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Contents

New User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Page Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

View Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hyperion Smart View for Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Intercompany Transactions Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Task Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Point of View Filtered by Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Administration and Compliance Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Consolidation Progress Bar and Running Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Document Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Security Enhancements - Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

New Web-based Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Database Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Extended Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Web Usability Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

HTML Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Web Data Entry Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Management Ownership Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Hyperion Financial Management New Features 1

C h a p t e r Hyperion Financial Management New Features

This document describes the new features that are included in Hyperion Financial Management Release 4.0. For information on installation, see the Hyperion Financial Management Installation Guide. For information on late-breaking developments with Hyperion Financial Management, refer to the Hyperion Financial Management Readme.

Hyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces the following five major features:

● A new user interface, standardized for all Hyperion Business Performance Management Suite products, providing superior end user navigation and taskflow

● Hyperion Smart View™ for Office, which includes a new spreadsheet add-in for Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning, and a tighter integration with Microsoft Office products

● Intercompany Transactions module to capture and match intercompany transactions at the invoice level

● Web-based Task Automation module to automate and chain together Hyperion Financial Management tasks such as Load/Extract and Consolidate

● Point of View filtered by security enables users to see only those elements of the Scenario, Entity, ICP, Account and Custom 1...4 dimensions to which they have access. This feature makes system navigation easier.

In addition, Hyperion Financial Management 4.0 presents administration and compliance enhancements as well as Web usability enhancements such as a consolidation progress bar, document attachment capability, expanded workspaces, and new features for Web Data Entry forms.

New User InterfaceHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces a new Web user interface. The new design enables the administrator to tailor the interface to more closely match how an end user interacts with the system, enabling easier navigation and customization.

Page LayoutThe new home page is divided into three main areas:

● View Pane

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● Masthead window and top bar menu

● Main window

Figure 1 Sample of New User Interface

The above example shows the home page as it is displayed for an Advanced user. The Advanced user can switch between Advanced and Basic modes by using the menu option in the masthead area. The Basic user can select from a choice of workspaces in the Project View, or select tasks from a drop-down list. The masthead is the top level area that includes the application name as well as the Hyperion logo and product name. The main window shows the detail of the task or document that you selected from either the View Pane or the drop-down list.

View PaneThe View Pane is displayed in the left panel of the Hyperion Financial Management Web page. You can minimize or enlarge it as needed. The View Pane window can display a Project View or Browser View, depending on the selected option. The Project View lists the collection of workspaces for each user. You can expand each workspace to show the items that make up the workspace. The Browser View lists all documents and tasks within the application that the user is allowed to access. The Browser View is a split pane. The bottom pane reflects the contents of the item selected in the top pane. You can double-click parent items displayed in the bottom pane to expand them. You can select child items, for example, document names, or tasks, with a single click, which displays the item in the main window.

Top MenuThe new user interface provides a general top bar menu for File, View, Administration, and Help options.

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The menu tasks are contextual. On the Logon page, you can select from the following menu items:

● File: After you log on to an application, the File menu enables you to create new documents as well as change user preferences, change applications, and other administrative tasks, and log out of the application.

● View (Masthead/Pane): Enables you to show or hide components of the window. To increase the amount of space available to a task window, you can hide both the Masthead and the View Pane.

● Administration: Enables direct access to all administrative tasks, including Managing Documents, Managing Workspaces, Managing Favorites, and audit tasks.

● Help: Provides access to help on the selected content and to the Hyperion Internet Web site (www.hyperion.com).

For more information, see the Hyperion Financial Management User’s or Administrator’s Guide.

Hyperion Smart View for OfficeHyperion Smart View for Office provides the framework to integrate Microsoft Office Products with Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Reports and Hyperion Analyzer information. Hyperion Smart View for Office replaces the existing spreadsheet add-ins for Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning 4.0. In addition, it provides tighter Microsoft Office integration by allowing end users to:

● Import Hyperion Reports and Hyperion Analyzer report images into Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

● Import Hyperion Reports and Hyperion Analyzer report grids into Microsoft Excel.

Functions - Replaces the functions that were available in prior releases of Hyperion Financial Management.

❍ Point of View (POV) Manager - you can select a POV per data source that is saved as the default. You can then save the Point of View with the worksheet for future use.

❍ Function Builder - an interface that guides the end user when creating functions. You select the function and the dimension members; the function is then applied to the spreadsheet.

❍ Refresh Options - you can select to refresh the active worksheet or the entire workbook.

❍ Migration Utility - you can convert existing Hyperion Financial Management spreadsheet add-in functions to the new syntax. You can convert a single workbook or convert multiple workbooks using the batch option.

Ad Hoc Analysis - Replaces the Pivot feature available in prior releases of Hyperion Financial Management.

Features of Ad Hoc include:

❍ Double-clicking a cell invokes the Ad Hoc analysis grid


❍ Point of View member selector

❍ Zoom in and Zoom out on dimension members

❍ Pivot dimension members to columns or rows

❍ Ability to display cell text

❍ Ability to submit data

❍ Ability to consolidate, translate and calculate

❍ Ability to display cell data, calculation, or process management status

❍ End User options such as: Navigate without data, display members by description, and suppression options

Hyperion Reports and Analyzer

● Microsoft Word and PowerPoint - enables end users to import Hyperion Reports and Analyzer reports to Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

❍ Query the Hyperion product repositories to import Hyperion Reports and Analyzer content as a image.

❍ Refresh previously inserted images and data.

● Microsoft Excel - Explore the Hyperion product repositories to render reports that are formatted and can be queried as grids.

❍ Refresh previously inserted data.

❍ Format dimensions and data using Excel formatting options.

● Available Export Actions from Hyperion Reports and Analyzer

❍ Export formatted images for Word and PowerPoint (Office 2002 and 2003 only)

❍ Export formatted grids for Excel

Smart Tags

Smart Tag are predefined properties that associate available actions with a keyword. For

example, if you type smartview in an Excel cell, the Smart Tag icon is displayed next to Smart View. You then have access to a menu with the following options:

● Ability to use Hyperion Smart View Function (HsGetValue) to display data

● Ability to import images to Word and PowerPoint and grids to Excel

● Ability to refresh previously inserted images and data

For more information, see the Hyperion Smart View for Office User’s Guide or online help.

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Intercompany Transactions ModuleHyperion Financial Management 4.0 provides a complete Intercompany Matching solution including the ability to track, match, and monitor Intercompany balances at a transaction level. This helps you avoid double maintenance and data transfer. It provides you with an efficient way to identify, report, and reconcile Intercompany account differences.

The key features of the Intercompany Transactions module include:

● Ability to capture the Intercompany transaction details at the invoice level.

● Ability to match the transactions at the invoice level.

● Ability to match the transactions in the Transaction Currency as well as the Reporting or Parent currency or through translation-on-the-fly.

● Ability to drill down from the existing Intercompany Matching Report (account balance level) to the transaction detail level.

● Ability to view an entity’s partner’s intercompany transaction details with the entity at any time.

● Ability to enter text comments at any level of matching to help resolve mismatching.

● Ability to analyze differences due to real errors in transaction currency or differences due to exchange rates.

For more information, see the Hyperion Financial Management User’s or Administrator’s Guide.

Figure 2 Sample Intercompany Transactions Window


Task AutomationTask Automation is a new Web-based module that provides you with a method for chaining together a series of tasks into a taskflow. You can use Task Automation to automate tasks that you commonly perform using Hyperion Financial Management.

When you work with Hyperion Financial Management, you routinely perform tasks such as loading data, running calculations and translations, consolidating parent entities and extracting data through data extract or extended analytics. A taskflow is a sequence of tasks that you can create in Task Automation. Any user defined with the Task Automation role can access, create and maintain taskflows to perform required Hyperion Financial Management operations.

The following Hyperion Financial Management activities are available in Task Automation:

● Allocate

● Calculate

● Translate

● Consolidate

● Calculate contribution

● Load Journals

● Extract Journals

● Load Data

● Extract Data

● Execute Journal Action

● Extended Analytics

For more information, see the Hyperion Financial Management User’s Guide.

Point of View Filtered by SecurityHyperion Financial Management introduces metadata filtering based on security in the Point of View and in Web data grids. Filtering the display of metadata facilitates navigation in large applications and enables you to keep certain metadata information confidential.

There are two new application attributes to activate this feature:

● EnableMetadataSecurityFiltering

● EnableICPfiltering

The following dimensions are applicable for security filtering based on the security class assigned to each member: Scenario, Entity, Account, and C1 to C4. The metadata filtering on the ICP dimension cannot be based on the security classes applied to the ICP members because the ICP dimension is a system-generated dimension based on the IsICP attribute set for the Entity dimension. It is based on the security class assigned to “SecurityasPartner” in the Entity dimension.

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Hyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces a new security right called Metadata that enables end users to view the metadata members in the hierarchy but with a None access right regarding the data attached to those members.

Figure 3 Sample Web Point of View

Note that users have implied access to the parent and ancestors of any member to which they have been granted access. This means that users see those ancestors and parents in a hierarchical tree structure but are not able to access them.

HFM 4.0 Metadata filtering supports Organization by Period setting. When the Org by Period setting is specified for the Entity list enumeration, the system checks the Active account value for the Parent/Child node to determine whether the entity is active for the given Scenario/Year/Period.

For more information, see the Hyperion Financial Management Administrator’s Guide.

Administration and Compliance EnhancementsThe following administration and compliance enhancements have been added in this release.

Consolidation Progress Bar and Running TasksThe Running Tasks module enables the administrator or the end user to gauge the progress of Consolidation, Data Loads, or Extended Analytics.


For example, when a consolidation starts, the consolidation progress bar is automatically displayed in a separate window. Information on the Point of View, the user and time are also available. The consolidation progress bar feature enables you to perform another task while the consolidation is running without starting a new session.

The Running Tasks module also enables you to stop tasks in progress.


Figure 4 Sample Running Tasks Window

Document AttachmentsHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces new compliance updates designed to support better documentation by end users.

● Document attachments provides the ability to attach documents in Web Data Entry forms, Web grid cells and in Process Management cells.

● Cell text has the ability to support up to 1900 characters (increased from 256 characters as supported in HFM 3.5x).

The documents are stored in the database and you can apply security classes to them. You can load all types of documents into Hyperion Financial Management, for example, Excel documents (.xls), Word documents (.doc,) text (.txt), and PowerPoint ( .ppt) files.


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Figure 5 Sample Document Attachments

In Hyperion Reports 7.2, you can display document attachments. The cells with attached documents are underlined and you can access a document by clicking on the list. In PDF format, the attached documents are printed after the regular pages.

Security Enhancements - Sarbanes-Oxley ComplianceHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces many new security roles and access rights to allow administrators better control over access to critical system data.

New Security RolesThe following security roles have been added in this release.

● Consolidate All with Data - Controls whether a user can execute a consolidate all with data.

● Enable write-back in Web Grid - Controls whether a user can submit data in Web Data Grids.

● Database Management - Controls whether a user can access Database Management on the Web.

● Manage Ownership - Controls whether a user can access Manage Ownership on the Web.

● Advanced User - Controls whether a user has access to the View Pane. If no access, a user can only access Workspaces.

● Task Automation - Controls whether a user has access to Task Automation (Hub installation is required).

Roles specific to Intercompany Transaction Module


● Intercompany Transaction Admin - Provides access to all Intercompany Transaction actions and features.

● Intercompany Transaction User - Controls whether a user has access to the module.

● Intercompany Transaction Match Template - Controls whether the user has access to the template.

● Intercompany Transaction Auto Match by Account - Controls whether the user can run the Auto Match by Account feature.

● Intercompany Transaction Auto Match by ID - Controls whether the user can run the Auto Match by ID feature.

● Intercompany Transaction Manual Match with Tolerance - Controls whether the user can run the Manual Match with Tolerance feature.

● Intercompany Transaction Manual Match - Controls whether the user can run the Manual Match feature.

● Intercompany Transaction Unmatch- Controls whether the user can unmatch transactions that have previously been matched.

● Intercompany Transaction Post/Unpost- Controls whether a user can post and unpost transactions.

New Security ModeHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces a new data load role called Replace by Security. This option enables you to perform a data load in Replace mode even if you do not have access to all accounts.


New Web-based ModulesThis release provides Web-based modules for Database Management and Extended Analytics.

Database ManagementHyperion Financial Management 4.0 enables Database Management on the Web. The Web module includes the same features as the Win32 Database Management module.

The Database Management module enables you to:

● Copy data from a specific Scenario, Year and Period or a group of periods to a specific destination.

● Clear Entity and Account data from a specific Scenario, Year and Period or list of periods. You can only clear input data.


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Figure 6 Web Database Management Dialog Box

Extended AnalyticsHyperion Financial Management 4.0 improves the Extended Analytics offering by introducing new extract types, the ability to save extract query criteria and accessing Extended Analytics from the Hyperion Financial Management Web interface. Extended Analytics is available from the Hyperion Financial Management Web interface under the Administration tasks. The Win32 desktop is no longer required to access the Extended Analytics module.


Figure 7 Web Extended Analytics Dialog Box

New User Interface OptionsHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces new Extended Analytics options to provide more flexibility:

● Ability to create templates (Extended Analytics Query)

● Selection of the Extended Analytics DSN (in the case of multiple database tables)

● Aggregation Options

❍ Standard Extract (Original Star Schema extract)

❍ Metadata Only

❍ Selected Metadata Only

❍ Essbase

❍ Data Warehouse

● Exclude Dynamic View Accounts (the default is to exclude)

Aggregation OptionsStandard Aggregation Option

This is the original schema that was available in prior versions of Hyperion Financial Management. The Standard schema creates 14 tables (13 dimensions and 1 data). The following example displays the tables created using the Standard Aggregation.

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Figure 8 Extended Analytics - Standard Aggregation Option

The Standard schema tables include parent information, descriptions, user-defined fields, dimension sharing, ICP, dimension member leaf information, as well as the default currency.

Metadata Only

The entire metadata structure is exported using the standard schema. The standard 14 tables are created; however, the fact table is not populated with data.

Selected Metadata Only

The metadata structure selected by the Administrator is exported to the standard schema format. In the following example, the Administrator selects partial dimension hierarchies for the extract.

Figure 9 Extended Analytics - Selected Metadata Only Option

Essbase Aggregation Option

Creates a star schema that contains only the base information. The aggregations are performed after EIS is used to create the Essbase cube. The star schema is comprised of the same tables as the standard extract, however, it also contains a base table for each metadata dimension.

Data Warehouse Option

Exports the Hyperion Financial Management dimensions and data in a normalized hierarchy schema.



Web Usability EnhancementsThe following Web usability enhancements have been added in this release.

WorkspaceHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces new features in the concept of workspaces. A workspace provides a seamless way for users to interact with Hyperion Financial Management applications without having to know multiple modules or have extensive knowledge/training on the system.

The concept of workspaces has been extended to Hyperion Tools and external objects. Incorporating Hyperion Reports and Analyzer objects in a feature called Related Content enables you to better group all of the documents that are included within Hyperion Financial Management and simplifies your process flow.

The ability to include non-Hyperion items also enhances the usability of workspaces and enables you to create a workspace that covers a total closing cycle.

Two new sections have been added to the Document Manager:

Links - the ability to define URL links in Hyperion Financial Management and to incorporate them in a workspace or define them as Favorites.

Figure 10 Sample Link in a Workspace

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Related Content - capability to incorporate Hyperion Reports and Hyperion Analyzer items (single report or folder) within Hyperion Financial Management. To use related content, you must enable External Authentication for Hyperion Financial Management, Reports and Analyzer.

Figure 11 Sample Related Content Dialog Box

You define a specific URL in the Hyperion Financial Management Server and Web configuration utility. After you set up the URL, you can access Hyperion Reports and Analyzer repositories in the Related Content section in the Document Manager.

Items are saved in Hyperion Financial Management and you can then add them to a workspace, or launch them separately from the Related Content menu in the View Pane.


Figure 12 Sample Hyperion Reports Related Content


HTML EnhancementsHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces HTML Web grids and a new Point of View selector. Java applets are no longer required or supported with Hyperion Financial Management 4.0.

POV - New Member SelectorThe new Point of View (POV) selector enables you to select dimension members individually using functions or by existing member lists.

Figure 13 Sample Point of View from a Web Data Grid

For multiple member selection (available in Extended Analytics, Database Management and Data Extract), you can select multiple individual members or use the system list to define the selection.


Figure 14 Sample Multiple Member Selection

Searching for dimension members is also available in the member selector. You can search by the name (for example, EastSales), or by using a wildcard (for example, East*).

Figure 15 Sample Dimension Members

The additional available end user options are:

● Expand Selected Member lists into Members to display all of the members contained in a list.

● Check All to select all members.

● Move Up or Down arrows enable you to arrange dimension members in the order that you want them to display.



Web GridsThe new Web grids replace the Java and HTML Web grids available in previous versions of Hyperion Financial Management. The functionality that was available with the Java grids has been retained and improved.

Note: Java grids that were created in previous versions of Hyperion Financial Management are compatible with the new HTML grids. Previous HTML grids are not compatible and need to be recreated.

Available Web grid functionality includes:

● Expansions on dimension members retained on saved grids

● Nested dimensions

● Data entry

● Row suppression for NoData and Zero

● Executing consolidations, translations and calculations

● Cell text (includes document attachments) and line item detail entry

● Calculation and Process Management status

● Fill command

● Cell History and Cell Information

● Source and Destination Transactions

● Entity Detail Reporting

● Grids can be saved with security classes


Figure 16 Sample Web Data Grid


Web Data Entry FormsHyperion Financial Management 3.4 introduced a Web Data Entry form builder with new keywords to simplify the creation of forms and improve the user interface. Hyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces new formatting options and new keywords to enhance Web Data Entry Form look and feel, maintenance and customization.

The following new keywords are added to improve Web forms formatting:

Style

The string in the style field consists of one or more style properties, separated by a semi-colon defined in the Style field. Each property consists of the property name, a colon, and a value. The value may be one or more words, separated by spaces. For example: “Style: color: red; text-align: right”.

Figure 17 Sample Styles in Web Data Entry Form

Blank

The Blank option allows you to specify a blank row, column, or cell in a form.

Read-OnlyThe Read-Only option allows you to specify that a row, column, or cell has read-only access in a specific form.


Figure 18 Sample Web Data Entry Form - Read Only Option

Custom Header Per DimensionFor each dimension, you can display either the description, label, or both and apply a specific style.

Figure 19 Sample Web Data Entry Form - Custom Header Options

Member List in ColumnYou can use system member lists based on hierarchy functions (such as Descendants, Base, Children), and also predefined member lists in columns. This feature facilitates the maintenance of Web Data Entry Forms and end user navigation.


Figure 20 Sample Web Data Entry Form Using Member Lists

In addition, Hyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces new suppression options for both the row and column.

Figure 21 Web Data Entry Form Suppression Options

Cell Text in ColumnHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces the capability to provide cell text support in columns. You can now input a comment separate from the data cell or through the standard cell text menu. To support cell text in columns, you need to use a new keyword called CellText, which is available in both the Row and Column sections of the Web Form Builder.


Figure 22 Sample Web Data Entry Form Cell Text

The cell text information is printed at the bottom of the page.

Figure 23 Cell Text Example



Management Ownership Display OptionsHyperion Financial Management 4.0 introduces a new user interface for Ownership Management and easier navigation with several display and filter options.

A Display Options menu enables you to display only the required system accounts in columns.

The following display and filter options have been added:

● Entity currency

● System accounts

● Period and Entity description

● Filter on active entity

Figure 24 Ownership Management Display Options



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