This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 APR 2022 | Created initial document. |
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Changes to Access Control Behavior
This update of EPM Cloud contains changes to the behavior of Access Control related to the assigning and unassigning of users to group. Starting with this update, Access Control allows Service Administrators to add and remove their own user accounts to groups. Previous versions of EPM Cloud did not support this behavior.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
A new version of EPM Automate is now available. This update introduces the updateUsers and dismissIPMInsights commands. This version also contains changes to the addUserToGroups, addUsersToGroup, copyPOV, removeUserFromGroups, and removeUsersFromGroup commands. Additionally, the EPM Automate documentation has been updated with a Groovy script that can be used to automate the emailing of the Activity Report to specified users.
Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
Enhanced Error Messages for EPM REST APIs
The error messages for EPM REST APIs have been enhanced to provide additional usability. Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
REST API Common Helper Functions for Java, cURL, and Groovy
REST API Common Helper Functions for Java, cURL, and Groovy have been updated in Appendices B, C, and D of the REST API guide to reflect the enhancements delivered this month. When using the Common Helper Functions, you will be synchronized with the new features. Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
REST API to Restore Backup - Parameter to Specify the Name of the Backup Snapshot
In OCI (Gen 2) environments, when restoring backups with REST APIs, you can now use an optional targetName parameter to specify the name of the backup snapshot on the target environment. Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
You can now use a REST API to update attributes such as email, first name, and last name of a batch of existing users in an identity domain using the new values identified in an ANSI or UTF-8 encoded comma-separated value (CSV) file that was uploaded to the environment. Before using this API, use the Upload REST API to upload the file. Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting
The REST API documentation has been enhanced to show the roles required to use REST APIs. Applies to: Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, Financial Consolidation and Close, FreeForm, Narrative Reporting, Planning, Planning Modules, Profitability and Cost Management, Tax Reporting