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Question 1
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A. Lease payments are set to the index rate.
This is incorrect. Index rates are used for variable lease payments that fluctuate based on an external index, a concept distinct from a rent-free period.
C. Calculations are based on a date range.
This is less precise. While a date range defines the rent-free interval, the system's calculations are processed on a periodic basis (e.g., monthly) according to the payment frequency.
1. Oracle Financials Cloud, Using Lease Accounting, 24B, F91423-02, Chapter 5: Leases, Section: Create Payments.
The documentation states: "You can create a single payment for the entire lease term or create multiple payments for different periods of the lease term... For example, you can create a payment of zero for the first three months of the lease as a rent-free period." This directly supports option B. The entire process described for creating payment schedules is based on defining the number of periods and the frequency, which supports option D.
2. Oracle Financials Cloud, Implementing Lease Accounting, 24B, F91421-02, Chapter 2: Lease Accounting Configuration, Section: Lease Accounting Configuration.
This guide details the setup of system options, including calendars and frequencies. It establishes that the fundamental basis for all lease processing and calculations is the defined periodicity. This provides foundational evidence for why calculations are based on periods and frequency (Option D), not just a generic date range.
Question 2
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A. Repository: The Repository is used for storing application artifacts and metadata snapshots (backups), not for transactional data export files.
D. Workspace: The Workspace is the primary user interface for navigating and interacting with the application; it is not a file storage location for data exports.
1. Oracle Cloud, Administering Planning, "Exporting Data" section.
In the chapter "Managing Jobs," the description for the "Export Data" job type states: "You can download the export file from the Job Details page, or from the Outbox/Inbox Explorer." This explicitly confirms the ability to download locally and to use the Outbox.
2. Oracle Cloud, Administering Data Management for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, "Exporting Data" section.
When defining a data export in Data Management, the process generates a file. The documentation on running export jobs notes that the resulting file is placed in the outbox/exports directory. The user can then navigate to this location to download the file.
3. Oracle Cloud, Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, "exportdata" command.
The documentation for the exportdata command specifies that it "exports data from a Planning business process to a file and saves it to the default download location," which is the Outbox. A separate downloadfile command is then used to transfer this file to a local directory. This workflow confirms the Outbox as the server-side location and Local as the end-user destination.
Question 3
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A. Source Prediction: This is not a standard industry or Oracle-specific term for a type of forecasting method. It does not describe the methodology of using a single data series.
B. Dimension Prediction: This term is incorrect as the goal is to predict a measure's value, not to predict new members for a dimension.
D. Forecast Prediction: This term is too general and redundant. While a univariate prediction is a type of forecast, "Univariate Prediction" is the precise technical term for the specific method described.
1. Oracle EPM Cloud, Administering Planning Documentation, "Overview of Predictive Planning": This guide explains that Predictive Planning uses time-series forecasting to predict future performance based on historical data for specific members. The process of analyzing a single data series (a specific intersection of members) to predict its future is the definition of a univariate forecast. The documentation states, "Predictive Planning predicts future performance based on historical data... Predictive Planning uses a sophisticated time-series forecasting technique to predict performance." This technique, when applied to a single data series as described in the question, is univariate.
2. Oracle EPM Cloud, Working with Planning Documentation, "Predicting Future Values with Predictive Planning": This document details how users can run predictions on a form or for a single cell. Running a prediction on a single cell's historical data to forecast its future value is a direct application of univariate forecasting. The guide notes, "You can predict values for one or more members based on their historical data."
3. Hyndman, R.J., & Athanasopoulos, G. (2018) Forecasting: principles and practice, 2nd edition, OTexts: Melbourne, Australia. Chapter 1, Section 1.1: This widely-used academic textbook on forecasting defines the core concept. It states, "The aim of forecasting is to predict the future... Often, the forecasts are generated from a statistical model. The model will be of the form yt = f(y{t-1}, y{t-2}, ...) + et where yt is the observation at time t... This is known as a univariate model." This directly corresponds to the question's scenario of using the same data slice's history for prediction.
Question 4
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A: The Capital (Assets) module's core purpose is to manage the financial details of assets, which includes viewing their capitalized value and calculating/viewing associated depreciation.
B: Oracle Projects allows for the collection of all project-related costs, which can then be designated for capitalization either in their entirety or partially, based on capitalization rules.
C: A single project can result in the creation of multiple distinct assets. Oracle Projects supports the process of assigning and allocating the total project costs across these multiple assets.
1. Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, Using Project Costing, Release 24B, Chapter: Capital Projects, Section: How You Capitalize Project Costs. This section outlines the process flow: "Collect costs for capital assets in Oracle Project Costing. Place the assets in service. Then, transfer the capital asset lines to Oracle Assets to become fixed assets." This confirms that cost collection and allocation (B, C) happen in Projects, and the resulting asset is managed in Assets (A), but resource utilization management (D) is not part of this flow within the Capital module.
2. Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, Implementing Project Financial Management, Release 24B, Chapter: Capital Projects, Section: Asset and Asset Assignment Rules: Explained. This document states, "You can define standard rules to group expenditure items into asset lines... You can define assets for a project and then assign project costs to them." This directly supports the capabilities described in options B and C.
3. Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, Using Assets, Release 24B, Chapter: Asset Additions, Section: How You Add Assets. This chapter details how assets are created in the system, including those from projects ("Capitalized assets from Oracle Project Costing"). It then describes managing the asset's financial information, such as cost, date placed in service, and depreciation rules, which aligns with option A. There is no mention of managing or changing project resource utilization.
Question 5
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B. This is incorrect. The purpose of flexible mapping is to allow different components like Salary and Merit to be mapped to different accounts, not forced into the same one.
D. This is incorrect. While useful with a custom chart of accounts, this feature is not exclusively for that scenario. It can be used with the provided chart of accounts as well.
1. Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Administering Workforce, "Enabling Flexible Account Mapping" section.
This official guide details the prerequisites and configuration steps. It explicitly states: "To enable flexible account mapping, you must first enable Financials and then the Expense planning option." (Supports C). It then describes the configuration choices: "For Mapping Level, specify whether the mapping should be done at the Global level...or at the Entity level." (Supports A) and "Specify whether Mapping Drivers should be based on Grade or on Defaults for the application." (Supports E).
Question 6
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A. Assigning roles at the business process level grants access to specific artifacts; it does not reduce the fundamental permissions granted by a user's predefined role.
C. Access Control is the central utility for managing security, which includes adding service users and groups as members of other groups to streamline permissions management.
1. Oracle Cloud Administering Access Control for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, EPM-CAC, Chapter 2: Managing Users and Roles. This chapter details how identity domain users are managed and assigned roles. It explicitly states, "Predefined roles are listed as groups in Access Control." This directly supports option B.
2. Oracle Cloud Administering Access Control for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, EPM-CAC, Chapter 1: Understanding User and Role Management. This section explains the security layers: "A user's effective permissions are the union of all their applicable permissions." This concept of a "union" of permissions supports the additive nature of security, as described in option D, where business process level assignments enhance access.
3. Oracle Cloud Administering Planning, FAPLA, Chapter 11: Securing Planning. This chapter describes how application-level security works. It states, "You grant users access to Planning artifacts... A user's predefined role determines the maximum access the user can have to an artifact." This confirms that application-level security grants access within the boundaries of the predefined role, thus enhancing it, not reducing it. This supports option D and refutes option A.
Question 7
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B. Enable the input option for upper-level time periods when you add time details.
While you can set periods as "Input" or "Calculated," options A and C describe more fundamental, structural management tasks that are characteristic of Strategic Modeling's purpose.
D. Select and combine periods of years, halves, quarters, months, and weeks for the beginning balance year.
The beginning balance year represents a single starting point for the model (e.g., FY23 Actuals) and does not have a mixed-granularity structure within itself.
1. Oracle Cloud Administering Planning, EPM-SA (Version 24.05), Chapter 13: Working with Strategic Modeling, Section: Setting Up the Time Period.
This section explicitly states: "You can set up the time period to reflect the detail you need for your financial model. For example, you can set up the first two years of a five-year model on a monthly basis, and the remaining three years on an annual basis." This directly supports option C.
The same section also states: "You can add sub-periods to any period for more detail." This supports the "sub periods" part of option A. The concept of "deal periods" is a primary use case for sub-periods in M&A modeling.
2. Oracle Cloud Administering Planning, EPM-SA (Version 24.05), Chapter 13: Working with Strategic Modeling, Section: Creating Scenarios.
This section describes how scenarios are used to model different business possibilities, such as acquisitions. The ability to insert "sub periods" (as mentioned in Reference 1) is the mechanism used to model the timing of these events accurately, reinforcing the concept of "deal periods" in option A.
Question 8
Which two are primary use cases for an ASO reporting cube?
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A, C
Aggregate Storage Option (ASO) cubes are primarily designed for high-performance reporting and analysis on large, sparse datasets. A primary use case is to serve as a reporting layer for data that may originate from various sources, such as a data warehouse or, more specifically in a Planning context, from a Block Storage (BSO) plan cube (B). Within an Oracle Planning application, when an ASO cube is used as a reporting cube for a BSO source, a key feature is its ability to map and display the text labels from Smart Lists. This allows reports built on the ASO cube to be more user-friendly and meaningful, making it a significant and specific use case (A).
C. You want to save data for upper-level members. This is incorrect. ASO cubes calculate upper-level member values dynamically upon retrieval. Data is only loaded and stored at level-0 members. Storing data at upper levels is a characteristic of BSO cubes. D. You want to create and execute complex Calculation Manager business rules. This is incorrect. The execution of complex, multi-step business rules is a core strength of BSO cubes. ASO cubes have limited calculation capabilities and do not support these complex rule sets.
1. For Correct Answer B (Reporting on large data volumes):
Oracle® Essbase 21c, Designing and Managing Essbase Cubes, Section: "Aggregate Storage and Block Storage". The documentation states, "Aggregate storage is for applications that require flexible, rapid analysis of aggregated data... Aggregate storage is particularly well-suited for applications with a large number of dimensions, or with dimensions that are very large and sparse." This directly supports the use case of reporting on large datasets.
2. For Correct Answer A (Reporting on Smart Lists):
Oracle® Cloud, Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Chapter 10: "Designing ASO Cubes", Section: "Mapping Smart Lists to ASO Cubes". This section explicitly details the procedure and purpose: "You can map Smart Lists and their members from a BSO cube to a reporting (ASO) cube... When you map Smart Lists, the reporting cube displays the Smart List text in reports."
3. For Incorrect Answer C (Saving upper-level data):
Oracle® Essbase 21c, Designing and Managing Essbase Cubes, Section: "About Aggregate Storage Databases". The documentation clearly states, "In aggregate storage databases, data values are loaded (and stored) only for level 0 members of dimensions... Aggregate values are calculated dynamically and are not stored."
4. For Incorrect Answer D (Complex business rules):
Oracle® Cloud, Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Chapter 9: "Designing BSO Cubes", Section: "About BSO Cubes". The documentation highlights that BSO cubes are used when you need "to perform complex calculations on a small number of dimensions for a small number of users." This contrasts with ASO's primary purpose of reporting.
Question 9
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C. This describes driver-based planning using expense assumptions, which is a core feature of the Financials business process in Oracle EPM Cloud Planning, not Strategic Modeling's primary function.
D. This level of detailed assumption management for capital assets (depreciation, amortization) is characteristic of the Capital business process in Oracle EPM Cloud Planning, not the high-level Strategic Modeling module.
1. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Working with Strategic Modeling, Release 24A, F81501-06, Chapter 5: Analyzing Data in Strategic Modeling, Section: "Using Goal Seek". This section explicitly states, "With Goal Seek, you can specify a target value for an account, and Strategic Modeling determines the value of another account that is required to achieve the target." This directly supports option A.
2. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Working with Strategic Modeling, Release 24A, F81501-06, Chapter 4: Forecasting in Strategic Modeling, Section: "About Forecasting". This section details the available forecasting methods, stating, "You can select a forecasting method for accounts on the Account View... You can also create free-form formulas to define custom calculations." This directly supports option B.
3. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Administering Planning, Release 24A, F81495-06, Chapter 10: About Financials, Section: "How Expense Planning Works". This document describes how the Financials module uses drivers and assumptions for detailed expense calculations, aligning with the description in option C, and distinguishing it from Strategic Modeling.
4. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Administering Planning, Release 24A, F81495-06, Chapter 11: About Capital, Section: "How Capital Works". This source details the functionality of the Capital module, including managing depreciation, amortization, and cash flow for assets, which aligns with the description in option D.
Question 10
You want to work with Forms 2.0 to develop your forecast. Which two statements describe Forms 2.0?
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C, D
Forms 2.0 functionality is available only on forms that have been created or converted specifically as Forms 2.0 objects, not on classic forms. A key usability change in Forms 2.0 is the redesigned, tree-based POV member selector that lets users navigate and pick members directly from a hierarchical tree with type-ahead search. These two statements accurately describe Forms 2.0 behaviour; the other options reference capabilities that are either not unique to, or presently unsupported in, Forms 2.0.
A. Chart / alternate-view switching is a classic-forms feature; as of the current release, Forms 2.0 does not support multiple grid/chart views. C. Line-item detail is still not supported in Forms 2.0 (see “Known Limitations”); therefore it cannot be used to add calculation logic in a Forms 2.0 grid.
1. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Administering Planning (Release 24.04), “Designing Forms 2.0”, p. 847 ¶2: “Forms 2.0 features are available only in forms that are created or converted to Forms 2.0.”
2. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, “Using the Member Selector in Forms 2.0,” p. 860 ¶1-3: describes the new tree-based POV member selector with hierarchical navigation.
3. Oracle EPM Cloud, “Forms 2.0 – Known Limitations” (Doc ID 2950509.1), Section 2, bullets 3-4: lists “Charts and multiple-view mode not yet supported” and “Line Item Detail not supported”.
4. Oracle Cloud EPM New Features Guide, May 2024, Planning module, “Forms 2.0 Enhancements” – reiterates tree-based selector availability only in Forms 2.0 grids.
Question 11
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A. Users and Power Users receive Write to all members only when no member security is defined, and they receive Read (not Write) on artifacts by default; therefore the blanket statement is false.
1. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, “Administering Access Control,” Rev. May 2024, Section “Artifact Permissions – Build,” p. 18: “Users or Power Users with Build permission can create or modify artifacts.”
2. Ibid., Section “Inherited Folder Permissions,” p. 22: “Permissions assigned to a folder are propagated to every artifact in that folder unless explicit permissions are set on the artifact.”
3. Ibid., Section “Member Access Security,” p. 11: “A user can interact only with members for which he or she has been granted access.”
4. Oracle Planning Cloud, “Getting Started with Planning,” Section “Default Security,” p. 9: Describes default write to members and read-only access on artifacts, confirming why Option A is inaccurate.
Question 12
Which set of steps do you perform to enable each Planning module?
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D
The correct procedure for implementing a Planning module in Oracle EPM Cloud follows a specific, logical sequence. First, the administrator must enable the desired module (e.g., Financials, Workforce). This action makes the module's specific configuration options and artifacts available. Second, the administrator must configure the module by making selections in the configuration wizard to tailor it to the organization's specific requirements. Finally, after the configuration is complete, several post-configuration tasks are required, most critically refreshing the application database to apply the changes, followed by loading data, setting up security, and deploying forms and rules.
A. This is incomplete. It omits the essential "configure" step, where module-specific features and dimensions are selected and defined. B. The order is incorrect. A module must be enabled before its specific configuration options become accessible to the administrator. C. This is logically impossible. The configuration wizard and related options are not available until after the module has been enabled.
1. Oracle EPM Cloud - Administering Planning, "Enabling Planning Modules": The documentation outlines the high-level workflow. It explicitly states that after selecting the module, the first step is to "Enable Features." The subsequent sections detail the configuration process that follows the enablement. The process concludes with steps that are considered post-configuration, such as the database refresh.
Reference: Oracle Help Center, EPM Cloud, Administering Planning, Chapter 8: "Enabling Planning Modules". The initial steps described are "Enabling Features," which is then followed by the configuration process.
2. Oracle EPM Cloud - Administering Financials, "Enabling Financials Features": This guide provides a specific example of the workflow. It details the process of enabling the module, then walking through the configuration pages. A subsequent section, "What to Do After Configuring Financials," explicitly lists post-configuration tasks.
Reference: Oracle Help Center, EPM Cloud, Administering Financials, Chapter 2: "Enabling Financials Features". The section "Roadmap for Enabling and Configuring Financials" clearly shows the sequence: 1. Enable Features, 2. Configure Financials, 3. Perform post-configuration tasks such as refreshing the database.
Question 13
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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.
1. Oracle Fusion Cloud Project Management, "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).
2. Oracle Fusion Cloud Project Management, "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).
Question 14
A company has enabled Financials and would now like to make changes to the initial configuration. Which three changes can be made?
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A, B. Enabling rolling forecast, F
After the initial configuration of the Oracle EPM Cloud Financials business process, administrators retain the flexibility to make several key changes to adapt to evolving business needs. It is possible to add new custom dimensions to the application to allow for more granular planning and analysis. Existing custom dimensions can also be renamed to improve clarity or align with updated business terminology. Additionally, forecasting capabilities can be enhanced by enabling features like a rolling forecast, which was not part of the initial setup.
C. Changing the selected cash flow method: The cash flow methodology (Direct vs. Indirect) is a fundamental structural choice that is locked in during the initial enablement and cannot be altered later. D. Enabling Income Statement: While you can enable major features not selected initially, this represents a significant addition of content rather than a modification of the existing configuration like the correct answers. E. Enabling Expense: Similar to the Income Statement, enabling the entire Expense module post-configuration is a substantial addition of artifacts, not a simple change to the initial setup.
1. Oracle® Cloud Administering Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, EPM-AP, "Configuring Financials" section.
This document explicitly states, "After you initially enable and configure Financials, you can later enable additional features... For example, you can add and rename custom dimensions... You can enable rolling forecast." This directly supports answers A, B, and F.
The same section also specifies what cannot be changed: "After you enable features, you can't disable them. You also can't change... the Cash Flow method..." This directly refutes option C.
2. Oracle® Cloud Getting Started with Planning for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, EPM-GS, "About Financials" section.
This guide details the initial setup wizard for the Financials module. It describes the selection of the cash flow method as a one-time decision during the "Enable Features" step, reinforcing that it is not a post-configuration change. The ability to add and manage custom dimensions is highlighted as a key flexibility feature.
Question 15
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A. Mass Update forms are for adding or updating records, not for mass deletion of specific data elements like salary. Running a data map is a separate administrative action, not performed on these forms.
B. This is incorrect. A key purpose of Mass Update forms is to handle exceptions, which includes adding compensation or other details for an existing employee who was missed in the data load file.
1. Oracle Cloud EPM, Working with Planning, Chapter 8: Working with Workforce, Section: Managing Existing Employees with Mass Updates.
This section explicitly states the capabilities of Mass Update forms: "After you load data from your HR systems, you can use the Mass Update forms to perform tasks that can add or update existing employee and job data." It then lists specific actions, including:
"Add a new record for an existing employee who was not in the load file, and apply configured defaults." (This directly supports option C).
"Change existing properties and then override default assignments and rates." (This directly supports option D).
"Change the status of an employee."
"Transfer an employee."
"Change an employee's job."
Question 16
You want to copy data between two Planning instances. Which three tasks must you complete so you can copy the data?
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C, D. Define a data map with Remote Cube as the target., E
To copy data between two separate Oracle EPM Cloud Planning instances (pods) using Smart Push, a three-step process is required. First, a connection to the remote target instance must be established from the source instance. This is done by creating an "EPM Cloud" connection. Second, a data map must be defined within the source instance. This data map will specify the source cube and dimensions, and for the target, it will use the previously created connection to select the remote cube. Finally, this data map is associated with a data entry form via the Smart Push configuration tab, enabling the data transfer to be triggered automatically when a user saves data on that form.
A. Enable cross-POD mapping on the Smart Push card. This describes the result of the configuration, not a distinct task. The system inherently enables cross-pod data movement when a data map pointing to a remote cube is used. B. Define an EPM Connection to the source instance. The configuration is performed within the source instance. A connection is required to the external target, not to the local source instance itself.
1. Oracle Cloud EPM, Administering Planning, "Pushing Data to Another EPM Cloud Environment": This official documentation outlines the prerequisites for this task. It explicitly states: "Before you can push data to another EPM Cloud environment, you must first: Create a connection to the remote EPM Cloud environment... Create a data map for the remote cube." This directly supports options C and D.
2. Oracle Cloud EPM, Administering Planning, "Pushing Data to Another EPM Cloud Environment": The procedure in this same document details the final step: "Open a form for which you want to push data, and then click the Smart Push tab... Click Add, and in the Add Smart Push dialog box, select the data map you created for the remote cube...". This directly supports option E.
3. Oracle Cloud EPM, Administering Connections, "Creating a Connection to Another EPM Cloud Environment": This guide details the process for creating the connection required for cross-pod data movement. It specifies creating a connection to the target environment, which validates that option C is correct and B is incorrect.
Question 17
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C. Rolling Forecast: While configuring the Rolling Forecast is a required step in the Module-based creation wizard, Period Frequency and Main Currency are more fundamental to the application's core dimensional structure.
E. Custom Dimensions: Adding custom dimensions is an optional step during the creation process. The application can be created without any user-defined custom dimensions, as modules provide their own standard dimensions.
1. Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) - Administering Planning, EPM-AP, "Creating a Planning Application" section. This official guide details the step-by-step wizard for creating a new application. It explicitly shows that selecting the Application Type (Modules), setting up the Calendar (which includes Period Frequency), and setting up the Currency (Main Currency) are all mandatory, sequential steps in the process.
Step 2: "Select Modules for the application type." (Confirms B)
Step 4: "On the Calendar screen, specify the calendar structure for the application. From Period frequency, select the number of periods in a year..." (Confirms A)
Step 5: "On the Currency screen, from Main currency, select the default currency for the application." (Confirms D)
The guide also notes that adding custom dimensions is optional: "You can create up to three custom dimensions when you create a module-based business process." The word "can" denotes optionality, making E incorrect.
Question 18
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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.
Question 19
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B. Migrating an Essbase snapshot with Custom Defined Functions (CDFs) is not a supported method, as CDFs are not supported in Oracle E-P-M Cloud FreeForm applications.
E. The maximum number of cubes (12) is a characteristic or limitation of a FreeForm application, not a method for its creation.
1. Oracle® Cloud Administering FreeForm for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Release 24.05, F81010-06, Chapter 2: Creating a FreeForm App.
Section: "Ways to Create a FreeForm App": This section explicitly lists the valid creation methods:
"Creating an application with one cube and then adding cubes." (Supports option C)
"Creating an application from an Essbase outline file (.otl)." (Supports options A and D)
"Creating an application using an Excel template." (Supports option F)
"Creating an application from an Essbase application snapshot (.zip)."
Section: "Considerations for Migrating Essbase Applications to FreeForm Apps": This section details the limitations of migration, stating, "Custom-defined functions... are not supported." This directly invalidates option B.
2. Oracle® Cloud Administering FreeForm for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Release 24.05, F81010-06, Chapter 1: Learning About FreeForm Apps.
Section: "FreeForm App Characteristics": This section notes, "You can create up to 12 cubes (BSO or ASO) in a FreeForm app." This confirms that the 12-cube limit is a characteristic, not a creation method, making option E incorrect.
Question 20
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C. Revenue: This is a sub-component of the Income Statement. The requirement is to enable the entire Income Statement feature, which includes revenue planning.
E. Expense: This is a sub-component of the Income Statement. The requirement is to enable the entire Income Statement feature, which includes expense planning.
1. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Administering Planning, Release 24.05, F85844-11, Chapter 8: Administering Financials. In the section "Enabling Financials Features," the documentation states: "If you select Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement and Balance Sheet are selected automatically and cannot be cleared. For Cash Flow, you can select either the Indirect or Direct method, or both." This directly confirms the dependency and requirement to enable all three features.
2. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, Working with Planning, Release 24.05, F85843-11, Chapter 10: Working with Financials. The section "About the Cash Flow Statement" explains the methodology: "For the indirect method, cash flow is calculated based on changes in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement." This supports the necessity of having both the Balance Sheet and Income Statement enabled to provide the required data inputs.
Question 21
Which Planning feature or component enables you to create, validate, deploy, and launch business rules?
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A
Calculation Manager is the integrated component within Oracle EPM Cloud Planning used for the complete lifecycle management of business rules. It provides a graphical interface to design, create, and organize business rules and rulesets. It includes features to validate the syntax and logic of these rules, deploy them to the Planning application, and subsequently launch them either on-demand, on a schedule, or triggered by user actions like saving data in a form.
B. Validation Rules Editor: This tool is used specifically for creating data validation rules to check data integrity upon entry, not for creating calculation logic or business rules. C. Data Integration: This is the module for loading, mapping, and extracting data between source systems and the Planning application. It does not manage calculation logic. D. Member Formulas: These are simple calculations attached directly to a dimension member's properties. They are not the comprehensive tool for creating, validating, and launching complex, multi-step business rules.
1. Oracle Corporation. (2024). Administering Planning. Chapter 11: Working with Business Rules.
Section: About Business Rules: "You create, manage, and administer business rules and business rulesets in Calculation Manager."
Section: Deploying Business Rules and Business Rulesets: "After you design and validate business rules and business rulesets, you deploy them from Calculation Manager to your application."
Section: Launching Business Rules: "You can launch business rules..."
2. Oracle Corporation. (2024). Designing with Calculation Manager for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. Chapter 1: Calculation Manager Overview.
Section: Calculation Manager Features: This section details the capabilities, stating, "With Calculation Manager, you can create, validate, deploy, and administer calculations that are solved by the calculation engine." This explicitly covers all actions mentioned in the question.
Question 22
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A. Selecting a "Distribution Type" is a concept from statistical simulation or risk analysis software, not a standard configuration option for IPM Insights in Oracle EPM Planning.
D. This statement is inaccurately phrased. You configure data slices (features) to be analyzed for insights; you do not "select all insights" on the Features page.
1. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Administering Planning, Release 24.05, F85013-11, Chapter 13: Configuring Intelligent Performance Management.
Section: Defining Global Settings for Insights: This section details the global configuration options, stating, "You can set the Impact Magnitude Threshold to categorize insights into High, Medium, and Low groups." This directly supports option B.
Section: Creating an Insight: This section describes the process of creating a specific insight definition. A key step mentioned is to "Select Auto Predict to predict future performance based on historical data using time series forecasting techniques." This directly supports option C.
2. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Working with Planning, Release 24.05, F85015-11, Chapter 12: Using Intelligent Performance Management (IPM).
Section: About Insights: This section provides an overview, explaining, "Insights are generated based on your configuration... For example, you can configure insights to use Auto Predict to forecast data..." This reinforces the role of Auto Predict (Option C) as a core configuration element. It also discusses how insights are "categorized as High, Medium, or Low," which is a direct result of setting the Impact Magnitude Threshold (Option B).
Question 23
You want to create a dashboard to provide an overview at the beginning of the planning and forecasting process. You create a dashboard with Dashboard 1.0. Which three statements are true about Dashboard 1.0?
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B, C. You can switch easily between using the design environment and the runtime environment., D
Dashboards 1.0 in Oracle Planning provide a flexible interface for creating interactive overviews. They allow designers to easily toggle between the design and runtime environments to build and test the user experience. A key feature is the ability to integrate up to six forms and six charts, where the charts can be linked to forms and update dynamically as data changes. To personalize the user's view, Dashboards 1.0 support the use of user variables in both the global Point of View (POV) bar, which affects the entire dashboard, and the local POV for individual forms or charts.
A. You can add hierarchical labels in charts. This is incorrect. Hierarchical labels, which display the full ancestry of a member on a chart axis, are a feature available in Dashboards 2.0, not Dashboards 1.0. E. You can use a logarithmic scale in relevant chart types. This is incorrect. The ability to apply a logarithmic scale to a chart's axis is an enhanced feature introduced in Dashboards 2.0 to better visualize data with large value ranges.
1. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud - Administering Planning, Release 24.05, Chapter 20: Dashboards.
For B (User Variables): The section "Working with the Point of View in Dashboards 1.0" explicitly states, "You can use user variables in the global POV bar and the local POV."
For C (Design/Runtime Switch): The section "Creating Dashboards 1.0" describes the process: "To create and design a dashboard, you must be in design mode. Click Designer on the dashboard to switch to design mode." This confirms the easy switching capability.
For D (Multiple Dynamic Forms): The section "Creating Dashboards 1.0" notes, "You can have up to six forms and six charts on a single dashboard page... Charts can be based on a form..." This confirms the ability to include multiple forms and their associated dynamic charts.
For A and E (Hierarchical Labels & Logarithmic Scale): The section "About Dashboards" contains a comparison table that lists "Hierarchical labels on charts" and "Logarithmic scale support for charts" as features available in Dashboards 2.0, implicitly confirming their absence in Dashboards 1.0.
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A. While Financials includes predefined KPIs, their primary role is to measure and monitor plan outcomes, which is distinct from the direct methods used to create the plan.
D. Automatic simulations using random sampling (e.g., Monte Carlo) are a specialized feature of the Strategic Modeling business process, not the standard Financials module.
1. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Working with Financials, Release 24A, Chapter 2: Planning with Financials. This chapter details the core planning methods. It states, "You can perform driver-based and trend-based planning and direct entry planning for expenses, revenue, balance sheet, and cash flow." This directly supports options C and F. The general forecasting capability supports option B.
2. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Administering Financials, Release 24A, Chapter 2: Enabling Financials. This guide explains the setup process, stating, "When you create an application with Financials enabled, you can use the provided chart of accounts, or you can import your own." This directly supports option E.
3. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Working with Strategic Modeling, Release 24A, Chapter 10: Working with Simulations. This document describes simulation capabilities, stating, "Run simulations, such as Monte Carlo, to model the range of possible outcomes for a model." This confirms that this feature belongs to Strategic Modeling, making option D incorrect for the Financials module.
4. Oracle® Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Cloud, Working with Financials, Release 24A, Chapter 1: Financials Overview. This section describes the out-of-the-box features, including, "The Financials business process includes prebuilt dashboards that help you visualize and analyze data." This confirms KPIs are a feature (as mentioned in option A), but their role is primarily for analysis and visualization of the plan, not its creation.
Question 25
Which statement is true about configuring Projects with Capital?
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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.