Oracle Tool for Comparison of EPM Versions

Every wondered if there was a simple way to compare your current EPM version with a planned version upgrade. Some way to see all the cool new features that would come with the new version. Thankfully Oracle has a great online tool that provides a cumulative feature overview between EPM application versions. The tool can be found here https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=20620:1:0. Simply select the product or products to compare and the current/target versions and generate the report.

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Cumulative Feature Overview Tool

Clicking the “Generate Report” will create a list of new features as seen below.

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Generated List of New Features

Very handy for developers to see all the new goodies they can play with. For easier analysis or to provide to say a client, simply select the “Export to Excel” button at the end of the list to dump to Excel.

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Create Excel Export

Pete Strayer

About Pete Strayer

Setting aside aspirations to become a professional bass fisherman or race car driver, Pete Strayer instead opted for the glorious career as an EPM consultant. When he’s not making his dad’s secret sloppy joe recipe, you’ll likely find him creating some MDX calculations or exploring new possibilities with Oracle Data Integrator. An Arizona native, Pete’s hobbies include eating (especially pizza or Mexican food), fast cars, HPDE events (google it) and spending time with his family.

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