Managing Metadata

In This Section:

Defining Accounts

Defining Custom Members

Defining Entity Members

Defining Scenario Members

Defining Application Settings

Organization by Period

Defining Consolidation Methods

Defining Currencies

System-Generated Accounts

Setting Up Intercompany Partners

Metadata Filtering Based on Security

Creating Metadata Files of the APP Format

Using Metadata Manager Views

Metadata Referential Integrity

Loading Metadata

Extracting Metadata

Caution!

The information in this chapter is provided for use with Classic Financial Management applications only. For information on managing metadata for applications created using Performance Management Architect, see the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect Administrator's Guide.

You can define metadata for Classic Financial Management applications in two ways:

Sample metadata files are included when you install Sample Applications for Financial Management. The files are located in the Sample Apps folder in the directory to which you installed Financial Management.