What would happen if i did...in hfm (part 2)

Copyright ©2013 by Chris Barbieri, Edgewater RanzalCopyright ©2013 by Chris Barbieri, Edgewater Ranzal

What Would Happen If I Did…In Hyperion Financial Management?

Part 2

Chris Barbieri

Copyright ©2013 by Chris Barbieri, Edgewater Ranzal

Ever Wonder What Would Happen?

� Delete the first few years of data in an application?� Make a base entity into a parent?� A metadata load / deploy while someone else is

consolidating?� Add a new custom dimension in 11.1.2.2?


� No built-in functionality to archive� Can not remove years

● …Can add later years

� Considerations● Roll-forwards

● Retained earnings● Cash flow

● Ratios that span years● Reports

Delete the first few years of data in an application?


Retained Earnings Before


� Database Management� Other Methods?

Clear Data


� Yes you can!

Clear Parent Entities?


� Does not return to “NoData”● …Stays at “OK”

Calc Status


� Add a year condition to the rules

� Now consolidate again● Retained Earnings is gone● Cell IsCalculated

Back to the Roll Forward


� Account is calculated� Remove the flag before reconsolidating?

● On the Account● … and the Custom4 member● Re-load 2005 and reconsolidate 2005 and 2006 again

● Possibly load Opening Balance in 2006, now that it’s not IsCalculated● Still have to manage when to clear and when NoInput

� Re-load January 2006 base data with Replace mode?● Forces HFM to “see” it as Input rather than Calculated

� This gets more complicated the more you think it through

Avoid Lost Data


� Data can only be entered into base entities� <Entity Currency> in a parent is the sum of

[Contribution Total] of it’s children� Add children to EastSales

Make a base entity into a parent?


� Load new metadata

Make EastSales a Parent

� Data in parent entity is not from its children


� Data in <Parent Currency> and above are cleared during consolidation process● … and re-populated from base

Consolidate All With Data

● -1,300 is from rules, not data


� Can we see this?● Task Audit…● Running Tasks

A metadata load / deploy while someone else is consolidating?

When you load metadata files, the system waits

for other tasks such as consolidation, data entry

or other load processes to finish before proceeding

to load the files.

HFM Administrator Guide, p. 117


� Load data● Replace mode● 49 seconds

� Consolidate● Multi-year grid: Consolidate All With Data

● Actual 2005 Jan-Dec● Actual 2006 Jan-Dec● Actual 2007 Jan-Mar

● 72 seconds

� Load Metadata● 13 seconds

Task Audit for Baseline Times


� Executed last of three activities● Load Data: 65 seconds (vs. 49)● Consolidation: 153 seconds (vs. 72) ● Load Metadata: 115 seconds (vs. 13)

� Shortest activity

Metadata Should Complete First


� Requires Release 11.1.2.2.303 Patch Set Update

(PSU): 11.1.2.2.303

� Application profile determines dimensions

Add a new custom dimension in 11.1.2.2?

� Metadata file allows you to edit them


� Add One new dimension to existing profile● Custom5 = “Species”● Save As...

Edit the Profile


� Edit Customs > Import

Import this into the metadata file

� “Species” is available for editing� Update Account attributes

� Save updated metadata


� ConsolidationAdministration● Administration >

Applications● Right-click and

Modify

� Scary message!

Update the Application


Load the New Profile

� Select 5-dimension profile� Modify >

● Review Changes● Note “Species” dimension● Clear Data Audit Table


� If you have this enabled● Use the Audit Extract Utility● Or App > Consolidation >

Maintenance > Data Audit● XX = “Delete All”

Clear Data Audit Table


� Return to previous Modify steps

Return to Modify


� Before

Simple Grid Showing 4 Dimension POV

� After


� AppName_Custom_Item table

Database


� Before: Two LCustomX fields

Data Table

� After: Three LCustomX fields


� All data moved to Species “[None]”� Web metadata load options

Load Application Elements


� Data still resides in Species [None]� Other members now available� Update Account Custom

Updated Species Dimension


� HFM handled existing data and journals� Data integration tool and process needs to be

updated for new dimension

Woops! What About New Data?


Chris [email protected]

Needham, MAUSA

+1.617.480.6173www.ranzal.com

What would happen if i did...in hfm (part 2)

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