EPM System Software Dependencies

This section describes the required EPM System software for EPM System components. Use it to understand what selections to make in EPM System Installer based on what product you purchased.

In some cases, EPM System Installer preselects products for you when there is a dependency. For example, when you are installing Planning, Essbase Server is preselected. When you are installing Web Analysis, Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries is preselected. You can clear these dependant options if you plan to install them on another machine.

Table 5.  Essbase Software Dependencies

Client TierWeb TierServices Tier

Essbase

Required:

  • Essbase Client

  • Spreadsheet Add-in (installed separately)

  • Essbase Administration Services Console

  • Smart View

Optional:

  • Essbase Studio Console

  • Essbase Integration Services Console

  • Performance Management Architect Batch Client

  • Performance Management Architect File Generator

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Essbase Administration Services Web Application

  • Provider Services Web Application

Optional:

  • Performance Management Architect Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Data Synchronizer Service

Required:

  • Essbase Server

Optional:

  • Essbase Integration Services

  • Essbase Studio Server

  • Performance Management Architect Dimension Server Service

Table 6.  Reporting and Analysis Software Dependencies

Client TierWeb TierServices Tier

Reporting and Analysis

Required:

  • Financial Reporting Studio (installed separately, with Financial Reporting Print Server)

  • Interactive Reporting Studio

  • Interactive Reporting Dashboard Development Services

  • SQR Production Reporting Studio

Optional:

  • Smart View

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace

  • Financial Reporting Web Application

  • Web Analysis Web Application

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web Application

  • Financial Management ADM Driver

Required:

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries

  • Production Reporting

  • Interactive Reporting Services

Table 7. Financial Performance Management Applications Software Dependencies

Client TierWeb TierServices Tier

Planning

Required:

  • Financial Reporting Studio (installed separately)

  • Essbase Administration Services Console

  • Smart View

  • Planning Offline Client

Optional:

  • Performance Management Architect Batch Client

  • Performance Management Architect File Generator

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Planning Web application

  • Essbase Administration Services Web application

  • Financial Reporting Web Application

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web application

  • Calculation Manager Web Application

Optional:

  • Provider Services Web Application

  • Web Analysis Web application

  • Performance Management Architect Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Data Synchronizer Service

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Required:

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries

  • Planning RMI Services (installed automatically)

  • Essbase Server

Optional:

  • Financial Reporting Print Server

  • Performance Management Architect Dimension Server Service

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Financial Management

Required:

  • Financial Management Client

  • Financial Reporting Studio (installed separately)

  • Smart View

  • Financial Management ADM Driver

Optional:

  • Financial Management Sample Applications and Starter Kits

  • Performance Management Architect Batch Client

  • Performance Management Architect File Generator

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Financial Reporting Web Application

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web application

  • Financial Management IIS Web Applications

Optional:

  • Web Analysis Web application

  • Calculation Manager Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Data Synchronizer Service

  • Financial Management Web Service (required only for Financial Close Management)

  • Financial Management Service (required only for Financial Close Management)

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Required:

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries

  • Financial Management Service

Optional:

  • Performance Management Architect Dimension Server Service

Note:

You do not need to install Performance Management Architect components if you are using Classic application administration.

Profitability and Cost Management

Optional:

  • Financial Reporting Studio (installed separately)

  • Essbase Administration Services Console

  • Smart View

  • Performance Management Architect Batch Client

  • Performance Management Architect File Generator

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Profitability and Cost Management Web Application

  • Essbase Administration Services Web Application

  • Essbase Provider Services Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Web Application

  • Performance Management Architect Data Synchronizer Service

Optional:

  • Financial Reporting Web Application

  • Web Analysis Web Application

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web Application

Required:

  • Essbase Server

  • Performance Management Architect Dimension Server Service

Optional:

  • Financial Reporting Print Server Service

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries

Financial Close Management
Smart View

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Financial Close Management Web Application

 
Disclosure Management

Required:

  • Smart View

  • Disclosure Management Client and Taxonomy Designer (installed separately)

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web Application

  • Disclosure Management Web Application

Required:

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Services and Common Libraries

Performance Scorecard

Optional:

  • Interactive Reporting Studio Console

  • Interactive Reporting Dashboard Development Services

  • Essbase Administration Services Console

  • Performance Scorecard ETL Web Application

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Reporting and Analysis Framework Web Application

  • Performance Scorecard Web Reports Web Application

  • Performance Scorecard Alerter Web Application

Optional:

  • Essbase Services Server (Required if you are using Essbase as a data source)

  • Framework Services and Common Libraries

  • Interactive Reporting Services

Strategic Finance

Required:

  • Strategic Finance Client (installed separately)

Optional:

  • Financial Management Client

  • Strategic Finance Integration with Financial Management Services (Client)

  • FDM Workbench Client

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • Strategic Finance Web Services

Required:

  • Strategic Finance Service

Table 8. Data Management Software Dependencies

Client TierWeb TierServices Tier
FDM  

Required:

  • FDM Workbench Client

Required:

  • Foundation Services Web Applications (Shared Services and EPM Workspace)

  • ERP Integrator Web Application

  • FDM Web Application

Required:

  • FDM Server

  • FDM Task Manager

  • FDM Load Balancer

When using Financial Management, Essbase, Planning, or Oracle Hyperion Enterprise® as target systems, the target system clients must be installed on the same server as FDM:

  • Financial Management Client

  • Essbase Client

  • Oracle Hyperion Enterprise® Client

Note:

For information about which releases of these required products are compatible with the current release of a particular EPM System product, see the Release Compatibility tab in the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Certification Matrix (http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_certification.html).