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Event Scripts, located in the Script Editor within FDMEE, are used to execute a task when certain events are carried out during the data load process. Each of the Event Scripts are customizable - users can use the scripts to perform a wide variety of tasks, such as send emails, run calculations,...

Hyperion Financial Close Manager (FCM) is the first of two products included in the Financial Close Management Suite. Financial Close Manager applications serve as a central location for all tasks involved in the close process.  With FCM, the administrators are able to manage all close tasks and monitor each close...

Dashboard The Dashboard is the first thing users see when opening the Financial Close Manager application. The Dashboard has four components that provide a simple view of active close tasks. Users are able to customize their own Dashboard, but their security settings will define what the users have access to....

Tasks Tasks in Financial Close Manager are the individual items in the workflow that make up the Schedules and Templates. There are two types of Tasks in Financial Close Manager: Basic and Parent. Basic Tasks do not contain instructions, questions, or attributes. Parent Tasks allow users to create hierarchies within the...

The Essbase Excel Add-In was discontinued after the 11.1.2.2 version of Essbase. While SmartView and the Essbase Add-In coexisted, Oracle determined that SmartView was the better product and made it the sole Excel utility. The Essbase Add-In and SmartView both had a few of their own unique features, but they essentially did...

Check Rule Groups are used in FDMEE to ensure that certain requirements are met when loading data to a Target Application. Within Check Rule Groups, there is Rule Logic. The Rule Logic is where the dimension members are defined to create a specific check within the data load. In order...

Drill Through is a feature in FDMEE that allows users to see where the data is coming from. When data is loaded through FDMEE, there is a Source and a Target Application. The Source is where the data comes from, and the Target Application is where the data is loaded...

In Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4, the Data Export and Extended Analytics functions have been combined into one location. Extended Analytics is used to extract more detailed data from Hyperion Financial Management applications, such as Eliminations or Contribution values. In order to access Extended Analytic in the HFM application, expand 'Extract'...

FDMEE by default shows one category per Data Load Rule. In order to view an alternate data load rule within one location, users must switch categories through the POV. Tired of switching POVs in order to view all of the Data Load Rules? Here's a quick tip :) Navigate to...

Data Load Mappings are used in FDMEE to pair the intersections of data from the Source to the Target Application during a data load. A Data Load Mapping must be created for every dimension in the Target Application. When FDMEE is launched in workspace, Data Load Mappings can be found in the...