Introduction to Profitability and Cost Management

• Oracles Enterprise Performance Management System
• About Profitability and Cost Management
• Product Architecture
• Product Components
• Profitability and Cost Management Implementation Process

Navigating Standard Profitability Models

• About Standard Profitability Models
• Model Levels
• Model Components
• Accessing Models

Essbase Concepts

• Profitability and Cost Management Repository and Essbase
• Multidimensional Analysis
• Administration Services Console
• Essbase Outlines
• Calculation Scripts
• Member Properties
• Block Storage and Aggregate Storage Databases

Managing Dimensions with Performance Management Architect

• Performance Management Architect Overview
• Dimension Library
• Dimensions for Standard Profitability Applications
• Creating Dimensions
• Creating Members
• Managing Members
• Organizing Shared Library
• Managing Dimensions with Grid Editor

Loading Dimension Metadata

• About Loading Dimension Metadata
• Setting Up Text Files
• Setting Up Interface Tables
• Loading Metadata
• Viewing Job Status

Creating Standard Profitability Applications

• About Performance Management Architect Applications
• Creating Standard Profitability Applications with Application Wizard
• Managing Local and Shared Dimensions
• Adding Dimensions to Applications
• Changing Local Dimensions to Shared Dimensions
• Overriding Inherited Property Settings
• Excluding and Showing Members
• Synchronizing Local with Shared Dimensions

Setting Up Standard Profitability Application Dimensions

• Setting Up Common Dimension Properties
• Adding Custom Driver Measures
• Setting Up Business Dimensions
• Setting Up POV Dimensions
• Adding Member Descriptions
• Assigning Attributes
• Adding User-Defined Attributes
• Adding Member Formulas

Adding Data to Models

• About Adding Data to Models
• Loading Data
• Viewing and Editing Stage Data
• Viewing and Editing Driver Data

Setting Up Assignments

• About Assignments
• Creating Assignments
• Creating Assignment Rules
• Design Considerations

Introduction to Drivers

• About Drivers
• Driver Formulas
• Driver Formula Example
• Formula Types
• Driver Basis Types
• Priority Sequence Drivers

Creating Drivers for Allocations

• Creating Drivers
• Selecting Drivers
• Adding Exceptions to Driver Selections

Analyzing Data

• Creating Smart View Queries
• Navigating Smart View
• Connecting to Data Sources
• Creating Ad Hoc Grids
• Setting the Point of View
• Associating Data Sources with Worksheets