A Best Practices

Best practices describe effective ways to use a feature. The following table provides links to the best practices mentioned in this guide.

Category	Best Practice For	See this Section
Configure Applications	Creating a new node type	Creating a Node Type
	Creating a new hierarchy set	Creating Hierarchy Sets
	Creating a new node set	Creating Node Sets
	Assigning cascading permissions	Permission Cascading
	Registering applications using application-specific wizards	Working with Universal Applications
Use Views	Creating alternate viewpoints	Best Practices
	Copying a viewpoint to create a new version	Versioning Best Practices
Govern Data	Using node type converters with subscriptions	Creating, Editing, and Validating Subscriptions
	Making mass changes using a request load file	Making Changes Interactively
Integrate	Validating a viewpoint before you export	Exporting Dimensions Exporting Planning and FreeForm Dimensions Exporting Oracle Financials Cloud General Ledger Dimensions Exporting Financial Consolidation and Close Dimensions Exporting E-Business Suite General Ledger Dimensions
	Transferring an application using a template	Working with Templates