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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| 24 SEP 2020 | Created initial document. |
This document outlines the upcoming Enterprise Data Management Cloud update.
Column Definitions:
Features Delivered Enabled
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. |
Action is Needed 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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Instance Name Removed from Predefined Role Names in Access Control |
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Enterprise Data Management Cloud
Test Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, October 2, 2020.
Production Environments: Oracle will apply this monthly update during the first daily maintenance that occurs at or after 22:00 UTC on Friday, October 16, 2020.
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, October 2, 2020.
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.
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Defects Fixed and Considerations
Software issues addressed each month and considerations will be posted to My Oracle Support.
This provides visibility into EPM Cloud release contents.
Import Users' Group Assignments from File
Service Administrators can now import group assignments of users from a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file to create new assignments in existing Access Control groups. After the import is complete, EPM Cloud enforces appropriate application-level and artifact-level security assignments based on the new group assignments.
NOTE: This feature does not apply to Account Reconciliation, which does not use groups.
Business Benefit: Importing users' group assignments facilitates the administration of access security, especially while migrating applications across environments.
Key Resources
- Importing Group Assignments of Users from a File in Administering Access Control for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
REST API to Rename Application Snapshot
Use the Rename Snapshot REST API to rename snapshots in EPM Cloud instances to a desired name.
NOTE: This applies to all EPM Cloud business processes.
Business Benefit: This feature gives you flexibility in naming your snapshots.
Key Resources
- Use the Application Snapshot Service in REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
- About Snapshots in Administering Migration in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
Role Information
- Service Administrators
Instance Name Removed from Predefined Role Names in Access Control
The Access Control screens of EPM Cloud environments no longer display the instance name prefix with predefined role names. Instead, predefined role names are displayed as Service Administrator, Power User, User, and Viewer. This change is applicable to all screens and reports that list predefined role names.
Changed Predefined Role Name Display in EPM Cloud
NOTE: This change does not affect how the role names are displayed in the MyServices customer portal.
This change does not impact customers who currently use predefined roles for assigning application-level roles and access to artifacts. All such assignments are automatically updated for you. However, if you manually migrate older snapshots to 20.10 environments, the process will generate errors for the artifacts that have references to predefined roles that use the role names prefixed with the instance name.
Business Benefit: Removal of instance name prefixes from predefined role name display facilitates the migration of snapshots across EPM Cloud environments.
A new version of EPM Automate is available. This version introduces these new commands: autoPredict, exportLibraryArtifact, importLibraryArtifact, programDocumentationReport, copyFromObjectStorage, and copyToObjectStorage.
Commands for All Environments
- copyFromObjectStorage: This command copies a file or a backup snapshot from Oracle Object Storage Cloud to the current EPM Cloud environment.
- copyToObjectStorage: This command copies a file or a backup snapshot directly from the current environment to Oracle Object Storage Cloud.
Narrative Reporting Commands
- exportLibraryArtifact: This command exports Narrative Reporting library artifacts to an archive (ZIP file).
- importLibraryArtifact: This command imports library artifacts from an archive into the Narrative Reporting library.
Planning and Planning Modules Command
- autoPredict: This command predicts future performance based on an existing Auto Predict definition in Planning and Planning Modules applications in which Hybrid cubes are enabled.
Profitability and Cost Management Command
- programDocumentationReport: This command creates the Program Documentation report containing information on Profitability and Cost Management application logic. It runs the report as a job, so it is useful for reporting on very large applications.
Business Benefit: These commands facilitate the remote administration of EPM Cloud environments.
Key Resources
- Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
IMPORTANT Actions and Considerations
EXPORT FILE LINK MOVED TO GET JOB RESULT RESPONSE IN REST API IN ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT
Prior to 20.08, when using the Export Dimension To File endpoint in the REST API, the link to download the export file was previously included in the response for the Get Job Run endpoint which is called after running the export. With the introduction of the Validate Dimension Viewpoints on Export feature in 20.08, the export file link has been moved to the response for the Get Job Result endpoint to be returned along with any validation issues occurring during the export. This change will impact existing processes which export a dimension to a file using the REST API. API programs should be modified to call the Get Job Run endpoint to poll for the status of the export job and then the Get Job Result endpoint to retrieve the link for downloading the export file.
FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF THE REDWOOD THEME
In the December (20.12) update, Enterprise Data Management will offer a new Redwood appearance theme, in addition to the existing available themes. The Redwood theme gives an enhanced look and feel in terms of colors and icons and brings consistency across Oracle Cloud.
Redwood will be the default theme for new instances, while existing instances will continue to see the current theme by default.
CHROME 85 AND CHROMIUM EDGE 85 BROWSERS
Due to recent changes in the Chrome 85 and Chromium Edge 85 browsers, you may see some input/output components on user interface stretched apart and tend to align right. Oracle is aware of this behavior change in these browsers and is working to resolve these issues.