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...
The Hyperion Doctor
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...
Kaleidoscope 2015 Recap: The best EPM Conference
This year I was lucky again to attend, present, and help prepare Kaleidoscope. For me and many others, Kscope is the best EPM conference and every year is better than the previous year. Hollywood...
Going to Kaleidoscope? What else can you do in Sunny Florida?
I live in Miami so I know the region quite well especially that every time we have people visiting us, we give them a little tour of the area. So if you plan to...
Ain’t nothing like Kscope’s heat: 8 Sessions I am looking forward at Kaleidoscope 2015
In the song “International Love”, Pitbull and Chris Brown brag about the crazy amount of money they make and how they use their fame to get the attention of attractive women around the world....
Sleep deprived? Learn how to automate Hyperion Planning tasks without Server Access. Chapter II, Job Scheduling
Unless you are a very early morning person, you don’t want to wake up at 5:00AM in the morning to import data or metadata in a Planning Application. Fortunately, you can schedule Jobs from the...
Sleep deprived? Learn how to automate Hyperion Planning tasks without Server Access. Chapter I, creating jobs.
This article is a follow up of the article on the automation of Business Rules without Server Access. I am going to show you how to Import Data, Export Data, Import Metadata, Export Medatata, and...
How to add a Comments column to Hyperion Planning Webforms and Reports
I know 2 options to let users enter comments in a Planning Webform: Use the Comment Function available with Planning Create a Comment member in the Period dimension The first option is out of the...