Financial Close Management enables tasks to include integrations with external applications. An Integration Type is a definition of an end point provided by an external application. Integration Types define either end-use, system-automated tasks, or event monitoring integration.
From the Manage Integration Types dialog, you can view, create, edit, validate, delete, import, or export Integration Types. Additionally, you can maintain a list of applications associated with the Integration Type. Integration Types must be assigned an application.
An Integration Type requires an execution URL for end-user tasks or an execution Web Service for system-automated tasks, and an optional set of parameters. The execution URL launches the external program, and the parameters pass information required for the task to the external program. For example, the Consolidate Integration Type for Financial Management contains parameters such as the Point of View dimension values to run the consolidation. Each Consolidate task in Financial Close Management is derived from this Consolidate Integration Type with the same set of parameters.
Integration Types are provided on the Oracle Support Web site for download and you can then import them into Financial Close Management. Experienced consultants can also create custom Integration Types for other Oracle and non-Oracle products through the user interface or with imported XML files. For information, see the Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management Integration Guide on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Web site.
To manage Integration Types, you must have the Close Administrator role.