Implementation of Oracle BI Applications for

PeopleSoft

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 Agenda
• OBIA/PSFT Overview
• OBI for Osmose
• The Osmose Implementation
• Apps Associates Company Profile

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OBIA/PSFT Overview

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 OBIA for JDE
Oracle BI Apps 7.9.6.4 provides ETL mappings for:
• PeopleSoft 8.9 and above
– Financials
– Procure and Spend
– HR
– Projects

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 How to Customize OBIA
Custom Extract (E) OBIA E, T, L

Most Modules
EBS Custom: Extract
Source Specific Transformation Load

FIN and SCOM Universal Staging

JDE PO

Warehouse Tables
AS400
Excel
Universal Adaptors
Predefined File Format
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 ‘Business Useful’ Balance Sheet

Out of the Box Format Customized Format

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 Customization: Metric Definition

Sources
Time Product Account
EBS Profitability= Revenue- mtl Cost
Customers
PSFT AR Fact Plant
Organization

Status Trans type

Custom Logic
Profitability=Revenue-mtl cost-marketing cost-training cost

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 Customization: Custom Columns

Sources
Time Product Account
EBS Customers
PSFT AR Fact Plant
Organization

Custom
Columns Status Trans type

added to
AR
invoice
tables Customized ETL to load the extra columns

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 Challenges with OBIA Implementation
• Users busy with routine work and no bandwidth for OBI
• OBI given very low priority
• High data volume
• Users with limited/little exposure to warehousing
• IT team with limited exposure to BI
• No existing reports to validate BI against
• No enterprise reporting standard
• Decision makers not involved with the BI Projects

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 OBI Implementation Planning
• Steering committee
• User schedules
— Extra help for project team members
• Production downtime for cutoff
• Business process changes
— Period closing
• New functionalities
— Hierarchies

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 OBI Implementation Planning
• Standardizing enterprise reporting
• AWS or other hosting services
• Security
• What should be delivered
• Project Approach

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OBI for Osmose

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 Client Company Profile

• Provides products/services in Wood Preservation and Utility &

Railroad Services Asset Management
• Owns subsidiaries in over 20 countries
• Has IT information stored on over 7 separate network systems

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 Business Drivers for OBI
• Data stored on separate network systems/platforms
• No easy access to information
• No visibility to supporting details of the reports
• Key resources investing a lot of time preparing financial reports
• Manual process to consolidate reports from different entities
• Monthly period closing taking a long time
• Each department with its own reporting format (20 + 6 PnL formats)
• LOB not part of GL Code String, Reporting by company, by depart, by LOB
• Different chart of accounts used
• Definitions of Income Statements changing over time
• Difficulties to maintain reports when business requirements change

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 The Source Systems
• PeopleSoft/SQL Server (US and CAN)
— Used by US HQ and Canada
— Stores GL, AP, AR, HR, SC
— Used Wall Street Journal for currency services
• IFS/Oracle (UK and 11 other countries)
— Used by UK and 11 other countries
— Stores GL, AP, AR
— Used Financial World for currency services
• AS400 (Mainframe) (US entity)
— Used by one of the companies in the US
— US operations only
• Others (AUS/NZ/Chile/Brazil )
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 Reporting Without BI
IFS
Europe1
PeopleSoft
Chile Brazil Europe
Asia
US1/CA Excel Excel Africa Europe 2
Excel
AS/400 Excel
Enterprise Reporting Falcon
US2
Hard copy
Excel Excel
US3 Excel
AUS NZ

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The Implementation

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 Reporting With BI

Direct Connection

Direct Connection
Warehouse
PeopleSoft
AUS history IFS Europe1
NZ history
US1/CA PSFT live data
IFS Live data Europe 2
Europe
AS/400 AS/400 interfaced Asia
US2 Interface Rest Excel Africa
AUS
Excel Excel
Excel NZ
US3
Chile Brazil

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Unified Reporting Platform
• Data from all sources stored in a
central location
• No data left on spreadsheets
• Unified reporting platform
— History and current
— Relational and file based
— Permanent and temporary
• Input to BI controlled by IT
• Reporting logic transparent
What is Achieved
Easy Access to Information/Supporting
Details
• Easy access to intelligence information
of the entire company
• Easy access to supporting details with
drilldowns:
— from PnL to account details
— From account to journals
— From journals to AR/AP
• Review reports on iPhone/iPad while
watching football games
• Issue resolution easier
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Period Process Changes
• Created a separate Business Unit to
capture all intercompany entries
• Adopted a currency conversion service
for all the entities worldwide
• Made period closing process more
interactive and efficient
• Automated various high-level
Management Reports, Consolidated
Balance Sheet and Consolidated
Income Statement
• Standardized reporting formats
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What is Achieved
A Design for Change
• New departments added over time
because of acquisitions
• New account group definitions added
• Income statement layout changes over
time
• Different reporting structures
—Balance sheet is company based
—Income statement is
company/department based
—Reporting by LOB also needed
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Apps Associates Profile

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 Performance. Growth. Excellence.
• Global provider of business & technology consulting services
• Founded in 2002 – Consistent Growth
– 600 employees
– US, Europe, India, Oman
– 75 resources dedicated to BI
• Recognized as one of the fastest growing private US companies by Inc
500/5000 (four consecutive years)

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 Performance. Growth. Excellence.
• Strategic Partnerships & Certifications
– Oracle Platinum Partner & BI Pillar Partner
– Oracle Specializations (BI, BI Foundation, EBS, SOA & Database)
– Amazon Web Services Advanced Consulting Certified
– CMMI Level 3 Certification (March, 2013)
• Flexible & Cost Effective Global Delivery Model

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 Key BI Customers
• 7+ Years Oracle BI Experience • Member Oracle BI Leadership Board
• Oracle BI Pillar Partner • Selected for Oracle BI Product Development Program

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