Orchestra Networks, recognized as a leading vendor in master data management, offers a solution called EBX5 specifically for Oracle Hyperion EPM users, helping them manage reference data and hierarchies more efficiently. The platform facilitates reduced manual efforts in data maintenance, enhances consistency across applications, and supports the management of financial hierarchies. Key benefits include improved governance, version tracking, and easy export/import of data across systems.

1. Metadata Management for Oracle
Hyperion EPM
Chistophe Barriolade, Orchestra Networks

2. Disclaimer
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3. About Orchestra Networks
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4. Pure player in Reference Data Management
Orchestra Networks is a leading Reference / Master Data Management vendor.
• Company founded in 2000
• Leadership and shareholders
• Top management: 4 co-founders for 12 years
• Very stable, privately-held company Team
• 52 employees worldwide (40% on
product engineering and support)
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5. Recognized by leading analysts
Orchestra Networks is positioned by Gartner in MDM Magic
Quadrants since 2010 and featured in multidomain MDM
reports. Only MDM vendor to be ranked "good" by Gartner in
MDM for finance, human capital and product with a single
product.
Orchestra Networks ranked #1 MDM technology among
14 vendors in The Information Difference MDM Landscape
Q2 2012
“Because Orchestra Networks is a multi-domain MDM, it is
possible for it to handle both hierarchies for finance
departments and other domains. It has also improved support
for enterprise applications such as Oracle Hyperion with its
EBX5 add-on for Oracle Hyperion EPM customers.”
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6. Large companies worldwide have selected EBX5
for their RDM / MDM requirements
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7. Top Oracle Hyperion users rely on EBX5 for
Reference Data Management
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8. Managing Dimensions and Hierarchies
in Oracle Hyperion EPM Suite
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9. A day in the finance & Accounting office...
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10. What are the key dimensions in your EPM apps?
(also called: metadata, master data, reference data, hierarchies...)
Operational Systems Oracle Hyperion EPM applications
Hyperion
Financial
Management Hyperion
ERP (HFM) Oracle Essbase Planning
ERP Oracle Essbase
Usually created Account Account Account
in operational Company Company Company code
systems Cost center Customer Cost center
Product Product
Customer
Multiple applications / Multiple instances
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11. How much manual effort is spent…
Managing HFM Dimensions across levels
At corporate level
HFM
At business unit
level
HFM HFM HFM
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12. How much manual effort is spent…
Synchronizing dimensions across Hyperion EPM applications
HFM Essbase Planning
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13. How much manual effort is spent…
Reconciling between versions (Past, Present and Future)
JAN APR JUL OCT JAN
HFM HFM HFM HFM HFM
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14. It's more than just sharing data
Maintain consistency across all dimensions Duplication of data means
• orporate consistency...
C multiple edits between Corp/
• .. with local autonomy for business units
. Local
Avoid errors in data maintenance
Manual synchronization with
• nforce validation controls / security
E planning introduces errors
• void copy-synchronize-reconcile loops
A that are caught too late...
Temporal management
Supporting monthly update
• eep history, rollback to past versions
K
cycles with parallel work
• ork on future updates
W streams
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15. Key requirements: Hyperion administrators
Sales & Marketing
Human Resources
Finance & Accounting Users
• Reduce manual maintenance of
data
HFM Admin Essbase Admin Planning Admin
• Avoid errors in dimensions
• Share dimensions between apps
ERP
ERP
HFM
HFM
Essbase
Essbase
Planning
Essbase and instances
(e.g. for business units)
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16. Key requirements: Finance & Accounting users
Sales & Marketing
Human Resources
• Manage hierarchies
• Update data
• Work in future versions / Impact
analysis
Finance & Accounting Users • View history / Rollback in previous
states
• Reduce manual maintenance of
data
HFM Admin Essbase Admin Planning Admin
• Avoid errors in dimensions
• Share dimensions between apps
ERP
ERP
HFM
HFM
Essbase
Essbase
Planning
Essbase and instances
(e.g. for business units)
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17. Key requirements: Users
across the enterprise • Access hierarchies
• Contribute to governance
Sales & Marketing
• Align with other master data
Human Resources
• Manage hierarchies
• Update data
• Work in future versions
Finance & Accounting Users • Get history
• Reduce manual maintenance of
data
HFM Admin Essbase Admin Planning Admin
• Avoid errors in dimensions
• Share dimensions between apps
ERP
ERP
HFM
HFM
Essbase
Essbase
Planning
Essbase and instances
(e.g. for business units)
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18. How do you manage your dimensions today?
HFM
HFM
ERP Essbase
ERP Essbase
Oracle tools?
EPMA, DRM: Requires trained
Planning
Essbase
Hyperion "power users". Lack of
easy-to-use UI, no workflow,
rudimentary version control.
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19. Solution for a better management of metadata
in Oracle Hyperion EPM
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20. Introducing MDM for Oracle® Hyperion EPM Suite
End users & EPM
administrators
Browser-based User Interface
Hierarchy Management & Workflow
Central MDM
Import data from with pre-built Import dimensions
dimension
any source system models
from HFM /
(Web Services, Essbase /
CSV/XML files) Planning
Export dimensions
(initial migration)
to HFM /
Essbase /
Planning
ERP HFM Essbase Planning
ERP HFM Essbase Essbase
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21. Import your dimensions in 1 click
Perform the initial migration of your dimensions from EPM applications
HFM
Essbase
Planning
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22. Manage hierarchies
Browser-based user interface with visual hierarchy management
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23. View and update nodes
Edit any field value
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24. Manage hierarchies at corporate and local levels
Maintain consistency without any duplication
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25. Keep track of past versions
Get full history of your data, rollback to past versions
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26. Work on future updates
Staging of your upcoming updates, comparison reports
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27. Set permissions at field level
Configure access rights for users
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28. Approve changes
Configurable workflow for change management and approvals
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29. Export dimensions in 1 click
Export updates to your Hyperion applications
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30. Export to other systems
Export your hierarchies as CSV, XML files
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31. Packaging and pricing
EBX5 Add-on for Oracle® Configuration
MDM Software Hyperion EPM
• 1 Production instance
• 1 Lab instance
Installation
• On your own Java application
server and database (Oracle, DB2,
Bundled licence SQL Server, Posgre)
Restricted use to Oracle Hyperion • Pre-packaged open source
application server and database
metadata
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32. Implementation strategy
Installation and set-up
1 Install software, migrate EPM dimensions, configure roles & users
Manage dimensions and hierarchies
2 Configure views, versions (past and futue), adaptation between global and local
Export data to EPM applications
3 Export files, configure synchronization
1 to 2 weeks
Advanced integration
4 Integrate with source systems via middleware (ETL, ESB..)
Advanced governance
5 Configure approval workflows, add permissions, business rules
1 to 3 months
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33. Conclusion
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34. Benefits of a unified dimension and hierarchy
management
• Adapt to global and local contexts
• React quickly
• Better manage mergers and acquisitions
• Share key reference data across finance
• Comply with standards and regulations
• Access to financial hierarchies from inside and
outside the enterprise
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