Author: Paul Lewis

I started working with Hyperion Planning back in 2008, first as an end user, then moving into an administrator role, and now for the last several years as a consultant. In February 2021, I became an Oracle ACE Associate, then in August 2021 I was promoted to ACE. This blog started as a way to keep track of my own thoughts, the issues I encounter and the solutions found. It has evolved into a way for me to share those thoughts and solutions with the EPM community.

Hyperion Solutions Conference 2020

The Hyperion Solutions Virtual Conference 2020. The conference is a free, 4-day event taking place Monday, October 19th to Thursday, October 22nd. The conference has over 75 sessions from the old Hyperion Solutions Conference days along with today’s top speakers on Oracle EPM and Analytics. The agenda features various sessions on all things “Hyperion” but … Continue reading Hyperion Solutions Conference 2020 →

Narrative Reporting Snapshot Downloads with EPM Automate

Back in April 2020 I wrote a post about how to download Narrative Reporting (NR) snapshots with the File Transfer Utility.  This utility was needed because at the time EPM Automate did not support NR.  Oracle has recently introduced lots of new functionality in EPM Automate that supports NR, including the ability to download files.  … Continue reading Narrative Reporting Snapshot Downloads with EPM Automate →

DM, MR, and a Function

In keeping with the name of this site, this post will be a few random EPM items.  I believe each to be useful information, but not necessarily needing a dedicated post by themselves. PeriodsToDate Function The function PeriodsToDate can be a very useful function.  It is commonly used in a View dimension to get QTD … Continue reading DM, MR, and a Function →