The document presents an overview of the EPRCS narrative reporting system, detailing its architecture, features, and functionalities for management reporting and disclosure management. It highlights the use of various tools such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in creating report packages, along with the integration of data from cloud and on-premises sources. Additionally, it discusses implementation considerations and offers insights into the training sessions available for users.

2. EPRCS Narrative Reporting: The Reporting
Swiss Army Knife
June 26, 2019
Geordan Drummond, Product Manager – Financial Close

3. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

4. ABOUT THE SPEAKER
> 20+ years of Oracle/Hyperion Experience
> Customer – Lincoln Financial Group
> Enterprise Administrator
> HFM Administrator
> Vendor – Hyperion / Oracle
> HFM Consultant
> Partner – Alithya
> Consultant (Consolidation, Account Recs, Tax, Reporting)
> Close and Consolidation Product Manager

5. COMPANY OVERVIEW
Ranzal & Alithya join forces in
November 2018 to offer EPM,
ERP, & Analytics solutions
Proven business analytics leader
with a history of successful
implementations & growth
20+ years of implementations
1,000+ clients
2,000+ projects
5 Oracle ACEs
Certified Cloud resources
EPM, ERP, & Analytics solutions
Advisory
Services
Implementation
Services
Technical
Services
Hosting &
Support
Training
Services
Intellectual
Property

6. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

7. NARRATIVE REPORTING
> Main components:
> Narrative Reporting (workflow
for documents/presentations)
> Word
> PowerPoint
> PDF
> Management Reporting (report
writer – multiple services)
> Disclosure Management (XBRL)
> Application (Essbase)

8. SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Narrative Reporting
Other Source
Files
Cloud
EPM
Compiled
Report /
Presentation
Regulatory
Submission
Application
(Essbase)
MR Report
Writer
Smart View
On-Prem
EPM

9. WEB NAVIGATION

10. SMART VIEW EXTENSIONS
> Narrative Reporting
– Word
– Excel
– PowerPoint
> Disclosure Management
– Word
– Excel
> High Volume XBRL
– Excel

11. SMART VIEW EXTENSIONS
>Downloads and updates
– From Web
– From within Smart View

12. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

13. NARRATIVE REPORTING OVERVIEW
> Report Packages for
Word, PowerPoint, and
PDF Documents
> Workflow for Doclets
which are combined into
a final product
> Smart View extension
and Web work hand in
hand
> Data pulled in from
SmartView, Management
Reports, Embedded
Excel
> Distribution process for
Report Packages to
Users

14. NARRATIVE REPORTING TERMINOLOGY
> Report Package
> Narrative report consisting of Word, Power Point, or PDF
> Doclet
> Discrete portion of a report package for which responsibility is assigned
> Reference Doclet
> Component in a report package (e.g. Excel table or MR report) that is displayed as part of the report package
> Supplemental Doclet
> Additional supporting doclet (e.g. Excel workpaper) that is not displayed in the report output
> Section
> Grouping of Doclets (e.g. “MD&A”, “Footnotes”)
> Variable
> Placeholder for data values that can be substituted
> Check In/Out

15. NEW REPORT PACKAGE IN WEB
> Create new Report
Package using wizard-type
prompts
> Enter properties
> Define Process
– Optional – can have any
of the 3 or none at all
– Dates
> Assign Users
(Owners/Viewers)
> Define Options

16. NEW REPORT PACKAGE IN SV
> You can also initiate the process
using the SV extension
> Auto-create the doclets needed
– Point to a folder of documents
– Point to an individual Word or PDF
file
– This will take a few minutes for
larger files
> You will still need to define the
Report Package properties in the
Web UI but will save quite a bit of
time on the creation of the doclets

17. NARRATIVE REPORTING – NEW RP IN SV
> When Doclet Generation
complete, you can assign the
types
> Click on Import to finish the
process
> Return to the web to complete
workflow and other properties

18. NARRATIVE REPORTING – REPORT CENTER
> Track the current
report package status
> Modify the
assignments and
approval process
> Make updates to the
structure and
sequence of the
report package
> Add sections and
doclets

19. STANDARD DOCLETS
>These can be
Word or
PowerPoint,
Excel, or PDF
files
>Add from SV or
web UI
>Can create from
scratch in SV

20. REFERENCE DOCLETS – MR REPORTS
>For MR Reports,
add from Web
>Select the report
from the Library
that you want to
include
>Choose the POV or
assign a Variable
for the member
selection

21. REFERENCE DOCLETS AND FILES – EXCEL
> Use a Reference Doclet if you want
to assign workflow to the object or
reuse it
> Use a Reference File if it is specific
to a (Word/PPT) doclet or separate
workflow isn’t needed
> Can add either Smart View or plain
Excel files
> Smart View can be Ad-Hoc or
Function based
> Excel file needs to have a Range
defined as this is what is referenced
> Use the Embed feature to add the
Doclet or File

22. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCLETS
> These are used in
situations where
additional support or
documentation is
necessary but does not
need to be surfaced in
the report itself
> Done from the Report
Center like other
Doclets
> Assign users as
needed
> Users can download to
view content

23. NARRATIVE REPORTING – VARIABLES
> Create and manage
variables that can be
used throughout the
package
> Static variables – used
for constants (like the
current reporting period)
> Reference variables –
used for values that are
going to update
dynamically
> Usage counts shown
> Visible from Smart View
as well

24. NARRATIVE REPORTING – VARIABLES
> To insert variables, open and
Check Out the Doclet
> Place pointer where the
variable needs to go
> Click on the arrow next to
the variable to insert it
> You will see the control on
the portion of embedded text
that locks the item and puts
it in read-only mode
> Use the Highlight feature to
display where a Variable is
used on the page
> Variables can also be used
to create conditional text

25. SERVER SIDE REFRESH
> New feature which is
currently being piloted and
should be available shortly
> This allows Reference
Doclets and Files to be
refreshed all at once or
individually
> Choose individual Data
Sources to refresh or all of
them
> Leverage Variables to set
common POV items globally
since it will use what is
specified in the Doclet

26. NARRATIVE REPORTING – DISTRIBUTIONS
> Set up one or more
distribution lists for
recipients (either
users or groups)
> Can set rollover
count
> Can allow for
downloads or viewing
in the browser

27. NARRATIVE REPORTING USE CASES
> Word
– Management Reports
– Regulatory filings
– Procurement
> PPT
– Budget Books
– Board Books
> PDF
– Annual Report
– Investor Reporting
> Basically any repetitive
reporting process,
operational or financial

28. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

29. MANAGEMENT REPORTING OVERVIEW
> Oracle Cloud sources:
> Planning
> Close &
Consolidation
> Tax Reporting
> Profitability and Cost
Management
> Analytics
> Fusion ERP Cloud
> On-Prem sources:
> Essbase

30. MANAGEMENT REPORTING FEATURES
>Main Elements:
– Data Grids
– Charts
– Text boxes
– Images
– Notes
>Headers/Footers
>Properties panel

31. MANAGEMENT REPORTING FEATURES – GRIDS
> Suppression
> Formatting
> Conditional Formatting
> Zoom (fka Expansions)
– Zoom to children, bottom, or
descendants
– Ancestor position
> Row Banding
> Sorting

32. MANAGEMENT REPORTING FEATURES – CHARTS
> Can use existing grid or new
data set
> 20 different formats
– Line
– Bar
– Pie
– Polar
– Radar
– Scatter
– Others

33. MANAGEMENT REPORTING – NOTES
> Allows end users to input text to add commentary to report
> Similar to Annotations in FR but more flexible (like an
interactive comment box in Excel)
> Can define POV or leave it dynamic
> Centralized listing of notes are accessible via the Notes card
from the home page
> Access can be configured for each Note object

34. MANAGEMENT REPORTING VS FR STUDIO
> Features pretty much at parity
> Menus and features have been
redesigned to be much more
accessible and easy to use
> MR has a much wider range of
charting options
> MR editing happens within same
window – no pop-up
> Coming Attractions:
– Books
– Batches/Bursting

35. CONVERTING FR REPORTS TO MR
> Export reports as a .zip file from source
Repository
> Go to the Library and pick a folder
> Import .zip file
> Results will be in Messages

36. MANAGEMENT REPORTING USE CASES
> Ultimately this will be included in
the platform to replace FR
> Production Reporting
– Single source reporting
– Multi source reporting
> Embedding within Report Package
– Becomes a Reference doclet
– Word, PPT, PDF
> Can use cross-pod linking to
create a card for reports in another
service

37. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

38. DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT
> Similar to Narrative
Reporting, either cloud or
on-prem sources (such as
HFM) can be used for
creating documents in the
required filing formats
> This is primarily done
through the Smart View
extensions with a little bit
via the web

39. WEB UI
> Limited functionality as
most features are done
via Smart View in either
Word or Excel
> Can do the following:
> Create new package
> Inspect
> Delete
> Rename
> Inspect features allow for
assignment of users to
the package as well as
track history

40. DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
> Process managed from Smart View extension:
> Create doclets
> Import Taxonomies
> Map to Taxonomy
> Validate against document type
> Publish Instance Document
> Support for SEC, IFRS and iXBRL
Create Map Validate Publish

41. DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS
> Explorer – Manage report components
> Taxonomy Manager – Import and choose taxonomies
> Auto Tag – Automatically associate data points with Taxonomy elements
> Mapping Tool – Manually map out individual data points to Taxonomy elements
> Validate – Confirm file is compliant with Taxonomy
> Publish – Generate Instance Document

42. TAXONOMY MANAGEMENT
> Taxonomy Manager
> Add new Taxonomy
▪ Import zip
▪ Reference .xsd file
▪ Provide name
> Edit/delete existing
Taxonomies
> Mapping Tool
> Go to Select Taxonomy
> Pick registered Taxonomy
(only one can be assigned
at once)

43. EXPLORER / REPORT MANAGER
> Explorer
> Doclet management – allows
for downloading / opening of
doclets
> Open either the master or
individual doclets
> Versions tracked with
commentary
> View or remove permissions
> Manage
> Used to add doclets
> Tracks any doclets checked out
> Allows for update (refresh) of
doclets within master

44. ADDING DOCLETS
> Start in Report Manager
> Choose Word or Excel
> For Excel doclets, select
the worksheet to use
> Excel doclets can be Ad-
Hoc or Function-based
> At this point, the Doclet
becomes a copy of what
was in the original file, and
there is no link between
the two

45. DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT MAPPING
> Use Mapping Tool to
associate the following
with the Taxonomy:
– Concept – Item (e.g.
financial statement line)
– Context – Time period
– Unit – Currency
> Set up and associate
any variables

46. DISCLOSURE MANAGEMENT MAPPING
> Attach mappings by highlighting
the value and Concept, then the
Attach Mapping button
> Review tab will show all mapped
values
> For Word Doclets, can assign
tagging for each level (1-4 for
SEC reporting)
> Run Auto Tag for a first pass of
the mapping process

47. VALIDATION
> Validate individual doclets first
> Then open up Word master
document
> Validate for these formats:
– XBRL
– iXBRL
– SEC – EDGAR HTML
> Make adjustments based on any
errors that come up

48. PUBLISH AND PREVIEW
> When validation is complete,
you can publish in the required
format
> Document types:
– XBRL
– iXBRL
– SEC – EDGAR HTML
– PDF
– Word
> Preview file using viewer

49. AGENDA
>Introductions
>Product Overview
>Narrative Reporting
>Management Reporting
>Disclosure Management
>Application
>Q & A

50. APPLICATION (ESSBASE) FEATURES
> Essbase – Single app
> SmartView access for
reading/writing data
> Calculations limited to
member formulas, no
business rules
> Data integration – flat
files, no Data
Management
> No data forms

51. APPLICATION (ESSBASE) FEATURES
> You can create up to 5
models – determine which
dimensions apply to each
> Only required dimensions
are Time and Account
> When finished deploy
application
> Assign access to users
> Create Data Grants based
on dimensionality
> Track history of application
changes

52. APPLICATION (ESSBASE) FEATURES
> You can use the out of the
box/suggested dimension
members or create your
own
> Manually configure or load
dimension hierarchies
from a flat file
> Data load files uploaded
to the Library first

53. APPLICATION (ESSBASE) USE CASES
> Additional data for
footnotes or other
supplemental reporting
> Operational data subset
for management
reporting
> Extension of data from
another EPM application
> Allows you to retain
additional data for use in
Report Packages without
cluttering up your main
application (e.g. Planning
or Close & Consolidation)

54. IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
> How many reports are needed and what are their audiences?
> How many reporting users are there going to be in total?
> Who are the owners of the reports?
> What are all of the data sources?
> Does additional dimensionality need to be added to existing EPM
applications?
> Does the included Application need to be built out and populated?
> Project preparation – perform lower level analysis of each report

55. Q&A
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57. CONTACT INFORMATION
Alithya
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Tel (914) 253-6600
infosolutions@alithya.com
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Geordan Drummond
Product Manager – Financial Close
215.275.7715
geordan.drummond@alithya.com