This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
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| 23 JUN 2022 | Created initial document. |
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Column Definitions:
Report = New or modified, Oracle-delivered, ready to run reports.
UI or Process-Based: Small Scale = These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of minor field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is minimal.
UI or Process-Based: Larger Scale* = These UI or process-based features have more complex designs. Therefore, the potential impact to users is higher.
Features Delivered Disabled = Action is needed BEFORE these features can be used by END USERS. These features are delivered disabled and you choose if and when to enable them. For example, a) new or expanded BI subject areas need to first be incorporated into reports, b) Integration is required to utilize new web services, or c) features must be assigned to user roles before they can be accessed.
| Ready for Use by End Users Reports plus Small Scale UI or Process-Based new features will have minimal user impact after an update. Therefore, customer acceptance testing should focus on the Larger Scale UI or Process-Based* new features. |
Customer Must Take Action before Use by End Users Not disruptive as action is required to make these features ready to use. As you selectively choose to leverage, you set your test and roll out timing. |
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REST APIs to View or Update the IP Allowlist - Only for OCI (Gen 2) Environments |
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Test Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Production Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, July 15, 2022.
NOTE: The monthly update will not be applied to any environment for which this monthly update is requested to be skipped using the EPM Automate skipUpdate command or service request to Oracle.
NOTE: Backing up the daily maintenance snapshot and restoring the environment as needed are self-service operations. Oracle strongly recommends that you download the maintenance snapshot every day to a local server.
The Oracle Help Center provides access to updated documentation. The updates will be available in the Help Center on Friday, July 1, 2022.
NOTE: Some of the links to new feature documentation included in this readiness document will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete.
Documentation Updates Available One Week After Readiness Documents
Updated documentation is published on the Oracle Help Center on the first Friday of each month, coinciding with the monthly updates to Test environments. Because there is a one week lag between the publishing of the readiness documents (What's New and New Feature Summary) and Oracle Help Center updates, some links included in the readiness documents will not work until the Oracle Help Center update is complete.
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Fixed Issues and Considerations
Software issues addressed each month and considerations will be posted to My Oracle Support.
NOTE: Fixed issues for EPM Cloud Common components (Smart View for Office, EPM Automate, REST API, Migration, Access Control, Data Management/Data Integration, Reports, Financial Reporting, and Calculation Manager) are available in a separate document on the My Oracle Support “Release Highlights” page.
This provides visibility into EPM Cloud release contents.
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A new version of EPM Automate is now available. This version introduces the getIPAllowlist and setIPAllowlist commands, which can be used to manage an allowlist of IP addresses and Classless Inter-Domain Routings (CIDRs) that are allowed to access OCI (Gen 2) EPM Cloud environments.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
getIPAllowlist Command
Displays the IP addresses and CIDRs included in the current allowlist in an OCI (Gen 2) environment.
setIPAllowlist Command
Configures an allowlist of IP addresses and CIDRs that are permitted to access an OCI (Gen 2) environment. This command can be used to add or remove IP addresses and CIDRs.
Business Benefit: These commands provide a self-service method to configure and manage allowlists for OCI (Gen 2) environments without requiring a service request to Oracle.
Key Resources
Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud:
REST API for Group Assignment Audit Report
You can now use a REST API to generate a group assignment audit report. The report contains details on the users and groups that were added to or removed from Access Control groups in a given date range.
This report is in CSV format. Each row of the report provides the user or group that was added or removed, the group to which the user or group was added or removed from, the Service Administrator who performed the action, and the date and time when the action was completed.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
Business Benefit: This lets you use a REST API to automate this process and satisfy audit requirements.
Key Resources
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Managing Users in REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
Role Information
- Service Administrators
REST APIs to View or Update the IP Allowlist - Only for OCI (Gen 2) Environments
In OCI (Gen 2) environments, you can now use a REST API to update or view the IP allowlist.
Use the POST method with the action parameter set to add to add the IP addresses and Classless Inter-Domain Routings (CIDRs) to the allowlist of your environment. Use the POST method with the action parameter set to delete to remove the IP addresses and CIDRs from the allowlist of your environment.
Use the GET method to view IP addresses and CIDRs in the allowlist of your environment.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
Business Benefit: This provides a self-service method to use a REST API to set the IP allowlist without a need to create a service request to Oracle.
Key Resources
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Migration REST APIs in REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
Role Information
- Service Administrators
Use of Hardware Security Module (HSM) to Store Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) Master Key in OCI (Gen 2) Environments
To provide an additional level of security, on OCI (Gen 2) environments, EPM Cloud now stores Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) master key in a Hardware Security Module (HSM), a trusted network computer dedicated to performing cryptographic operations for key management, encryption, and so on.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
Business Benefit: The use of HSM to store the master encryption key enhances EPM Cloud security.
IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations
One-Week Lag Between Readiness Documents Live and Help Center Live
Because Oracle readiness documents (What's New and New Feature Summary) are live one week before the monthly update is applied to Test environments, some links to documentation included in the readiness documents will not work until after the Oracle Help Center update is complete when the monthly update is applied to Test environments.
EPM COMMON
Loaner Program for Cloud Infrastructure Generation 2 Testing and OCI Migration Assistance Early Adopter Program
Oracle EPM Cloud is now live on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Gen 2 environments. If you are interested in testing your application performance on an OCI environment, open a service request following the process at https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/enterprise-performance-management-common/tsepm/op_procs_loaner_envs.html and request for a loaner environment in an OCI data center for a duration of 30 days with the business justification as “Want to test application performance in an OCI Gen 2 data center”.
After you have performed the testing, submit Provide Feedback from the loaner environment. Create a service request using the normal support process, if you have any issues or feedback for the OCI environment. For more information, see What is a Gen 2 Cloud?
Additionally, Oracle has instituted a program to assist a limited number of early adopters on Oracle Cloud Classic to migrate to OCI. For more information, see Oracle Cloud Classic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Migration Assistance Program for Early Adopters.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT
Top Node Filters for Subscriptions No Longer Apply to Delete Actions
Starting in 22.05, top node filters for subscriptions are no longer applied to Delete request actions in the source viewpoint. If a node matching a deleted source node is found in a target viewpoint, the node will be deleted from the target viewpoint regardless of where the node is located as part of a subscription request to ensure synchronization of existing nodes in both viewpoints.