AVATA presents Upgrading Demantra Webinar

Insights
presents
UPGRADING TO DEMANTRA 12.2.X
Benefits&
Aug 4, 2015
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the benefits of the
Demantra Upgrade?
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Welcome
• Presenters
› Duane Hardacre, Managing Partner
› Sanjay Agrawal, Director Operations
Facilitator - Christina Bergman, Marketing Director

Housekeeping & Announcements
• During the Webinar
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• After the Webinar
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• Announcements
› Free AVATA Upgrade Assessment
› Free Statistical Engine Tuning Assessment
› Next Webinar: S&OP / IBP Express - Sept 22
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Agenda
• About AVATA
• Historical Demantra Release Genealogy
› Key enhancements
› Recommendations
• De-Mystifying the Upgrade
• AVATA Upgrade Approach
• Questions Answered
• It’s a Wrap
12.2.X
12.2.4
7.3.1.5
7.3
CTO
SPF
IMCDP
ALTA UI
Upgrade Journey
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The AVATA Difference
Su p p ly Ch ain P rac titio n ers
Coupled with Deep VCP Expertise
Gartner Recognized as Industry Experts
Oracle Demantra Specialized
Fusion Co-Development Partner
#1 Oracle VCP Cloud/BPS Partner
Partner Award for Excellence in VCP
Specialized by Oracle Preferred by CustomersRecognized by Industry

Supply Chain ManagementSectional Divider

Supply Chain Management
• We can help transform your business
• We know Oracle
› Software package 1
› Software package 2

Better real-time
demand insight
is only useful if you can
translate it into a more
accurate forecast.
Demantra generates the
most accurate forecasts
possible and provides a
robust workflow driven
collaboration paradigms
across all constituents.

DEMANTRA RELEASE GENEALOGY

Version 7.2.0 CU1
Oracle Demantra Release Genealogy
Feature Highlights
• Predictive Trade
Planning for Siebel CRM
CG
• Promotion Optimization
for Siebel CRM CG
• Supply Chain
connectivity for Siebel
CRM CG
• AIA Oracle Data
Integrator
Enterprise Packaging
• Integration to Siebel
CRM Consumer Goods
• DSR Integration to PTP,
DM - Demand Signal
Repository
Feature Highlights
• Configure-to-Order Package
• New Product Introduction
• Pooled Time-Series Modeling
• Worksheet and General Usability
Enhancements
• Worksheet Performance
• Loading performance
• Engine Performance
• Internationalization
• Hyperion integration
• Linux Engine
• Password security
• View attachments
• Integration to EBS 12.1 & 11.i.10
• Integration to APS 12.1
• Integration to Siebel CG, JDE
• Integration to Hyperion 11.1.1
Feature Highlights
• S&OP Application
• Consensus Forecast
Process
• Supply Plan Simulation
Control
• Supply Plan & Capacity
Review
• Critical Component Review
• Multi-series Forecasting
• Enhanced EBS User
Integration
• DM, S&OP integration with
EBS 12.0
 DM, S&OP integration with
APS 12.0 (SNO, IO, ASCP)
• DM, PTP, DSM integration
to JDE-E1
Feature Highlights
• Web-services
Enablement
• Demantra integration
with APCC
• Demand Signal
Repository Integration
• Advanced Planning
Command Center (APCC)
Integration
• Integration to Demand
Signal Repository
• Integration to JDE World
Feature Highlights
• Application Change
Management
• DM, S&OP integration
to 11.5.10
Nov 07 Jan 08 Oct 08May 08 CY09
Version 7.2 Version 7.2.1 Version 7.2.0 CU2 Version 7.3

Feature Highlights
• Engine enhancements
• New engine execution process
• Ability to define Series with
Hyperlink, allowing users to
open a URL from a worksheet
• VCP 12.1.3.7
Feature Highlights
• In-memory consumption driven
planning
• Gregorian Calendar Monthly Support
(Fiscal / Mfg) (12.1.3.9)
• Import/Export Excel Integration
• Migration Utility
• Segregation of Duties
• Enhanced Multi-Language in a single
instance
• Asynchronous Workflow
• Additional PTP & TPO enhancements
• Password security and timeouts
• New worksheet color theme (grey with
a light blue background
Feature Highlights
• S&OP enhancements
• Exceptions improvements
• Promotion improvements
• Engine Performance
• Service parts forecasting
• Enhanced proport function
• Enhancements to Spares/Service
parts forecasting
• Non-unit Maintenance Plan
Forecasting
• Integration to cMRO (Complex
Maintenance Repair & Overhaul)
• Integration with eAM (Enterprise
Asset Management)
• Improved Forecast Accuracy
functionality
• Subset forecasting
• Rolling Profile groups – archive
specific groups of series
independently
Feature Highlights
• User interface
enhancements (drag/drop,
3D graphs, frame
improvement, simplified
navigation)
• Workflow caching
improvements
• Improvements to PTP/PMO
engine
• DB performance hints
improvements
• Standard procedures
supporting database health
checks
• VCP 12.1.3.8
• EBS11i
Continued…..
• Engine enhancements:
Analytical Setting controlled per
engine profile:
• Forecast for multiple
business
processes/segments &
multiple demand streams
• DBA performance increases
• Worksheet Performance
Increases with Parallel Hints
• Integration to EBS 12.1, 12.2
Integration to APS 12.1, 12.2
• Integration to Siebel, JDE.
Peoplesoft, Hyperion
Dec 11 Sept 12May 12 Jul 13
Version 7.3.1 / 7.3.2 Version 7.3.1.3 Version 7.3.1.4 Version 7.3.1.5 / 12.2

Feature Highlights
• Launch Management Extended to DM and
PTP Components
• User Access Control
• Additional Demantra Hierarchies in APCC
• APCC Support for Trade Hierarchies and
Data
• Streamlined Promotion Creation and
Improved Method Usability
• Promotion Calendar Enhancements
• Printing Promotion Calendar
• Streamlined Simulations
• Enhanced Shipment and Consumption
Planning Support
• Demantra- Improved Worksheet
Performance
• VCP and Demantra- Support E1 Long Item
Code
• VCP and Demantra- Certified with Oracle
12.1.0.2 DB in Memory
Feature Highlights
• Demantra 12.2.3 encompasses
the same functional scope as
Demantra 12.2.2 with additional
security and functional bug fixes.
• For Predictive Trade Planning;
Promotion Type is no longer a
level but instead a series
WARNING!
• Currently there is a bug in the
12.2.2 upgrade that can cause
serious corruption in those cases.
• Customers should instead
upgrade from 7.3.x, 12.2.0 or
12.2.1 to 12.2.3
Feature Highlights
• Mainly Bug Fixes
Sept 13 Nov 13 Aug 14
Version 12.2.2 Version 12.2.3 Version 12.2.4.1

Feature Highlights
• Launch Management Extended
to DM and PTP Components
• Streamlined Promotion Creation
and Improved Method Usability
• Promotion Calendar
Enhancements
• Printing Promotion Calendar
• Streamlined Simulations
• Enhanced Shipment and
Consumption Planning Support
• VCP and Demantra- Support E1
Long Item Code
Feature Highlights
• Demantra Anywhere - Significant
functionality enhancements for
Mobile/Tablet enhancements
• Alta UI
Feature Highlights
• IMCDP – Remove Exadata
Dependency
• TBD
Fall 15 TBD
Version 12.2.4.1 Version 12.2.5 Version 12.2.5.1
Nov 14

Highlights
From 7.3 to 7.3.1.4

Configure-to-Order (CTO)
• Explodes dependent demand down to the mix of the components / options based on a
loaded BOM and planning percentages (attach rates)
Easy, single worksheet architecture
for indented BOM view
Item Dependent Demand based
on Base Model

Spares / Service Parts Forecasting - SPF
• New Levels in the hierarchy
› New hierarchy to support service parts
› Can exist side-by-side with manufacturing BOM
• Worksheets
› View / modify historical values used in
statistical analysis and failure rate calculation
• Workflows
› SPF – Calculate Failure Rate
› SPF – Generate Forecast
› SPF – Full/Incremental Upload Data
› Automated integration and analytical
processes

Note Worthy
• Improved Forecast Accuracy Metrics
› More general and flexible information than accuracy generated by the
engine. Provide API to calculate Absolute percentage error between series
› Not tied to forecast generation level
› Period used configurable
• Subset Forecasting
› Statistical engine enhancement - Engine profile dedicated to performing
forecast on a partial population
• Rolling Profile Groups
› Archive series by logical, independent groupings (e.g. by business purpose
or process)
• Archive all series related to the “consensus” process at the right time and
frequency or waterfall analysis

Technical & Integration Enhancements
• Workflow (call one from another)
• Many database, worksheet, and engine performance improvements
• Integration to Hyperion
• Integration to cMRO (complex maintenance & repair)
• Integration to EAM (Enterprise Asset Management)
• Statistical engine on Linux

Highlights
From 7.3.1.5 to 12.2.3

In Memory Consumption Driven Planning
• Support sell-through analysis at
store/day level and site/week
• Sell-through forecast converted
into sell-in forecast
• Improved safety stock flow and
Interface
• Replenishment order
• Scalability for large data volumes
• Launch Management

Launch Management
• Enhanced New Product Introduction
› Introduce a new item (target) by easily linking to an existing, similar item (source) at the site, account,
retailer, or store levels
› Copy historical Promotion information form source to target product(s)
› Automated data copy until specified launch date
› User controlled / configurable history and forecast period copy
› New worksheet/series to monitor status, requests and manage errors

In Memory Worksheet Improvements
• Worksheet performance Improvements to all customers
› 2-10x Improvements
Note: TBD Near Future removes
the Exadata dependency

Calendar Month
• Supports calendar month data aggregation in a weekly system
› Weeks, calendar months and fiscal months in one instance
• Ability to easily toggle between a financial based calendar view and a manufacturing
based planning weekly view
› Support financial and marketing activities while maintaining weekly visibility
for manufacturing and replenishment
Implement
with Care

Improved Integration & Reporting with Excel
• Streamlined bi-
directional flow
• Import new data into
worksheets
• Provides validation,
locking, security and
audit trail

• Improved color scheme &
updated Icons
• Improved graphs
• Drag and drop levels and
series directly in Pivot
Table
• Levels and methods on
toolbar
User Productivity Improvements

Note Worthy
› Flexible date formats
supported by any JAVA
format
› List of formats and
default format seen by
user is configurable
Multi-language support
in a single instance
› Customers want to limit the
capabilities & segregate the
duties of users based on their
role in the organization
› “User administrators” and
“Application administrators”
› Password security enhancements
(failed attempts, force re-set)
› Embed a URL in a
series and display it as
a link in any worksheet
› The URL can be used
to launch a webpage
or external document
Custom Date Formats New modules called
“Security Management”
Launch URL from a
worksheet/series

Note Worthy
• S&OP: Costing enhancement
› Supply cost breakdown by transportation, storage, purchase, and manufacturing
› Better cost analysis - compare revenues, total supply chain costs, margins and cost
breakdown when evaluating alternate sourcing in the supply chain
› Seeded integration with Strategic Network Optimization (SNO): Bring planning costs at the
item, organization, and time level by plan scenario
• Trade Promotion Optimization Enhancements & Promotion Calendar
Enhancements

Technical & Integration
• Demantra-defined custom product hierarchy Integration with Advanced Planning
Command Center (APCC) - (expanded in 12.2.4)
› Publish custom series created in DM & S&OP to APCC
• Asynchronous Workflow - Workflow/Step can proceed without completion of the
previous workflow/step (e.g. used to notify users of data to review or review exceptions)
• Database performance improvements (Re-org tables, Performance Hints, etc.)
› Health Check / Maintenance Procedures
• EP_Load enhancements
• Proport enhancements

Highlights
12.2.4.1

In-Memory Consumption Driven Planning
• 7.3.1.5 Solution forward ported to 12.2.4
› Launch Management functionality migrated to DM & PTP
• Enhancements to BLE to support inventory planning & replenishment
orders
• Enhancements to the Sell-in and Sell-through process
• Dramatic performance improvements
› General Level to support daily – store level data
› Partitioning the data
• Engine on 64-Bit for Unix and Linux

User Access Control Example
• Ability to configure specific periods of time to prevent specific user(s) / groups from
accessing the application during system maintenance , forecast generation, etc.
• Forcibly log users out of the system
› Any currently-running processes will be
allowed to finish (e.g. save data,
import/export data, etc.)
• In some industries, ability to control end-
user’s login access is necessary to comply
with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Requirements.

Promotion Planning
• Easier Promotion Creation & Copy
• Create a complete account
promotional plan
• Respect existing promotions and
create new promotions
• Improved interactive promotion
calendar
• Weekly or monthly calendar views
• Configurable series display
• Included DOL and Demantra Anywhere
functionality
• Streamlined Simulation capability
• Enhancements for executing and managing
Shipment & Consumption Planning (POS)
› Engine address the dual data streams with
correlating date ranges

PTP Integration to APCC
• PTP Hierarchies and data in APCC
› Promotion hierarchy
› PTP series
• Organization Hierarchy
• Customer Hierarchy

Technical & Integration
• Two additional custom hierarchies to be brought from Demantra into
APCC
› Org Dimension
› Customer / Account (Site) dimension
• Certified on 12c In- Memory Database
› Significant Worksheet Performance

AVATA
Upgrade Methodology

Business Application Language (BAL)
• Upgrade utility that can be used when upgrading to a newer Demantra version as well as migrate
objects such as worksheets, series, and workflows between two schemas / environments (added in
12.2.1)
› BAL compares the customer schema with the Demantra ‘Golden’ schema of the new release and highlights
the differences and overlaps between objects (Levels, Series, Worksheets, etc.) and provides an upgrade
package to upgrade to the new release
› Automatic mode and manual mode
Worked closely with Oracle development on the
processes, challenges and solution
AVATA was the first company to
utilize the BAL tool for an upgrade!!

Upgrade Options
Platform Upgrade
• The platform upgrade suits most upgrade scenarios, so by default this is the preferred upgrade
path you should take
• The platform upgrade updates the platform capabilities to the latest version…latest capabilities of
the web UI, application server, latest engine, worksheets/series, and latest database procedures.
› Typically if a new feature does not require new series, worksheets or workflows it is wholly encompassed
in a platform upgrade.
• Customers on versions prior to 7.1.1 have to chose this option
› Versions 7.2 and lower or running on SQL server, client may need to think about re-deploying versus
upgrade
• Customers with major customizations (like rebuilding the data model) to the out-of-the-box
schema, have to chose this option
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Upgrade Options
Platform + Application Upgrade
• You have a standard configured application that is not highly customized and you want to include the
latest release of the new series, workflows, and worksheets.
• For example a PTP customer may want to use the application upgrade to embed the new seeded out
of the box promotion calendar.
• You want to add and use a new pre-configured module. Example: You are on DM / PTP and would
like to upgrade to a newer version as well as add TPO to an existing PTP solution or add SPF to your
existing DM solution.
• Adding a module while staying on your same Demantra version. Example: A 7.3.1.5 DM customer
may want to add the IMCDP application to their solution, and thus would perform a platform and
application upgrade to 7.3.1.5 IMCDP application. My Oracle Support Note 1458572.1
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AVATA Upgrade Approach
Assessment
Execute Upgrade
Test & Migrate
• Complexity Matrix
• Understand process, challenges, & objectives
• Educate & Align – Proper upgrade path,
relevant enhancements, process impacts &
recommendations
• BAL Experience
• Data Validation Accelerator
• Data Transform and synchronize Accelerator
• Configure
• Regression Test
• Training
• Move to Production

Data Complexity MatrixValue Notes
Current Demantra Version
List Components being used
Number of users
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Model
Size of Sales_Data table
Number of Columns in the
Sales_Data table
Size of MDP_Matrix table
Number of Custom Objects /
Procedures / Methods
Number of Custom Hierarchy
Levels
Number of custom series (server
expressions)
Score
Risk
Formulaic method to
quantitatively size the
level of effort & Risk

Demantra Upgrade Assessment
Unlock opportunities that have the best and quickest payback so you can make an informed
decision about when and how to approach the upgrade to truly benefit the organization.
Assessment will provide:
1. Understanding your solution, pain points and objectives
2. Identification of risks and benefits of the upgrade for your industry & specific solution
3. Proper upgrade path and applicable enhancements
• Educate Business on enhancements, and related process & data impacts
4. Anticipated implementation level of effort and timeline (it’s not as long as you think)!
Contact us for your FREE assessment today!
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Helping you understand the risks and benefits.

Hidden Gem
• There have been many engine enhancements over the years!
• Vast majority of Demantra installs have not gone through an engine tuning
exercise!!!
› Based on industry studies: A one-percent decrease in forecast error
translates into a 0.5% decrease in safety stock inventory.”
› AVATA’s average forecast error improvement ranges from 8% - 16%
• Free Engine Tuning Assessment!
› No risk to customer
› Estimate forecast improvement potential
Engine Tuning Enhancements
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“Through their expertise in Demantra, we’re now at 99% case fill rates,
inventories are low, sales the highest they’ve been. We’re succeeding,
and a large part of that is due to the people AVATA has brought to help
solve real world problems for us.”
- Bob Ashford, Vice President IT
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group
AVATA Customer Testimonials Here
What our Customers are Saying
“The AVATA team was an integral part of our Demantra upgrade and
provided the technical expertise lacking within our own DBA’s and end
users. The AVATA team worked around with our teams in US and India to
provide technical assistance to the upgrade and pointed out flaws in the
design and maintenance of our Demantra. We got all “A” players!”
- Ying Xu
Emerson
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Questions & Answers
1. How can we use APCC with Demantra and ASCP?
2. Can we upgrade Demantra with EBS are in separate servers? Can we
upgrade the Demantra alone without upgrading the EBS?
3. Does the collaborator workbench still relay on the old unsecure Java to
operate?
4. How long does it take to do a Demantra upgrade?
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