Keeping up with EPM Cloud

Typically, EPM Planning applications will have a 12-period year which can present a challenge when loading adjustment period data from ERP. To get around this, Oracle have provided the ability to map ERP adjustment periods to EPM periods in data exchange – usually loaded to the first or last period, depending on if the adjustment is applied at the start or end of the year. Adjustment period mappings are not automatically set up when initialising the source system, so the first step is to create these in the Source Mapping tab, with mapping type Adjustment: Enter the name of the Adjustment period and map it to a target EPM period using the period keys are a reference. Note: the format of the adjustment periods may differ to above. To enable loading adjustment period data, use the Include Adjustment Periods setting on the data load options, with one of the below options: No –   load period value only (no adjustment values) Yes – this setting will load both the period an...