- Revision History
- Overview
- Feature Summary
- Accounting Foundation
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- Accounting Foundation
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- Email Notifications for PMF Process Failure and Completion
- Support for Archived Data Files As Input for the Data Ingestion Process
- Named Extract for YTD Balance for Each in a Period
- Access Control and Navigation Improvement for Data Visualization and Dashboard Users
- Custom DQ Checks to Compare Referenced Dimensional Attributes
- Enhancements to Maintain the Uniqueness of Numeric Identifiers in Incremental or Subsequent Loads
- Ability to View BCE CoA Segments Tree Hierarchies
- Enhancements to Reconciliation Difference Report
- Support for the Use of New Measures for GL-PP Reconciliation
- Enhancements to Error Messages
- Public API to Fetch DQ Groups Whose Threshold Limit Has Been Breached
- Support to Product Processor Attributes in the Management Ledger Balance Reports (BCR Subject Area)
- Support to Select All the Ledgers During BCE Processing
- Automated Alignment of AFCS Revaluation Configuration with Corresponding Revaluation Rules in Oracle ERP Cloud
- Support Execution of Multiple Balance Computation Processes for the Same Ledger and As-of-date
- Support to Define Custom Data Quality Checks with Advanced Data Filters Referring Dimensions
- Add Custom Attributes to All Custom Dimensions in the AFCS Reporting Area
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- Accounting Foundation
This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Module | Feature | Notes |
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| 08 FEB 2024 |
Add Custom Attributes to All Custom Dimensions in the AFCS Reporting Area | Updated document. Delivered new feature in 24.2.1. |
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| 08 FEB 2024 |
Support to Define Custom Data Quality Checks with Advanced Data Filters Referring Dimensions | Updated document. Delivered new feature in 24.2.1. |
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| 08 FEB 2024 |
Support Execution of Multiple Balance Computation Processes for the Same Ledger and As-of-date | Updated document. Delivered new feature in 24.2.1. |
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| 08 FEB 2024 | Automated Alignment of AFCS Revaluation Configuration with Corresponding Revaluation Rules in Oracle ERP Cloud | Updated document. Delivered new feature in 24.2.1. |
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| 04 JAN 2024 | Support to Select All the Ledgers During BCE Processing | Updated document. Delivered new feature in 23D. |
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| 21 DEC 2023 | Created initial document. |
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Report = New or modified, Oracle-delivered, ready to run reports.
UI or Process-Based: Small Scale = These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of minor field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is minimal.
UI or Process-Based: Larger Scale* = These UI or process-based features have more complex designs. Therefore, the potential impact to users is higher.
Features Delivered Disabled = Action is needed BEFORE these features can be used by END USERS. These features are delivered disabled and you choose if and when to enable them. For example, a) new or expanded BI subject areas need to first be incorporated into reports, b) Integration is required to utilize new web services, or c) features must be assigned to user roles before they can be accessed.
Email Notifications for PMF Process Failure and Completion
This feature enables to send Email notifications for intimating the Completion or Failure status of a PMF process. The following APIs are used to register and manage email notifications.
- Register email for the process or package (Group of processes given a logical name)
- Get the list of email registrations
- Update the status for notification emails
Once the registration is complete, the set of users will start receiving emails for intimation of the process failure or success.
Notification of process failure/completion status for taking timely and necessary actions.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Support for Archived Data Files As Input for the Data Ingestion Process
Archive files can now be added as input while configuring EDDs.
Users can upload an archived data file to the object store as input to the AFCS data ingestion process. You can also combine multiple files into an archive and use it to load data into AFCS using the data ingestion process.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Named Extract for YTD Balance for Each in a Period
AFCS now provides a new named extract and an out-of-the-box "Period Day YTD Balance Extraction" process. The process allows users to generate an extract with YTD balance for each day in a period for all management ledger segment combinations.
Get a full view of the YTD balance for each day in a period in a single extract.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Access Control and Navigation Improvement for Data Visualization and Dashboard Users
The following changes have been implemented:
- Users with only AFCS-BI groups will be redirected automatically to the Analytics home page post-login.
- Users with only AFCS-DV groups will be redirected automatically to the Data Visualization home page post-login.
- Users mapped to both AFCS-BI and AFCS-DV groups will have the option to select between the Dashboard and Data Visualization pages.
Data Visualization and Dashboard users can be restricted to access only required content in the application.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Custom DQ Checks to Compare Referenced Dimensional Attributes
Custom DQ check, comparison check functionality has been enhanced to compare with any attribute of compatible data type from a referenced dimension of a base entity.
Enhancement enables users to define custom DQ checks to compare with any attribute from a referenced dimension.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Enhancements to Maintain the Uniqueness of Numeric Identifiers in Incremental or Subsequent Loads
The following DQ checks can be performed for all dimension entities:
- DQ Check to identify duplicates in the Numeric Identifier Attribute for a Dimension Entity in Incremental Data Load.
- DQ Check to identify changes in the Numeric Identifier Attribute for a Dimension Entity for the same Business Key member.
Enables users to identify duplicate numeric identifiers or changes in numeric identifier value.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Ability to View BCE CoA Segments Tree Hierarchies
Nodes of tree hierarchies of COA segments now display Name, Description, and Code.
Data identification becomes easier as users can now view both code and name by expanding the hierarchy.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Enhancements to Reconciliation Difference Report
Percentage Difference - a new attribute has been added to the Difference Summary report.
Users can now view the percentage difference between Source Balance and Target Balance attributes.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Support for the Use of New Measures for GL-PP Reconciliation
Users can now map a custom Amount (numeric) measure to the GL code when a custom extension is completed.
Custom measures can now be selected for GL-PP Reconciliation.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Enhancements to Error Messages
A single, comprehensive error message is displayed if a duplicate custom DQ group is created.
Enhances user experience by eliminating multiple error messages that were displayed previously.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Public API to Fetch DQ Groups Whose Threshold Limit Has Been Breached
An API to fetch details of DQ groups whose threshold limit has been breached for a given Process Instance ID has been implemented.
Enables users to continue execution without interruption even if a DQ group's threshold is breached.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Support to Product Processor Attributes in the Management Ledger Balance Reports (BCR Subject Area)
Dimension Instrument Contract has been added to the BCE Results subject area. In addition, the Dimension Account (String Custom Attribute) will be mapped to the Instrument Code in the Dimension Instrument Code entity, where the Instrument Code is the business key of the entity.
The following attributes of the Dimension Instrument Contract will be supported in BCE Results:
- As Of Date
- Issuer Identifier
- Issue Date
- Country Code
- Maturity Date
- Instrument Numeric Identifier
- Instrument Code
- Instrument Description
- Instrument Type
- Underlying Instrument Code
The Instrument Contract dimension can now be linked with the Account Dimension through a custom attribute in the BCE Results subject area. Users can create custom reports using Instrument Contract dimensions linked to accounts.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Support to Select All the Ledgers During BCE Processing
An option "All" has been added under the Ledger Name drop-down list in the Execution screen of the Balance Computation Management Ledger pipeline. Users can select all ledgers for BCE processing by using this option.
You can select all the ledgers that are required for processing in one go.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Automated Alignment of AFCS Revaluation Configuration with Corresponding Revaluation Rules in Oracle ERP Cloud
AFCS will now automate obtaining revaluation configuration information from the Oracle ERP Cloud instance it is configured to be linked with, and use that as the basis for its revaluation process. This covers the list of code combinations that need to be revalued (scope of revaluation), unrealized gain/loss accounts to which such amounts are posted, and reversal timeline and reversal timeline, where relevant.
This enhancement facilitates automated alignment of revaluation processes between GL and the Management Ledger maintained in AFCS.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Tips And Considerations
User-provided parameters for revaluation process have been changed to reflect this additional automation.
Support Execution of Multiple Balance Computation Processes for the Same Ledger and As-of-date
AFCS balance computation processes can now be executed incrementally more than once per a user-chosen set of balance computation runtime parameters, including a specific As-of-date.
This enhancement will allow accounting balance information at management ledger grain to be refreshed multiple times within a given As-of-date, if necessary for user consumption.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Support to Define Custom Data Quality Checks with Advanced Data Filters Referring Dimensions
Custom Data Quality framework will support defining advanced filters on referred dimensional attributes of the base entity on which the data quality check is being defined.
This enhancement will allow users to define complex data quality checks for specific business cases where the data quality check requires filtering data on referred dimension attribute of the base entity.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Add Custom Attributes to All Custom Dimensions in the AFCS Reporting Area
Custom attributes can be included in all 15 Custom dimensions in the AFCS Reporting area.
All 15 custom dimensions in the AFCS Reporting area can include the custom attributes, and users can view all associated columns of each dimension in the subject area.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.