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EPM & Hyperion What Is an Application Snapshot? An application snapshot in Oracle EPM Cloud is a complete backup of an EPM application — including metadata, data, security, and configuration… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is Approval Workflow (EPM)? Approval workflow in Oracle EPM Planning is the structured process through which planning data moves through defined review and approval stages —… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is an Artifact Bundle? An artifact bundle in Oracle EPM Cloud is a packaged export of selected EPM application artefacts — business rules, data forms, reports,… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is ASO (Aggregate Storage Option)? ASO — Aggregate Storage Option — is one of Essbase's two storage engines, designed for large member counts and high-performance aggregation at… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is BSO (Block Storage Option)? BSO — Block Storage Option — is Essbase's original storage engine, organising data into blocks defined by the dense dimension member combinations.… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is a Business Rule? A business rule in Oracle EPM is a standalone calculation script — written in Essbase Calc Script syntax or Groovy — that… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is Calculation Manager? Calculation Manager is Oracle EPM's graphical interface and repository for creating, managing, and deploying business rules and Groovy scripts to Essbase and… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is a Cube? A cube in Oracle EPM is an Essbase multidimensional database — the storage and calculation engine behind a planning application or reporting… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is a Data Form? A data form in Oracle EPM is a structured input and review grid — defining which dimension members appear on rows, columns,… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is Data Integration (DI)? Data Integration (DI) — formerly FDMEE — is Oracle EPM Cloud's data management layer for loading data from source systems into EPM… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Are Dense and Sparse Dimensions? Dense and sparse are Essbase BSO storage designations that determine how the database's physical block structure is formed. Dense dimensions define the… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is a Dimension? A dimension in Oracle EPM is a classification axis that organises the data stored in an Essbase cube — Account, Entity, Period,… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is Dimension Build? Dimension build in Oracle EPM is the process of creating or updating Essbase dimension hierarchies from an external source — a flat… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is EPM Automate? EPM Automate is Oracle's command-line utility for automating Oracle EPM Cloud operations — running business rules, importing and exporting data, managing snapshots,… Technical EPM & Hyperion What Is the EPM Cloud REST API? The Oracle EPM Cloud REST API provides programmatic access to EPM Cloud operations — running business rules, importing and exporting data, managing… Technical

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