Plan to Upgrade All Environments from Non-Hybrid Essbase Version to Hybrid Essbase Version

Within the next 3 months, Oracle is planning to upgrade all environments on a non-hybrid Essbase version to a hybrid Essbase version. This change affects the Essbase version used in EPM Cloud; it does not affect the cube configuration in your application. For example, if the application is configured to use non-hybrid cubes, this update will not change it to use hybrid cubes. For detailed information on the use of Essbase in EPM Cloud, see About Essbase in EPM Cloud in Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators.

To ensure that your application is compatible with hybrid Essbase version, we've implemented a new utility which verifies your member formulas and provides a report so you can fix any issues. The Essbase Outline Validation menu option is in the Application Overview Actions menu. Select the Pre validate Outline option to perform a validation of your application and then select Outline Pre-validation Report to view a list of member formulas that need to be fixed to be compatible with hybrid Essbase version. After you have fixed the member formulas, you can use the Pre validate Outline option again to make sure that all issues are resolved.

To verify member formulas:

  1. From the Home page, click Application, and then click Overview.
  2. Click Actions, select Essbase Outline Validation, then select Pre validate Outline.
  3. To view the validation report, select Outline Pre-validation Report.

If your environment is on a non-hybrid Essbase version, make sure to use the Essbase Outline Validation option to resolve all issues within next 3 months to avoid any issues after your environment is upgraded to hybrid Essbase version. If your environment is already on hybrid Essbase version, you don’t need to take any action.

To check whether your environment is on hybrid or non-hybrid Essbase version, look at the value of Essbase Version supports Hybrid Block Storage Option in the Activity Report. If the value is Yes, it means that your environment is on hybrid Essbase version. If the value is No, it means that your environment is on a non-hybrid Essbase version.

Business Benefit: If your environment is on a non-hybrid Essbase version, validating your member formulas and fixing them before the upgrade will ensure a smooth transition when your environment is upgraded to a hybrid Essbase version.

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