
Opal Alapat
EPM Cloud Specialist 15+ years EPM architecture,
development, and management experience Author of the LSTYA EPRCS book Co-Author of the LSTYA PBCS book Cloud Specialist in all available EPM/BI Cloud
specializations
Cloud Oracle ACE A co-founder of the NTxHUG
Caveats and CYA’s
What will intentionally not be covered in this session Explanation of licensing Screenshots/demos of pre-
release software (17.06 release) Roadmap information
Also, #SafeHarbor, #SafeHarbor, #SafeHarbor!
The Basics
On St. Patty’s Day OAC officially went GA!
Est. March 17, 2017Database + data visualization / analytics tools built into one
suite
Full BI SolutionStandard or Enterprise
Two Flavors
Different licensing, administration options, etc.
PaaS, not SaaSSome things are familiar,
some things are new,some things are gone
Old, New, Gone?
Currently. Next big release: June 2017
This is a “version 1.0”“OAC”, not OACS
“EssCS” or “Essbase Cloud”
Terminology Lesson
Essbase Cloud Web Interface
DVCS Web Interface
BICS Web Interface
The Details: EssCS vs. Essbase - In Common
The Details: EssCS vs. Essbase - Different
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The Administrator Experience
The Mind of an AdministratorHow does the Essbase Cloud experience compare to on-prem?
Creating applications and cubes, loading dimensions,loading data, creating scripts and variables, etc.
Building Cubes
Updating dimensions, updating data, maintaining variables,automation, locks, security, connections, statistics, etc.
Maintenance
Ensuring that your applications and databases areperforming as efficiently and quickly for your users!
Performance Tuning
Upstream and downstream systems, hybrid (on-prem andCloud) integration, Cloud-to-Cloud integrations
Data Integration
Building Cubes
Building Cubes: From Spreadsheet to Cube in <1 min.
DEMO: Sample.Basic Build
Maintenance
Maintenance
DBXTool
LCM(lifecycle management)
CLI(command line interface)
Web Interface(Jobs, Locks, Connections, Files, Outline)
Cube Designer
MaxL
Performance Tuning
Performance Tuning
Hardware Introducing the “Compute shape”
Design Dense and sparse settings Outline ordering Member properties App/db properties
Data Integration
DEMO: Creating the EssCS Connection
The End User Experience
The Mind of an End UserHow does the Essbase Cloud experience compare to on-prem?
Static and interactive methods for internal or external reporting Reporting
Ad hoc, data visualizations, dashboarding, data at your fingertips!Analytics
Ensuring that there are database-specific that are important, intuitive, and easy to use for end users.
Essbase Cloud Feature Sets
Ability to access data from all pertinent sources easily and quickly, without having to rely on IT.
Accessibility and Performance
Reporting
Smart View
Direct Microsoft Office integration
Can be used for both inputs (Excel version of forms) and outputs
Custom Excel reporting and more!
Direct connection to the database to maintain “one version of the truth”
EPRCS (Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud)
Cloud-only solution
Standalone – does not require EPM
Narrative reporting solution
Flexible & Collaborative
Regulatory filing solution
Process management, oversight, and
visibility
Works with any Excel-supported
data source
Oracle’s strategic reporting solution
Analytics
DEMO: Building Visualizations Quickly with DVCS
Essbase Cloud Feature Sets
New Feature: Scenario Management
Sandbox (scenario modeling)
Security(Simplified)Workflow
Scenario Management
DEMO: Setting up Sandboxes and Scenario Management
Making Changes within an Assigned Sandbox
Capturing and Submitting Sandbox Changes
Accessibility and Performance
DVCS Connection Types
Conclusion
Questions?
The Essbase Renaissance:An Introduction to OAC
Presented by: Opal AlapatEPM Cloud Specialist, interRel Consulting
http://womaninepm.com