Database Accounts for EPM System Deployment

Create the following database accounts to support new Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System deployments:

  • One account for EPM System Repository

  • One account for a Oracle Hyperion Planning application

    Each Planning application requires a separate database account. Before creating a Planning application, you must create a database account for it.

  • One account for a Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management application

Database Roles and Privileges for EPM System Accounts

  • CREATE ANY SYNONYM

  • CREATE CLUSTER

  • CREATE INDEXTYPE

  • CREATE PROCEDURE

  • CREATE SEQUENCE

  • CREATE SESSION

  • CREATE TABLE

  • CREATE TRIGGER

  • CREATE TYPE

  • CREATE VIEW

  • DROP ANY SYNONYM

Grant privileges to users by entering the following command:

grant CREATE ANY SYNONYM, CREATE CLUSTER, CREATE INDEXTYPE, CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE SEQUENCE, CREATE SESSION, CREATE TABLE, CREATE TRIGGER, CREATE TYPE, CREATE VIEW, DROP ANY SYNONYM to <epm_user>;

Other Settings

  • EPM System database accounts must be created in a tablespace with a minimum initial capacity of 1 GB

  • Extends by 500 MB

  • Auto Extend set to ON

  • Minimum 1 GB temporary tablespace