Oracle released EPM version 11.1.2.3. almost a year ago and it was hailed as a minimal feature update but consolidating on the quantum leap forward to 11.1.2.2. but without the bugs.
In the main,
they were right but those that have moved to 11.1.2.3. have noticed some really
frustrating performance defects over the past few months. Oracle have saved up the bug fixes and
bundled them together with a patch release called “500” which is one of the
biggest releases the Dark Lord has ever seen.
Given that,
it seemed like a good opportunity to summarise these for your enjoyment so here
goes:
Supported Path
Note this is
only a patch for 11.1.2.3.0
Third Party Software
WOW –
Actually supported for Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. Firefox gets a boost too and 24 is now
supported, 17 no longer.
Office 2013
now joins the party too!
Virtualization
For years and
years, Oracle and Hyperion beforehand would not support virtual technology,
insisting that if a problem could not be resolved, you would need to replicate
the problem on a physical solution for them to support.
Name me
somebody who’s not using virtualisation in some way shape or form……….
Well from now
onwards, Oracle are officially supporting Microsoft Hyper-V (Virtualization
Windows Server 2008 and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for Windows).
BIG NEWS!!!
Mobile
So we all
love mobile technology eh. With the
11.1.2.3.0. release it became possible to view Financial Reports using a mobile
device but it didn’t work too well. Now
it does, hooray.
There is an
EPM app, available through itunes and the Google app store. I’ve not found it yet so can’t offer and
opinion but it’s supposed to work on:
i)
Hyperion
Planning
ii)
Hyperion
Financial Management
iii)
Hyperion
Tax Provision Management
As soon as I
get a chance I will be reviewing this and will feed back to you all the juicy
info.
Administrators
can make available to planners a tablet-friendly user interface for performing
common planning tasks such as accessing their task lists, working with data,
approving budgets, viewing reports, and controlling settings…………..interesting,
need to play here.
All of this
works for IOS 7 and Android 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3
FDMEE
Now certified
for Peoplesoft 9.2, whoopee
Defects fixed
There is a
huge list of defects fixed in this patch release. I will create a separate post for this.
Summary
I’ve missed
out loads and just concentrated on some highlights.
The readme doc is 76 pages long and available
through the Oracle web site. If you have
any questions, drop me a line.
Cheers,
TDL
