Tony Scalese, Edgewater Ranzal Oracle Financial Data Management (FDM) practice director, presented "Getting the Most Out of FDMEE in a Multiproduct Environment" at KScope14.

1. Getting the Most Out of
FDMEE in a Multiproduct
Environment
Tony Scalese
Edgewater Ranzal

2. Focus
Services
People
Methodology
Customers
Partnership
18 Years
1000+ clients
1500+ projects
About Edgewater Ranzal

3. We offer a full spectrum of EPM/BI Services
Dashboards & Scorecards, Financial
Analytics & Reporting, Operational Analytics,
What-if Analysis, Query & Reporting, Visual
Exploration
Financial performance, Legal,
Segment & Mgmt Reporting, Financial
Close
HFM Optimization, Performance Lab
SOX Compliance Support
Strategic Finance, Planning,
Budgeting, Forecasting, Workforce
Planning, Capital Planning, Project
Financial Planning
Data Integration, Financial Data
Management, Data Warehousing,
Master Data Management &DRM,
ETL Services, Automation
Project/Program Mgmt, EPM
Road Maps, Application
Reviews, Business
Requirements, Process
Change, Documentation
Installation, Upgrades,
Migration, System
Monitoring, Backup and
Recovery, Disaster
Recovery, Load Testing,
Hardware Sizing, Exalytics
Benchmarking
Consolidation
Business
Intelligence
Enterprise
Planning
Infrastructure
Training &
Support Services
Project
Management
Data
Services
Costing &
Profitability
Mgmt
Support Services – Infrastructure &
Application Support Contracts
Key Teach Course Delivery: Planning, Essbase,
Financial Reporting, Smart View, HPCM, HFM,
FDM, DRM, OBIEE
Custom Training Delivery: Process & Reporting
HPCM Standard & Detailed
Models, Waterfall Allocations,
Activity Based Costing,
Customer, Product & LOB
Profitability

4.  Data Integration Options
 FDMEE Overview & Key Features/Benefits
 Scenario Analysis
Agenda

5. HFM Essbase/Planning
• FDMEE
• Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
• Informatica
• EPMA Data Sync
• SmartView
• Data Forms/Grid
• Custom build (API)
• Essbase load Rules
• Essbase Integration Services (EIS)
• Essbase Studio
• EPMA Data Sync
• FDMEE
• Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
• Informatica
• SmartView/Essbase Add-in
• Custom build/Other 3rd Party Tools
Inbound Integration Options
HAL is dead, let it go! 

6. Solution Pros Cons
FDMEE Prepackaged solution
Finance focused
Still maturing
ODI World class ETL, prebuilt
adaptors
IT Centric
Informatica World class ETL, adaptors
available
IT Centric
EPMA Data Sync Free Limited mapping
Difficult to troubleshoot
Custom build (API) Get exactly the functionality
you want
Support
HFM Inbound Integrations

7. Solution Pros Cons
Essbase load Rules Free
Hyperperformant
Administrator access
required
EIS / Studio Drill from any level More BI focused, IT centric
EPMA Data Sync Free Limited mapping
Difficult to troubleshoot
FDMEE Prepackaged solution
Finance focused
Still maturing
Doesn’t support planning text
ODI World class ETL,
prebuilt adaptors,
Supports planning
IT Centric
Informatica World class ETL,
adaptors available
IT Centric
Custom build Get exactly the
functionality you want
Support
Essbase Inbound Integrations

8. HFMEss EssHFM EssEss HFMHFM
• Essbase
Analytics Link
(EAL)
• Extended
Analytics
w/Load Rules
• EPMA Data
Sync
• ODI
• Informatica
• FDMEE
• Report Scripts
• Calc Scripts
• EPMA Data
Sync
• ODI
• Informatica
• FDMEE
• Report Scripts
• Calc Scripts
• Partitions
• EPMA Data
Sync
• ODI
• Informatica
• FDMEE
• EPMA Data
Sync
• Extended
Analytics
• ODI
• Informatica
• FDMEE
Inter-EPM Data Integration

9. Source Pros Cons
Essbase Analytics Link
(EAL)
Near real time Additional Licensing
Need to map data
Extended Analytics
w/Load Rules
Free
Good performance
Difficult to automate
More administrator driven
EPMA Data Sync Free
Web based
Difficult to automate
Limited mapping
Security
ODI World class ETL IT centric
Possible licensing expense
Informatica World class ETL IT centric
FDMEE Web based/end user
driven
Robust mapping
Securable
Requires custom scripting
Possible Licensing
expense
Performance
HFM to Essbase

10. Source Pros Cons
Report Scripts Free Performance
Requires API programming
Calc Scripts Free
Performance
Requires API programming
EPMA Data Sync Free
Web based
Difficult to automate
Limited mapping
Security
ODI World class ETL IT centric
Possible licensing expense
Informatica World class ETL IT centric
FDMEE Web based/end user
driven
Robust mapping
Securable
Requires custom scripting
Possible Licensing expense
Performance
Essbase to HFM

11. Source Pros Cons
Report Scripts Free Performance
Calc Scripts Free
Performance
Mapping
Partitions Real time data Additional licensing
EPMA Data Sync Free
Web based
Harder to automate
ODI Very performant
Prebuilt adaptors
Additional licensing
Informatica Very performant
Prebuilt adaptors
IT centric
FDMEE Web based Performance
Essbase to Essbase

12. Source Pros Cons
EPMA Data Sync Free
Web based
Harder to automate
Security
Limited mapping
Extended Analytics Free Requires API programming
ODI Prebuilt adaptors for
loading
Performance
IT centric
Possible licensing expense
Informatica Prebuilt adaptors for
loading
Performance
IT centric
FDMEE Web based
Robust mapping
Securable
API programming required
HFM to HFM

13.  Fully integrated web based data management tool
created for Finance & Accounting users
 Intuitive, guided workflow
 Process data from virtually any source
 Robust mapping/transformation capabilities
 Powerful data validation & quality checks
 Target System Integration Enhancements
 Enterprise wide process monitoring
 Predelivered reporting
 Full lights out capability
 Prebuilt source system integration & Drill Thru
Financial Data Quality Management,
Enterprise Edition (FDMEE)

14.  Import: Data is extracted from source, imported
into FDMEE database and maps are applied
 Validate: Confirms that all data is mapped, for
HFM, confirms mapped intersection is valid
 Export: Exports data from FDMEE database and
loads target application then runs consolidation
 Check: Retrieves post calculated/aggregated
balances from target system, checks against
administrator defined thresholds to determine data
quality
Workflow

15.  View Source and Target Data
 View Mapped, Unmapped & Ignored records
 Hide/Show Additional columns
 Sort up to 3 columns concurrently
 Change column Order
On 1 Screen…

16.  Explicit
 Wildcards (* or _)
Multi Column Filtering

17.  Selected columns, filtered rows in FDMEE
 Excel output
Export to Excel

18.  By Dimension: Account, Entity, ICP, Up to 20
Customs
 Multiple Types:
● Explicit: 1 to 1
● Between: Continuous range of source values
● In: Non continuous range of source values
● Like: Wildcarding
● Multidim:
Mapping

19.  Additional mapping options
 Update multiple dimensions from single map
 Validate option
 Merge Import option
 Apply maps to specific data load rules
FDMEE Mapping Enhancements

20.  Determine target based on multiple dimensions
● Similar to varValues without needing to script
 Supports Wildcarding
 Supports multiple dimensions
 Only applies to source values
MultiDimensional Maps

21.  <BLANK>: No more import scripts
 Segment: <1>,<2>
 Format Mask (11.1.2.3.510): Wildcards on steriods
● Source: 1200_M100_23045
● Format Mask: #Format(“*_Plant#???_*”,”_”)
● Target: 1200_Plant100_23045
Wildcard Mapping
Source Value Source
Map
Target Map Result
1000_10065 <1> * 1000
Co1000_10065 ??<1> * 1000
1200_M100_23045 <2> * M100

22.  Jython or SQL scripts
 SQL is better from a performance perspective
Updating Multiple Dimensions at Once

23.  Validate all mapping records, not just newly
entered items
 Enhancement request filed to give On/Off
option to force validate on save
Validate Mapping Outside of Workflow

24.  Merge mode will
update maps based
on Rule Name
(Wildcard) or Source
Value (Explicit)
Import Maps from Excel

25.  Allows mapping logic to be specific to a data load
rule
 Not required to be specified
 Only 1 data load rule can be specified for a
mapping record
 Enhancement filed to extend to data load rules of
locations assigned a parent map
Data Load Rule Specific Maps

26.  Intersection Validation
● Out of the box for HFM
● Scripting process possible to extend to Essbase
 Check Report
Data Validation & Quality

27.  HFM Journals
 Data Protection
 Consolidation
 Run Time Sub Var Integration
Enhancing Target System Integration

28.  FDMEE passes value at execution
Run Time Sub Vars

29. Process Monitoring
 Snapshot view of data load process across the
organization

30.  Process Monitor Reports
 Variance Reports
 Location Analysis Reports (Mapping)
 Listing Reports (Metadata)
 Audit Reports (Data investigation)
 Base Trial Balance Reports
 Intersection Reports
 Check Reports
Reporting

31.  Inbound Data
● Flat file (single & multiperiod)
● Direct integration
 Metadata
 Data Writeback
 Other Batches
 Groupings for Security
 No scripting required*
Automation/Batch

32. Prebuilt Integrations
System Version EPM Version
Oracle eBusiness Suite 11.5.10 cu2
12
12.1.3
11.1.1.3+
11.1.1.3+
11.1.2.1+
PeopleSoft Financial
Management
9.0
9.1
11.1.1.3+
11.1.2.1+
PeopleSoft Commitment
Control
9.1 11.1.2.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Requires Tools 9.1 11.1.2.2
Fusion Financials 11.1.2.1.501+
SAP R3 / ECC 4.7 / 6.0 11.1.2.1.501+
SAP BW 7.0 11.1.2.3
PeopleSoft Human Capital
Management
9.0
9.1
11.1.2.0+
11.1.2.3

33.  Vastly better performance
 Source & Target data on 1 screen
Improved Drill Through

34.  Improved Multiperiod Load
● Import Formats applied
 More Targets
● Account Reconciliation Manager (ARM)
● Essbase ASO
 Security Enhancements
● Shared Service Groups are supported
● Security by Function, Report, Batch & Script
Other Note Worthy Enhancements

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36.  Data Relationship Management (DRM)
 Sub-ledger transactions for Account
Reconciliation Manager (ARM)
 HFM and ARM journal write-back
 Tax Provision (HTP)
 Fusion Commitment Control
 EPM Applications
Direct Integration

37.  Centralized data management
 Flexibility
 Drill Through & Writeback
 Minimizes dependency on IT
 Greater ROI
Why FDMEE?

38.  Performance
 Cost
 Capability
● Text
● Data Warehouse data formats
Why Not FDMEE?

39.  Scenario 1: Different Dimensionality
 Scenario 2: Same Dimensions, Different
Granularity
 Scenario 3: Same Dimensions, Same
Granularity
Multiproduct Business Cases

40.  HFM: Entity, Account, ICP, Cost Center
 Essbase: Entity, Account, ICP, Cost Center,
Product, Market
Key Questions
 Do HFM adjustments/eliminations get loaded to
Essbase?
Scenario 1: Different Dimensionality

41.  HFM: Entity, Account, ICP, Division
 Planning: Entity, Account, ICP, Product
Key Questions
 Do HFM adjustments/eliminations get loaded to
Essbase?
 Does Plan/Fcst need to be loaded to HFM?
 Are these EPMA enabled apps?
 Which application is the system of record?
Scenario 2: Same Dimensionality,
Different Granularity

42.  HFM & Planning: Entity, Account, ICP, Cost
Center, Product Family
Key Questions
 Do HFM adjustments/eliminations get loaded to
Essbase or duplicated/calc’d in Essbase?
 Does Plan/Fcst need to be loaded to HFM?
 Are these EPMA enabled apps?
 Is drill thru needed?
 Do individual users need to sync data?
Scenario 3: Same Dimensions and
Granularity

43.  Is drill thru required?
 How does the dimensionality align?
 How does the granularity align?
 What is the timing required?
 What is the performance expectation?
(1644737.1)
 What are the data volumes?
 Who owns the process?
In Summary

44. Questions
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