The integration between Financial Management and Oracle BI EE is managed through the Financial Management ADM Driver, requiring that the following components be installed on the BI Server:
Oracle BI EE 11g and its components
Financial Management Client
Financial Management ADM Client
Note: | For a complete list of components and the supported releases, see Setting Up Hardware and Software Prerequisites. |
Table 2. Oracle Financial Management Analytics Components
| Component | Description | Related Documentation |
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| Database | For Financial Management, the database can be any relational database (Oracle, SQL Server, and so on) supported by Financial Management. or Financial Close Management. For Financial Close Management, only Oracle databases are supported. | See the associated database documentation. |
| Financial Management (HFM) and the Financial Management Client | Financial Management provides a unified view of enterprise financial information and consolidates key performance and operating metrics from global sources. The HFM client tier contains the user interface and has the ability to communicate with the application tier. You can display data and metadata, and enter data in this tier. | See the following documentation:
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| Financial Management Analytic Data Modeling (ADM) Driver | Data sources are accessed by ADM drivers, which are components that map the data source’s characteristics to the generic ADM model. The ADM driver is used to create the connection with the Oracle BI server and enable all data access and retrieval operations, such as authentication and authorization. | Oracle® Fusion Middleware Metadata Repository Builder's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition |
| Financial Close Management | Financial Close Management helps companies define, execute, and report on the interdependent activities of a financial close period. It provides centralized monitoring of all close process tasks, and provides a visible, automated, repeatable system of record for running close processes. Information from Financial Close Management is used for the Close Schedule Summary and Schedule Comparison reports. The dashboard displays the following reports:
| See the following documentation:
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| Oracle BI EE | Oracle BI EE provides a full range of business intelligence capabilities that enable you to collect up-to-date data from your organization, present the data in easy-to-understand formats (such as tables and graphs), and deliver the data in a timely fashion to the employees in your organization. The following Oracle BI EE components are used:
| See the following documentation:
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| Oracle BI Presentation Catalog, or Web Catalog | Stores the application dashboards and report definitions, and contains information about permissions and accessibility of the dashboards by group. | Oracle® Business Intelligence Presentation Services Administration Guide |
| Shared Services (HSS) | All authorized users for Oracle Financial Management Analytics must have the appropriate permissions for Financial Management. User provisioning and data authorization are managed through Financial Management using Shared Services. | Oracle® Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System User and Role Security Guide |
| Oracle Financial Management Analytics | Displays the Financial Management and Financial Close Management data in the dashboards. | Oracle® Financial Management Analytics User's Guide |