Valid Intersections in Oracle Planning are rules that define valid combinations of members across different dimensions. Their primary purpose is to enhance data integrity and guide user input. They achieve this by filtering member lists in forms and runtime prompts to show only valid combinations (E). This allows for the enforcement of specific business logic, such as ensuring certain programs are only associated with specific periods or departments (C). A direct consequence of applying these rules in data forms is that cells representing invalid member combinations are made read-only, thereby preventing users from entering data into invalid intersections (B).

A. This is incorrect. Valid Intersections do the opposite; they create filtered lists of members to prevent users from selecting invalid combinations. A nonfiltered list is the default behavior without Valid Intersections.

D. This is incorrect. Valid Intersections do not prevent the execution of Calculation Manager rules. They filter the member choices within the runtime prompts that a rule may use, but the rule itself will still execute.

1. Oracle Cloud EPM

Administering Planning

"Working with Valid Intersections" section.

This section states

"Valid intersections enable you to define rules that filter members of one dimension based on the members of another dimension... When you define valid intersections

you can prevent users from entering invalid data by making cells read-only in forms." This directly supports options B and E. The document provides an example: "...you can specify that certain products are sold only in certain markets

" which is analogous to the scenario in option C.

2. Oracle Cloud EPM

Designing with Calculation Manager for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud

"About Runtime Prompts" section.

This guide specifies

"If valid intersections are defined for a dimension

the member selector for the runtime prompt displays only the valid members for that dimension." This confirms that Valid Intersections filter runtime prompts

supporting option E and refuting option D's claim of preventing rule execution. It also contradicts option A by confirming that lists are filtered

not nonfiltered.