1. Integrating Hybrid Environments
Andrew Hales
3/28/18

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5. AGENDA
Hybrid Environment Overview
Solutions for Data Integration
Q&A

6. What do we mean by hybrid environment?
Basically any environment with a cloud EPM product involved that has on premise data sources– PBCS/FCCS/ARCS
A non hybrid environment would be something where both the EPM product and the data source are cloud based. Example: Fusion Financials and PBCS – these have direct integrations in the cloud and nothing crosses into the on premise world.
The integration solutions presented here really apply to any EPM cloud product
The integration challenge comes down to this – you cant connect your local resources directly to oracle cloud resources.

7. Options for integrating hybrid environments
REST API
Very flexible
High level of technical skill needed – all code based
EPMAutomate
Command line interface
Can accomplish most tasks necessary
Some coding necessary
FDMEE On Premise
Simple familiar user interface
All features of FDMEE available for use
Licensing required

8. REpresentational State Transfer (REST)
What is rest API ?
REpresentational State Transfer (REST)
An architecture for client-server web communication
Application Programming lnterface (API)
Lets products and services communicate with each other
REST describes any simple interface that transmits data over a standardized interface (such as HTTP).
REST provides a set of design rules for creating stateless services that are viewed as resources can be identified by their unique Uniform Resource Identifier (URIs).

9. About REST API for Oracle EPM Cloud
Audience
The REST API for Oracle EPM cloud is intended primarily as a tool for infrastructure consultants and administrators
Prerequisites
Access as a service administrator to the cloud service
Technical and functional knowledge to understand and execute the REST APIs, and to administer the product.
Knowledge of Java, cURL, Groovy, and REST programming.

10. REST API GENERAL info
Very flexible – can do virtually anything you can think of
Does not require setup inside the cloud application
Can use any language you like
Groovy is your best choice – Oracle has created “helper” functions that make writing this code much easier

11. About the EPM Automate Utility11
The EPM Automate Utility enables Service Administrators to remotely perform tasks within Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud instances.
It enables Service Administrators to automate many repeatable tasks
Scripts login to the EPM Cloud and execute commands on the application
Many of the execution commands require repeatable jobs be created in the application
Login operations are done with Oracle cloud credentials; passwords can be encrypted

12. About the EPM Automate Utility12
Actions Available in EPM Automate:
Import and export metadata
Import and export data
Import and export reports, forms, application snapshots, and other artifacts
Upload files to cloud folders from local drives
Download files from the cloud folders to local drives
Run business rules
Refresh the application databases
Run Data Management rules
Set Substitution Variables
Reset Services
And more…

13. Installing epm automate13
The EPM Automate Utility installer for Windows and Linux/UNIX is available from the service.
Once downloaded install it by running it as administrator.
By default, the Utility is installed in C:/Oracle/EPM Automate.
Note:
Re-installation is needed as new versions of utility are released.

14. Can be triggered with Shell script
Running epm automate 14
The EPM Automate Utility can be ran with:
Windows
Can be triggered with Windows Batch Command and others
Linux/UNIX
Can be triggered with Shell script
Simple Syntax – Artifacts need to exist in cloud application
call epmautomate login user password url domain
call epmautomate rundatarule LoadAct StartDate EndDate REPLACE STORE_DATA ActualData.txt

15. FDMEE on Premise Available in 2.4.200 PSU Easy setup and connectivity
Allows you to take advantage of all the on premise features that are not possible with the cloud data management module
Some limitations – check rules not supported
Current supported cloud products
PBCS
EPBCS
FCCS

16. FDMEE SETUP
Copy and import SSL certificate into on premise WebLogic setup
Register Target application – provide credentials

17. FDMEE SETUP
Once target app is created this is similar to any other FDMEE integration
Import Formats, Locations, Data Load Rule, Mappings etc must be created to support.
The cloud target app behaves like any other target application in You can extract data and send to other applications, use the Open Interface Adapter, use pre-delivered integrations such as JDE, EBS, SAP BW.

18. VE WEBSITE
More detailed presentations for the REST API and EPM Automate on our website