Better Performance. Less Guesswork.

Things You Need To Know About

EPM 11.1.2.4
Chuck Czajkowski
cczajkowski@accelatis.com

Agenda
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Accelatis Background
The 11.1.2.4 Buzz
Goals
Where we are
Whats next

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A Comprehensive Approach
to EPM System Management
Empower
Business Users & I.T.

Manage

All Moving
Parts

Support &
Help Desk

Broad Approach
to Application
Performance
Management

Across All
Environments

Streamline
Process

Oracle
Hyperion EPM
Deployment
Root Cause
Analysis

Optimize

Deep Look
Into the underlying
systems

Monitor
Apps &
Infrastructure

Eliminate
Bottlenecks

of
%
0
2
y
l
n
O
th e
Overall
Solution

Best Practices

Performance
Test
Integrated
Throughout
SDLC

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On your marks..

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11.1.2.4 Hits OTN First

New Version of EPM Released with no
documentation
First set of EPM installations Accelatis
built on Windows 2012/SQL 2012
EPM Linux build reported in community
Changes in product immediately noticed
Preliminary Testing Done for application
builds on HFM, Essbase and Planning
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Accelatis 11.1.2.4 Testing

Images built using VMWare
Windows Server 2008 R2 used to facilitate
cross version testing
Oracle Database 11g R2 as RDBMS
Cross version tests completed on same
sets of VMWare for consistency in tests
One set of tests might show numbers
inconsistent with different banks of tests, but
are controlled when comparisons are made
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Approach

Set up servers
Design tests and metrics
Execute tests
Analyze results

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Goal
Gain Familiarity with the new version
Benchmark New Version and compare
with previous 11.1.2.3
Report on findings to help EPM
community make more informed choices
on direction and preparation
Present a few key things that we found
during the process
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What happened to my
HFM processes???

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HFM now has new names for the
processes that run
XfmDataSource.exe
HFM Java Process to manage XfmDS
Dynamic based on the instance
e.g. - HyS9FinancialManagementJavaServer_epmsystem1

Will impact existing monitoring tools

Obvious effect on any existing scripts that
take action on HFM Processes
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Depreciated Processes Include:
CASSecurity.exe
HsxServer.exe
HsvDataSource.exe
HFMService.exe
DMEListener.exe

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Essbase scripts need

to be modified if
created from earlier
versions!!

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Scripts were run to compare 11.1.2.3 to
11.1.2.4 in our labs
Results showed that Essbase 11.1.2.3
outperformed 11.1.2.4 by more than
50%using the same 11.1.2.3 scripts

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11.1.2.3 Chart

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11.1.2.4 Chart

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11.1.2.3 will utilize all 4 processors while
the same script run in 11.1.2.4 only took
advantage of 2
Essbase has explicit commands for
parallel operations:
WORKERTHREADS
CALCPARALLEL
FIXPARALLEL

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HFM now uses ODL

and there is no more
HFMErrorLog viewer..

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New in 11.1.2.4, HFM now utilizes ODL
There is no more HsvEventLog.log
Each application now has its own log
..Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\epmsyste
m1\diagnostics\logs\hfm\xfm.odl.<app>-1.Log

The UI System messages is where you

will now go to see information that might
be in the HFM logs
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New in 11.1.2.4, HFM now utilizes ODL
There is no more HsvEventLog.log
Each application now has its own log
..Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\epmsyste
m1\diagnostics\logs\hfm\xfm.odl.<app>-1.Log

The UI System messages is where you

will now go to see information that might
be in the HFM logs
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11.1.2.4 UI Log View

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11.1.2.4 HFM Directory

Logs

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11.1.2.4 HFM Application Log

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11.1.2.4 seems to
serve up user content
faster.

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Simulation testing on 11.1.2.3
Execution time depends less on the load
Average execution time was more regular
while the concurrency goes up
When reaching the breaking point, a
restart of everything was needed to
peform another test

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Simulation testing on 11.1.2.4
Break point was around 150 user activities
per minute
After breaking the system (where the
process time takes longer than the server
can produce the results) the recovery for
11.1.2.4 was simply to stop the test (no
restart needed)
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HFM Consolidation
Performance is not
just hype 11.1.2.4
outperforms 11.1.2.3
by a lot

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Head to head consolidation was extremely
different
3 Test Consolidations
57% Faster on Consol #1
43% Faster on Consol #2
41% Faster on Consol #3

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Only Difference In the Last Consol was
the number of CPUs:
8 CPUs
11.1.2.3 Consol: 404 seconds
11.1.2.4 Consol: 230 seconds

2 CPUs
11.1.2.3 Consol: 424 seconds
11.1.2.4 Consol: 250 seconds
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Interesting note
Decreasing the number of CPUs from 8 to 2
in our lab increased both consolidations by
the same value

On that same note

All-in-one sandbox for testing may have
contributed to lack of multi-core differences,
but head to head showed clear performance
winner
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Additional Info
Performance White Paper will be
published once benchmark testing is
complete and the information can be
compiled into a user-digestable format
Accelatis modules for 11.1.2.4 will be
available in the next GA release

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Key New Features touching on

Architecture
Platform Support
Logging
Granular Product Commands
Performance

Documentation located here:

11.1.2.4: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E57185_01/index.htm
ALL EPM: https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/?tab=8

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EPM 11.1.2.4 Doc Website

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Products without a New Features guide

Foundation / Shared Services

Oracle Hyperion Business Rules
Oracle Hyperion Data Integration Management
Oracle Hyperion Disclosure Management
Oracle Enterprise Management Archetect
Oracle Essbase Administration Services
Oracle Performance Scorecard
Oracle Reporting and Analysis
Oracle Strategic Finance

Does not mean there are new features, but it does mean that the
new features did NOT warrant its own announcement doc

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Calc Manager New Features

Support for Parallel Processing in Member Range Components

Running Essbase Calculation Scripts with Runtime Prompts in Essbase
Importing Essbase Calculation Scripts
New Design-Time Prompt Functions for Templates
New Custom Defined Functions
Finding and Replacing Test in the Variable Designer
Aggregation System Template Enhancements
Script Editor Enhancements
Filtering Objects in the System View
Analyzing Scripts
New Cell Text Range Component and Data Range Component Changes
for Financial Management Applications

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Calc Manager New Features (cont.)

Customizing Views
Comparing the Scripts of a Saved Rule to a Changed Rule
Creating and Working with Location Aliases
Tracking Queries
Compacting a Database Outline
Merging Incremental Data
Aggregating System Generated Views
Selecting a Compression Dimension
Displaying Level Information
Managing Sessions

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Crystal Ball

Localization in Additional Languages

Multithreaded Processing for Extreme Speed
OptQuest Optimization Enhancements
Damped Trend Exponential Smoothing Techniques for Forecasting
Crystal Ball EPM Integration with Strategic Finance
Crystal Ball Decision Optimizer Integration with Strategic Finance
Sorting Objects for Selection

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Data Relationship Management

Data Relationship Governance Enhancements

Oracle Planning and Budgeting Application Template
Import Enhancements
Export Enhancements
Improved Architecture
Web Client Accessibility
Performing Key Tasks On The Go With Oracle EPM Mobile

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EPM 11.1.2.4 Mobile Features

Managing Governance Requests w/ Data Relationship Governance

Performing Period-End Activities in Close Manager

(Financial Close Management Module)

Closing ledgers and sub ledgers

Loading and mapping data
Performing financial consolidation and account reconciliation
View, approve, and reject tasks
Respond to notification alerts such as investigating and resolving task errors or delays
Automatically manage and track the status of tasks

Searching for Financial Management Entities

Filter worklists to find your requests

View request details
Contact participants associated with requests by email
Approve, escalate, reject, or push back on requests
View invalid requests

To quickly find entities in your application, perform a search using full or partial entity names. Using the current filter, Oracle EPM
Mobile returns entities with names containing any of text that you specify.

Configuring the Session Timeout

Tap the navigation springboard and then Settings to specify how long Oracle EPM Mobile can remain idle before you are prompted to
sign in.

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Financial Quality Data Management EE

Target Application Enhancements

Target Load Options
Data Synchronization
Write-Back
POV Locking
Import Format Builder
Concatenating Source Dimensions for ERP Segments
New Fix Mapping Feature
Report Translation
Financial Close Management Integration with FDMEE

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Essbase

Thread Pool for Parallel Operations

XML Outline Editing
Enhancements to Hybrid Aggregation
Optimizations for Oracle Exalytics In-Memory machine
Supporting POV and Pivot Enhancements for Smart View 11.1.2.5.400
Calculation Enhancements
Configuration Setting (essbase.cfg) Changes
MaxL Grammar Changes
Essbase API Changes

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Essbase Studio

Clearing Deployment History from Essbase Studio Console

Clearing Deployment History for all Cubes and all Models in the Catalog
Connecting to Alternate Data Sources for Drill-through Reports
Requiring a User Name and Password to Perform Drill-through

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Financial Close Management

New Module Supplemental Data Manager

User Interface Changes
Regionalization Enhancements
Report Writer
Reviewer / Approver Level Settings
Email Notifications
Close Manager EPM Mobile support

View, submit, approve and reject tasks

Respond to notification alerts
Automatically manage and track task status

Data Relationship Governance

Filter Worklists
Email request participants
Approve, escalate, reject and push back on requests
View invalid requests

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Oracle Financial Management Analytics
11.1.2.4 and OBIEE 11.1.1.7.x plus latest patch
Improvements for Configuration

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Planning

New Acadamy resources for learing and efficiency

Enhanced Performance in Simple Forms
UI Look and Feel Control
Application Management from the Console
Schedule Recurring Jobs
Manage Dimensions
Easy Import and Export
Enhanced Planning Capabilities
Create Reports for Sharing Data
Instant Save / Automatic Save
Support for Dynamic Dimension Members
.and more

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EPM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Smart View

Enhanced Submit Data Functionality

POV and Pivot Enhancements
Improved Extension Update and Distribution
New Diagnostics Tools
New Member Selection Dialog Box for Business Rules
User Name and Password Support for Drill-Through Reports
Oracle BI EE Filter Enhancement
Oracle BI EE Prompt Enhancement
Measure Label Flexibility in Oracle BI EE View Designer
Sheet Information Improvements

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HFM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Of the EPM Suite, HFM by far has the largest changes
in the new version:

New Processes
New Architecture
New Platform Support
New API Set
New Logging

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HFM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Platform Independent
Windows and Exalytics (X and T) Support
Exalytics X = Linux Based X3-4 and X4-4
Exalytics T = Solaris Based T5-8
No Commodity Linux support!

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HFM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Simplicity

Deployment Architecture
Fully Compliant with ODL
Streamlined Product Integrations
Well Published Java API
LCM support for Data & Metadata

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HFM 11.1.2.4 New Features

Features and Functionality
Supplemental Data Manager Integration
Metadata integration
Data posting from SDM
Drill back from HFM grids / forms to SDM
Additional HFM Utilities *
Excel Based Journals Workbench *
Embedding OFMA Analytics in HFM
Improved Calc Manager Parity with VBScript (Cell Text Range,
Data Range)
Web Based Member List Editor *
Web Based Application Configuration Wizard *

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HFM 11.1.2.4 Performance

Multi-core scaling for Consolidation

During consolidation while traversing through entity hierarchy continue
taking advantage of all hardware cores available.
Centralized Data Retrieval
Optimized central data query engine used for FR, SmartView, & Web
CalcStatus redesign
Store only used currency, reducing unnecessary storage of numbers
and improving metadata/data loads
Increased User Interface Interactions and Responsiveness
Replaced Webservices with Thrift optimizing the transfer of objects
between C++ server and Java based web tier.
Use SmartHeap
Improved memory allocation and reduce thrashing of heap
Replaced ADO with ODBC driver
Better performance with Oracle RDBMS
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Old HFM 11.1.2 Architecture

HFM
ASP
Web UI

.NET
SV
HTTP
Web
Provide
Service
Service
r
s
s
LCM
Web
HSS
Provide
OM
Securit
r
y API

HFM JRF
Web Service

IIS

WLS

HFM Mid Tier

Product Integrations

DCOM

LDAP
Server

HFM Service
HFM Web Service Manager
HFM DME Listener
HFM Weblogic Server
HFM HSxServer
HFM HSvDataSource
Multiple technologies
Multiple entry points

FM
DCOM
APIs
Win32
Client

HFM Client

DCOM

Executables

ADM
Driver

DME Listener

HFMAdminServer

CA Security

AWB Agent

HFMDatasource
(incl Rules Engine)

HFM Server
ADO

Oracle/SQL*Server

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HFM 11.1.2.4 Architecture

HFM ADF Web UI
HFM JRF WebService
SmartView Provider

HFM Mid Tier

WLS

TCP

LDAP Server
HFMDataSource
(incl Rules Engine)

HFM Admin Server

Executables

HFM Server

HFM Weblogic Server

HFM JHSxService
HFM HsvDataSource

ODBC/JDBC

Product Integrations

Single Java base API layer

Includes Web services

Oracle/SQL*Server

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HFM 11.1.2.4 Timeline

HFM 11.1.2.4

HFM 11.1.2.4.100 04-2015

HFM 11.1.2.4 PSU ???

Removal of Windows
Dependency

Exalytics Support
- Solaris (T5-8)
- Insights
- Rules Profiling

Web Based Member List

Editor

Multi-core Scaling

Journals Workbench

Auto Archive of Data Audit

Exalytics Support
Linux (X3-4, X4-4)

Mobile Friendly Interface

UI Enhancements

Metadata Merge utility

Application Creation Wizard

Web Based Profile Editor

Web Based Utilities

Embedded OFMA in HFM

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Conclusion
If HFM Performance is at all important,
you need to get EPM 11.1.2.4 up in your
test environment
API sets have changed dramatically &
custom code/scripts you need to ensure
youve reviewed these changes and tested
Improved control over system can really
help tune the environment to your own
needs
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