What is changing in EPM Cloud from Jan 2021 – Part 2

 

RUNBUSINESSRULE EPM AUTOMATE COMMAND - CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR

Starting with the 21.05 update, the runBusinessRule EPM Automate command will no longer let you run a ruleset against Planning, Planning Modules, Financial Consolidation and Close, and Tax Reporting applications. Instead, you should use the runRuleSet command to launch business rulesets using EPM Automate.

If you currently use scripts that use the runBusinessRule command to launch rulesets, you must modify them to use the runRuleSet command.

SUPPORT FOR COMPOSITE FORMS

Starting in May 2021, Oracle Cloud EPM plans to stop official support for composite forms. Customers are advised to convert existing composite forms to EPM Cloud dashboards and log any issues with Support.

NEW “SUPPRESS MISSING NATIVE” OPTION IN FINANCIAL REPORTING WEB STUDIO GRID EDITOR

The new “Suppress Missing Native” option in the “Suppression” panel in the Financial Reporting Web Studio Grid Editor properties is non-functional for 21.01. The desired output of the selection will not be available when the report is executed even if the option is enabled. This will be addressed in an upcoming release.

STRATEGIC MODELING TERMINOLOGY CHANGE

Starting with the March 2021 (21.03) update, the Consolidation feature in Strategic Modeling will be renamed Scenario Rollup.

CONFIGURING A SOURCE CONNECTION TO ORACLE NETSUITE

The integration between NetSuite and Cloud EPM with Data Management supports both basic authorizations as well as token-based authorization (TBA). The NetSuite policy for accessing integrations has changed and requires token-based authorization, and NetSuite is in the process of phasing out basic authorization for integrations that uses a user name and password. This requirement does not go into effect until early 2021, but customers that use the integration with NetSuite should start switching over to token-based authentication as soon as possible. Starting a few months prior to this required change, basic authorization credentials will be made read-only, and customers will need to implement TBA. Please contact NetSuite support to get help generating the required tokens to use when setting up the connection to NetSuite from Cloud EPM.