Announcement: Data Management Feature Migration to Data Integration

Data Integration is the next generation of the Data Management user interface, enabling users to easily build and manage Cloud EPM integrations.

 As feature parity between Data Integration and Data Management becomes complete, Data Management features will be turned off, and users will use the new Data Integration user interface instead. This transition is gradual.

The user interface pages listed in the table below are no longer available in Data Management but are available in Data Integration. 

Please note -

• Data Management is not going away – only few features will move to Data Exchange.
• Profitability and Cost Management customers are not affected by the migration and do not see a change in their Data Management user interface. 
• REST APIs are not impacted by this change.
• Integration definitions built with Data Management are also visible in Data Integration, which enables an easy transition. (Data Integration is a new user interface on the Data Management data model and does not require migration of content from Data Management to Data Integration).
• Anu additional new integration features will only be included in Data Integration, and will not be back-ported to Data Management. 
• Critical bug fixes and security fixes will still be made to Data Management until all features are fully migrated. In addition, all features from Data Management will be migrated to Data Integration with the exception of the following:

• The batch feature will be replaced by the new Pipeline feature. 

• The Report Definition feature will not be migrated, only the Report Execution feature.
• The ability to create new Custom Applications in Data Management will no longer available, and we should use the “Data Export to File” application type instead.

These changes apply to ARCS, FCCS, TRCS, Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management,  FreeForm, Planning, and Planning Modules

Thank you!

Removal of Support for Custom Application in Data Management

Custom Application in Data Management

Custom application was used to extract data from the EPM Cloud, and then the data was pushed into a flat file instead of being loaded to an EPM Cloud application. The custom application was superseded by the Data Export to File feature in an earlier update. The Data Export to File feature has enhanced functions and capabilities.

Removal of Support for Custom Application in Data Management

Since the September (23.09) update, custom target applications can no longer be added in Data Management. (Existing integrations that use a custom target application will not be impacted and will still run without any changes.) 

If you still have a custom target application, it is recommended that you use the Upgrade Custom Applications option to migrate your existing custom target application to a data export to file application. Follow the below steps to upgrade 

• On the Workflow tab, under Other -> System Maintenance Tasks, select Upgrade Custom Applications.

• Click Execute.
• From Execute Script, and then in Value, specify the name of the custom target application to migrate from the LOV.

• To browse custom target applications, click Image shows Search button, and from the Search Parameter Value screen, select the custom target application and click OK. To migrate all custom applications, in Value, enter All Custom Applications. 

• You can monitor the progress, go to the Workflow tab, under Monitor -> Process Details.

• You can see the Application Type before and after migration

         Before migration

                 

After migration

           

The migration converts existing file formats from the custom target application to the file formats used in the data export to file option and retains all the existing setup. When the custom target application has been converted, you can run same integration as before. Data export file applications are available both in Data Management and Data Integration.

Thank you!