Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, February Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

New Transaction Matching Module Available

Transaction Matching is the latest addition to Oracle’s comprehensive Account Reconciliation Cloud Service and the perfect complement to the existing Reconciliation Compliance feature set. With Transaction Matching, companies can automate preparation of high volume / labor intensive reconciliations and seamlessly integrate those results into the tracking features within Reconciliation Compliance. This powerful new module will save companies additional time on performance of reconciliations, while improving quality and reducing risk.

Once an Administrator performs the necessary steps to create the reconciliations, users will be able to load data, run the auto match process, confirm suggested matches, create manual matches and run balancing reports.

New EPM Automate Utility Version

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version enhances the importsnapshot command to allow the import of identity domain artifacts from application snapshots. This enhancement simplifies the cloning of a service instance by avoiding the step of manually importing users and roles into the identity domain.

The activities that you can complete using importsnapshot command depend on your role.

• Service Administrators can import only application artifacts into a service instance.
• Identity Domain Administrators can import only identity domain artifacts.
  If a user who is not in the identity domain is referenced in the snapshot being imported, the utility creates a user in the identity domain and assigns the default password that you specify in the command.
• Service Administrators who are also assigned the Identity Domain Administrator role can import application content into the service instance and identity domain artifacts (users and their role assignments) into the identity domain of the service instance.

You must install this version of the utility to use the enhanced command. See these sections in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud:

• Installation instructions: Installing the Utility
• Instructions to run commands: Command Reference

Single Sign-On with Fusion Applications

Starting this update, you can configure single sign-on access between Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud and Oracle Fusion Cloud. Configuring SSO requires you to configure SAML 2.0 Identity Provider (ldP) between Oracle EPM Cloud and Oracle Fusion Cloud.

See Managing Single Sign-On in Administering Oracle Cloud Identity Management for information on configuring the SSO process to work with Oracle Fusion Applications.

Defects Fixed

Defect Number	Description
25050932	When a team member reopens a reconciliation, questions in the Reviewer tab properly display after clicking on the Claim or Release button.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, March Update

Announcements and New Features

New Transaction Matching Module Available

Transaction Matching is the latest addition to Oracle’s comprehensive Account Reconciliation Cloud Service and the perfect complement to the existing Reconciliation Compliance feature set. With Transaction Matching, companies can automate preparation of high volume / labor intensive reconciliations and seamlessly integrate those results into the tracking features within Reconciliation Compliance. This powerful new module will save companies additional time on performance of reconciliations, while improving quality and reducing risk.

Once an Administrator performs the necessary steps to create the reconciliations, users will be able to load data, run the auto match process, confirm suggested matches, create manual matches and run balancing reports.

Service and User Activity Reports Are Now Available

A Service Administrator can now view and download a service activity report and a user activity report through the Console in Reconciliation Compliance. The Service Activity report provides detailed information on the number of users accessing the service by date, the resources that users accessed, duration of user activity, and the action that users performed in the service. The User Login report lists the users that logged in, the IP addresses from which they connected, and the date and time. Both reports are generated each day during the daily maintenance time and can be downloaded as a comma separated value (CSV) file. Using EPM Automate, a Service Administrator can automate the download of these reports. Both activity reports include information about both Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching modules.

Require Entire Load Transactions File to be Error Free

To protect the integrity of data in Transaction Matching, if a transaction import file contains one or more errors, the entire file is not processed. Instead, errors are logged so that users can fix the errors and resubmit.

New EPM Automate Utility Version

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version introduces the importbalances command, which uses Data Management to import balances data from a data load definition.

You must install this version of the utility to use the new command. See these sections in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud:

• Installation instructions: Installing the Utility
• Instructions to run commands: Command Reference

Defects Fixed

Defect Number	Description
25165286	Reconciliation Items tab now displays all attributes added.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, April Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

New Transaction Matching Module Available

Transaction Matching is the latest addition to Oracle’s comprehensive Account Reconciliation Cloud Service and the perfect complement to the existing Reconciliation Compliance feature set. With Transaction Matching, companies can automate preparation of high volume / labor intensive reconciliations and seamlessly integrate those results into the tracking features within Reconciliation Compliance. This powerful new module will save companies additional time on performance of reconciliations, while improving quality and reducing risk.

Once an Administrator performs the necessary steps to create the reconciliations, users will be able to load data, run the auto match process, confirm suggested matches, create manual matches and run balancing reports.

Translation of User Assistance Is Now Available

The on-line Help and guides are now translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. You can see translated guides from the Translated Books tab at Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Help Center.

The translated documentation covers all features up to January 30, 2017.

Configuring Single Sign-On with NetSuite

You can configure single sign-on (SSO) access between Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud and NetSuite. Configuring SSO requires you to configure SAML 2.0 between Oracle Cloud and NetSuite. See Configuring Single Sign-On in Using Planning and Budgeting Cloud for information on configuring the SSO process to work with NetSuite.

Changing Maintenance Time to Accommodate Daylight Saving Time

In time zones that change based on daylight saving time, the daily maintenance time now accommodates the time change so that the maintenance process starts correctly at the time you set. However, to activate this fix, you must set the service maintenance time again even if you want to use the current maintenance start time. See Understanding Daily Backups and Maintenance Time for the procedure to set the time.

Defects Fixed

There are no customer reported defects logged for this update.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, May Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

File-Based Integration of Data Management with Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud

Oracle Fusion Financial Cloud Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting is now fully integrated with Data Management.

This enhancement brings the integration of Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud on par with the current file-based integration. As a result, the file-based integration will be phased out starting the September update to the service.

If you are using file-based integration between Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Oracle recommends that you adopt this new integration as soon as possible.

New EPM Automate Utility Transaction Matching Commands Available

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version includes the following Transaction Matching related commands:

• importtmpremappedbalances, which imports pre-mapped balances data from a file in Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud repository into Transaction Matching
• importtmpremappedtransactions, which imports pre-mapped transactions data from a file in Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud repository into Transaction Matching
• runautomatch, which runs the Auto Match process to match transactions using the rules defined by a Service Administrator.
• New Features

This update applies routine maintenance and infrastructural updates.

Sample and New Application Now Available

Account Reconciliation Cloud now allows you to create a sample or new application. The sample application provides pre-loaded sample data and related artifacts, enabling you to try different operations. Using this out-of-box environment, you can explore the capabilities and performance of Account Reconciliation Cloud to get familiar with the functionality enabling you to more easily work with the service once you are ready. You can also create a new application and then load your own data, either manually or using a flat file. This can also be used with migration functionality to bring in a previously saved backup snapshot.

Reconciliation Compliance New Features

Support for Variance Analysis Reconciliation Method

Reconciliation Compliance now supports the variance analysis process (also known as the flux analysis process) which is a key control in the overall account monitoring process to ensure balance fluctuations are monitored and explained if certain thresholds are exceeded.  Variance Analysis automates the process by automatically comparing balances across periods for all account types including balance sheet, income, and expense accounts. The comparisons are selected as desired, for example, period over period, period over quarter, etc.  When formats are set up, users can now choose from the Balance Comparison, Account Analysis, or Variance Analysis methods.

The same powerful rules engine that customers are using today to streamline their reconciliation process can be used for the Variance Analysis process to either automatically process accounts that do not require any user explanation or require the variance to be explained.  The suggested best practice from best in class performing customers is to complete the Variance Analysis across all desired accounts prior to period-end close and certainly prior to reconciliation sign-off, so that the accounts can be as accurate as possible when the ledger closes for that period.

New Date Calculation Functions Added

New date calculation functions have been added to attributes for Reconciliation Compliance, including Year, Month, Day, Date, and Add Month.

Enhanced User Experience

This release introduces enhancements to the Reconciliation Compliance user interface that provides a more intuitive and improved user experience, including Reconciliation, Transaction and Profile List Views, Manage Reports, and common use of a filter bar across multiple EPM Cloud services. These changes are intended to provide you with quick, easy navigation.

Transaction Matching New Features

Predefined and Custom Reports Now Available

Transaction Matching now includes a number of predefined reports including: Reconciliation Configuration, Reconciliation Type Configuration, Closed Adjustments, Open Adjustments, Reconciliation Status, and Supported Transactions. Users can also now generate custom reports in addition to the predefined reports, as desired.

New Daily Statistics by Reconciliation Type Dashboard Available   

Customers can now view Daily Statistics by Reconciliation Type in a Transaction Matching dashboard. The dashboard shows the number of unmatched transactions, and suggested and confirmed matches, for a specific reconciliation type. You can sort the list by different criteria and view this information for a particular transaction import date.

Configurable Adjustment and Support Transaction Types Now Available

In Transaction Matching, customers can now create as many unique adjustment and support types as needed to suit their reconciliation requirements.  For example, a customer may want to configure an Adjustment Type for their reconciliation for each expense account for that reconciliation. Configuring each transaction type allows the user who is creating the adjustment to select from a list of available adjustments for this reconciliation and with a single click; the system provides all the information required to post a journal from that reconciliation. A Preparer can also input ad-hoc information including adding comments and attachments.  The configurable Support Types is very similar in that the Preparer can now select from a list of available Support Types for that Reconciliation, allowing them with a single click to mark their unmatched transactions into Support categories that make sense for that reconciliation.

Performance Enhancements for Data Load and Auto Match Tasks

Performance of data load and auto match is now enhanced through parallel processing of tasks. Currently the number of threads for parallel processing is set to eight and other tasks will be queued.    

Locking Enhancement for Data Load and Auto Match

To prevent further changes to transactions during a data load or auto match, a locking mechanism has been implemented.  During a data load, the entire reconciliation type is locked, while during auto match, only the reconciliation is locked. A message alerts the user to the lock.

Defects Fixed

Defect Number	Description
25165286	Under certain circumstances, not all attributes specified in a Reconciliation Format were displayed in the deployed reconciliation.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, June Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

Oracle NetSuite Integration with the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud (EPM Cloud)

Data Management is now available as the integration mechanism for EPM Cloud customers looking to load data from Oracle NetSuite.   EPM customers now have direct access to NetSuite’s unified suite of cloud-based ERP, CRM and commerce applications.  The integration uses the NetSuite Saved Search framework to query data from the NetSuite system, which includes pre-packaged or customer defined Saved Searches.

NetSuite customers interested in leveraging this integration should contact NetSuite Support for more information on how to configure the required patch bundle in the NetSuite environment.

New EPM Automate Version Available

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version includes the updated importsnapshot command, which now provides the resetPassword option. This option determines whether the default password assigned to Identity Domain users who are created while importing snapshots into an instance must be changed after the users sign in for the first time.

You must install this version of the utility to use the updated command. See these sections in “Working With EPM Automate For Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud”:

• Installation instructions: Installing the Utility
• Instructions to run commands: Command Reference

As of Date Calculations Supported in Transaction Matching Balancing

Transactions now require an Accounting Date (As of Date) so that the system can determine which transactions should be included for a given period-end reconciliation. This feature helps users balance the reconciling and in-transit transactions at month-end against the source system’s period-end balances as of a particular period-end date. When this release update is applied, any existing “Approved” reconciliation types are set to “Pending” status. You have to choose a required date attribute to represent the Accounting Date. For more information, see the Date attribute definition in Defining Data Sources.

Generate Query Option Available for Transaction Matching Custom Reports

The Generate Query option for transactions is now available when generating a custom report in Transaction Matching. This feature allows you to query existing attributes so that you can see the data you want in your report.

Enhanced User Experience in Reconciliation Compliance

Enhancements to the Reconciliation Compliance user interface were introduced in the last release update that provide a more intuitive and improved user experience, including Reconciliation, Transaction and Profile List Views, Manage Reports, and common use of a filter bar across multiple EPM Cloud services. These changes are intended to provide you with quick, easy navigation. Since these improvements have gone into effect, please note that as of the next release update, the old method of accessing the Reconciliation List, Transactions List, and Profiles List will no longer be available in the user interface.

Defects Fixed

There are no customer reported defects fixed in this update.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, July Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

Translated Documentation Updates

The on-line Help and guides are now translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. You can see translated guides in the Help Center. The translated documentation covers all features up to May, 2017.

Provisioning Report Available

Service Administrators can view or download a Provisioning Report to review the access granted to users and groups. The Provisioning Report includes the number of unique users provisioned with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Services roles.

Defects Fixed

There are no customer reported defects fixed in this update.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, August Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements And New Features

Upload an Attachment to Multiple Reconciliations or Transactions

Users now have the ability to upload a File attachment or URL reference to multiple reconciliations or transactions at one time from the Reconciliation List or Transactions List in Reconciliation Compliance.

Imports Allow Choice of File Delimiter (Comma or Tab)

In Reconciliation Compliance, a File Delimiter field was added to import dialogs to allow users to select either a Comma or Tab delimiter.

View Additional Rows by Using a Compact View Toggle Switch

In Reconciliation Compliance, users can display additional rows when in List or Group View by using a Compact toggle switch.

Bulk Actions Available on Reconciliations or Transactions

A Service Administrator can use a new Configuration Setting in Reconciliation Compliance to allow users to perform Submit, Approve, Reject, Claim or Release on multiple reconciliations or transactions at one time.

Many Type Rules in Transaction Matching Now Support Data Source Attribute in Adjustment Details

When an Adjustment is created and the attribute of the Adjustment is copied from the Many side of a 1-Many or Many-1 match, the attribute value gets copied from the first transaction that was loaded of the Many.

New REST APIs for Reconciliation Compliance and Transaction Matching

You can now use a REST API to import balances within Reconciliation Compliance. In Transaction Matching, you can use a REST API to import pre-mapped balances, pre-mapped transactions and to run auto match. See the Account Reconciliation Cloud section of the Oracle® Cloud REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud guide.

Processing Oracle General Ledger Adjustment Periods in Data Management

Data Management now has the option to include adjustment periods from an Oracle General Ledger source system in the Oracle Financials Cloud when loading balances to an EPM cloud application

Data Management Integration with the Financials Accounting Hub (FAH) and Financial Accounting Hub Reporting Cloud Service (FAHRCS)

• Data Management supports the Financials Accounting Hub (FAH) and the Financial Accounting Hub Reporting Cloud Service (FAHRCS) as part of its integration with the Oracle General Ledger.

Defects Fixed

Defect Number	Description
26086848	Intermittent failure viewing child reconciliation details from the summary reconciliation with the 'other attributes' section expanded.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, September Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements And New Features

Maximum Allowed Attachment Size Increased From 10MB to 20 MB

In Reconciliation Compliance, an administrator can set the maximum allowed attachment size up to 20MB in System Settings.

Automating Application Snapshot Uploads

While submitting feedback, Service Administrators can consent to submit the last maintenance snapshot of the instance to Oracle to expeditiously troubleshoot the issue and test fixes.

Oracle uses the submitted application snapshot for testing purposes only; no changes will be made to the application or data. If you consent to submit the maintenance snapshot, Oracle automatically copies the log files and maintenance snapshot to the sftp server. For detailed instructions, see “Helping Oracle Collect Diagnostic Information Using the Provide Feedback Utility” in Getting Started with Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud for Administrators.

Selecting Identity Domain

The sign in process no longer requires you to select an identity domain while accessing the service. To simplify the sign in process, the name of your identity domain is now derived from the URL that you specify.

NOTE: This is an Oracle Cloud enhancement, which may already have been rolled out through Oracle Cloud data centers.

Support for Single Sign-On Using Oracle Identity Cloud Services (IDCS)

You can configure single sign-on (SSO) access to Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud using Oracle Identity Cloud Services (IDCS), which provides a comprehensive cloud-based identity management and security platform that supports a universal set of access controls, permissions, and password security constraints.

Configuring SSO requires you to configure a SAML 2.0 link between Oracle Identity Cloud Service and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. See “Configuring Single Sign-On in Using Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud” for information on configuring SSO using IDCS.

Integrated Business Process Navigation Flows

Service Administrators can set up connections that enable users to navigate across Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud subscriptions to create unified business process flows across multiple subscriptions which can belong to any combination of EPM subscriptions. The following subscriptions are supported within this feature:

• Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud
• Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud
• Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud
• Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud
• Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud

Considerations:

• Connections can be created using any of the following services as a source for the connection:
• Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud
• Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud
• All EPM service subscriptions can be connected into from these source connections. Connections can also be created between subscriptions of the same service type. Following connections are supported with this feature:
• Connections where services are in same domain within the same data center
• Connection across multiple subscriptions when services are in different domains and different data centers if an identity provider is set up for federated SSO
• Connection across multiple subscriptions when services are in different domains within the same data center will be supported in a future update.

For detailed information about connecting EPM Cloud services and navigating across applications, see “Connecting Subscriptions in EPM Cloud” in the Administrator’s Guide of the source service.

New REST API, Copy Snapshot

You can now use a REST API to copy an application snapshot. See “Copy Application Snapshot” in the Oracle® Cloud REST API for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud guide.

Simplified Provisioning Report

This release includes an enhanced Provisioning Report that provides a concise view of the roles assigned to each user. In addition to providing the number of provisioned users, the enhanced report presents information on each provisioned user in one row so as to provide a comprehensive view of all assigned roles.

For information on viewing the Provisioning Report, see “Generating Service-Level Provisioning Report” in Administering Access Control for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.

Defects Fixed

There are no customer reports defects fixed in this update.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, October Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements And New Features

Transaction Matching Now Allows Multiple Match Processes and Data Sources

Transaction Matching has no limit on the number of match processes that you can create and no limit on the number of data sources that can be created and used during a match process. This gives much greater flexibility and is especially useful for situations where greater than two data sources are needed in order to perform your Account Analysis or Balance Comparison reconciliation. Up to now, only up to two data sources and one match process was allowed. For example, you may want to perform a match between General Ledger (GL) –Point of Sale (POS) and POS – BANK (Bank Statement).

These new features allow:

• More than two data sources
• More than one match process
• Any combination of the above

Due to the changes in this new feature, customers should note the following:

• Customers using custom reports on Reconciliation Type Configuration or Transactions should change their report query.
• The definition of the Accounting Date and Balancing Attribute is now performed during data source definition instead of during the match process. No action needs to be taken by customers since this is automatically updated during upgrade to 17.10.

New EPM Automate Utility Version

A new version of the EPM Automate Utility is available with this update. This version includes updates to the login command, which now accepts internet proxy server domain, user name, and password as optional parameters. This enhancement enables you to use the EPM Automate utility in corporate network environments with internet proxy server configuration that require users to authenticate with the proxy server before establishing communication with resources outside the corporate network.

You must install this version of the utility to use the updated command. See these sections in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud:

• Installation instructions: Installing the Utility
• Instructions to run commands: Command Reference

Defects Fixed

Check this list again for the latest information when the update is applied to your test environment

Defect Number	Description
26713372	Data load error during processing corrected by improved performance.
26681507	Upload an attachment to multiple reconciliations failed due to apostrophe in user id.
26672995	The custom report, named Transactions Matched, was not displaying transactions with negative amount.
26636715	Preparers can now correctly only import pre-mapped balances to an account where the Enter Balances Manually option has been checked.
26718035	Dashboards in the Oracle Cloud My Services portal now correctly display the size of the service instance data on the disc.
26784648	Access logs now correctly identify the screens that users accessed, user action in the screen, and object value.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, November Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements And New Features

Integrations Between EPM Cloud Services

Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud and Tax Reporting Cloud customers that have subscriptions to multiple EPM Cloud services can create connections between services and enable integrations between these EPM Cloud services using Close Manager functionality.

The pre-built and end user integrations enable customers to perform tasks within FCCS and TRCS that access other EPM Cloud functionality.  For example, you can create end user integrations in FCCS to an Account Reconciliation Cloud (ARCS) environment, so that users can easily monitor reconciliation status from FCCS tasks. 

Pre-built integrations and end user integrations are provided within Close Manager for the following EPM Cloud services:

• Account Reconciliation Cloud
• Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud
• Tax Reporting Cloud
• Profitability and Cost Management Cloud

For more information on these integrations, see Appendix A of the Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Administrator’s Guide or the Tax Reporting Cloud Administrator’s Guide.

Changes to CSV Version of the Provisioning Report

This release reverts the changes made to the CSV version of the Provisioning Report in the September monthly update (17.09) so that it now lists the application roles that are mapped to the predefined identity domain roles assigned to users. It also lists the groups to which users are assigned, even if the group is not assigned to any role.  For example, if the user is assigned the Service Administrator role, the CSV version of the report lists one row for each application role mapped to the Service Administrator role.

For information on creating the CSV version of the Provisioning Report, see “Generating Service-Level Provisioning Report” in Administering Access Control for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.

Reusing Target Application Names

Data Management supports the registration of target applications with the same name multiple times. This feature enables you to take an existing target application and assign it a unique identifier. It addresses the requirements of those customers who must manage identical target applications in multiple cloud and hybrid deployments and environments.

A target application with a prefix name is not backward compatible, and cannot be migrated back to a 17.10 or earlier release. Only target applications without prefix names can be migrated to an earlier release.

See the "Reusing Target Application Names Multiple Times" topic in the Administering Data Management for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud guide.

Defects Fixed

Check this list again for the latest information when the update is applied to your test environment.

Defect Number	Description
26942187	Toolbar sizing corrected so that buttons are not pushed into pop up menu.
26938395	Auto close of null balance reconciliations has been corrected.
26912959	Ability to load transactions with no zero before decimal point allowed.
26877418	Sorting account profiles based on organizational unit working properly.
26866877	All data source types are now correctly displayed in the drop-down for data source while defining a match process
26843496	Generating a report binder from Period page is now working properly.
26803889	Email notifications are now being correctly sent from the System account.
26103153	Auto Match for a many to 1 and 1 to many rules has new “Subset” option available for matching additional combinations.

Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud, December Update

This document outlines the announcements and considerations in the upcoming Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud update.

Announcements and New Features

Migrating From On-Premise Account Reconciliation Manager to Account Reconciliation Cloud

Starting in this update, you can migrate from Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management’s Account Reconciliation Manager module to Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud. The Financial Close Management release must be at 11.1.2.4.250 or later to perform this migration. See the “Administering Oracle Accounting Reconciliation Cloud” guide for detailed instructions.

New EPM Getting Started Guides

Starting with this update, Service Administrator and end-user “getting started” information for all EPM Cloud Services is available from the following new guides:

• Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators
• Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Users

Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Administrators contains information on the tasks that Service Administrators can perform with EPM Cloud Services. This guide, which provides common administrative information for all EPM Cloud services, is now the primary source for tasks related to EPM Cloud administration including managing users and roles, setting up single sign-on, and backing up and restoring environments. This guide replaces the following guides:

• Using Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud
• Getting Started with Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud
• Getting Started with Account Reconciliation Cloud for Administrators
• Getting Started with Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud for Administrators
• Getting Started with Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud
• Getting Started for Administrators for Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud

Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud for Users introduces end-users to Oracle EPM Cloud and provides information that enables them to quickly become proficient. This guide replaces the following guides:

• Getting Started with Account Reconciliation Cloud for Users
• Getting Started with Oracle Profitability and Cost Management Cloud for Users
• Getting Started for Users for Oracle Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud

Links in the Cloud Help Center and Oracle Learning Library have been modified to direct users to these guides. Please change your personal bookmarks and shortcuts so that they point to these new guides.

Defects Fixed

Check this list again for the latest information when the update is applied to your test environment.

Defect Number	Description
27024139	Under certain circumstances, processing of reconciliations errored out with time limit exceeded.