Kaleidoscope 17 Half Time report
Greeting from San Antonio, TX! We are approximately at the middle of this year’s Kscope. Again, we are having an amazing vintage: like good wine, additional years add maturity and character to the conference....
The Hyperion Doctor Blog
What’s new with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud 17.02 (February 2017) update?
Every month, Oracle update their Planning and Budgeting solution on the Cloud. In case you are not familiar with the process, the test environment is updated the first Friday of the month and if...
EPBCS Tricks Part 3: Excluding Members in a Form
With PBCS and EPBCS you have the possibility to exclude certain members or hierarchies from a form. For example, let’s say you want to have a form with all Descendants of “Gross Profit” but...
What a Trump Presidency means for EPM?
A catchy title, isn’t it? I read so many articles about what a Trump presidency means for the economy, immigration, banks, education, art, I am sure you are all wondering if the new administration...
EPBCS Tricks Part 2
Using Flat files to update dimensions I am kind of lazy guy, so in order to have a flat file that will work all the time when I import it, I start by exporting...
EPBCS Tricks Part 1
I am enjoying my first project with Oracle EPBCS. It will be the opportunity to share what I am learning with this new version of Planning. Back to Classic The past few years, I...
A sweet feature with SmartView
I hate UAT, having someone else test and validate what me or my team have developed makes me in a bad mood. UAT is a necessary evil, actually, it is critically important and you should...
Using Oracle Hyperion EPM with a Mac
I decided to write a post about my life at work using a Mac. I sometimes see surprise in the eyes of other team members who are wondering if I can actually get anything...
Kscope 15 interview and how to stay up to date with EPM?
I had the honor and privilege to be interviewed by Opal Alapat at Kscope in Hollywood, Florida. Did you know Opal has an excellent blog? You can find more Kaleidoscope 15 interviews in this playlist....
What’s new in Planning on the Cloud PBCS August 2015 Release (15.08)?
Intro A new release of Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) code 15.08 (probably for August 2015) is just released. Users and implementers have great expectations for this cuvée so let’s have a look...