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How to self-diagnose consolidation failures and performance issues in Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS)?
Question: How to self diagnose consolidation failures and performance issues in Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS)?
Shailesh Kumar
Senior Director
Vinay Gupta
Consulting Member of the Technical Staff
February, 2018

2. Steps for Self Diagnosing Consolidation Failures and Performance Issues
If you experience slow performance in consolidation, or consolidation is failing,
Run the Validate Metadata tool
If there is a metadata error, the report created by the tool displays the dimension name, the member name in [Parent].[Child] format, and the error description.
Use the Dimension Editor to fix the reported errors.
For example, if the reported error is that an Entity dimension member has a Consolidation Operator of other than Ignore, go to Dimension Editor, select the member, and change the Consolidation Operator property to Ignore.
If it is a performance problem, and it is still not resolved, disable Balance the Balance Sheet option for consolidations
If the problem still persists, use Provide Feedback with LCM option, and submit an SR to Oracle 
Documentation on Validate Metadata: cloud/AGFCC/validating_metadata.htm
Documentation on Dimension Editor: cloud/AGFCC/editing_dimensions_sui.htm
Documentation on Provide Feedback: common/CGSUS/3_user_working_in_epm_cloud_environments_prov_feedback.htm

3. Invoking Validate Metadata
Click Application->Overview
Select Actions->Validate Metadata
Click Run

4. Viewing and Fixing Metadata Errors
Expand a dimension to see the invalid results for that dimension
Navigate to the Dimension Editor to fix the metadata errors.

5. Disabling Balance the Balance Sheet
Click Application->Consolidation
Select Local Currency->Balance the Balance Sheet->Disable by Scenario
Disable the scenarios by using one of the following methods:
Add the selected scenarios to the EXCLUDE clause (e.g., Budget,Actual). This means that all scenarios are disabled except Budget and Actual.
Modify the entry by including only the scenarios for which you want the calculation disabled (e.g., Consol,Forecast,ActBudDiff)
Click Save

6. Caution in Disabling Balance the Balance Sheet
Note that there are two lines in the member selector.
The first line is the list of scenarios that should be disabled.
The second line is an exclusion line, which means that any scenario listed in the second line is effectively enabled (not disabled).
User should be careful about adding the scenario that need to be disabled on the first line, not the second line.

7. Checks Performed by Validate Metadata on Outline
Account
Entity
Data Source
Movement
Custom
Level 0 dynamic calc member must have formula X
Level 0 member with formula must be dynamic calc
Default data storage should match with Consol cube data storage
Parent member must be dynamic calc or label only
Level 0 member must one of these never share, dynamic calc, shared, or label only
Parent member should not have member formula
Entity member must have store or never share or shared data storage
For Multi currency application Entity member must be created in Consol and Rates cubes
For Multi currency application Entity member’s default data storage should match with Consol and Rates cube data storage
Consolidation operator must be ignore for both Consol and Rates cubes
Parent member must have dynamic calc data storage for Extended Dimensionality
Upper level member should not use as a shared
Parent member must have never share data storage for non-Extended Dimensionality
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

8. Allowed Consolidation Operator
Checks Performed by Validate Metadata on Allowed Consolidation Operators for Account Types – 1 of 3
Member Account Type
Parent Account Type
Allowed Consolidation Operator
Asset +
Liability -
Equity
Revenue
Expense
Allowed Consolidation Operator shows which consolidation operator is allowed for the combination of member and parent account types.

9. Allowed Consolidation Operator
Checks Performed by Validate Metadata on Allowed Consolidation Operators for Account Types – 2 of 3
Member Account Type
Parent Account Type
Allowed Consolidation Operator
Equity
Asset -
Liability +
Revenue
Expense
Allowed Consolidation Operator shows which consolidation operator is allowed for the combination of member and parent account types.

10. Allowed Consolidation Operator
Checks Performed by Validate Metadata on Allowed Consolidation Operators for Account Types – 3 of 3
Member Account Type
Parent Account Type
Allowed Consolidation Operator
Expense
Asset +
Liability -
Equity
Revenue
Allowed Consolidation Operator shows which consolidation operator is allowed for the combination of member and parent account types.

11. Dimension Editor Checks Performed by Validate Metadata
If you use Dimension Editor to enter the metadata, it already performs some checks.
If you use some other way to enter the metadata, you may have entered some metadata that would fail validation rules.
Thus, Validate Metadata tool also performs the following checks that are already performed by Dimension Editor.

12. Dimension Editor Checks on Account Properties – 1 of 2
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Account Type
Expense, Revenue, Asset, Liability, Equity, Saved Assumption
Variance Reporting
Expense, Non-Expense
Exchange Rate Type
No Rate, Historical, Historical Rate Override, Historical Amount Override, Average, Ending
Rates Consol op.
Addition,Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Pecent, Ignore, Never, Not used for cube
Consol Consol op.
Rate Data Storage
Dynamic Calc, Label Only
Dynamic Calc, Label Only, Never Share, Shared, Store
Consol Data Storage
Default Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Smart Lists
<None>
Data Type
Currency, Non Currenccy, Percentage, SmartList, Date, Text, Unspecified
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

13. Dimension Editor Checks on Account Properties – 2 of 2
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Time Balance
Flow, Balance
CICTA Redirection Account
<None>
Is CICTA Account
Intercompany Account
Plug Account
Is Plug Account
Enable For Dynamic Children No
Number of Possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to Member Creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

14. Dimension Editor Checks on Consolidation Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Dynamic Calc, Label Only
Store
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation No
Consol Consol op.
Addition, Never
Rate Consol op.
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Enable for Dynamic Children
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

15. Dimension Editor Checks on Currency Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Default Data Storage
Store, Never Share, Label Only
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Data Type
Unspecificed
Smart Lists
<None>
Scale 1
Precision
Reporting Currency No
Thousand Separator
None
Decimal Separator
Dot
Negative Sign
Prefixed Minus
Negative Color
Black, Red
Black
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

16. Dimension Editor Checks on Custom Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Never Shared, Dynamic Calc (for Extended Dimensionality)
Never Share, Shared, Dynamic Calc
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Never Share, Shared,Dynamic Calc
Two Pass Calculation No
Consol Consol op.
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Percent, Ignore, Never
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Enable for Dynamic Children
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

17. Dimension Editor Checks on Datasource Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Dyanmic Calc, Label Only
Dynamic Calc, Shared, Store
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Consol Consol op.
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Percent, Ignore, Never
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
 <None>
Enable for Dynamic Children No
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

18. Dimension Editor Checks on Entity Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Base Currency
Currencies in the Rates Cube
Consol Data Storage
Never Share
Never Share, Share
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Consol Consol op.
Ignore
Rate Consol op.
Data Type
Currency, Non Currency, Percentage, SmartList, Date, Text, Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Intercompany(Attribute Dimension)
None, Yes
None
Enable for Dynamic Children
 No No
Number of possible Dynamic Children
 10 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

19. Dimension Editor Checks on Intercompany Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Never Share
Default Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation No
Consol Consol op.
Addition
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Enable for Dynamic Children
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

20. Dimension Editor Checks on Movement Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Never Share, Label Only, Dynamic Calc
Never Share, Label Only, Shared
Default Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Consol Consol Op.
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Percent, Ignore, Never
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Enable for Dynamic Children No
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

21. Dimension Editor Checks on Period Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Consol Data Storage
Dynamic Calc
Store, Shared
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes
Data Type
Unspecified
Consol Consol op.
Addition
Rates Consol op.
Smart Lists
 <None>
Enabled For Process Management No
Yes
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

22. Dimension Editor Checks on Scenario Properties – 1 of 2
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Start Yr
All the years in the app
End Yr
Beg.Bal. as Time Period
Yes, No
Enabled for Process Mangement
Exchange Rate Table
Consol Data Storage
Dynamic Calc
Never Share
Default Data Storage
Never Share, Shared
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation
No, Yes No
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

23. Dimension Editor Checks on Scenario Properties – 2 of 2
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Consol Consol Op
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Percent, Ignore, Never
Rates Consol Op
Data Type
Currency, Non Currency, Percentage, SmartList, Date, Text, Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
Enable for Dynamic Children No
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

24. Dimension Editor Checks on View Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Type
Standard Botton Up, Standard Target
Standard Botton Up
Enabled for Process Management
Yes
Consol Data Storage
Never Share, Dynamic Calc
Rates Data Storage
Never Share
Two Pass Calculation No
Consol Consol op.
Ignore
Data Type
Unspecified
Smart Lists
 <None>
Enable for Dynamic Children
Number of possible Dynamic Children 10
Access Granted to member creator
Inherit
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.

25. Dimension Editor Checks on Year Properties
Name
Options for Parent
Options for Level 0
Default Alias Table
Default
Consol Data Storage
Dynamic Calc, Store
Store, Shared
Default Data Storage
Rates Data Storage
Two Pass Calculation No
Data Type
Currency, Non Currency, Percentage, SmartList, Date, Text, Unspecified
Smart Lists
<None>
X shows what dimensions the check is valid for.