New Features Overview For EPM 11.1.2.

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While waiting for the release of the upcoming EPM version I thought I would publish my notes from the Oracle webcast covering new features in EPM 11.1.2. . If you want to find out more details about each product I recommend you to reserve two and a half hours and listen through the entire webcast as it contains nice presentations from each of the EPM product teams. !he recording is available via the Oracle "I#EPM EME$ Partner %ommunity blog. In the !op &un conference we also received lots of interesting information about the changes that 11.1.2. will bring to EPM infrastructure. 'nfortunately Oracle does not want to share this information until the new release is made publicly available so you will have to wait patiently for the (uicy technical bits until then... $ll the information e)tracted from the webcast is naturally covered by the Oracle *afe +arbor statement which means that it,s all sub(ect to change until the new release has gone gold.

General Improvements (all EPM products)

"etter support for O-. logging and addition of E%I- information to ma/e troubleshooting across several product components easier "ac/wards compatibility to .%M 0 importing artifacts from release 11.1.1. and up supported in 11.1.2.

!perion Financial Mana"ement 11.1.2.3

Web form and grid usability enhancements1 *ave more PO2 settings in form definitions 3show or hide dimensions and reorder them4 *ave PO2 members as favorites for easier access 3no need to open the PO2 Member *elector panel every time4

*upport for dynamic PO2 memberlists *upport for on0demand rules launched per form

Other new +5M features1 &eneral 'I improvements 3PO2 and Member *elector settings persist across +5M modules4 *ecurity user access 'I implemented in $-5

+5M modules that are not used 3for e)ample Process %ontrol and I% !ransactions4 can be disabled and thus hidden from the menus by administrators via the Module %onfiguration panel

$udit log for differences after loading metadata .%M supports additional +5M artifacts1 application6 data6 audit6 process management6 E)tended $nalytics templates

!perion Plannin" 11.1.2.3

*upport for $*O databases in Planning applications *upport for fle)ible custom dimensions that may differ in each plan type $bility for end users to create dimension members on the fly 3only in separate modules such as Pro(ect 5inancial Planning4. !his feature can be enabled or disabled per hierarchy. Outline .oad 'tility implemented in the web interface1 allows metadata to be imported and e)ported from the Planning 'I $ccess to Planning metadata in *mart 2iew 3add or update members6 build hierarchies4 E)port7import Planning metadata and data to7from a relational database !as/ list visuali8ations for easier trac/ing 3by tas/ status6 type6 users etc.4 Planning %loud *ervice1 *ervice to be released later this year. "ased on Planning 11.1.2. .

Financial #ata $ualit! Mana"ement (F#M) 11.1.2.3 and %e!ond

5-M rebranded as 5inancial -ata 9uality Management6 Enterprise Edition 35-MEE4 5-MEE combines classic 5-M and E:P Integrator into a single product built on the E:PI platform 3O-I installed and configured automatically4 11.1.2. will be the terminal release for classic 5-M 0 new customers may only buy 5-MEE 5-MEE will be released in phases 311.1.2. &$6 11.1.2. Patch *et 1 and Patch *et 24 %ore 5-M features present in &$ version but features li/e full +5M adapter functionality will follow later in P*1 and 2. *ome functions to be introduced in P*1 and P*21

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*cripting in ;ython Integration with -:M -ata synchroni8ation between all EPM application types +*5 adapter

5-MEE 'I is integrated in EPM Wor/space

Financial &eportin" 11.1.2.3

Old dog learns new tric/s 0 5: reports and boo/s to be supported on mobile devices via native browsers on each platform1 o iPhone and iPad 3iO*< and =4
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$ndroid phones and tablets 3$ndroid .) and >.)4

Mobile support allows read0only access with PO2 selection6 prompts etc. but no authoring or scheduling features. Improved *mart 2iew support 3full 5: formatting available when using 5unction &rids in Word and E)cel4 %reate a cover page before !O% in report boo/s

'mart (iew
'pcoming *2 features 3some already present in 11.1.2.2. 1?41 O"IEE functionality added 3view created content6 program O"IEE ob(ects in 2" etc.4 Performance improvements

Improved ad0hoc functionality1 change PO2 on the grid6 perform operations on multiple cells etc. E)panded 2"$ tool/it

!perion 'trate"ic Finance 11.1.2.3

*mart 2iew functionality greatly e)tended to provide full M* Office integration 3complements the +*5 Windows client4

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@ote1 :elease already available. @ew publishing options1 P-5 generation6 E-&$:0ready +!M. output 2ariables for automating common te)t and !O% items

*everal 'I improvements in :eport Manager

Financial *lose Mana"ement 11.1.2.3

.ots of new features in $:M 3$ccount :econciliation Manager41 $dvanced user assignments 3bac/up assignments6 team7group assignments etc.4 E)tended $uto :econciliation module

Improved data load functions 'I improvements

!perion Pro+ita%ilit! ,nd *ost Mana"ement ( P*M) 11.1.2.3

$ddition of %alculation :ules for combining e)isting model artifacts6 assignment rules and drivers into a single function o *implifies definition of assignment logic for groups of sources +P%M is certified on E)alytics since 11.1.2.2. <? *mart 2iew integration for drill0through lin/s and custom Aueries to E)cel