Tips

Tips

Oracle Hyperion

• Fight failures in Oracle EPM systems to maximize uptime, availability

  There are lots of reasons for the failures that cause downtime in Oracle enterprise performance management systems. Consultant Eric Helmer offers tips on how to protect against them.  Continue Reading

• Test Hyperion EPM on the cheap with built-in software functions

  Expert Hoa Pham details the self-styled 'Scrappy Performance Test,' a low-cost method of load testing Hyperion systems that uses features of the software instead of third-party testing tools.  Continue Reading

• A new enterprise resource planning system will affect the HFM

  Running an enterprise resource planning system and HFM projects together can be hard, but it offers a time to improve the HFM system and better align reporting.  Continue Reading

• Design Hyperion for a natural class and a functional income statement

  Juan Porter explains what you need in Hyperion or Essbase for calculating a natural class and a functional income statement.  Continue Reading

• When case is not the case in an Essbase ASO cube

  Identical values in one Essbase ASO cube field lead to incorrect calculations in another. Find out what the problem is and how to fix it.  Continue Reading

• Eight tips for building hierarchies in Essbase Cubes

  Rules for member names and aliases, as well as tips for prefixes, suffixes and consistency, will help you build solid hierarchies in Essbase Cubes.  Continue Reading

• Batch updates to Oracle EPMA metadata

  Learn how to manage your metadata using Oracle EPMA.  Continue Reading

• Lessons on Hyperion EPM implementations

  Planning is at the forefront of a successful Hyperion EPM implementation, according to two experts.  Continue Reading

• Hyperion 11.1.2.2 tips, tricks and trips (to avoid)

  Additional custom dimensionality is the highlight of Hyperion 11.1.2.2, but there are other features and tricks to learn as well.  Continue Reading

• Script writing rules for Oracle Hyperion Financial Management

  Accountants hate having to play with scripts. In this tip, TopDown Consulting explains how to build script rules so that accountants don't have to.  Continue Reading

• Oracle application performance management done right

  Being proactive with your Oracle application performance management is crucial to stemming system slowdowns, according to this tip.  Continue Reading

• Accessing Hyperion financial information from mobile devices

  Pushing Oracle Hyperion financial information to mobile devices means considering what data to push there and what kind of devices your workers have.  Continue Reading

• More business content, mobile interest highlight Kscope12

  Mark Wilson from TopDown Consulting examines some of the better sessions from Kscope12, the Oracle Development Tools User Group conference.  Continue Reading

• Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2: major release?

  Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.2 is technically just a patch, but one top Hyperion consultant argues that it is actually a major release.  Continue Reading

• Create business rules in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management

  Data units are the key to forming great business rules for Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, according to Brian Wilson from TopDown Consulting.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.1 migration features and hiccups

  Migrating to Oracle Hyperion got easier with version 11.1.2.1, but there are some issues such as with Essbase Studio that should be fixed in future versions.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.1 features and gotchas

  Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 11.1.2.1 corrects some issues with running on Microsoft Windows 2008, but doesn’t fix a longstanding problem and adds an additional installation issue.  Continue Reading