The integration of FCCS (or any other Hyperion cloud
application) with Oracle Fusion Financials (Oracle GL cloud) is said to be a
"direct" integration. However, when you start to configure it, you realize that
it's not as "direct" as it appears J
So here I am, explaining the steps involved and the points
to note while setting up this integration right from configuring the
connection to Fusion Financials up to the Drill Through from FCCS back to Fusion
Financials.
1.
Setup Fusion Source System in FCCS Data
Management
Setup the Source System of type Oracle Financials Cloud as
you would normally do.
Note: For the Drill
Through URL make sure to enter the Fusion Financials Cloud release URL format
- "R12" for release R12 or earlier and "R13" for R13 release format.
2.
Create a User in Fusion Financials to establish
connectivity
Create a new user in Fusion Financials with the correct
roles. This user will be configured in FCCS Data Management setup.
Note: The user has to be assigned the following
roles:
i.
Employee
ii.
Financial Analyst
iii.
General Accountant
iv.
General Accounting Manager
3.
Configure Source Connection in Data Management
After the user is created in Fusion Financials, go back to
Data Management and configure the source connection with the user created.
Enter the Web Service URL of the Fusion Web Service and
click on Test Connection.
Once the connection test is successful, click on Configure
to save this configuration.
4.
Initialize the Source system
Select the Oracle GL source system and click on Initialize. Initializing
fetches all metadata from Fusion GL, that is needed in Data Management, such as
ledgers, chart of accounts etc. The initialize process may take some time. You
can monitor the progress on the Workflow tab under Process Details.
5.
Period Mappings
After the Source System is initialized successfully, an
Essbase application with the same name as the Fusion GL application gets
created in Data Management. All the metadata from Fusion GL is fetched into
this application. The next step is to configure the Period Mappings for this
application.
It is setup under the Source Mapping tab for both Explicit
and Adjustment Period Types.
Select the Fusion application name as the Source Application
and FCCS application as the Target. Add the period mapping.
Similarly, to bring in Adjustment data from Fusion GL,
create the period mapping for the adjustment periods. Select Mapping Type as
Adjustment and create the period mappings.
After this initial setup is complete, you are ready to
create the Locations to import data from Fusion GL. The standard process of
creating an Import format, Location, Data Load Rule and Data Load Mappings can
be followed to create the load locations. However, the Data Load Rule setup
differs from the file based loads as it has source system filters which can be
setup to filter/limit the data you would like to import from Fusion GL.
6.
Data Load Rule setup
Open the Data Load Rule for the Fusion GL location. It has
most of the fields setup with the default values. You may change the filter
conditions per your import requirements and setup the data rule.
Review the source filters for each dimension and update as
required.
With this, your "Direct" Integration setup is complete and
you are ready to import data from Fusion GL and Export to FCCS.
7.
Drill Through setup
A very important feature of the direct GL integration is the
ability to drill through from FCCS to Data Management right up to Fusion GL.
In Smart View, when you drill through for a particular
amount, it takes you to the Data Management landing page.
When you right click on the amount on the DM landing page
and select Drill Through to Source, it will take you to the GL Balance Inquiry
landing page to see the details of the individual transaction records.
Some pre-requisites to perform drill through successfully:
Note:
i.
The user performing the drill through needs to
have Data Access Set assigned in order to view the Inquiry page. Without this, you
get an error saying Invalid Data Access Set.
To assign Data Access
Set,
·
Login to the Fusion GL application. On the Home
Page, go to Setup and Maintenance.
·
Search: Manage Data Access for User
·
Query the user name for which this access is to
be granted.
·
Add the Data Access Set for the roles assigned
to this user
ii.
Another pre-requisite is that the user has to be
already logged in to Fusion GL while performing Drill Through. If the user is
not logged in and if he/she clicks on Drill Through to Source, you get an error
"You can only drill from Smart View into detail balances but not to Account
Inspector".
8.
Automation of GL Integration
The Fusion GL loads can be easily automated since they are
not dependent on the presence of a source file.
You may automate it through Data Management by creating a
Batch Definition and specifying the Data Load Rule.
You may also automate it completely without having to login to Data Management using EPM Automate and Windows batch jobs. This automation is explained in detail in my blog here - http://www.infosysblogs.com/apps/mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&blog_id=29&id=10580