Purpose

This document includes important, late-breaking information about this release of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System. Review this Readme thoroughly before installing EPM System.

Overview

This Quarterly Release Update is distributed as an OPatch comprising OPatches for individual EPM system components. Release 11.2.17 is a cumulative update and includes all updates from Release 11.2.15. This release update can be applied on top of Releases 11.2.15. See OPatch Dependencies and Details for the list of OPatches for individual EPM system components.

Oracle recommends that you read the 11.2.17 Readme in its entirety before applying the patch to Release 11.2.17.

Release 11.2.17 (Release 11.2, Update 17) includes the following deliverables:

  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System - 11.2.17.0.000 for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System - 11.2.17.0.000 for Linux x86-64
  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System - Client Installers 11.2.17.0.000 for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
  • Oracle Data Relationship Management 11.2.17.0.000 for Microsoft Windows (64 bit)

Note:

Release 11.2.17 will not contain an Installation and Configuration guide. See Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide for Release 11.2.15 for more information.

EPM System Update and Upgrade Policies

See EPM System Update and Upgrade Policies for more information on update and upgrade policies for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System.

New Features

This section includes new features in this release. To review the list of new features from earlier releases, use the Cumulative Feature Overview tool. This tool enables you to identify the products you own and your current implementation release. With a single click, the tool quickly produces a customized report of new feature descriptions. This tool is available here: https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=20620:1:0

Release 11.2.17 includes the following new features:

  • Essbase 21c (version 21.5.5).

  • Java 8 Update 401.

  • WebLogic Patch Set Update 12.2.1.4.240111.

  • Application Data Framework (ADF) Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.231205.

  • Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) 19c Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.231222.

  • There are no Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Patches in Release 11.2.17.

  • Support for mixed operating system distribution for Essbase 21c is supported and certified.

    • All instances of EPM WebLogic must be installed and configured on the same operating system (i.e Windows).
    • Essbase 21C WebLogic instance can now be on a different operating system (i.e Linux).

  • Starting Release 11.2.17, dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 has been removed and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System will not be installing Visual C++ 2010. However if it is already installed, it won't be uninstalled. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System will function with or without Visual C++ 2010. If you want Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to be removed from your machine, see Removing Visual C++ 2010 for more details.

  • For all the new features in Release 11.2.8 - 11.2.16, see New Features: 11.2.8 - 11.2.16.

Supported Platforms

Information about system requirements, browser support, supported languages and supported platforms for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System products is available in spreadsheet format in the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Certification Matrix. This matrix is posted on the Supported Platforms Matrices page on Oracle Technology Network (OTN):

Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System - Certification Matrix.

Supported Paths

Oracle recommends that you apply the set of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.17 product Opatches together, using the ApplyUpdate script. If you are updating from an earlier release, you must first update to Release 11.2.15.

  • EPM System updates are released on a quarterly basis, generally in January, April, July, and October.
  • Updates include changes for all embedded components, such as WebLogic and Java, as needed.
  • Updates are applied in place.
  • Any customer patches that were released are rolled into the next update.
  • Updates are expected to be easy to apply and have minimum impact for you to absorb.

Installing EPM for the first time

Before you install and configure, review the installation prerequisites and requirements listed in Installation Prerequisites and Requirements.

  1. Optional: Remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86 and x64). See Optional: Removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 for more details.

  2. Install Release 11.2.15: See Installing EPM System Products in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.

  3. Apply Update to Release 11.2.17: See Applying Release 11.2.17.

  4. Configure Release 11.2.17: See Configuring EPM System After Applying an Update for more details.

Updating from Release 11.2.x

Before you apply the update to Release 11.2.17, review the prerequisites and requirements listed in Applying an Update Prerequisite Tasks.

  1. Updating from 11.2.8 to 11.2.17:

    1. Apply Update from Release 11.2.8 to Release 11.2.12 or 11.2.13 or 11.2.14: See Applying an Update to EPM System Products.
    2. Install Update to Release 11.2.15: See Installing EPM System Products Using Apply Update.

    3. Apply Update to Release 11.2.17: See Applying Release 11.2.17.

    4. Optional: Remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86 and x64). See Optional: Removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 for more details. .

      1. Restart your machine.

      2. Redeploy all the web applications. Under Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), ensure that you check the Configure Application Server option.

      3. Start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

    5. Configure Release 11.2.17: See Configuring EPM System After Applying an Update for more details.

  2. Updating to Release 11.2.17 from Releases prior to 11.2.8

    1. Install Update to Release 11.2.8: See Installing EPM System Products Using Apply Update.
    2. Apply Update from Release 11.2.8 to Release 11.2.12 or 11.2.13 or 11.2.14: See Applying an Update to EPM System Products.
    3. Install Update to Release 11.2.15: See Installing EPM System Products Using Apply Update.

    4. Apply Update to Release 11.2.17: See Applying Release 11.2.17.

    5. Optional: Remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86 and x64). See Optional: Removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 for more details.

      1. Restart your machine.

      2. Redeploy all the web applications. Under Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), ensure that you check the Configure Application Server option.

      3. Start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

    6. Configure Release 11.2.17: See Configuring EPM System After Applying an Update for more details.

Upgrading from Release 11.1.2.x

You can upgrade Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.1.2.x products to Release 11.2.17.

  1. Upgrade from 11.1.2.x to Release 11.2.8: See Upgrading EPM System. in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide for instructions.

  2. Apply Update from Release 11.2.8 to Release 11.2.12 or 11.2.13 or 11.2.14: See Applying an Update to EPM System Products.

  3. Install Update to Release 11.2.15: See Installing EPM System Products Using Apply Update.

  4. Apply Update to Release 11.2.17: See Applying Release 11.2.17.

  5. Optional: Remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x86 and x64). See Optional: Removing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 for more details.

    1. Restart your machine.

    2. Redeploy all the web applications. (Under HFM, ensure that you check the Configure Application Server option.

    3. Start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

  6. Configure Release 11.2.17: See Configuring EPM System After Applying an Update for more details.

Applying and Rolling Back Release 11.2.17

Prerequisites

  1. Disable the anti-virus software before you apply Release 11.2.15 to your environment. Ensure that you have the anti-virus software disabled for the entire duration of the Installation and Configuration process. Anti-virus software can be re-enabled when the installation and configuration is complete.
  2. Stop services:
    • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System services
    • Node Manager Windows Service and Oracle HTTP Server, if you are using Oracle HTTP Server as your web server
    • WebLogic Administration Server

    For information about stopping services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

  3. Back up these folders:
    • EPM Oracle Home. The default EPM Oracle home location is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/EPMSystem11R1.
    • EPM Oracle Instance. The default location for the EPM Oracle Instance is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/user_projects/epmsystem1.

    You can delete these folders after you apply the update and validate the installation.

  4. Back up the keystores from:
    • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\jdk\jre\lib\security\cacerts
    • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\EPMSystem11R1\common\JRE\Sun\1.8.0\lib\security\cacerts

    Note:

    Ensure that you restore the backed up keystores (cacerts) after applying the update to Release 11.2.15.

    Note:

    You cannot roll back to the previous release after you apply an update to move from an existing Release 11.2.x to Release 11.2.15.

Applying Release 11.2.17

Release 11.2.17 applies a set of OPatches for all EPM system components on your environment. Oracle recommends that you apply the entire set using the ApplyUpdate utility.

Ensure that you meet all the prerequisites before you apply Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.17 to your environment. See Applying an Update Prerequisite Tasks for more details.

From the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (http://edelivery.oracle.com/), select the products that you licensed and add them to the cart. All required zip files are included. Select your platform, and download the files into /download_location.

For the list of deliverables in Release 11.2.17 (Release 11.2, Update 17), see Overview:

Unzip the files into /download_location.

  • Use a zip file extraction program that can handle long path names, such as 7-Zip.
  • If you are prompted that any files or common components already exist, click Yes to overwrite the files.
  • Unzip to a directory with no spaces in the name.
  1. To Apply Release 11.2.17 (Release 11.2, Update 17):
    1. On Windows: Launch Windows PowerShell as an Administrator from the Start menu. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files and run the following script. For example, navigate to 11.2.17.0-Update-Win directory and run the following script.

      Note:

      • The following script must only be run with Administrator privileges.
      • Before running the following script, ensure that you do not extract any additional OPatch ZIP folders or OPatch ZIP files under 11.2.17.0-Update-Win directory (which contains the ApplyUpdate.ps1 script) in addition to the ZIP files/folders that are already present. 
      .\ApplyUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>
    2. On Linux: Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files. Run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.17.0-Update-Linux folder and run the following script:

      Note:

      Before running the following script, ensure that you do not extract any additional OPatch ZIP folders or OPatch ZIP files under 11.2.17.0-Update-Linux directory (which contains the ApplyUpdate.sh script) in addition to the ZIP files/folders that are already present. 
      ./ApplyUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>
  2. Redeploy Oracle Hyperion foundation services after applying Release 11.2.17. For remote server, Weblogic Admin server must be up and running to redeploy and start Foundation services.
  3. You must now start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

Rolling Back Release 11.2.17

Ensure that you meet all the prerequisites before you proceed with the rollback feature.

The rollback feature allows you to rollback all the OPatches except the following:

  • JDK OPatches
  • Weblogic CPU OPatches
  • Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) OPatch
  • Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) OPatch
  • Fusion Middleware (FMW) OPatches
    • FMW.ADF
    • FMW.EM
  • ODBC OPatch
  • Oracle Hyperion Shared Services OPatch
  • Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure OPatch
  1. To Rollback the update:
    1. On Windows: Launch Windows PowerShell from the Start menu as an Administrator and run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.17.0-Update-Win directory and run the following script:
      .\RollbackUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>
    2. On Linux: Navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP files. Run the following script from the directory where you extracted the ZIP file. For example, navigate to 11.2.17.0-Update-Linux folder and run the following script:
      ./RollbackUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>
  2. Optional: Install Microsoft VC++ 2010.
    1. Restart your machine.

    2. Redeploy all the web applications. Under Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), ensure that you check the Configure Application Server option.

  3. You must now start all the services. For information about starting services, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products in Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide .

Verifying Status

You can check the status of the ApplyUpdate or Rollback script by following one of the steps below:

  1. Open Oracle Enterprise Management System Workspace, click Help > About Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Workspace, Fusion Edition > Show Details.
  2. Check the inventory for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) OPatches. To check the inventory for EPM OPatches, enter the following command in one line:

    Before running this command, ensure that you change the directory from the command line to : <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch

    • On Windows: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1 | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"
    • On Linux: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\EPMSystem11R1 | grep "Patch[ ][ ]"
    Sample Output:
D:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch lsinventory -oh D:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\OPatch | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch  "
Patch  33727616     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:39:56 PST 2022
Patch  33678607     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:36:01 PST 2022
Patch  33093748     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:35:18 PST 2022
Patch  32720458     : applied on Sun Feb 20 23:34:51 PST 2022
  3. Check the inventory for Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) OPatches. To check the inventory for FMW Opatches, enter the following command in one line:

    Before running this command, ensure that you change the directory from the command line to : <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>\OPatch

    • On Windows: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME> | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"
    • On Linux: opatch lsinventory -oh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME> | grep "Patch[ ][ ]"
    Sample Output:
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.7
OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.7
OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "D:\Oracle\Middleware"
Patch  33727616     : applied on Tue Apr 12 19:02:01 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24578917
Patch description:  "WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.220105"
Patch  33678607     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:59:04 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24558585
Patch description:  "RDA release 20.4-20211126 for OFM SPB"
Patch  33093748     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:58:36 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24325771
Patch description:  "One-off"
Patch  32720458     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:58:19 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24558359
Patch description:  "JDBC 19.3.0.0 FOR CPUJAN2022 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)"
Patch  1221412      : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:57:54 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24516660
Patch description:  "Bundle patch for Oracle Coherence Version 12.2.1.4.12"
Patch  33697227     : applied on Tue Apr 12 18:54:58 EDT 2022
Unique Patch ID:  24560598
OPatch succeeded.
  4. Check the inventory for Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) OPatches. To check the inventory for OHS Opatches, enter the following command in one line:

    C:\Oracle\Middleware\ohs\OPatch>opatch.bat lsinventory -oh C:\Oracle\Middleware\ohs | findstr /i /L /c:"Patch"

The log file details and location of the files are described in the table below:

Table 1-1 Log Names and Location

Script Summary Log File Name Detail Log File Name Location
ApplyUpdate ApplyUpdateSummary.log ApplyUpdateDetail-<Day>.<DD>.<MM>.<YYYY>-<HH>.<MI>.<SS>.log <EPM_ORACLE_HOME>/diagnostics/logs/install/
RollbackUpdate RollbackUpdateSummary.log RollbackUpdateDetail-<Day>.<DD>.<MM>.<YYYY>-<HH>.<MI>.<SS>.log <EPM_ORACLE_HOME>/diagnostics/logs/install/

Summary log contains the status of each product OPatch and detail log contains the detailed information about the status of each OPatch applied along with the OPatch output. For more details on OPatches Common Error Messages, tips and troubleshooting, see Tips and Troubleshooting.

Optional: Applying Individual OPatches

Oracle recommends that you apply the set of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.16 product Opatches together, using the ApplyUpdate script. See Applying Release 11.2.16 for more details.

However, you can also apply selected OPatches based on your operating system environment:

Note:

It is recommended to take a back up of the original configure<OS>.properties file before you edit the properties file for the desired OPatches.
  1. From the directory where you downloaded and extracted the 11.2.16.0-Update-<OS> folder, open configureWindows.properties or configureLinux.properties file based on your operating system.
  2. In the configure<OS>.properties file, include only those products that you want to apply. For example, if you want to apply Oracle Hyperion Calculation Manager OPatch, ensure that the entry CALC=35975910 is present in the configure<OS>.properties file. The list of individual products and their OPatch IDs in the configure<OS>.properties file are listed below:
    • CALC=
    • FCM=
    • FDMEE=
    • FR=
    • HFM=
    • HP=
    • HPCM=
    • HSS=
    • Infra=
    • TAXPROV=
    • Workspace=
    For more details on individual EPM system products, OPatch ZIP file names and OPatch IDs, see OPatch Dependencies and Details.
  3. Run the ApplyUpdate Script to apply the individual OPatch:
    • On Windows:

      Note:

      The following script must only be run with Administrator privileges. 
      ApplyUpdate.ps1 <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>
    • On Linux: 
      ApplyUpdate.sh <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>

    Note:

    For additional information, refer to your individual OPatch Readme Guide.

OPatch Dependencies and Details

The following table lists the set of OPatches and dependencies for individual EPM system components:

Table 1-2 OPatch Details

Product Product OPatch ID OPatch Dependency - Component OPatch Dependency - ID
Oracle Hyperion Calculation Manager (CALC) 36247820 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition (FDMEE) 36183737 NA NA

Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management (FCM)

Note: Oracle Hyperion Tax Governance is included in this OPatch.

36178637 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) 35801692 ADF 33697227
WebLogic 33751264
Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting (FR) 36244122 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Planning (HP) 36265139 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management (HPCM) 36243453 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Shared Services (HSS) 36234227 Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure (Infra) 36234248
Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure (Infra) 36234248 Oracle Hyperion Shared Services (HSS) 36234227
Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure (Infra) Commons 36362559 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Tax Provision (TAXPROV) 36248120 NA NA
Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Workspace (Workspace) 36251862 NA NA

Error Correction Policy

This topic outlines the error correction policies for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Release 11.2.x.

For information on the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Error Correction Policy, visit these My Oracle Support articles:

  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 11.2 Software Error Correction Policy [Doc ID 2749950.1]
  • Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Release 11.2 Grace Periods for Error Correction [Doc ID 2627593.1]

Defects Fixed

Release 11.2.17 resolves the following defects:

Table 1-3 Defects Fixed in 11.2.17

Defect Number Description
Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management
36343834 In ARM, prevent errors viewing large numbers of Transactions within a Reconciliation.
35417258 In Task Manager, allow email notifications links to bring up the specific Task.
36358180 In ARM, resolved issue parsing loaded balance fields.
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management
22824935 EPMHFM-69547: INVALID GRID ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYS WRONG MEMBER.
28047715 DATA FORM tab headers display incorrectly using linked forms.
36122986 HFM not displaying correct value for [CONTRIBUTION] in SmartView and Data Grid.
36184569 Selection limits to only 500 rows for intercompany transactions.
36223051 XFMDATASOURCE crashes opening manage journals after applying Release 11.2.14.
36264248 XFMDATASOURCE crashes opening manage journals with more than 30 rows.
36264257 HFM application crashes when extracting journals using [ADJUSTMENT ENTITIES].
36267650 SYSOUT and SYSERR log files become extremely large.
36364257 HFM 11.2.15 writing data extract POV details to HYS9FINANCIALMANAGEMENTJAVASERVER-SYSOUT.LOG, MAKING FILE SIZE grow quickly.
Oracle Hyperion FDMEE
36087524 Abnormal behavior for batches after upgrading FDMEE to version 11.2.14.
36029009 After patching EPM 11.2.12 to 11.2.14, refresh members process hangs.
Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting
34740228 Search is not returning expected results.
Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology
34687912 Essbase 21C is not able to connect to Hyperion Shared Services (HSS) when Delegated Mode is enabled.
34796521 Unable to extract HFM artifacts with LCM, EPMLCM-66116: AN ERROR OCCURRED WRITING METADATA FILE CONTENT TO LCM FILE SYSTEM.
Oracle Hyperion Planning
36026358, 35300734, 35936234 Unable to add or remove custom attributes associated to the dimension members.
35898379

URL in approvals email notification cannot be modified.

Note:

  1. Administrators need to define the below Planning Application Property by navigating to Administration->Application->Properties->System Properties in Planning web.
    APPROVAL_NOTIFICATION_URL
  2. Set the property value to the required external or SSL URL. The format of URL is 
    http(s)://<server>:<port>/
36124147 When user exports smartlist to a file from Export Metadata to File UI, subsequent export of any dimension may result in incorrect export file.
35535616 When the Planning user session is kept idle for some time, users may see yellow colored exclamation mark in Planning user interface.
36151016 Users may not be able to create/edit/execute map reporting application.
36053342 Copying of data cells from Planning data form to external source may not work.
35941386 Users may not be able to select user variable value using member selector.
35884704 In Accessibility Mode, Planning data form may remain in inactive state even after data form is saved.
35761600

In accessibility mode, users may not be able to navigate to My Tasklist accordion after the data form is opened.

Note:

Administrators need to define the below Planning Application Property by navigating to Administration->Application->Properties->Application Properties in Planning web and set the value to "true".

TASKLIST_FOCUS_AT_BEGINNING
35450783 In Accessibility Mode, selected and opened tabs may not be identified correctly by external user accessibility tool.
34865105 In accessibility mode, access keys defined for command buttons in My Tasklist page may conflict with browser shortcut keys.
Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management
36199093 A SQL Script for purging old jobs was provided
Oracle Hyperion Workspace
36216418 Books and Batches are not copied for user access even with full control.

See Defects Fixed: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16 for the list of cumulative defects fixed starting from Release 11.2.0.

Known Issues

Release 11.2.17 includes the following known issues.

Table 1-4 Known Issues in 11.2.17

Defect Number Description
Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting
NA
  • Prepositions used in search strings are not working. For example, when you search:
    • "StockAgeing_analysis by BS", if you remove "by" it works.
    • "PL by entities", search string "PL entities" works fine
  • When using the search feature, ensure the search text field on Workspace's top right side has the intended search string, or if using Advanced Search this top right search field is empty; otherwise, it will append the previous search text and the new search text.
Oracle Essbase
36423191

Unable to Import ASO and BSO app from Catalog in JET UI as data is not available post Rollback.

Workaround:

  1. After rolling back from Release 11.2.17 to previous release such as 11.2.15, 11.2.16, copy these two ASO files (ASO_Sample.xlsx and ASO_Sample_Data.txt) from the following path: 
    /scratch/hitqe/Oracle/Middleware/essbase/products/Essbase/platform/templates/

    to the following path:

    /scratch/hitqe/Oracle/Middleware/essbase/products/Essbase/cubedesigner/Cubes/Applications/Demo Samples/Aggregate Storage
  2. Copy these BSO files (Sample_Basic.xlsx, Sample_Basic_Scenario.xlsx, Sample_Dynamic_Basic.xlsx, Demo_Basic.xlsx) from the following path:
    /scratch/hitqe/Oracle/Middleware/essbase/products/Essbase/platform/templates/

    to the following path:

    /scratch/hitqe/Oracle/Middleware/essbase/products/Essbase/cubedesigner/Cubes/Applications/Demo Samples/Block Storage
  3. Log in to the JET UI and verify the ASO/BSO app creation.
Oracle Hyperion Planning
36400108

Planning's connection to Essbase might not function if SSL is set up for EPM in a Windows environment.

Workaround:

Add the following folder path to the PATH system environment variable on the server where Planning is installed.

EPM_ORACLE_HOME\bin21C
Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management
36378617

When attempting to open a Profitability application from Workspace, there is a known issue that may cause a module not found error. This can occur during in-place migrations when upgrading to 11.2.17 after having upgraded to 11.2.15 from a prior version. This issue will be addressed in an upcoming release.

Note: This problem does not occur for fresh installations of Version 11.2.15 followed by an upgade to Version 11.2.17, or for out-of-place migrations, where the application is migrated from a previous version to a fresh installation of Version 11.2.15, and then the instance is upgraded to Version 11.2.17.

Workaround: See Profitability and Cost Management fails to open in Workspace topic under Chapter 8 - Financial Performance Management Applications of the Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting Guide. Contact Oracle Support if you need assistance.

36487973

Upgrading to Essbase 21C may result in a considerable increase in calculation run times for some Management Ledger applications. In this case, the Execution Statistics System Report will show a significant increase in the calculation scripts generation time for one or more rules.

Workaround: See Generation of CALC script duration has increased after ugrading to Essbase 21C topic under Chapter 7 - Essbase 21C of the Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting Guide.

36198484

For clustered environments where there are more than one managed Profitability instance, e.g. Profitability0 and Profitability1, there is an installation preference that must be set in order to fully enable the communication between the clustered nodes. Execute the following SQL in a tool like Oracle SQL Developer, while logged in as the Profitabilty product schema owner. Be sure to commit the change, and then restart the Profitability service.

INSERT INTO HPM_INSTALLATION_PREFERENCE
   (ID,NAME,VALUE,HPM_INSTALLATION_ID,CREATED_TIMESTAMP,CREATED_USERID,MODIFIED_TIMESTAMP,MODIFIED_USERID,DISPLAY_ORDER)
VALUES (46, 'dimension.cache.cluster.refresh.enabled', 'Y', 1, SYSDATE, 'INIT', SYSDATE, 'INIT', 46);

This will ensure that dimension updates will be visible in both nodes.

If you revert to non-clustered mode, you should delete this row and restart the Profitability service, to disable the dimension cache cluster refresh.
36353159 When a Profitability application template exported from a Windows instance is successfully imported into Linux instance, a rare failure to create the Essbase cube from the InputData content in the template may occur. This rare situation is generally discovered when accessing the missing cube. To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
  1. Use Manage Database > Essbase Deploy to create the calculation cube.
  2. Use Manage Database Data Load to load the text file found within the template's InputData folder.
35659280

Standard Profitability Applications are no longer supported, and will not be accessible in this patch.

If you installed this patch but are still using Standard applications, you should roll back this patch. Your standard applications will become accessible again after rolling back this patch and then reregistering each application. To reregister:

  1. In the Profitability Applications console, select the Standard application that you want to continue using, then select Re-Register from the Actions menu.
  2. In the Workspace Navigator, select Applications and then, click Refresh. You will now see the reregistered application in the Applications > Profitability list.
36124578 Starting with the 11.2.16 release, the REST Sample Client can only be run on the server where Profitability and Cost Management is installed. See the Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management REST API Developer’s Guide for details.
Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology
36524629

Patch conflicts for Infra arise when the ApplyUpdate.ps1 -verify command is run. This is mainly seen when the -verify option is used while running the ApplyUpdate command. This happens when you attempt to update from version 11.2.15 to version 11.2.17 after applying Release Update Exception (RUE) 36151770.

Workaround: Use the Rollback command to roll back the conflicting patches (which is 36151770).

Oracle Hyperion FDMEE
36524447

Patch conflicts for FDMEE arise when the ApplyUpdate.ps1 -verify command is run. This is mainly seen when the -verify option is used while running the ApplyUpdate command. This can happen only during a hop upgrade if you apply 11.2.17 after having moved from versions prior to 11.2.15 and then to 11.2.17. (For example, this can happen if you move from Release 11.2.12, 11.2.13 or 11.2.14 to Release 11.2.15 and then apply Release 11.2.17.

Workaround: Use the Rollback command to roll back the conflicting patches (35002965 and 34765144).

See Known Issues: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16 for the list of cumulative known issues starting from Release 11.2.0.

Tips and Troubleshooting

Tips and troubleshooting topics are listed in the Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting Guide.

All Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System guides are available in the library on the Oracle Help Center: https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/?tab=8.

Documentation Updates

Accessing EPM System Product Documentation

Find the latest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System product guides in the Oracle Help Center (https://docs.oracle.com/en/). To access documents to view or download, click the Applications icon. In the Applications Documentation window, select the Enterprise Performance Management tab, and then look for your release in the Enterprise Performance Management list.

You can also find deployment-related documentation on the Oracle Technology Network (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html) and on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website (http://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/WelcomePage/get_form).

Appendix

New Features: 11.2.8 - 11.2.16

This section includes the list of cumulative new features starting from Release 11.2.8. You can also review the list of new features from earlier releases, use the Cumulative Feature Overview tool. This tool enables you to identify the products you own and your current implementation release. With a single click, the tool quickly produces a customized report of new feature descriptions. This tool is available here:https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=20620:1:0

Release 11.2.16 New Features

Release 11.2.15 New Features

Release 11.2.14 New Features

Release 11.2.13 New Features

Release 11.2.12 New Features

Release 11.2.11 New Features

Release 11.2.10 New Features

Release 11.2.9 New Features

Release 11.2.8 New Features

Defects Fixed: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16

This section includes the list of cumulative defects fixed starting from Release 11.2.0.

Table 1-5 Defects Fixed: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16

Release Link to Defects Fixed
11.2.16  
11.2.15 Defects Fixed in11.2.15
11.2.14 Defects Fixed in 11.2.14
11.2.13 Defects Fixed in 11.2.13
11.2.12 Defects Fixed in 11.2.12
11.2.11 Defects Fixed in 11.2.11
11.2.10 Defects Fixed in 11.2.10
11.2.9 Defects Fixed in 11.2.9
11.2.8 Defects Fixed in 11.2.8
11.2.7 Defects Fixed in 11.2.7
11.2.6 Defects Fixed in 11.2.6
11.2.5 Defects Fixed in 11.2.5
11.2.4 Defects Fixed in 11.2.4
11.2.3 Defects Fixed in 11.2.3
11.2.2 Defects Fixed in 11.2.2
11.2.1 Defects Fixed in 11.2.1
11.2.0 NA

Known Issues: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16

This section includes the list of cumulative known issues starting from Release 11.2.0.

Table 1-6 Known Issues: 11.2.0 - 11.2.16

Release Link to Known Issues
11.2.16  
11.2.15 Known Issues: 11.2.15
11.2.14 Known Issues: 11.2.14
11.2.13 Known Issues: 11.2.13
11.2.12 Known Issues: 11.2.12
11.2.11 Known Issues: 11.2.11
11.2.10 Known Issues: 11.2.10
11.2.9 NA
11.2.8 Known Issues: 11.2.8
11.2.7 Known Issues: 11.2.7
11.2.6 Known Issues: 11.2.6
11.2.5 Known Issues: 11.2.5
11.2.4 Known Issues: 11.2.4
11.2.3 Known Issues: 11.2.3
11.2.2 Known Issues: 11.2.2
11.2.1 Known Issues: 11.2.1
11.2.0 Known Issues: 11.2.0