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Oracle Financial Analyzer

Key Features and Futures

AgendaOracle Financial Analyzer

- Today’s Financial Issues- Features :

- Basic- GL and OFA Integration

Demonstrations

Oracle WarehouseComprehensive & Integrated

Designer and Enterprise ManagerDesigner and Enterprise Manager

CWM and Repository

WarehouseBuilder

WarehouseBuilder

ApplicationServer

ApplicationServerERPERP

DataData

ExternalExternalDataData

OperationalOperationalDataData

Analytic ApplicationsAnalytic Applications

Oracle8iOracle8i

ExpressExpress

DiscovererDiscoverer

ReportsReports

Oracle8Oracle8ii

DarwinDarwinExpressExpress

Family of OLAP Products

Oracle Express Server

ExpressAdministrator

RelationalAccess Manager

Relational Database Management System

OracleReports

OracleDiscoverer

ExpressWeb Agent

ExpressObjects

ExpressAnalyzer

Express WebPublisher

SalesAnalyzer

FinancialAnalyzer

Legacy &External

Third Party

Financial AnalysisFinancial Analysis

Oracle Systems

Today’s Financial IssuesToday’s Financial Issues

Annual Budgeting

Performance Monitoring

Cost Allocation

Product Costing

Customer Profitability

Process Costing

Regular Forecasting

Exception Reporting

Financial Modeling

Product Profitability

Variance Mix Analysis

Process Benchmarking

Reporting, Planning, Analysis, Modelling...

Oracle Apps

O F A

; O S A

Legacy

Balanced Scorecard

Oracle Warehouse

ActivityBased

Management

ValueBased

Management

StrategyFormulation

&Simulation

3rd Pty

ERP/C

RM

Intel.

Solutions ArchitectureSolutions Architecture

What is Oracle Financial AnalyzerWhat is Oracle Financial AnalyzerFinancial Analyzer is a distributed application for

financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and

planning. By integrating a central source of

management data with powerful analytical tools,

the system enables organizations to meet their

critical financial objectives :

control costs, analyze performance, evaluate

opportunities, and formulate future direction.

Basic OverviewBasic Overview

Spreadsheets Two dimensional - row / column

combination holds information. Good for basic

accounting and analysis.

RowsRows

ColumnsColumns

Relational Tables Two dimensional - row / column

combination from several tables holds information

1,000,000 units


Relational Tables (continued) Oracle General Ledger is based on a

relational model.

Ideal for: Transaction processing Known reporting

requirements “Simple” ad hoc

queries


Multi-Dimensional Data Models On-Line Analytical Processing

(OLAP) systems are based on multi-dimensional data models.

ColumnsColumns

RowsRows

PagePage

OFA OverviewOFA Overview

Multi-Dimensional Data Models (cont.) Oracle Financial Analyzer is based

on a multi-dimensional model.

Ideal for: Dynamic on-line analysis Complex ad-hoc queries Financial modeling

OFA OverviewOFA Overview

Report and Analysis Report and Analysis Changing ParadigmChanging Paradigm

Relational View

Record #1 Rccord #2 Record #3 Record #4 Record #5 Record #6 Record #7 Record #8

KEYS

Cost Centre Account Month

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Jan 96Mar 96Mar 96Feb 96Jan 96Mar 96Mar 96Feb 96

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Multidimensional View

PDS: MonthBudget, Actual

Model or Reporting Entity

AccountorActivityorCost Obj Actual

Fast Flexible Access to Summarised Data

Geogr

aphy

Pro

duct

Month

Regional Manager View

Financial Manager View

Product Manager View

Analyst View

Multi Dimentional AnalysisMulti Dimentional Analysis

Meets the Needs of the CFOMeets the Needs of the CFO

Oracle Oracle FinancialsFinancials

Finance

CFO

Controller- Accounts Payable- Accounts Receivable- Fixed Assets- Standard Financial Reports- Consolidations - Journal Entries ..... Day to Day Transactions

OtherOtherDataData

- Budgets- Plans

- Forecasts- What-If analysis

- Reporting- Modeling

OracleOracleFinancialFinancialAnalyzerAnalyzer

Who Uses OFA?Who Uses OFA?

Financial Analyst Drive forecast and budgeting process

Generate financial management reports

Create models for profit and loss analysis

Generate and maintain cash flow statistics

Who Uses OFA?Who Uses OFA? Business Unit Manager

Effectively distribute information throughout the organization Low cost, web-based access

Manage divisional or product performance Plan vs. Actual variances Business trends

Business unit forecasts

Who Uses OFA?Who Uses OFA?

Chief Financial Officer Examine risks and opportunities

Performance measurement

Planning for the future What-If analysis New opportunities

What is the GL/OFA Link?What is the GL/OFA Link?

The automated flow of information enables users to take advantage of the best of both worlds.


General Ledger PerspectiveData is recorded against a

chart of accounts structure.

General LedgerSegments

CompanyCompany

DepartmentDepartment

AccountAccount

Product


Financial Analyzer PerspectiveData is associated with

dimensions and cubes.

Financial AnalyzerDimensions

LineLine

OrganizationOrganization

ProductProduct


The Link integrates the segment concept with the dimension concept.

General LedgerSegments

CompanyCompany

DepartmentDepartment

AccountAccount

Product


LineLine


ProductProduct



LineLine


ProductProduct

Time (GL)Time (GL)

ColumnsColumns

RowsRows

PagePage

OFA Cube (Balances)


The automated flow of information enables users to take advantage of the best of both worlds.

Month

Organisation

Account

Actual

Segments

Segment Values

Rollups

Balances

Dimensions

Dimension Values

Hierarchies

Data Items


KEYS


A101A105A115A167A100A105A189A167



800250900400700600650850


Month

Organisation

Account

Actual

Budgets Scenario

Budget

Forecast


KEYS


A101A105A115A167A100A105A189A167



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Communicate with Oracle General Ledger


What are Benefits of the Link?What are Benefits of the Link?

Manage Your Business Globally Web deploy key information

throughout the organization

Make Better DecisionsEmpower broad group of users

to leverage OLAP analysisDevelop better budgets with OFAAutomatically transfer budgets back

to GL

What are Benefits of the Link?What are Benefits of the Link?

Lower Administrative CostsSingle point of entry for data

Consistent and reliable data for analysis

Reduces maintenance

Share structures and data Transfer any balance from GL to OFA Reduces reconciliation issues

Automated data flow

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Financial Analyzer Demonstration


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