When scheduling a job to import data in Oracle Planning, the data file must reside in a server-side location accessible by the automated process. The EPM Cloud inbox serves as this server-side staging repository. Users upload files to the inbox, and then scheduled jobs can be configured to select and process these files directly from that server location. This allows for unattended, server-to-server data loading operations without requiring a user to be actively connected or to upload a file from their local machine at the time of execution.

A. You select the data locally: This option is for interactive, on-demand data loads initiated by a user from their own computer, not for automated, scheduled jobs that run on the server. C. You select the Include Metadata option: This option specifies the content of the file (i.e., whether it contains metadata in addition to data), not the location of the source file. D. You refresh the database after importing data: This is a separate, subsequent action performed after the data import is complete to aggregate the new data. It is not part of selecting the data source.

1. Oracle Cloud, Administering Planning, "Importing Data": "For scheduled jobs, you must select a file from the Inbox/Outbox. For immediate jobs, you can select a file from your local computer or from the Inbox/Outbox." This directly confirms that scheduled jobs must use files from the server's inbox.

(Source: Oracle Help Center, EPM Cloud - Administering Planning, Chapter 8: Importing and Exporting Data and Metadata, Section: Importing Data.)

2. Oracle Cloud, Administering Data Management for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, "Uploading Files to the Oracle EPM Cloud Library": "You can upload files to the server where they can be selected for import and export operations. You upload files to the inbox/outbox server folders." This establishes the inbox/outbox as the designated server location for files used in data operations.

(Source: Oracle Help Center, EPM Cloud - Administering Data Management, Chapter 2: Administering Data Management, Section: Uploading Files to the Oracle EPM Cloud Library.)