Getting the Most Out of

FDMEE in a Multiproduct
Environment
Tony Scalese
Edgewater Ranzal

About Edgewater Ranzal

18 Years
1000+ clients
1500+ projects

Focus
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We offer a full spectrum of EPM/BI Services

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Close
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Budgeting, Forecasting, Workforce
Planning, Capital Planning, Project
Financial Planning

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Planning
Costing &
Profitability
Mgmt

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What-if Analysis, Query & Reporting, Visual
Exploration

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Services

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Management

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Support Services

Key Teach Course Delivery: Planning, Essbase,

Financial Reporting, Smart View, HPCM, HFM,
FDM, DRM, OBIEE
Custom Training Delivery: Process & Reporting

HPCM Standard & Detailed

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Activity Based Costing,
Customer, Product & LOB
Profitability

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Reviews, Business
Requirements, Process
Change, Documentation

Support Services Infrastructure &

Application Support Contracts

Agenda

Data Integration Options

FDMEE Overview & Key Features/Benefits
Scenario Analysis

Inbound Integration Options

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

HAL is dead, let it go!

HFM Inbound Integrations

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

Essbase Inbound Integrations

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
Doesnt 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

Inter-EPM Data Integration

HFMEss

EssHFM

EssEss

HFMHFM

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

EPMA Data
Sync
Extended
Analytics
ODI
Informatica
FDMEE

Report Scripts
Calc Scripts
Partitions
EPMA Data
Sync
ODI
Informatica
FDMEE

HFM to Essbase
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

Essbase to HFM
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 Essbase
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

HFM to HFM
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

Financial Data Quality Management,

Enterprise Edition (FDMEE)

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

Workflow

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

On 1 Screen

View Source and Target Data

View Mapped, Unmapped & Ignored records
Hide/Show Additional columns
Sort up to 3 columns concurrently
Change column Order

Multi Column Filtering

Explicit
Wildcards (* or _)

Export to Excel

Selected columns, filtered rows in FDMEE

Excel output

Mapping

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:

FDMEE Mapping Enhancements

Additional mapping options

Update multiple dimensions from single map
Validate option
Merge Import option
Apply maps to specific data load rules

MultiDimensional Maps

Determine target based on multiple dimensions

Similar to varValues without needing to script

Supports Wildcarding
Supports multiple dimensions
Only applies to source values

Wildcard Mapping

<BLANK>: No more import scripts

Segment: <1>,<2>

Source Value

Source
Map

Target Map

Result

1000_10065

<1>

1000

Co1000_10065

??<1>

1000

1200_M100_23045

<2>

M100

Format Mask (11.1.2.3.510): Wildcards on steriods

Source: 1200_M100_23045
Format Mask: #Format(*_Plant#???_*,_)
Target: 1200_Plant100_23045

Updating Multiple Dimensions at Once

Jython or SQL scripts

SQL is better from a performance perspective

Validate Mapping Outside of Workflow

Validate all mapping records, not just newly

entered items

Enhancement request filed to give On/Off

option to force validate on save

Import Maps from Excel

Merge mode will

update maps based
on Rule Name
(Wildcard) or Source
Value (Explicit)

Data Load Rule Specific Maps

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 Validation & Quality

Intersection Validation
Out of the box for HFM
Scripting process possible to extend to Essbase

Check Report

Enhancing Target System Integration

HFM Journals
Data Protection
Consolidation
Run Time Sub Var Integration

Run Time Sub Vars

FDMEE passes value at execution

Process Monitoring

Snapshot view of data load process across the

organization

Reporting

Process Monitor Reports

Variance Reports
Location Analysis Reports (Mapping)
Listing Reports (Metadata)
Audit Reports (Data investigation)
Base Trial Balance Reports
Intersection Reports
Check Reports

Automation/Batch

Inbound Data
Flat file (single & multiperiod)
Direct integration

Metadata
Data Writeback
Other Batches
Groupings for Security
No scripting required*

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

Improved Drill Through

Vastly better performance

Source & Target data on 1 screen

Other Note Worthy Enhancements

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

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Direct Integration

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

Why FDMEE?

Centralized data management

Flexibility
Drill Through & Writeback
Minimizes dependency on IT
Greater ROI

Why Not FDMEE?

Performance
Cost
Capability
Text
Data Warehouse data formats

Multiproduct Business Cases

Scenario 1: Different Dimensionality

Scenario 2: Same Dimensions, Different
Granularity
Scenario 3: Same Dimensions, Same
Granularity

Scenario 1: Different Dimensionality

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 2: Same Dimensionality,

Different Granularity

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 3: Same Dimensions and

Granularity

HFM & Planning: Entity, Account, ICP, Cost

Center, Product Family

Key Questions
Do HFM adjustments/eliminations get loaded to
Essbase or duplicated/calcd 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?

In Summary

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?

Questions
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