EPM Cloud Planning

Videos

Overview: Tour of Planning in EPM Enterprise Cloud

(6:14) In this overview, we'll show you just some of the key, best in class capabilities in Planning in EPM Enterprise Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Tour of Planning in EPM Standard Cloud

(3:03) This overview video orients you with the key features of Planning in EPM Cloud when using the Standard Edition.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Tour of EPM Cloud

(3:00) This video shows the highlights of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud and the business processes that are included.

For more information, see the documentation.

EPM Standard Cloud or EPM Enterprise Cloud

(3:20) This overview highlights the differences between the two EPM Cloud offerings: EPM Standard Cloud and EPM Enterprise Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Understanding Security and Roles in Planning

(2:25)In this overview, we’ll show you the highlights of how security is implemented in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Infolets in Planning

(2:20) Shows Administrators how to create and manage infolets to give different business users and groups quick, functionally-tailored access to key data, helping drive their immediate priorities and guiding their decision making.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Administering Planning and Enabling Features

(4:16) Introduces Administrators to the key administrative features such as jobs, artifact management, valid intersections, security, and data integration and mappings. This video also describes how to extend the scope of applications to include additional features such as strategic modeling, and financial, capital, workforce and project planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Setting up for Approvals in Planning

(5:27) Identifies the tasks that Administrators perform so you can use Approvals to define, manage, and track the approval of your corporate plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Overview: Statistical Forecasting Methods in Predictive Planning

(4:08) This overview covers the statistical forecasting methods used by Predictive Planning to generate Planning predictions.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Hybrid Deployment in Planning

(2:38) This overview for administrators outlines how you can integrate your on premise and cloud services in a hybrid deployment.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Approvals in Planning

(3:30): This overview shows you the highlights of the approvals process that you can use to review cost center and departmental plans as part of your corporate budgeting process.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: The Planning Dimension Editor

(2:55) This overview shows the highlights of the new Dimension Editor in the simplified interface.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Planning With a Thirteen Period Calendar

(4:06): This overview introduces you to the 13- period calendar in Planning. 13-period planning enables planners in industries such as retail, hospitality and consumer goods to optimize their planning and forecasting granularities to best capture and evaluate data using calendars that don’t vary from year to year.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Welcome to Financial Planning

(3:59) This overview orients you with planning financials.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Oracle Fusion Financials and Planning using Data Management

(6:02) In this tutorial, you learn how to define and run data integrations that load data from Oracle Fusion Financials to a Planning application. This integration enables you to simply pick the desired source ledger from Oracle Financials, set up a few simple mappings and then push a button to pull the data into Planning applications.

For more information, see the documentation.

Configuring Financials to Bring In Your Own Chart of Accounts

(7:36) This tutorial demonstrates how you can enable Financials to bring in your own chart of accounts and leverage out-of-the-box features.

For more information, see the documentation.

Leveraging Best Practice Planning in Financials Using Your Own Chart of Accounts

(5:12) This tutorial reviews best practice planning in Financials using your own chart of accounts. After loading your own chart of accounts, you can leverage out-of-the-box features and incrementally add more features to your application. While a complete chart of accounts is included to get you up and running quickly, Financials also gives you the flexibility to use your own chart of accounts and still retain the benefits of the integrated Financials framework.

For more information, see the documentation.

Importing Custom Accounts and Drivers Into Planning Financials

(3:28) This tutorial shows you how to import custom accounts and dimensions into Financials.

For more information, see the documentation.

Entering Planning Data in Financials

(4:13) This tutorial demonstrates best practices for entering plan data in Financials. Financials provides an application framework that uses driver-based, trend-based, and direct-input accounts that fully integrate with your income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Capital in Planning

(4:21) This overview shows the out-of-the-box features to perform planning tasks using Capital in Cloud EPM.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Lease Assets in Capital Planning for IFRS 16 and US ASC 842

(3:51) Capital planning ensures your corporate planning process supports compliance with International Financial Reporting standards 16 (IFRS 16) and US GAAP ASC 842 for lease assets, which changes how they’re handled in profit and loss statements and the balance sheet. Watch this video to orient yourself with key lease capital asset planning capabilities.

For more information, see the documentation.

Loading and Calculating Incremental Workforce Data using Data Management

(6:43) In this tutorial, you learn how to load and calculate incremental workforce data in Data Management. In Data Management, you can use the Incremental File Adapter to compare a source data file with a prior version of that file, identify new or changed records, and then load only those records. You can then set your data load rule to run a predefined Workforce rule that calculates the new and updated data.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Oracle HCM Cloud with Workforce Planning using Data Management

(4:11) In this tutorial, you how to integrate data between Oracle HCM Cloud and Workforce Planning using Data Management. Integrating selected data from your Oracle HCM Cloud application allows you to prepare workforce plans using data directly from your HCM cloud service as the basis for your plan.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Workforce Demographics in Planning

(4:03) This tutorial demonstrates how to set up Workforce demographics so you can organize and analyze key employee data in the Workforce business process.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Workforce Data with Financials in Planning

(3:26) This tutorial demonstrates how to integrate data between business processes. In Financials, you can see a Rollup of Workforce employee details and integrate Workforce expenses (such as salary, benefits, and so on) into Financials reporting.

For more information, see the documentation.

Entering Planning Data in Workforce

(5:03) This tutorial demonstrates the steps for entering Planning data in Workforce. Workforce provides an application framework for collaboration across departments to plan headcount and personnel-related expenses.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Welcome to Project Planning

(4:12) This overview introduces you to key capabilities in financial project planning and analysis.

For more information, see the documentation.

Configuring Projects in Planning

(4:48) In this tutorial, you learn how to enable Projects, configure drivers, and load metadata to Planning. Projects provides integrated drivers that help you model all project types, plan for individual employee and asset-related costs, expected revenues, as well as track project performance using prebuilt metrics..

For more information, see the documentation.

Entering Planning Data in Projects

(5:06) This tutorial demonstrates steps for entering Planning data in Projects. Projects provides an application framework that uses driver-based, and direct input accounts that support financial planning for your projects.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Strategic Modeling and Long Range Forecasting

(5:00) This overview highlights Planning's strategic modeling and long range forecasting capabilities.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Enhanced, Range-Based Probability Analysis With Simulations in Strategic Modeling

(4:50) For financial analysts and chief financial officers, this video explores the simulation capability that calculates not only predictions but also the likelihood that predictions will occur based on ranges of uncertainty input values.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Models from Strategic Model Templates

(4:27) In this tutorial, you learn how to create models from Strategic Modeling templates in Smart View. Templates include financial model frameworks with predefined reporting and modeling standards. After you select a template, you define the total years, historical periods, granularity, and fiscal year information. You also determine which historical periods can be shared between scenarios.

For more information, see the documentation.

Migrating from On Premise Hyperion Strategic Finance to Cloud EPM Strategic Modeling

(4:58) In this tutorial, you learn how to migrate from on premise Strategic Finance to Strategic Modeling in Cloud EPM in Smart View. You convert offline Strategic Finance models and templates to Strategic Modeling. You then upload offline models to the Cloud, and import Strategic Finance templates to Strategic Modeling.

For more information, see the documentation.

Copying Data in Strategic Modeling

(4:13) In this tutorial, you learn how to copy data from a source model to one or more target models. You also see how to automate the copying of data from a source model to target models by associating a data map to the source model, and setting it up to copy data after you check in the source model.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Funding Options in Strategic Modeling

(4:18) In this tutorial, you learn how to set up funding options in Strategic Modeling in Oracle EPM Cloud. First you review how cash surplus and cash deficits are defined. Then you modify the funding routine to use excess cash to pay down high interest debt, and review the impact of those changes on accounts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Improving Forecast Accuracy using Simulations in Strategic Modeling

(5:50) In this tutorial, you learn how to set assumptions and run simulations. Running simulations allows you to visualize scenarios in your model using a range of results for each uncertain input.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Data Maps and Moving Data from Strategic Models After Consolidation

(5:59) In this tutorial, you learn how to create data maps and move data from consolidated Strategic Models to Planning applications. With Smart Push enabled, you can now push data between Planning and Strategic Models using a UI-driven data mapping process and data-transfer functionality that does not require scripting.

For more information, see the documentation.

Importing Data Maps and Moving Data from Strategic Models to a Planning Reporting Cube

(3:43) In this tutorial, you learn how to import data maps and move data from Strategic Models to Planning reporting cubes. With Smart Push enabled, you can now push data between Planning and Strategic Models using a UI-driven data mapping process and data-transfer functionality that does not require scripting.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Data Maps to Move Data between Planning Cubes and Strategic Models

(5:51) In this tutorial, you learn how to create data maps and move data from Planning to Strategic models. With Smart Push enabled, you can now push data between Planning and Strategic Models using a UI-driven data mapping process and data-transfer functionality that does not require scripting.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Strategic Models Using Groovy Rules

(9:12) This tutorial demonstrates how to use groovy rules to move data between Planning applications and Strategic Modeling. Oracle supports the creation of business rules written in the Groovy scripting language.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Custom Reports in Strategic Modeling

(4:45) This tutorial demonstrates how to create custom reports for Strategic Modeling. You see how to create a custom report in Smart View which can be viewed in the cloud. You create a report, add the components you want to include to your report, format it and add a graph to the report. You then save the report so that it can be viewed in the cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Model Access for Strategic Modeling in Planning

(4:36) This tutorial demonstrates how to set up model access for Strategic Modeling.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Creating Strategic Models in Planning

Creating Scenarios with Strategic Modeling in Planning

(5:26) This tutorial demonstrates how to create scenarios in Strategic Modeling. First, you see how to view data for selected scenarios. Then you review the choices for creating scenarios such as whether the scenario inherits its values and logic from another scenario. You enter values into your new scenario and evaluate how those values and other values are calculated.

For more information, see the documentation.

Consolidating Models with Strategic Modeling in Planning

(4:51) This tutorial demonstrates how to consolidate models with Strategic Modeling. You start by reviewing consolidation structures to see how each business case is defined. You define the selected scenarios for each model, and whether the consolidation for the specified business case includes or excludes certain models. You then create a new business case and define the scenarios that contribute to that business case as well as which models are excluded. You also consolidate a model.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Goals with Strategic Modeling in Planning

(3:54) This tutorial demonstrates how to set target values for accounts to help you achieve specific goals in Strategic Modeling. You start by reviewing the forecast method for accounts to see how they are calculated. Then you use Goal Seek to set target values and determine what changes are needed to related accounts to achieve those targets.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Forecast Methods with Strategic Modeling

(4:02) This tutorial demonstrates how to set up forecast methods for accounts in Strategic Modeling. You start by reviewing the forecast method defined for accounts. You change the forecast method used to calculate account values. Then you enter data and calculate your model to see the updated output values that reflect the new forecast method. You review the updated data on the Account View and in a report.

For more information, see the documentation.

Analyzing Account Calculations with Strategic Modeling in Planning

(2:22) This tutorial demonstrates how to analyze accounts by drilling down on your output data to see how a value is calculated. You investigate the details for calculations and you see how account values roll up into parent accounts. You also make changes to input data and see the impact on the output data.

For more information, see the documentation.

Configuring Financials in EPM Planning

(5:16) In this tutorial, you learn how to enable Financials, and then configure drivers to load metadata to your application. Financials provides an application framework that uses driver-based, trend-based, and manual accounts that fully integrate with your income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

For more information, see the documentation.

Configuring Workforce in Planning

(5:11) In this tutorial, you learn how to enable Workforce and configure drivers to load metadata to your application. Workforce provides integrated drivers that help you link financial plans with workforce plans that include headcount and compensation planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Geomaps in Dashboards 2.0

(5:10) In this tutorial, you learn how to download geography members for geomap charts, then import them into your dimension. You learn how to set up both data bubble and color highlight geomap charts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Table, Spark, and Tile Charts in Dashboards 2.0

(3:44) In this tutorial, you learn how to create a dashboard with multiple components in the Dashboard Designer for Dashboards 2.0. You create a dashboard with a table, a table with a spark chart, and a tile chart.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Dashboards in Dashboards 2.0

(7:10) In this tutorial, you learn how to create a dashboard with multiple components in the Dashboard Designer for Dashboards 2.0. You create a bar chart, a combination chart, a pyramid chart, a ring gauge with traffic-lighting, and a radar chart with bars. You also move and resize components and set general dashboard properties.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Quick Analyses in Dashboards 2.0

(3:38) In this tutorial, you learn how to add quick analysis components to dashboards without having a prebuilt form. You learn how to create an ad hoc query in the Dashboard Designer and format the results by changing the dimension layout and applying visualizations.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Waterfall Charts in Dashboards 2.0

(4:30) In this tutorial, you learn how to create waterfall charts to track the changes in a single account over time and to track how multiple accounts interact to produce a final total.

For more information, see the documentation.

Designing Dashboards 2.0 in EPM Cloud

(5:59) In this tutorial, you learn how to view and interact with dashboards, and how to open and work with the Dashboard Designer for Dashboards 2.0.

For more information, see the documentation.

Forecasting with Auto Predict in EPM Cloud Planning

(4:09) In this tutorial, you learn how to set up an auto predict definition, and schedule a job to run that definition. You can use forms and dashboards to develop forecasts on the web, or you can use auto predict within Smart View. You can also use ad-hoc analysis in Smart View or the Web. You see how to prefill a prediction scenario to jump start the forecasting process, and you see how to directly compare the system’s predictions to your ongoing forecast in real time. You compare predictions to Forecast and incorporate variance thresholds that require you to enter explanatory commentary. You also see how to seed plans or forecasts prior to starting the forecast cycle.

Managing Time Periods in Strategic Modeling

(4:37) In this tutorial, you learn how to manage time periods to include the detail required by financial models. You can combine periods of years, weeks, months, quarters, and halves for historical and forecast data. You can create period-to-date, trailing periods, deal periods, and sub-periods.

Adding Custom Dimensions to Features in Planning

(6:24) This tutorial demonstrates how to add custom dimension in Planning. You add custom dimensions when you first enable and configure business processes. In Financials, you can associate custom dimensions with key features at any time.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Multiple Time Periods in Planning

(4:09) This tutorial demonstrates how to configure planning frequency and enable weekly planning. By default, you can select to plan and forecast on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. Weekly Planning allows planners to plan and forecast at the weekly level. When enabled, you can also specify entity-account combinations for this feature.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Rolling Forecasts in Planning

(3:04) This tutorial demonstrates how to enable and set up rolling forecasts in Planning. With rolling forecasts, you can project future results based on a combination of planned, actual, and working budgets. The future forecast period can extend beyond a one-year time frame.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Multiple Currencies in Planning

(4:12) In this tutorial, you learn how to set up multiple currencies in Planning. First you create a multiple currency application. Then you set up your input and reporting currencies. After ensuring that exchange rates have been entered or loaded, you modify a form so that the currency conversion is run from that form. You then run the rule from the form. You also set up a bulk currency rule to convert currency and run it.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Overview: Leveraging EPM Cloud and On-Premise Data Using Smart View Connections

4:32 This video showcases the key capabilities of Smart View connections and how you can use them to work with EPM Cloud and on premise data sources.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Broadening Your Capabilities in Smart View With Extensions

(2:21)This overview describes how you can use extensions to expand and enhance your Smart View capabilities.

For more information, see the documentation.

Exporting Metadata in Planning

(3:20) This tutorial demonstrates how to export metadata from Planning. Administrators can use the exported metadata to migrate an application, manipulate metadata structure, or as a backup.

For more information, see the documentation.

Importing Metadata in Planning

(4:58) This tutorial demonstrates how to import metadata into Planning. Administrators can import dimension members to a Planning application using a metadata flat file.

For more information, see the documentation.

Restoring Artifacts in Planning

(4:22) This tutorial demonstrates how to restore artifacts such as forms and dashboards, to their current out-of-the-box state.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Designing Navigation Flows in Planning

(4:00) In this tutorial, you learn how to design navigation flows in Planning. Navigation Flows are comprised of clusters, cards, and tabs that allow a user to complete planning tasks. Planning application designers can create navigation flows that control how roles, or groups, interact with the application.

For more information, see the documentation.

Modifying Dashboards and Navigation Flows in Planning

(5:29) This tutorial demonstrates how to modify dashboards and navigation flows in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating and Updating Free Form Applications using Smart View

(6:21) In this tutorial, you learn how to create Free Form applications by importing a file based on an application template in Oracle Smart View for Office.

For more information, see the documentation.

Analyzing Plans with Free Form Planning Applications

(4:42) In this tutorial, you learn how to perform ad hoc analysis in Free Form Planning applications. Free Form Planning enables you to deploy an application with no dimension requirements. The open dimensional solution allows you to create an application with a cube that follows a dimension combination required by your organization. Like a custom or module-based Planning business process, you can load data and create artifacts to help you analyze and work on your plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Free Form Applications from On-Premises Essbase

(4:19) In this tutorial, you learn how to create Free Form applications from on-premises Essbase outline files and snapshots. Free Form Planning enables you to deploy an application with no dimension requirements. The open dimensional solution allows you to create an application with a cube that follows a dimension combination required by your organization.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Free Form Applications with a Hybrid BSO Cube

(4:15) In this tutorial, you learn how to create Free Form applications with a Hybrid BSO cube in EPM Enterprise Cloud Service. Free Form Planning enables you to deploy an application with no dimension requirements. The open dimensional solution allows you to create an application with a cube that follows a dimension combination required by your organization. Like a custom or module-based Planning business process, you can load data and create artifacts to help you analyze and work on your plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Free Form Applications with a Reporting/ASO Cube

(3:42) In this tutorial, you learn how to create Free Form applications with a Reporting or ASO cube in EPM Enterprise Cloud Service. Free Form Planning enables you to deploy an application with no dimension requirements. The open dimensional solution allows you to create an application with a cube that follows a dimension combination required by your organization. Like a custom or module-based Planning business process, you can load data and create artifacts to help you analyze and work on your plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Creating and Managing Planning Applications in Microsoft Exel Using Smart View for Office

(4:12): This overview describes how to create and manage applications in Microsoft Excel using Smart View for Office and the downloadable templates.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Planning in Cloud EPM

(4:40) In this tutorial, you learn how to set up Planning in Oracle EPM Standard Cloud, and Oracle EPM Enterprise Cloud. After setting up Planning in Oracle EPM Standard Cloud, you set up custom Planning and free form Planning in Oracle EPM Enterprise Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Moving Data Between Scenarios in Planning using Data Management

(4:30) This tutorial demonstrates how to use Data Management to move data from one scenario to another in Planning. You define your application, add an import format, location, and mapping information to complete the configuration. You create and execute a data load rule to run the import and export process.

For more information, see the documentation.

Reviewing Scripts

(2:41) This tutorial demonstrates features you can use to review scripts in Calculation Manager with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. Learn how to switch view modes and navigate within the script editor using the new search options, go-to line number feature, text-wrapping, and code-folding. You can also compare your scripts with the previously saved version.

For more information, see the documentation.

Exporting and Importing Data in Planning

(6:25) This tutorial demonstrates how to export and import data in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

How to Use EPM Automate in Planning

(4:11) This tutorial demonstrates how to execute tasks with EPM Automate in Planning. You learn how to remotely execute predefined commands to load members from a file, run Data Management load rules to import data into Data Management and load that data into a Planning application, run business rules, export data, and perform application backups. To support your automated task routines, you see how to remotely execute commands to upload and download needed files to the Inbox/Outbox, and list and delete files.

For more information, see the documentation.

Managing ASO Database Properties

(3:20) In this tutorial, you learn how to update ASO databases in Calculation Manager. You learn how to view and/or update database, buffer, dimension, compression, and process-related information. You also see how to manage sessions, remove locks, start and stop applications and databases, clear data, track query data, compact outlines, merge data slices, perform aggregations, and select a compression dimension.

For more information, see the documentation.

Managing BSO Database Properties in Planning

(3:53) In this tutorial, you learn how to update BSO databases in Calculation Manager. You learn how to view and/or update database, buffer, dimension, and process-related information. You also see how to manage sessions, remove locks, start and stop applications and databases, clear data, update the database, and view location aliases.

For more information, see the documentation.

Managing Cubes in Planning

(4:21) In this tutorial, you learn how to manage cubes in Planning. Planning applications are made up of one or more cubes that store metadata and data.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Help Diagnose Your Issue Faster Using Provide Feedback (Part I)

(3:45) To help Support more quickly identify and resolve an issue in EPM Cloud, watch this overview to understand the information that Support needs you to submit using Provide Feedback.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Help Diagnose Your Issue Faster Using Provide Feedback (Part II)

(4:00) To help Support more quickly identify and resolve an issue in EPM Cloud,watch this video to see how to gather the information Support needs using Provide Feedback and then create an effective service request.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Get Answers, Learn More, and Stay Current With the Help Center

(5:20) Identifies the different ways you can get situation-specific help with Oracle Cloud Applications. In addition to embedded, context sensitive help in the product, visit the Help Center for functionally-tailored documentation, training, tasks, videos and tutorials and readiness resources.

For more information, see the documentation.

Related overview:
User Assistance Assets for EPM Cloud.

Overview: Performance Testing With The EPM Automate Replay Command

(3:38) For Administrators, this video describes how to use the EPM Automate replay command to identify any concurrency-related performance issues in a test environment under heavy load. This helps administrators resolve any performance issues before migrating applications to production.

For more information, see the documentation.

Designing Forms in Planning

(7:54) This video reviews best practices in designing forms in Planning. After setting up your application dimensions, you can start building forms to support data entry, summary reporting, and review.

For more information, see the documentation.

Gathering Design Documentation in Planning

(5:34) This video reviews the keys for successfully designing customer applications within Planning. You navigate to the documentation library and explore the available design documentation. You review the available design documentation organized by category to help you determine which documents to review for each part of the design process.

For more information, see the documentation.

Monitoring System Activities in Planning

(5:29) This video shows you how to access daily activity reports in Planning, and explores the system information available in the reports.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Dimensions in Planning

(7:42) This video reviews best practices in setting up dimensions in Planning. You set up Planning applications to include the appropriate structure for your business process. This structure includes your application’s dimensionality, the key component that reflects your business model.

For more information, see the documentation.

Building Effective and Efficient Calculations in Planning

(10:02) This video shows you how to use Calculation Manager tools to reduce script maintenance and how to analyze and troubleshoot business rules.

For more information, see the documentation.

Designing Applications in Planning

(5:40) In this tutorial, you learn the keys to successfully designing Planning applications that meet customer expectations. You follow best practices by analyzing current processes and focusing on the key drivers for your business. You determine the reporting requirements which helps you to define the dimensions needed. You determine the planning horizon, currency requirements, and the requirements needed to produce an annual plan and forecast.

For more information, see the documentation.

Oracle EPM Cloud Today: The Four Must Haves of a Financial Close Solution Featuring Rich Wilkie

(9:30) Season 1 - Episode 5
Rich Wilkie talks about four attributes key to streamlined financial close; flexibility, depth and breadth, why being owned and maintained by finance is important, and emerging technologies.

Related in series:

Emerging Technologies in EPM Cloud Featuring Marc Seewald
Migrating to Oracle EPM Cloud Featuring Matt Bradley
Managing Enterprise Data Featuring Rahul Kamath
EPM Cloud as a Suite Featuring Hari Sankar

Oracle EPM Cloud Today: Emerging Technologies in EPM Cloud featuring Marc Seewald

(13:18)

Season 1 - Episode 1
In EPM Cloud Today, Kathryn talks with Marc Seewald, Senior Director, Product Management, Oracle EPM Cloud, about emerging technologies in EPM Cloud.

Oracle EPM Cloud Today Migrating to Oracle EPM Cloud Featuring Matt Bradley

(14:26) Season 1 - Episode 2
A talk with Matt Bradley, Sr. VP, EPM Development, about migrating to Oracle EPM Cloud. Why customers should migrate, customers' experiences with migration, and the resources available to help.

Oracle EPM Cloud Today EPM Cloud as a Suite Featuring Hari Sankar

(13:10)

Season 1 Episode 3
Hari will be talking about EPM Cloud as a suite. We’ll talk about what we mean by EPM Cloud as a suite, how it benefits customers, and what we’re doing to make it even easier to use EPM Cloud.

Oracle EPM Cloud Today Managing Enterprise Data Featuring Rahul Kamath

(11:56) Season 1 Episode 4: Rahul Kamath will be talking about Enterprise Data Management. He'll talk about how it differs from traditional master data management, and what makes Enterprise Data Management unique.

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EPM Cloud as a Suite Featuring Hari Sankar

Overview: Submitting Data With Smart View

(3:23): This video outlines your options for submitting (writing-back) data that you specify and manage in Smart View.

For more information, see the documentation.

Related overviews:
Overview: Smart View for Mac and Browser.

Overview: Working with Data in Planning

(3:39) This overview demonstrates how to use plans to enter and work with data in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Mapping Fusion General Ledger Cloud Data to EPM Cloud

(3:14)This overview describes how you can use the common Data Management capability in most EPM Cloud business process to load data from, and drill back to, an Oracle Fusion Financials General ledger.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Integrating EPM Cloud and NETSuite Using Data Management

(4:11) Describes how you can use Data Management integrations to map and load NETSuite data to any business process in Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Plan Data with Microsoft Office in Planning

(2:52) This tutorial demonstrates how to integrate plan data in Planning using Microsoft Office. Using Smart View, you learn how to incorporate Plan data into Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents. You see how to copy Plan data from Excel to Word and PowerPoint. In doing so, you see how to create Dynamic Data Points. Because the data points retain their Excel-based query information, you can analyze the data.

For more information, see the documentation.

Extracting Data from Planning using Data Management

(6:56) This tutorial demonstrates how to use Data Management to extract data from Planning into a flat file. You create a custom application, add an import format, location, and mapping information to complete the configuration. You create and execute a data load rule to run the import and export process. You can also create a batch file to automate this process using EPM Automate.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Writing Back EPM Budgets to General Ledger Cloud

(2:55): This video describes how you can write back budget data to General Ledger Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Data Integration in Enterprise Performance Management Cloud and Hybrid Deployments

(3:01) This overview describes how you can use Data Management and Oracle Financial Data Management Enterprise Edition to load, map, and write-back source system data in a cloud or hybrid deployment.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: IT Financial Management in EPM Cloud

(3:48) This overview describes IT Financial Management in EPM Cloud where the role of IT and customers is evolving to one that is of a strategic business partner with the business.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Setting User Preferences in Planning

(2:16) Describes how you can personalize your Planning experience by specifying user preferences.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating File-Based Data Integrations in Planning

(4:07) In this tutorial, you learn how to define data integrations that load data from a source data file to a target Planning application.

For more information, see the documentation.

Mapping Dimensions and Members for File-Based Data Integrations in Planning

(2:55) In this tutorial, you learn how to map dimensions and members in file-based data integrations.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting File-Based Data Integration Options and Running Integrations in Planning

(3:46) In this tutorial, you learn how to set file-based data integration options and run integrations in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Using Excel Data Maps for Moving Data between Planning Cubes and Strategic Models

(4:55) In this tutorial, you learn how to import data maps and move data from Planning to Strategic models. With Smart Push enabled, you can now push data between Planning and Strategic Models using a UI-driven data mapping process and data-transfer functionality that does not require scripting.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Embedded Direct Links and Appearance Optimization in EPM Cloud

(4:32) This video introduces two new features, embedded direct links and new appearance customization options. Use direct links to embed most Enterprise Performance Management Cloud artifacts alongside other source system pages. This enhances your existing processes with functionally-tailored workflow, forms, grids, reports, and dashboards and provides seamless cross-system interaction from a unified interface. Use the new appearance options to enjoy the more modern and efficient Redwood user experience, use custom logos and watermarks, remove business processes names, and more.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Loading ERP Cloud Data in EPM Cloud Using Data Management

(4:04) Introduces you to Data Management's new ERP Cloud Adapter that enables you to load financials from ERP Cloud into any EPM Cloud business process using existing, new, or provided, pre-seeded extracts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Drill Through to the Fusion General Ledger

(2:14) In this overview, we’ll show you the highlights of drilling through to the Fusion General Ledger from the Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Drill Through to the PeopleSoft General Ledger

(2.07) This overview shows you how to drill through to the PeopleSoft General Ledger from EPM Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Drill Down to JD Edwards

(1:57) This overview shows you how to drill down to JD Edwards from EPM Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Drill Through to the Oracle E-Business Suite

(2:16) This overview shows you how to drill through to the Oracle E-Business Suite from EPM Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Drill Through to the SAP General Ledger

(1:54) This overview shows you how to drill through to the SAP General Ledger from EPM Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Using Data Integration in Planning

(3:19) This overview shows you the highlights of using the new Data Integration feature to load data to a Planning application.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Leveraging Source System Data with the EPM Integration Agent

(4:35) Orients you with the EPM Integration Agent, a unified, lightweight utility that enables you to extract and transform on-premises and third party source system data for use in business processes such as Account Reconciliation, Planning, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting, and Financial Consolidation and Close. With the versatility of custom and seeded SQL and support for scripting extensions, the integration extends and optimizes your data source connectivity.

For more information, see the documentation.

Integrating Netsuite and Planning

(5:12) In this tutorial, you learn how to create and run data integrations that load data from Oracle Netsuite to a Planning business process. You can define file-based and direct integration sources, create mapping rules to translate source data into the required target format, and execute and manage the data loading process. Common integration tasks are done using an easy-to-navigate workflow.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Configure Navigation Flows to Integrate Business Processes

(3:51) Describes how Administrators can optimize the home pages of different business users whose activities span business processes by defining custom navigation flows and infolets.This tailors a user’s home page given their responsibilities, giving them rapid access to the capabilities and artifacts that they use the most for optimal efficiency.

For more information, see the documentation.

Migrating and Updating Application Artifacts in Planning

(3:40) In this tutorial, you learn how to export and import artifacts in Planning. You can migrate an application, a repository, or individual artifacts across product environments, or use the migrated artifacts to update metadata or as a backup.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Loading Data by File in Planning and Drilling Down to the Source with Data Management

(4:39)This overview shows using Data Management to load data by file into Planning, and then drill through to the Oracle E-Business Suite source.

For more information, see the documentation.

Loading Data in Planning

(6:17) In this tutorial, you learn how to import data using files stored locally or on the server into Planning. You see how to use the provided templates to load data. You can run the import process immediately or set it to run based on a recurring schedule.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Reports with Financial Reporting Web Studio

(4:55) This tutorial demonstrates how to create reports using Financial Reporting Web Studio. With Financial Reporting Web Studio, you can graphically design and present highly formatted reports with report objects such as text boxes, grids, images, and charts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Instantly Push Data for Reporting in Planning

(3:35) In this tutorial, you learn how to instantly push data for reporting in Planning. Data maps and Smart Push allow you to push data, comments, attachments, and supporting detail between cubes.

For more information, see the documentation.

Adding Report Objects in Cloud EPM

(3:29) In this tutorial, you learn how to add text boxes and images to reports in Cloud EPM. You start with a report that already has a grid in it. You add a text box and then format the text. You add images to the report header, and you insert text functions into the report header to display specified information about the report.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Charts in Cloud EPM

(4:12) In this tutorial, you learn how to create charts in Cloud EPM. You add charts and then set them up to visualize report data. You can base your chart off of an existing or new hidden grid. Then you can select the data to include in the chart. You can select the type of chart such as a pie chart or stacked bar chart, and select how the legend is displayed.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Reports in Cloud EPM

(5:15) In this tutorial, you learn how to create reports in the Cloud EPM Platform. You can start by creating a folder in the Library, create a report, define the data source, and select members. You can preview the report while you design it, format it, make changes to grid properties, and save the report.

For more information, see the documentation.

Reporting in the new Cloud EPM Platform

(5:33) In this tutorial, you learn how to design reports using the new Reporting Solution in the Cloud EPM Platform. You can design reports with images, textboxes, charts, and grids. Insert formulas to calculate grid values and text functions to dynamically retrieve report and grid metadata. Apply robust reporting features such as zooming into levels, conditional formatting, and so on.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Using Ad Hoc Grids in Planning

(1:59) This overview shows you how to create ad hoc grids in Planning and use ad hoc options to best focus your analysis.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Loading Data into Planning

(1:45) Watch for an overview of how you can load data into Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Planning Cash Flow Using the Direct Method

(4:48) This tutorial demonstrates how to perform direct cash flow planning with Financials. You identify cash sources and set up assumptions for those sources. You also identify uses of cash and set up their assumptions. You then review the impact of your assumptions on financial statements.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Revenue Recognition What If Planning

(3:21) This overview shows the highlights of revenue recognition what-if planning for contract projects.

For more information, see the documentation.

Planning IT Projects with Oracle IT Financial Management

(8:17) This tutorial demonstrates how you can plan for IT projects and other related spending using Oracle IT Financial Management. Oracle IT Financial Management is an integrated solution using Planning and Profitability and Cost Management.

For more information, see the documentation.

Performing Income Statement Planning

(3:49) This tutorial demonstrates how to plan for revenue and expenses so you can see how business processes impact the bottom line. You set up assumptions for driver-based, trend-based and direct input accounts in Financials to drive revenue and expenses and to help determine which courses of action are more profitable. Furthermore, you can compare plan vs actual to analyze variances and you can analyze the detailed plans from each business process to determine which are more profitable.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Dashboards in Planning

(5:02) This tutorial demonstrates how to create interactive dashboards to display real-time data in Planning.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Improving Forecasting Accuracy with Predictive Planning in Planning and Budgeting Cloud

(2:56) This overview will help you improve forecasting accuracy using Predictive Planning in Planning and Budgeting Cloud.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Strategic Models in Planning

(4:20) In this tutorial, you learn how to create Strategic Models in Planning. With a wizard, you create a model from a template to include the financial model framework, predefined reporting and modeling standards. You also create a model from an existing model.

For more information, see the documentation.

Planning with Flex Forms in EPM Cloud Planning

(3:20) In this tutorial, you learn how to set up and work with flex forms in Planning. With flex forms, you can rearrange row dimension members, insert valid row members or aliases that were specified in the original form definition, and sort or move rows while preserving form properties and features.

For more information, see the documentation.

Copying Account Groups with Model Change Management in Planning

(2:59) In this tutorial, you learn how to update account groups between strategic models. You build a master model that includes your account groups. Then you copy the account groups to one or more target models. In Model Change Management, you specify in the source what metadata changes to copy seamlessly from that source model to target models. You can edit your criteria before copying the metadata to your target. You can also make incremental changes to your models.

For more information, see the documentation.

Copying Scenarios with Model Change Management in Planning

(3:15) In this tutorial, you learn how to copy scenarios between strategic models. You build a master model that includes scenarios. Then you copy the scenarios to one or more target models. You start by selecting a source model and defining the metadata in the source to move to the target model. You can edit your criteria before copying the metadata to your target. You can also make incremental changes to your models.

For more information, see the documentation.

Copying Time Periods with Model Change Management in Planning

(3:27) In this tutorial, you learn how to copy time periods between strategic models. You build a master model that includes time periods. Then you copy the time periods to one or more target models. You start by selecting a source model and defining the metadata in the source to move to the target model. You can edit your criteria before copying the metadata to your target. You can also make incremental changes to your models.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Up Multiple Ad Hoc Grids in Smart View for Planning

(4:39) This tutorial demonstrates how to enter and analyze data with multiple ad hoc grids in Smart View for Planning. You select grids from either the same data source or from different data sources. Then you perform ad hoc actions such as keeping, removing and selecting members, and zooming in or out on members as you build your ad hoc grids. You can also add rows and columns to grids.

For more information, see the documentation.

Copying Subaccounts and Account Attributes with Model Change Management in Planning

(3:47) In this tutorial, you learn how to incorporate account updates within strategic models. You build a master model that includes your accounts. Then you copy the subaccounts and account attributes to one or more target models. In Model Change Management, you specify in the source what metadata changes to copy seamlessly from that source model to target models. You can edit your criteria before copying the metadata to your target. You can also make incremental changes to your models.

For more information, see the documentation.

Performing Employee and Job Mass Updates in Planning

(3:56) In this tutorial, you learn how to update employee and job information and then process the updated data in Workforce. You change existing properties or add a new record and then apply configured default assignments. You change existing properties or add a new record and then override default assignments and rates. After modifying salary, you re-apply configured default assignments for benefits, additional earnings and taxes. You override default assignments and then apply the configured defaults.

For more information, see the documentation.

Analyzing Employee Utilization in Planning

(4:10) This tutorial demonstrates how to analyze employee utilization. You start by entering employee FTE information. Then you assign employees to projects and calculate expenses. You review FTE requirements across projects including detailed labor hours listed by job. You analyze employee utilization to determine if employees are over committed. Then you change employee assignments to adjust how much of an employee’s time is allocated to projects.

For more information, see the documentation.

Managing Subaccounts with Strategic Modeling in Planning

(4:35) This tutorial demonstrates how to add and modify subaccounts in Strategic Modeling including creating subaccounts by copying them from Excel. You start by reviewing the account structure so that you can recognize subaccounts in the Account View and on reports. You add subaccounts to both income statement and balance sheet accounts. You then enter data into subaccounts and see how that data rolls up into main accounts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Rolling Forecast in Planning

(4:08): This overview identifies the benefits of rolling forecasts, and how you can use them in your Planning business process.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Managing Valid Intersections in Planning and Budgeting Cloud

(4:42) This tutorial using the simplified interface demonstrates how to define valid intersection rules that filter or restrict cell intersections for data entry in plans. You define valid intersections to prevent users from entering data into invalid intersections within plans and business rule runtime prompts.

For more information, see the documentation.

Adjusting and Spreading Plan Data in Planning

(2:30) This tutorial demonstrates how to spread and adjust data in Planning. Learn how to spread data from summary time periods to base time periods. Quickly adjust plan data by a percentage or value. Learn how to use the Grid Spread option to specify an amount or a percentage to increase or decrease values across multiple dimensions. The spread is based on the values in the targeted cells.

For more information, see the documentation.

Adding Plan Information in Planning

(3:20) This tutorial demonstrates how to add plan information in Planning. You learn how to add documentation to your plan as annotations. You see how you can enter specific annotations at the cell level (called Comments and Supporting Detail) and how you can add URLs and other attachments to cells to provide additional documentation.

For more information, see the documentation.

Reviewing Data in Planning

(4:21) This tutorial demonstrates how to review form data in Planning. You learn how to view a member formula for an account to see how that value was calculated. You see how you can filter rows and columns to select what data to display on forms. Finally, you also see how you can organize form rows and columns so data is displayed in ascending order, descending order, or in the order of the dimension hierarchy.

For more information, see the documentation.

Setting Ad Hoc Options

(3:50) This tutorial demonstrates how to set Ad Hoc options with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. Using Smart View, you learn how to set Ad Hoc options at a Global or Sheet level, and how to control how Ad Hoc actions are performed or how Ad Hoc grids are displayed. You see how to specify cell styles to apply visual cues such as font, background color, and border format to members or data cells in grids. You also see how to select Sheet options to customize how your data is displayed and formatted.

For more information, see the documentation.

Analyzing Plan Data Using Ad Hoc Analysis

(3:54) This tutorial demonstrates how to use Ad Hoc Analysis to analyze plan data in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. Using Smart View, you learn how to connect to a Planning application and open a form in Ad Hoc Analysis mode. You then see how to pivot dimensions to the page, columns, or rows. You also learn how to keep or remove members, select members, and zoom into member hierarchies to see descendents that are not shown by default in the grid.

For more information, see the documentation.

Creating Ad Hoc Grids in Planning

(4:13) This tutorial demonstrates how to create Ad Hoc Grids in Planning. First, you learn how to create an Ad Hoc Grid. Then you see how to pivot dimensions to the page, columns, or rows. You also learn how to customize the Ad Hoc Grid by selecting members for the grid, keeping and removing members, and zooming in on members.

For more information, see the documentation.

Adding Formulas and Cascading a Data Analysis

(2:46) This tutorial demonstrates how to add formulas and cascade a data analysis with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. Using Smart View, you learn how to add formulas to an Ad Hoc Grid, and how to preserve the formatting for those formulas. You also learn how to create separate reports for one or more members of a Point of View dimension in an Ad Hoc Grid. You do this by cascading the reports across separate Excel worksheets.

For more information, see the documentation.

Entering and Saving Plan Data in Smart View

(4:22) This tutorial demonstrates how to enter and save application plan data in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud using Smart View. You learn how to perform common data entry tasks in Smart View. You also learn how to discern visual cues that indicate cell conditions. You see how to add or modify form data, enter supporting details and comments, view the job console, and launch calculation rules.

For more information, see the documentation.

Entering and Saving Data in Planning

(3:54) This tutorial demonstrates how to enter and save data in Planning. You start with a form and use the form elements to navigate to different views of data and perform actions on data. You see how to select Point of View members and learn about the visual cues provided by Planning to indicate different cell conditions.

For more information, see the documentation.

Analyzing Plan Data Using Sandboxes

(4:11) This tutorial using the simplified interface demonstrates how to analyze data privately with sandboxes in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. You can work in a sandbox to perform your own what-if analysis. In this tutorial, you’ll see how to analyze data without affecting others’ plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

Adding Excel Formulas in Planning

(4:16) This tutorial demonstrates how to add business calculations using Excel formulas in Planning. You learn how to add Excel formulas and functions that quickly calculate data, without adding members or using Essbase calculations in Smart Forms.

For more information, see the documentation.

Performing Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Planning

(5:13) This tutorial demonstrates how to plan for balance sheet and cashflows. You set up assumptions for driver-based, trend-based and direct input accounts in Financials to drive balance sheet and cash flow plans.

For more information, see the documentation.

Managing Task Lists in Smart View

(2:46) This tutorial demonstrates how to manage Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud task lists in Smart View. You learn how to access, open, and complete task lists. You also see how to view and select actions associated with tasks. Finally, you see how to create status reports for task lists. These reports can be customized by selecting options for grouping, task details, output format, as well as status by user.

For more information, see the documentation.

Customizing Actions to Improve Performance Using Groovy Templates in Planning

(7:38) In this tutorial, you learn best practices for using Groovy Script templates for actions and wizards.

Calculating Incrementally Loaded Data in Data Management using Groovy Rules

(6:36) In this tutorial, you learn best practices in calculating incrementally loaded data in Data Management using Groovy Rules.

For more information, see the documentation.

Calculating Modified Data Using Groovy Rules

(5:12) In this tutorial, you learn how to improve calculation performance on Planning forms by creating context-specific, dynamic business rules using the Groovy scripting language.

For more information, see the documentation.

Moving Modified Data Using Groovy Rules and Smart Push

(4:17) In this tutorial, you learn best practices in moving modified data using Groovy Rules and Smart Push. You can improve the performance of data synchronization between cubes by designing a Groovy rule that identifies and isolates the data you modified, and pushes only the isolated data into your target cube.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Introducing Smart View for Office Mac and Browser

(3:11) Introduces you to Oracle Smart View’s support for Microsoft Office 365 on Mac and browser.

For more information, see the documentation.

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Overview: Submitting Data With Smart View.

Deploying Smart View For Mac/Browser

(4:07) In this video, you learn how to deploy the Smart View add-in with Microsoft Office 365. You learn how to create a manifest file, which contains the URL to the EPM Cloud application and the Smart View ribbon code; deploy the manifest file in Office 365; and enable the Smart View add-in.

Navigating Smart View

(3:29) This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate Smart View with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud. You learn how to connect to a Planning application using a Shared Connection. Once connected, you see how to access planning forms and folders, and then open a form. You also see how to select Point of View members, access the Planning Ribbon for Ad Hoc and other functions, and select various display and formatting preferences.

For more information, see the documentation.

Overview: Narrative Project Reporting in EPM Cloud

(2:48) This overview outlines how to create report packages for narrative project reporting and budget justification and approval.

For more information, see the documentation.

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