Support for Localhost and IP Addresses in External Web Service Connections

The restrictions introduced in the October 2025 (25.10) release that prevented the use of localhost and IP addresses in external web service connections have been reverted. You may now use localhost and IP addresses when configuring external web service connections, until further notice.

Applies to:  Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Planning, Tax Reporting

Business Benefit: This change provides greater flexibility, streamlines integration workflows, and adapts to common enterprise development and testing practices.This change provides greater flexibility, streamlines integration workflows, and adapts to common enterprise development and testing practices.

Key Resources

• Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management
  • Administering and Working with Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management 
    • Connecting to External Web Services
• Financial Consolidation and Close
  • Administering Financial Consolidation and Close
    • Connecting to External Web Services 
• FreeForm
  • Administering FreeForm
    • Connecting to External Web Services 
• Planning
  • Administering Planning
    • Connecting to External Web Services 
• Tax Reporting
  • Administering Tax Reporting
    • Connecting to External Web Services