How Do I Explain an Allocated Number in EPCM with Trace Allocations?
The CFO asks where a number came from. Six checks to walk it back to source, rule and driver with EPCM Trace Allocations and Rule Balancing.
How Do I Validate Planning Form Data on Save with Groovy?
Block bad input in Planning forms before it saves: negative values, totals over a limit and missing comments, with a short Groovy rule.
Why Does My Nightly EPM Automate Load Succeed When Data Is Missing?
The scheduler says success, the data is incomplete. Six checks to make an EPM Automate nightly load fail loudly when something goes wrong.
Why Is My EPCM Rule Set So Slow?
Your EPCM calculation used to take minutes and now takes hours. Six checks, in order, to find the slow rules and tune them.
Why Is My Planning Form So Slow to Open?
A slow Planning form is usually asking for too many cells. Six checks, in order: load rules, cell count, suppression, dense/sparse and Dynamic Calc.
Why Doesn't My ETR in Tax Reporting Tie to FCCS?
Your ETR looks wrong because Tax Reporting and FCCS see different data. Six checks, in order, to make pre-tax income tie before you touch the tax math.
Why Are Records Rejected in My Data Integration Load?
Rows missing after a Data Integration load? Six checks in order: unmapped members, mapping precedence, target members, period mapping and load method.
Why Doesn't My EPCM Model Tie to the GL After Calculation?
Your EPCM model ran but no longer ties to the ledger. Six checks in a fixed order to find where the cost leaked, using PCM_Balance and Rule Balancing.
Why Does My EDM Request Fail Validation Before It Reaches Planning?
Your EDM request won’t submit or the Planning export fails. Six checks in a fixed order, from the validation pane to the Planning import job.
Why Doesn't Smart Push Move My Planning Data to the Reporting Cube?
Saved in the form, missing in the report. Six checks, in order, to find where Smart Push stops between your Planning and reporting cubes.
Why Does My EPCM Rule Set Run but Allocate Zero?
The EPCM job completes and the destination stays empty. Six checks, in order, to find why your allocation rule posts nothing.
Why Can't I Enter Data in My Planning Form?
A gray cell in a Planning form is read-only for one of six reasons. Check them in this order and you fix most cases in minutes.

