Oracle EPM Cloud applications undergo frequent changes and enhancements as part of the Oracle Product Team’s strategic evolution. Updates across various EPM modules are regularly announced via new features, improvements, and readiness documentation on the Oracle SaaS Readiness portal. These monthly updates may include GUI changes, performance enhancements, bug fixes, and new capabilities.
For clients with custom EPM Cloud applications already live in Production, the two-week window between updates hitting Test and Production instances can often feel hectic and daunting, especially when coinciding with busy BAU accounting periods. This can result in significant impacts on existing solution design and configuration.
To manage this challenge, organizations should establish a streamlined strategy for quickly analyzing Oracle Cloud release impacts and embracing test automation, driving efficiency, speed, and thorough coverage across core EPM Cloud modules such as FCCS, EPBCS, ARCS, and EDMCS.
Automated test execution using various approaches, RPA, batch automation scripts, EPM Automate, and REST APIs, can be a game changer. Integrated test scripts simulating an FP&A planner’s day-in-the-life or FCCS close processes with seamless data movement and consolidations are essential to execute regression scenarios and detect potential issues introduced by cloud updates.
At Elire, we are committed to delivering Impact Assessments that evaluate how Oracle Cloud changes affect our clients’ configured EPM modules and business processes. We provide expert guidance and support to help navigate these updates with confidence.
Automating repetitive test cases reduces the time and effort required for patch validation compared to manual testing, allowing for faster issue identification and resolution, which leads to smoother deployments.
Additionally, tools like EPM Automate’s simulateConcurrentUsage command enable clients to perform self-service load testing, validating how their environment performs under load post-patch or major release.
Elire’s EPM Team has partnered with numerous clients to successfully manage their Oracle EPM Cloud updates. If you’re embarking on your EPM Cloud journey or need advisory support for cloud test automation and regression strategy, we encourage you to reach out to the Elire team. We’re here to help!
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