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.

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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.

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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.

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.)

Events in IPM Insights are used to model and explain significant, identifiable occurrences that cause anomalies, such as spikes or dips, in historical data. These can be one-time (e.g., a product launch) or recurring (e.g., an annual promotion). By associating these historical anomalies with defined events, the predictive engine can better understand the underlying data patterns. This allows for more accurate future-looking predictions, as you can schedule future events and the system will forecast an anticipated impact, enabling proactive planning and resource allocation.

A. Only events marked as "Active" are considered during the prediction process; inactive events are ignored.

C. Events are used to explain and attribute spikes or falls to a specific cause, not to normalize or distribute the data over time.

E. IPM Insights provides the flexibility to exclude specific historical data points (spikes or falls) from the analysis if they are deemed irrelevant outliers.

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Section: About Events: "Events are typically one-off or recurring events that historically led to spikes or declines in data... Using events helps you plan ahead for the events and take advantage of opportunities by allowing you to see anticipated spikes and falls in the insight data for specific events." (This directly supports options B and D).

Section: Creating and Managing Events: This section describes setting an event's status to "Active" or "Inactive

" implying that only active events are used in processing. (This refutes option A).

Section: Analyzing Insights: "You can also exclude a data point from the analysis." (This directly refutes option E).

To include asset-related expenses from the Capital business process in Financials reporting, you must first enable the integration between the two modules. This is configured within the Capital business process settings. By specifically enabling the "Expense" component for integration, you instruct the system to push calculated data, such as depreciation and amortization, from Capital to the corresponding accounts in the Financials module. This enablement is the primary setup step that creates the necessary data pathways for reporting.

B. Adding a custom dimension in Financials is for data model extension and does not establish the automated data flow from the Capital module.

C. While mapping accounts is a necessary configuration step, the integration for the "Expense" component must be enabled first before the mapping becomes effective.

D. The integration is configured in the source module (Capital), not through a non-existent "Asset Expenses Wizard" in the target Financials module.

1. Oracle Help Center. Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. Chapter 10: Setting Up Capital

Section: "Integrating Capital with Financials". The documentation states

"To integrate Capital with Financials

from the Capital configuration page

select the Financials business process features you want to integrate with Capital." This directly corresponds to enabling the integration for components like "Expense".

2. Oracle Help Center. Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. Chapter 10: Setting Up Capital

Section: "Defining Capital Account and Dimension Mappings". This section details the process of mapping accounts

which is performed after the initial integration is enabled on the configuration page

confirming that enabling the feature (as in option A) is the prerequisite step.

The Project Benefits feature in Oracle Fusion Project Management is specifically designed to capture, track, and manage the anticipated value a project will deliver. This includes both financial and nonfinancial benefits. By enabling this option, project managers can create a benefit plan that outlines these expected outcomes. This plan serves as a crucial part of the project's business case, helping to justify its initiation and providing a baseline against which to measure its success beyond simple cost and revenue metrics.

A. Planning detailed project revenue is a core function of Project Billing and contract management, not the primary purpose of the broader Project Benefits feature.

B. This option is too specific and misrepresents the feature's purpose. Project Benefits is not designed to calculate benefits derived from workforce expenses.

D. Planning detailed project expenses is handled through project budgeting, forecasting, and cost management functionalities, which are distinct from benefit planning.

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"Project Benefit Plans: Explained": "Benefit plans enable you to capture the anticipated financial and nonfinancial benefits of a project. You can create a benefit plan to support the business case for a project and to track the realization of benefits throughout the project life cycle." (This document directly states the purpose is to capture both financial and nonfinancial benefits to support the business case).

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"Implementing Project Financial Management and Grants Management"

Chapter: Project Foundation Configuration: Project Types: In the section describing the configuration of project types

enabling "Project Benefits" is listed as the step required to "create a benefit plan to capture the anticipated financial and nonfinancial benefits of a project." (This confirms the feature's role in planning for nonfinancial benefits).

When configuring the Projects business process in Oracle Planning, you can enable different project types. If you choose to enable capital project planning, there is a direct dependency on the Capital business process. The Capital module provides the necessary framework for managing capital assets, calculating depreciation, and handling other capital-expenditure-related logic. Therefore, to plan for capital projects within the Projects module, the Capital module must also be enabled and configured to support these functionalities.

B. Workforce must also be configured. Workforce integration is optional for planning labor costs on projects; it is not a mandatory prerequisite for enabling capital projects. C. All modules must be enabled. This is incorrect. Oracle EPM Cloud Planning is modular, allowing organizations to enable only the specific business processes they need. D. Strategic Modeling must be enabled. Strategic Modeling is a separate business process for long-range strategic planning and is not a required dependency for the operational and capital planning integration between Projects and Capital.

1. Oracle Help Center, Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, "Enabling Projects".

In the section describing the steps to enable the Projects business process, the documentation explicitly states: "To enable capital project planning, you must also enable Capital." This establishes the direct dependency required to use the capital project features.

2. Oracle Help Center, Administering Capital for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, "Integrating Capital with Projects".

This section details how the two modules work together. It notes, "When you integrate Capital with Projects, you can create and manage capital projects that require funding approval, and then track them as they become assets." This confirms that the functionality for capital projects relies on the integration of both modules.

In Oracle's Workforce Planning module, Salary Grade assumptions are used to define the pay structure and associated compensation policies for different levels of jobs. The Salary Rate is a fundamental component, defining the pay range (often with minimum, midpoint, and maximum values) for a specific grade. Additionally, the Merit Rate, which dictates the percentage for performance-based salary increases, can be configured at the Salary Grade level. This allows organizations to apply different merit guidelines to various employee tiers, directly linking performance rewards to the established salary structure.

A. Partial Payment Factor: This is a global assumption used for prorating compensation for employees hired or terminated mid-period, not an attribute of a specific salary grade. B. Salary Basis: This defines the pay frequency (e.g., Annual, Monthly, Hourly) and is typically an attribute of a Job or a global default, not an assumption set within the salary grade itself.

1. Oracle EPM Cloud Documentation, Administering Planning Modules, "Defining Salary Grades": This section details the process of setting up salary grades. It explicitly states, "For each salary grade, you can specify properties such as the minimum, midpoint, and maximum salary rate." This directly supports that Salary Rate (C) is a key component.

2. Oracle EPM Cloud Documentation, Administering Planning Modules, "Setting Assumptions for Merit-Based Planning": This documentation explains how merit rates are configured. It notes that merit assumptions can be set by various dimensions, including Salary Grade. The business rule "Calculate Merit" uses these assumptions, confirming that Merit Rate (D) can be a salary grade-level assumption.

3. Oracle EPM Cloud Documentation, Administering Planning Modules, "Setting Assumptions for New Hires and Terminations": This source describes the configuration of proration logic, stating, "You can specify the partial payment factor to use for new hires and terminations." This confirms the Partial Payment Factor (A) is a global, not a grade-specific, assumption.

Smart Push is a feature in Oracle Planning that enables the real-time movement of data from a source cube (typically a Block Storage Option - BSO cube) to a target reporting cube (typically an Aggregate Storage Option - ASO cube) immediately after a user saves data in a form. This functionality is configured by first creating a Data Map, which defines the source, target, and dimensional mappings for the data transfer. The Data Map is then associated with a specific data form, and the "Enable Smart Push" option is selected for that form.

B. Data Integration: Data Integration is a tool for batch-oriented data loading and transformations from various sources, not for user-initiated, real-time data pushes from forms. C. EPM Automate: EPM Automate is a command-line utility used for automating administrative and maintenance tasks. It is not involved in the interactive Smart Push process triggered by a user saving a form. D. Business Rules: While business rules can be designed to move data, Smart Push is a distinct, pre-configured feature based on Data Maps. A business rule is not the client or tool that uses Smart Push on forms.

1. Oracle Cloud, Administering Planning, EPM-SA, "About Smart Push": "To use Smart Push, you first define a data map to specify the source and target for the data. After you define the data map, you can enable Smart Push on a form so that when a user saves data in the form, the data is pushed to the reporting cube." (Section: Moving Data)

2. Oracle Cloud, Administering Planning, EPM-SA, "Configuring Smart Push for a Form": "You can configure Smart Push for a form to move data from the form's underlying cube (source) to another cube (target) when the form is saved. Prerequisite: Create a data map to define the data to be moved from the source cube to the target cube." (Section: Designing Forms)

3. Oracle Cloud, Administering Planning, EPM-SA, "Defining a Data Map": This section details the process of creating the data map, which is the foundational object required to configure and use Smart Push. It states, "Data maps enable you to move data between cubes." (Section: Moving Data)

To track the utilization of employees in Oracle Projects, the employees must first exist as defined workers within the system. The Oracle Workforce module, part of Human Capital Management (HCM), is where employee records, assignments, and other essential data are created and maintained. This foundational employee data is a prerequisite for defining them as project enterprise labor resources. Without enabling the Workforce module and setting up employees, the Projects module has no resource data to track for utilization, time, or costing purposes.

A. Projects module before Financials module: While Financials is critical for project costing and billing, the core requirement for tracking employee utilization is the existence of employee records, which originate from the Workforce module.

B. Financials module before Projects module: This sequence is common for financial projects, but for tracking employee-specific utilization, the employee data from the Workforce module is the primary prerequisite, not the financial structures.

D. Projects module before Workforce module: This is logically incorrect. You cannot track or manage employees within the Projects module if they have not been created and defined in the Workforce module first.

1. Oracle Fusion Applications Help

Implementing Project Financial Management

Chapter: Set Up Project Resources

Section: Project Enterprise Labor Resources.

The documentation states: "To be a project enterprise labor resource

a person must be an employee or a contingent worker with an active assignment in Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management." This explicitly establishes that HCM (Workforce) setup is a prerequisite for using employees as resources in Projects.

2. Oracle Fusion Applications Help

Using Project Costing

Chapter: Labor Costs

Section: How Labor Costs Are Processed.

This section details that labor cost processing relies on employee assignments and attributes managed in Oracle Fusion HCM. It explains that "The process derives the human resource assignment for the employee from Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management." This confirms the dependency of Project Costing on HCM data.

3. Oracle Fusion Applications Help

Implementing Global Human Resources

Chapter: Workforce Structures

Section: Manage Jobs.

This guide outlines the foundational steps for setting up workforce structures

including jobs and positions. These structures are then used to create employee records

which are subsequently consumed by other modules like Project Management to define resources. The entire chapter demonstrates that workforce setup is a foundational activity.

The Default navigation flow is a system-defined artifact in Oracle EPM Cloud Planning. While it cannot be fundamentally altered by renaming or deleting it to protect system integrity, it can be managed in other ways. Administrators can copy the Default flow to use it as a template for creating custom navigation flows. Additionally, the Default flow can be deactivated, but only if another custom navigation flow is set as active for the users or groups. The system requires at least one active navigation flow.

C. Rename: The system-defined Default navigation flow is a protected artifact and cannot be renamed.

D. Delete: The Default navigation flow is required by the system as a fallback and base template; therefore, it cannot be deleted.

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Section: Managing Navigation Flows: This section explicitly states

"You cannot rename or delete the default navigation flow." This directly supports why options C and D are incorrect.

Section: Copying a Navigation Flow: This section details the procedure for copying an existing navigation flow

which is a common action performed on the Default flow to create a custom version. This supports option B.

Section: Activating and Deactivating Navigation Flows: This section explains the concept of active versus inactive flows. It describes how to change the status

implying that the "Deactivate" operation is possible on any flow

including the Default

as long as another is made active. This supports option A.