by Doug Correa | 04 28, 2014 | FDM Classic, FDMEE
You’ve heard with FDMEE Oracle has combined the architecture of ERPi (Enterprise Resource Planning Integrator) and the functionality of FDM Classic. Now, you’re wondering, What’s it look like? If you’ve used ERPi in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System 11.1.2.1 or 11.1.2.2 – interface-wise – FDMEE will be very familiar. If you’ve never used ERPi, or you’ve had some exposure to ERPi release 11.1.1.3, then the look-and-feel of FDMEE will be new, but easy to grasp. Under the hood FDMEE is a revolutionary step forward. However, when it comes to the user experience, the Oracle development team wanted to make it more of an evolutionary step. Let’s take a look. User Interface The most obvious difference between FDM Classic and FDMEE is the user interface (UI). FDM Classic has it’s own web address (URL) and opens in an entirely separate window from Oracle EPM Workspace. FDMEE, on the hand, is fully integrated in Workspace. So, how do I launch FDMEE? Once you’re in Workspace, you might be inclined to search for a menu item labeled “FDMEE”. Lose that inclination. Instead look for “Data Management”. You launch FDMEE from the Navigation menu – Navigation > Administer > Data Management. Task Panes The FDM Classic Web interface consists of a number of drop-down menu lists. (There’s an alternate menu pane, as well.) FDMEE has a more simplified interface with just two task panes: Workflow and Setup. Administrators are the primary users of tasks on the Setup pane. Power users may also have access to some Setup pane tasks, for instance, to create new locations. End users will spend all of their time in...
by Doug Correa | 04 22, 2014 | FDM Classic, FDMEE
So, you’re considering upgrading your Oracle Hyperion application software. Perhaps your current version is out of support. Maybe your IT department has a new enterprise standard requiring you to move your Hyperion applications to the cloud. Whatever the reason, you’ve been doing your due diligence and you’ve now heard about this “FDMEE” as a replacement for your current FDM software. You can’t seem to figure out which way to go: FDMEE or FDM Classic. Here are six reasons you should seriously consider getting on board with FDMEE. 1) Out to Pasture Well, for starters Oracle is retiring FDM Classic. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System 11.1.2.3 is the terminal release for FDM Classic. (In fact if you’re a new Oracle Hyperion customer, you can no longer purchase a license to FDM Classic.) Oracle Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition – FDMEE – is the successor to FDM Classic. 2) Workspace Integration Since the introduction of the Hyperion System 9 platform in 2006, Workspace has been the portal for nearly all Hyperion applications. Since that time, FDM Classic has never been integrated into Workspace; for the most part, it’s remained a stand-alone product. (This is probably due to its Windows constraints. See below.) FDMEE, on the other hand, is accessible from and fully integrated with Workspace. 3) ODI Under the hood, FDMEE uses the world-class Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) as the engine for data processing. With ODI, you get more advanced data integrations (think direct connections to general ledger systems) and faster processing times. 4) Lifecycle Management Unlike FDM Classic, FDMEE supports the use of Oracle EPM Lifecycle Management (LCM). Using LCM, administrators...
by Doug Correa | 04 16, 2014 | FDM Classic, FDMEE
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Release 11.1.2.3 includes the debut of Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management Enterprise Edition, dubbed “FDMEE”. For existing Hyperion customers, FDMEE represents the evolution of Financial Data Quality Management (FDM). (The soon-to-be-retired Windows-based data integration tool has now been re-branded “FDM Classic”.) With 11.1.2.3, existing Oracle Hyperion customers have a choice: you can continue to use FDM Classic for one last go-round or you can go to FDMEE. For new customers, your only option is FDMEE. With the release of 11.1.2.4 and beyond, it’s FDMEE – no ifs, ands, or buts. For those customers using a previous release of Enterprise Resource Planning Integrator (ERPi), FDMEE is a big leap forward. Oracle states that FDMEE represents the integration of both FDM Classic and the former ERPi. Really, though, Oracle integrated the look-and-feel and overall functionality of FDM Classic into ERPi and re-branded it FDMEE. From FDM Classic, you get most of the key features you’ve come to rely on: Workflow Process (Yes, you still have your gold fish, one for each Workflow step, i.e. Import, Validate, Export, and Check.) Locations Mapping Tables (now “Member Mappings”) Import Formats Validation Entity Groups (now “Check Entity Groups”) Validation Rules Groups (now “Check Rule Groups”) Batch Loader (now “Batch Execution”) Scripting – Import format Scripting, event scripting, and custom scripting File-based data loads From the ERPi side, here are the main features incorporated into FDMEE: Like previous versions of ERPi, FDMEE is fully baked into the Oracle EPM Workspace portal Support for direct data integration with general ledger (ERP) source systems Drill Through from EPM target applications back to transaction-based...
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