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• What are the Oracle EPM and BI solutions utilized? • What are the sources of data? • What are the targets of data? • On Prem? Cloud? Both? • How often should data be refreshed? • Is drill through required? • Are any mappings or transformations required? • How many integrations (both data and dimensions)? • What is the experience level of administration /build team? Agenda

• There are lots of ways to integrate data with EPM Cloud and Analytics • Today – we are focusing on all the ways to import / export / share data in: • EPM Cloud • Essbase 19c • We’ll touch on drill through for each of these solutions • In reality, you will likely use more than one in your solutions Data Integration Options for EPM Cloud Data Integration – EPM Cloud

How will data be loaded into EPM and BI Cloud? How data gets into the apps has significant impact on the close, planning, and reporting processes. Choosing the right option(s) improve performance. Automating the load process is the ultimate goal. Primary Methods of Loading Data to EPM Cloud o Simplified User Interface – Simple file import/export; specific layout required OneCloud Smart View o Data Management (DM) – Integrated ETL tool for ERP integrations & flat files can be extended FDMEE Data Maps with on-prem agent o FDMEE – Traditional ETL tool for direct Data Management Groovy connections to some ERP systems. Supports (DM) Event scripts. Can also be used to load flat files. Separate Oracle purchase and requires

SUI infrastructure XREF/XWRITE Import/Export EPM o OneCloud – Third party integration and automation solution o Smart View is generally used for ad-hoc reporting but can also be utilized for data submission. Import Data with Web Interface – “SUI Format”

• Load data with native Essbase format: ̶ Free-form data loading is a simple process ̶ Data file can be loaded as-is • No explicit description of its contents • No load rule • Data MUST be in the natural order for Essbase ̶ Natural Order for Essbase: • Essbase must encounter a member from every dimension before a data value • Any valid dimension / member / alias name combination is acceptable • Data is read according to the member names Essbase finds Import Data with Web Interface – “SUI Format”

• Native Planning imports require a specific formatting: ̶ First column • Dimension members marked for “row”; there will be one member per row ̶ Second column (and sometimes following columns) • Dimension members marked for “column”; there will be multiple columns, one per member; data will exist in this column ̶ Next to final column (POV) • The remaining dimension members (one per POV combination) where data should be loaded ̶ Final column (plan type) • Name of the cube being loaded Import Data with Web Interface – “SUI Format”

• Sample exported data file ̶ Use as a template for import ̶ Displayed in a text editor ̶ File is of type .txt ̶ Notepad ++ or other text editor is great to use when working with these files Data Management

• Data integration tool that provides a single, systematic process for loading data from disparate systems into target analytical applications • FDMEE “Lite” (Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition) • ETL for the business user – both data and metadata • Dimensions and data • Provides visibility, traceability, integrity, and verification processes • Mapping capabilities by end users • Cloud Targets and sources / Flat files • Drill through to sources • Fully automated with EPM Automate • Comes with your EPM Cloud subscription • Direct connect with Cloud ERPs EPM Cloud • EPM Integration Agent for on-prem relational sources EPM SQL Integration Agent within Data Management

• Extract, load, and translate data from on-prem sources to EPM Cloud • Uses custom or seeded SQLs to access data • Scripting available to access additional sources (pre/post scripting) • Light weight on prem foot print with minimal config • Centralized management of data source definition, filters, and queries • Drill through to source system • Synchronous, Asynchronous • Supported Sources: ̶ EBS GL ̶ PS GL ̶ Custom on-prem relational sources ̶ Non-relational sources (e.g. Big Data, Third party APIs, Jython, Groovy, and Java-accessible systems) How to Use the EPM Data Integration Agent

• Download and install agent • Create a template file with header row for fields returned by a query or script • In DM, create a source for the agent using the template as the source definition • Create the Data Integration • Start the agent and run the integration Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) • Data integration tool that provides a single, systematic process for loading data from disparate systems into target analytical applications • ETL for the business user • Provides visibility, traceability, integrity and verification of processes • Mapping capabilities by end users • Targets and sources • ERPs • Data Warehouses • EPM Solutions (on-prem and Cloud) • DRM • Flat files EPM Cloud, • Custom scripting supported On-prem EPM / • Direct connect to on-prem ERP Essbase, On-prem • Questionable “future” ERPs Introduction to OneCloud

• Cloud platform to connect and automate EPM and BI applications (E/PBCS + Essbase 19c) • Connects Oracle to non-Oracle data sources (including Anaplan, Workday, and Tableau) • Point and click UI to build integrations and automations • Application specific functionality / intelligence • Self service, scheduling, notifications How does OneCloud work?

• Native and bi-directional integration • Application specific functionality • Business aware • No custom code • Multi-level approval • Metadata and Data in EPM Cloud applications • Schedule scripts and integrations • Secure Data Maps

• Data Maps ̶ Map data across plan types within your Planning application • Dimension to dimension • Smart List to dimension ̶ Can be attached to data forms and run by the end user via smart push feature ̶ Allows users to copy data from one plan type to another without other data sharing alternatives: @XWRITE, @XREF, or partitioning • Navigate to by going to Application >> Data Exchange >> Data Maps Data Maps

• If you are pushing data to an ASO database ̶ Should only map level zero members in the target ASO database • The Smart List to Dimension mapping feature ̶ Allows Smart List data to be pushed to a reporting cube where that Smart List exists as a dimension ̶ Users can slice and dice and report subtotals by the Smart List Export Data Using a Business Rule

• DATAEXPORT business rule command ̶ One method to export data using business rules ̶ Allows you to extract data to a text file or relational table ̶ Use of FIX statements and IF statements allows you to isolate the desired data to be pulled ̶ Load the extracted data to a source cube ̶ Full process can be automated with the Job Scheduler and scheduled to run as needed Export Data Using a Business Rule

• Use SET DataExportOptions { }, with the options listed below (not all options are required) • Data Export Options – to define information for the export: ̶ DataExportDecimal “n"; ̶ DataExportLevel “ALL” or “LEVEL” or “INPUT”; ̶ DataExportColFormat ON or OFF; ̶ DataExportColHeader “Dimension Name“; ̶ DataExportDynamicCalc ON or OFF; ̶ DataExportOverwriteFile ON or OFF; ̶ DataExportDimHeader ON or OFF; • Use the above in conjunction with DATAEXPORT command and export type, delimiter, and location Export Data Using a Business Rule

• Once the rule has been run, view the Inbox/Outbox Explorer to locate the exported ZIP data file @XREF

Enables a database calculation to incorporate values from another Essbase database. @XWRITE

Enables a database calculation to write values to another Essbase database, or within the same database. @XREF vs. @XWRITE

XREF: XWRITE: • Pushes data from the source • Pulls data from the source cube to the target cube. cube into the target cube. • Business Rule / Calc Script • Business Rule / Calc Script will be based in the SOURCE will be based in the cube. TARGET cube. • @XWRITE does not impose member and dimension mapping restrictions, which means the SOURCE and TARGET outlines can be different What is Groovy?

• According to Wikipedia: • “Groovy is a Java-syntax-compatible object-oriented programming language for the Java platform.” • From Oracle: • “Groovy is an agile, dynamic language for the Java platform that combines smooth Java integration with the benefits of Java performance. Many features of Groovy are inspired by languages like Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk, making them available to Java developers using a Java-like syntax.”

• What is Object-oriented programming? • (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which can contain data, in the form of fields (often known as attributes or properties), and code, in the form of procedures (often known as methods).

• Planning CLoud uses a Java API for Groovy Uses of Groovy in EPBCS

• Pushing Data between cubes or to/from Strategic Modeling • Copying data from dynamic parents to level 0 in hybrid databases • Create complex scripts in ASO • Creating dynamic scripts that only act on data that has been changed • Reusable code for different forms based on members on the form • Create dynamic FIX statements in calc scripts • Interact with API’s (e-mail from script, real time error messages, etc.) • Creation of metadata or change member properties • Communicate with external resources (ex. Make http: call to anything) Comparing Integration Options within EPM Cloud that come with your Subscription Integration Option Integration Where Use Case Valid Sources

Import, Export, and Map Flat File, EPM Cloud, Mapping and / or drill through required HCM Cloud, Financials Data Management Data Data Management Usually used for repetitive monthly loads Cloud, *new EPM Drill through Integration agent

Use for import/export data, free form text, and Smart List data Import / Export data SUI format Simplified UI Prototyping, historical data loads not requiring Flat File only Very specific format mapping Great for backups of data sets and quick loads

Push data between cubes within Sync data between plan types within an Data Maps Simplified UI Cube to Cube within App app (*coming soon for cross pod) application

Import / Export Data Source file can be provided in the specific / Native Essbase format Simplified UI required format; Good for moving data across Flat File only Very specific format Essbase cubes

Business Rule with Export Data Calculation Manager Export data to load to other systems Flat File only DATAEXPORT function

XWRITE / XREF Cube to Cube Data Push/Pull Calc Manager Create rule to push / pull data to Cube to Cube within App

Push data between cubes within Push data between cubes within app; Groovy app; interactions with users and Calc Manager – Groovy Rules Cubes, Flat Files, Other interactions with users and data data Comparing OneCloud with other EPM Cloud integration options

Integration Option Custom Code Data Management FDMEE OneCloud

Enterprise Data Management EPM Automate n/a REST API Native (EDMCS) REST API

EPM Automate Planning (PBCS, EPBCS, SUI format Native Native Native PCMCS)

Consolidation and Close EPM Automate Native Native except for ARCS Native (FCCS, ARCS) SUI format Data Integration Options for OAC Essbase and Essbase 19c Data Integration – Essbase 19c

How will data be loaded into Essbase 19c?

Primary Methods of Loading Data to newer versions of Essbase o Essbase load rules – Tried and true Essbase Data OneCloud load rules with new UI and new connection Visualization options Smart View Cube o Data Sync – Client tool that has capabilities to Data Sync Designer/ connect many sources to Essbase cubes and Excel load data using load rules o OneCloud – Third party integration and automation solution Essbase load Partitioning o Data Visualization – Essbase cubes can be rules Essbase built and loaded using DV flows o Smart View is generally used for ad-hoc reporting but can also be utilized for data submission. Essbase Load Rules

• Used to load the data into the cube by Essbase cube dimensions • Used to build the hierarchies into the cubes • Can be used to: • Add new dimensions and members • Remove or change existing dimensions or members • Modify attributes automatically • Essbase Cloud automatically builds rules files based on the information defined in the Application Workbook • Load data from files or other supported connections Essbase Connections and Data Sources

• Essbase out of the box connections enable you to connect to external sources • This enables you to connect to on-prem sources in 19c • Oracle Database • Essbase • Spark • File • DB2 • SQL Server • MySQL Essbase Connections and Data Sources

• Connections and Data Sources are ways to connect to external data from Essbase 19c • Data Sources and Connections can be shared amongst Essbase applications • Data Sources can be used to feed Essbase cubes with Metadata and Data • Currently there are out-of- the-box Connections to seven technologies Application Workbooks

• Application workbooks are one of the main vehicles to creating and maintaining Essbase Cloud cubes • The Application Workbook contains several worksheets that are important to the Essbase cube build process ̶ Cube Settings ̶ Dimensions ̶ Data Dim.DimensionName Worksheet

• The Dim.DimensionName worksheet defines: ̶ The hierarchy and members for the DimensionName ̶ Essbase Cloud creates one worksheet for each dimension Data.CubeName Worksheet

• The Data.CubeName worksheet contains: ̶ The data that should be loaded to the cube ̶ The settings that control the data load (File Name), data load Rule Name, Data Load Option, Delimiter, and Header Rows to Skip ̶ An application workbook can contain more than one data sheet Load Data From an Unstructured Spreadsheet to Essbase

• Build an Essbase cube with the click of a button • Can be used as the initial setup of a cube, then edited later • Templates provided Data Visualization

• Self service data exploration and analytics in visual, modern BI interface • Connect to Essbase cubes as well as well as many other data sources for data exploration, analyses, and dashboards • Click and drag UI to create visualizations • Create multiple canvases / insights • Presentation and story telling mode • Use Data Flows to Wrangle and Mashup Data to create new Datasets • Load and build Essbase cubes • Ever expanding library of visualizations • Any user / no tech skills required • Machine Learning • Artificial intelligence • Natural language • Custom visualization plug-ins available from Oracle’s online library Not Just Visualizations – You can Model with Data Flows

• You can use data flows to produce curated (combined, organized, and integrated) data sets • Data Flows are available in the DV UI • Build data sets from a predefined sequence • Refresh your data regularly on a schedule • Load data into an Essbase cube • Load to relational table • Data flow results are available in BI & Published Reporting OAC Data Sync

• Supplemental client tool to help integrate data in OAC ̶ Import / export, load data to Essbase cubes, SQL • You can use Data Sync to upload, and manage data in OAC ̶ You can load data from files (CSV and XLSX), various relational sources (tables, views, SQL statements), OTBI, JDBC data sources, and Oracle Service Cloud ̶ You can load to relational tables or data sets • You can create connections/queries directly in Essbase cubes Integration Options within Essbase

Integration Option Integration Use Case Valid Sources/Targets

Source file can be provided in the specific / Native Essbase format Import / Export Data required format; Good for moving data across Flat File only Essbase cubes

Flat File / Supported Load Rule Import Data Use to load data from other sources Connection

Data Sync can execute load rule; data sync Flat File / Supported Data Sync Import / Export Data provides connectors/SQL options Connection

Load or export data from app workbook; non- Application Workbooks Import / Export Data Excel automated load processes Import data from Excel using CD ribbon / Cube Designer in Smart View Export Data export using MDX; non-automated export Excel processes Move data across environments (test to Flat File only in Native MDX Export Data prod); Backup of data Essbase format Calc Script with DATAEXPORT Export Data from BSO/Hybrid Export data to load to other systems Flat File only function

Partitioning Cube to Cube Push / pull data from other cube Cube to Cube Use across EPM and BI; common tool with OneCloud Import / Export Data Almost any source/target graphical interface Drill Through Drill Through in EPM and BI

• Many different options (each requires its own setup, dependent on whether EPM or Essbase)

Drill Through Option Product User Interface to Drill Through Source: Target Notes Drill Action Links OAC DV DV Project Any DV source to DV source (e.g. Essbase, relational database, cloud or on prem) Action Links OAC BI BI Dashboard / Any source BI Analysis source to Analysis any BI analysis source (e.g. Essbase, relational database, cloud or on prem) Essbase Drill Through Essbase Smart View Excel Essbase cube to Essbase source Replaces (which could be other Essbase Essbase cube, relational source, OTBI, OAC Studio BI) Data Management EPM Cloud (Planning, Forms, Smart View Drill back to Data Management FCC, PCM) Excel, Financial Reports staging table, EPM cloud

FDMEE On Premise Hyperion, Forms, Smart View Drill back to staging table and/or EPM Cloud Excel, Financial Reports drill back to ERP if connected Drill Through in Smart View with Essbase 19c Creating Essbase Drill Through Report OAC BI Drill Using Action Links

• Guided dashboard with hyperlink to another analysis/dashb oard with detail • Pass parameters from one to the other • Creates a drill experience for users OAC BI Drill Using Action Links – Transaction Detail Example Drill with Data Management

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfQQYjvrUvM&app=desktop Automation EPM Automate for EPM Cloud

• Command line interface that uses scripting to remotely execute common administrative tasks. There is also a scheduler feature to launch a specified task at a designated time.

• EPM Automate can be scripted to perform the following tasks (sampling of functionality): — Import and export metadata, data, artifact and application snapshots, templates, and Data Management mappings — Upload files into environments, list files, and delete files from the service — Download snapshots, reports, and metadata and data files from the service — Run business rules on data, and refresh the application — Run a Data Management batch rule — Generate Data Management reports, provisioning report, and user audit report — Copy profiles to a period to initiate the reconciliation process — Replay Oracle Smart View for Office load on an environment to enable performance testing under heavy load — Import supplemental data from a file into Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Essbase Job Console

• Essbase Cloud has a built-in jobs console • This can be useful to Administrators who want to set up jobs for common administration tasks and then schedule them, like setting up data loads to run on a weekly basis • The jobs console is where jobs can be set up initially and run on demand. • From the job console an administrator can • Run an existing job on demand • Deactivate an existing job • View job status and details for all jobs (non-administrators only see the jobs they ran) MaxL for Essbase

• MaxL our old friend is in Essbase 19c • Only a Service Administrator can invoke and run MaxL commands. • No learning curve if you’ve used MaxL on-prem • Works on-prem and cloud • Common functions performed by MaxL — Loading data to a cube — Building a dimension — Running calculation scripts — Viewing cube statistics • Used to automate tasks • There is a new MaxL utility that connects to OAC over http/https • Support to run MaxL via Command Line Interface (CLI) is deprecated Command Line Interface (CLI) for Essbase

• Command Line Interface (CLI) can be used to migrate the LCM .zip file to Essbase Cloud • The CLI can be executed from a command line or can be called from a .bat or .sh file • In order to execute commands from the interface, a download from Cloud is required • Used to migrate the LCM.zip file to OAC Essbase • Made up of other commands similar to MaxL, but not as robust • Available commands — Calc - executes a calc script: • calc -application appname -db cubename -script scriptfilename — Clear - clears data and the outline: • clear -application appname -db cubename -option ALL_DATA Did I tell you about OneCloud?

Core BizApps for General Purpose OneCloud Chain Invocation Methods ● Email automation ● File Operations ● Advanced Transformation ● Handlebars Self-Service via OneCloud ● Script Runner OneCloud UI Scheduler ● FTP / SFTP / FTPS ● HTTP (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) ● JSON → Tabular ● XML → Tabular OneCloud ● Log Filtering ● Amazon S3 ActionLink with OneCloud File ● Box Parameters Triggers ● Google Drive (URL) ● OneDrive/Sharepoint - GA Pending ● Dell Boomi Cloud Dispatcher ● Informatica Cloud Dispatcher ● PagerDuty ● Slack OneCloud API ● SnapLogic Cloud Dispatcher ● MuleSoft Cloud Dispatcher (Pending GA) Managing Dimensions and Hierarchies Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDM)

• Allows business users to manage master data (dimensions, hierarchies, etc.) • Provides audit controls and accountability • Allows synchronization of master data across all systems • System validations and verifications to control hierarchies • Compare and easily update shared hierarchies and dimensions • Subscriptions & node type converters to manage master data across source and targets • Approvals • Comes with Enterprise subscription EDM: Central Place to Manage Dimensions, Hierarchies, Attributes

Planning Cloud Financial Consol Close Cloud Essbase Cubes

Enterprise Data Management Cloud (EDM)

Manage common dimensions, hierarchies, ERP attributes, & mappings Financials Cloud Business user driven tool Archived hierarchy versions Audit trail Key EDM Cloud Features

• Manage dimensions, hierarchies, properties, attributes by business users • Next generation DRM; new data model design • Business user tool / Modern graphical user interface • Request driven batch of related changes • Compare, rationalize, and conform structural changes • Visualize and analyze impact of changes before committing • Drag and drop hierarchy management with subscriptions and node type converters • Granular change audit • Granular security by application, dimension, node type, or hierarchy set. • Push hierarchies into EPM Cloud apps directly and to other custom apps via exports • Push mappings into Data Management Conclusion Comparison of Pre-Cloud vs Cloud Oracle Products

DATA INTEGRATION Cloud Product Extension of on-prem? Migrate? Pre-Cloud Product

FDM / FDMEE FDMEE Yes Yes

Data Management (comes with EPM Cloud --- Yes, “Lite” version of FDMEE No subscriptions)

DRM EDM No – completely re-architected No

FDMEE / Data Management / OAC Data Sync ODI No No – OAC Load Rules, Data Integration CS One Data Integration Solution?

Planning FCC Cloud Profitability Essbase HP HFM Cloud Cloud DM Flat file Direct connect EPM Cloud Not available Direct connect ERP Cloud – Financials, HCM Direct connect EBS, SQL Direct connect on-prem, EPM Cloud, ERP Cloud, SQL, Custom Script FDMEE* Not available Additional licensing custom scripting Solution Flat file / SQL SUI SUI Loads Flat file SUI format format OneCloud* Third party Connectors, SUI, and DM Supported Supported Supported Supported solution Essbase Not available Supported Load Rule

Data Almost any source Visualizatio Not available / Supported DV n source Data Sync Flat File, SQL, Not available Essbase, OTBI (ERP Cloud) Key Takeaways

• EPM • Data Management, new EPM Integration Agent for most DI requirements • Lots of options for cube to cube integrations in EPM Cloud — Is Groovy is the future for cube to cube integrations? • Future of FDMEE? • Essbase 19c • Connections, data sources, and rules files • Overall • Not just one tool • Where do users want to “drill”? — Right now there is not just one setup and build? Questions to Determine the Best DI Strategy