Redwood interface update

The Redwood interface has been cosmetically modified.

FCC

Consolidation Settings

A new module is available in Consolidation Settings that allows customization of the consolidation process. Consolidation settings can be turned on or off as desired. The module will gradually replace substitution variables used for customizing functions. Some user-created substitution variables can be migrated to Consolidation Settings starting in this update, others will be available for migration in future updates.

For new applications the variables are used by default in Consolidation Settings. The existing substitution variables for those settings have no effect on the consolidation process, even if the variable values are set to True.

For existing applications, a migration task is provided for migrating substitution variables to Consolidation Settings. The migration task must be run before Consolidation Settings can be used.

If the migration task has not been performed, then it is possible to use substitution variables instead of the corresponding Consolidation Settings. It is strongly recommended to migrate to Consolidation Settings due to future adjustments. After migration, FCC will apply the adjustments from Consolidation Settings and the substitution variables will have no effect.

Debug Configurable Calculation Rules

It is now possible to use the Debug option when working with Configurable Calculation (Insertion Point) rules in Calculation Manager. This makes it possible to take advantage of the debugging capabilities that Calculation Manager offers for other rules, such as On-Demand rules.

Intercompany matching report via EPM Automate

Through the new EMP automate command "runIntercompanyMatchingReport," it is now possible to generate an Intercompany matching report that helps correctly link transactions between related entities and partners for analysis and control purposes as part of the consolidation process.

Planning

New planning application type: Predictive cash forecasting

Predictive Cash Forecasting is a Planning application type designed to help treasury and cash managers perform short-term tactical or medium-term operational cash forecasting. It enables daily, weekly or monthly rolling forecasts that can be generated for operational, financial and investment cash flow items. Built using a direct cash flow methodology, it enables decision-making and actions for cash optimization across multiple entities within the company. In addition, it provides an overview of the organization's overall cash position at each level of the legal hierarchy.

Predictive Cash Forecasting enables the following:

- Optimize cash flow by detecting problems and opportunities earlier with increased automation and more frequent cash forecast updates.

- Take action faster by aligning stakeholders and unifying scenario planning with corrective actions.

- Operational improvements through deeper insights into order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.

New Strategic modeling option to perform a data map on data map import

A new option is available for performing data mapping that moves data between Planning and Strategic Modeling or between Strategic Modeling Models.

In Strategic Modeling Models, the 'Run On' option of associated datamaps now offers an additional option of 'Data Map Import' or 'Check In'. When a data map of a model has the 'Data Map Import' or 'Check In' option, these data maps are executed after the data map is completed. Previously, it was only possible to execute the data map when checking in the model.