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For Predictive Trade Planning customers, you will note that Promotion Type is no
longer a level but instead a series, after application upgrade. This enables pr
omotions to have multiple tactics per promotion, typically for different items o
r locations being promoted. While promotion type can now vary across different i
tems, locations, it should not vary below the Lowest Promotional Level defined i
n the forecast tree.
If you are uncertain as to which upgrade option to choose, please contact suppor
t for guidance.
2. If you already installed 12.2.1 or 12.2.2 (using the application upgrade or
new installation), please do not choose the "platform and application upgrade" o
ption. Instead, choose to perform only a "platform upgrade."
2. If you are upgrading from a release that did not support In-Memory Consumpti
on Driven Planning (IM-CDP) functionality and you want to use IMCDP, you MUST se
lect the "Platform and Application Upgrade" option when running the Demantra Ins
taller. IM-CDP functionality will not work when upgrading from 7.3.1.4 or earlie
r ot 12.2.3 or earlier after a PLATFORM-only upgrade.
3. If you are upgrading from a release that did not support Service Parts Forec
asting (SPF) functionality and you want to use SPF, you MUST select the "Platfor
m and Application Upgrade" option when running the Demantra Installer. SPF funct
ionality will not work when upgrading from a pre-SPF supported release to 7.3.1
or later after a PLATFORM-only upgrade.
ImportnatImportant Notes:
===========================
1) In this release, the Oracle Demantra Installer supports both a 32-bit and a
64-bit JVM for new installations and when upgrading with the Platform Upgrade Onl
y option. However, a 64-bit JVM is required if upgrading with the Application and
Platform Upgrade option. If you are using a 32-bit JVM and you select the Applicat
ion and Platform Upgrade option, the Installer will prompt you to specify the JVM
Path for a 64-bit JVM.
2) In this release, a new 'SysAdmin' component and "super user" are available.
Details about this component and user are provided in the Oracle Demantra Implem
entation Guide.
When upgrading from a previousn earlier release, if additional Demantra componen
ts are added, the user will be prompted to modify the system-generated password
for the SysAdmin user, and this password can be changed later (only by the SysAd
min user) using Business Modeler. However, if no new components are added when r
unning the Demantra installer, then the system will automatically generate a pas
sword for this user. In this case, the password can be modified by a database ad
ministrator only by connecting to the Demantra schema and then executing the fol
lowing procedure:
EXEC ENCRYPTION.UPDATE_SUPERUSER( 'newpassword' );
Where 'newpassword' is the password for the SysAdmin user.
After it has been re-set using this method, a user can log in to Business Modele
r as the SysAdmin user and modify the password by choosing Security > Create/Mod
ify User, selecting the 'Administration' component, and then modifying the SysAd
min user.
3) For Exadata and SPARC SuperCluster deployments it is recommended MaxDBConnec
tions be increased to 300 as a starting point configuration which can be adjuste
d further based on customer sizing.
that the procedures and system parameter listed above are still incl
12.2.5 Oracle Demantra Implementation Guide. However, they are NOT s
12.2.5 and all references to these procedures and the parameter will
from the documentation in a futurethe next release.
Save As
If you are upgrading from a 7.3.x.x Oracle Demantra version to release 12.2.5, p
lease refer to 12.2.5 Oracle Demantra Release Notes. This document is cumulative
and describe all changes and new features in release 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.3, 12
.2.4 and 12.2.5.
Known upgrade issues:
=====================
Issue:
If you are upgrading both the platform and the application, then new versions of
existing worksheets may be duplicatedcreated as duplicates of existing workshee
ts.
When worksheets are duplicated, the new worksheets are not automatically selecte
d in the My Worksheets list in Collaborator Workbench. Any old worksheets which w
ere selected prior to the upgrade will still be selected.
Workaround:
After the upgrade, users should manually select the new duplicated worksheets in
the My Worksheets list and use those new worksheets going forward (since they are
the latest version of the worksheets).
Issue:
12.2.1 Color Scheme: In that release, a new color theme (grey with a light blue
background) has been added to the Demantra worksheets. As part of the installati
on or upgrade, the new theme will be applied system-wide.
Upgrading customers should be aware that a few seeded Demantra series have color
expressions that evaluate to the blue color, which was available in the pre-12.
2.1 color scheme (this is referred to as the classic Demantra theme).
The list of series are:
- Abs % diff: Constrained Forecast Value and Budget
- Adjusted History
- Budget Value
- Cumulative Budget
- Demand Fill %
- Final Forecast
- Production Plan Accuracy
- Projected On-Hand Accuracy
- Utilization %
Workaround:
To display the new color code in the above series, replace each occurrence of 157
86191 with 11119017 in the series color expression. The change can be made within th
e Business Modeler after the upgrade is complete.
Note: You can also switch to the classic color scheme that was provided in previou
s Demantra releases by modifying the UI_Definitions.properties file (see instructi
ons below). The series listed above will not require any changes if you switch t
o the classic theme.
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3.
Issue:
Performing an application upgrade when data model time definitions are daily or
weekly monthly can result in unintended changes to data model.
Workaround:
For monthly customers execute the following from SQLPlus after upgrade before in
teraction to data model
Update DM_WIZ_DM_DEF set time_bucket= month where lower(time_bucket)= week ;
Commit;
For daily customers execute the following from SQLPlus after upgrade before inte
raction to data model
Update DM_WIZ_DM_DEF set time_bucket= day where lower(time_bucket)= week ;
Commit;
Review seeded worksheets and integration profiles and ensure time definitions an
d from and until dates are set correctly.
Known Issues:
=============
Issue:
When using the Mozilla Firefox browser, if a Demantra user closes the browser us
ing the X icon, it is possible to restore the session by re-launching a new Fire
fox browser. In this scenario, the login page is not displayed and the user is n
ot required to enter a username and password.
Workaround:
Modify Mozilla Firefox configuration settings as follows:
1. Select Tools > Options > Startup > tab Main.
2. Verify that when Firefox starts, it is not set to Show my windows and tabs fr
om last time. Change this setting as required.
3. Navigate to tab Security and verify that Remember password for sites is not s
elected.
4. Save your changes.
Issue:
Oracle Demantra may create database tables in a single table space rather than t
he table spaces that you specified when you installed Oracle Demantra. This may
affect system performance.
Workaround:
The database administrator can manually create key tables and indexes with the d
esired table spaces after running the Oracle Demantra Installer.
Issue:
A Demantra user wants to review and/or simulate only General Level data, like CT
O Base Model demand, in a worksheet. If you include only General Levels in a wor
ksheet, it is not possible to view meaningful results for sales_data series such
as Adjusted History, Simulation, Consensus Forecast, and so on. The values all
show up as the total across the entire system population; this is not expected b
ehavior and can negatively affect system performance. It also doesn't provide su
fficient context for simulation.
Workaround:
If you want to review data in the context of only a General Level, such as CTO B
ase Model or Promotion, perform the following:
1. If the data to be reviewed is exclusively General Level data series, construc
t a worksheet using only General Levels (for example, CTO or promotion levels).
2. If the data to be reviewed includes a mix of General Level and sales data ser
ies, include an item level in the hierarchy. For example, if you wish to review,
adjust, and simulate independent demand for your base model, you must construct
a worksheet with the item level, Parent Item level and filter on Demand Type =
Base Model. If you wish to review, adjust and simulate promotions, you must cons
truct a worksheet with an item level, such as Promotion Group, in addition to pr
omotion levels.
Issue:
Failure Rate Calculation
As implemented in Demantra 7.3.1 and later releases, the following series curren
tly use straight simple average, not weighted average:
* SPF Calculated Forecast
* SPF Failure Rate % Calculated
* SPF Failure Rate % Final
* SPF Failure Rate % Override
* SPF Final Forecast
The user can see a discrepancy between client propagation (based on straight ave
rage) and update hook calculation (performed at lowest level).
This issue can cause these series to give incorrect values at aggregate levels,
and cause client expressions to perform incorrect propagations. The back-end hoo
k will always calculate and store the correct values.
Workaround:
Use two sets of series. One set will be used for client expression failure rates
. These can use weighted averages. The other set will be used for SPF Batch and
hook calculations. These will not have weighting. Since batch and hook calculati
ons always run on lowest-level data, there is no need for any weighting.
The series that drive edit propagation can be changed. For back-end, worksheet h
ook and batch calculations, modify the spf_series_definition table. For front en
d, client-expression calculations, modify the tree_view_edit_propagation table.
Issue:
When running the engine in PE mode, rows in the PROMOTION_DATA table that contai
n non-null records for another engine profile may be deleted.
Workaround:
To ensure that the non-null rows are not deleted when the engine runs with a dif
ferent engine profile, set the engine parameter DeleteIsSelfCondition to "0" for
that profile.
Issue:
On the Windows Vista platform, if the Demantra user does not have administrator
privileges:
- The Export Worksheet to Excel features does not work
- Worksheets will not open when Mutual SSL authentication is enabled
Woraround:
Disable the Windows Vista "User Account Control" (UAC) feature.
Issue:
The 'undo' action (Edit > Undo, or Ctrl + Z) does not work after using the 'Edit
Cells' action to modify more than 25 rows at the same time.
Workaround:
Select Data > Reset Manual Changes, or rerun the worksheet without saving the ch
anges; either action will reset all changed values.
Also note that if the 'Same Value Update' setting for a modified series is set t
o Yes, then the user will see that the change has not been "undone."
Issue:
E-mail workflow step does not work when using SSL or non-default port number (25
).
It is also possible that the user's e-mail server requires authentication, uses
a non-default SMTP port (the default is 25) or requires a secured connection (SS
L).
Demantra supports only plain SMTP connection using default port 25 without user
authentication to the e-mail server.
Workaround:
Do not use SSL or disable user authentication.
Issue:
Tomcat Version 7 and HTTPOnly Setting.
The Tomcat 7 HTTPOnly setting is defined as On by default. Currently, Demantra d
oes not support HTTPOnly.
Workaround:
To run on Tomcat 7, you need to set HTTPOnly to Off.
Issue:
Oracle Deductions and Settlement Management (DSM) worksheets fail to load when u
sing Oracle DB version 11.1.0.6 or earlier.
Workaround:
Upgrade Oracle DB to 11.1.0.7 or later.
Issue:
Protocol ICMPV4 Is Blocked By Default on Windows 7.
ICMPv4 protocol is blocked by default causing timeout when the database is tryin
g to communicate with the remote application server showing ORA-12535 and ORA-29
273.
Workaround:
Refer to the following document for information on resolving this issue:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc972926%28WS.10%29.aspx
Issue:
In Firefox, the Close this window link does not close browser.
Workaround:
Firefox does not allow windows that are manually opened to be closed through cod
e. This is not a Demantra bug. It is the way Firefox is designed to function.
Issue:
Firefox blocks plug-in when using Java version 1.6_30 and earlier. For details,
see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p80.
Workaround:
Upgrade to Java version 1.6_31, or the latest version of Java 1.7.
Issue:
The 'Duplicate Promotion' method does not adjust the start date correctly when u
sed in a weekly environments using Calendar Month environmentfunctionality.
Workaround:
The Duplicate Promotion method should not be used in Calendar Month implementati
ons. Copy promotion is the only supported method to copy promotions in this case
.
Issue:
Create Similar Product failing.
Performing an application upgrade will add new series entries into the NPI_SERIE
S_DATA table to support new Launch Management functionality. Some of these serie
s are incompatible with the existing Create Similar Product functionality and wi
ll cause failure during the collections driven data copy. The incompatibility wi
ll also occur if it is a new Demantra implementation.
Workaround:
Use Launch Management capabilities instead of Create Similar Product, or system
administrator should remove the following rows from the NPI_SERIES_DATA table.
SOURCE_SERIES
prop_changes
lead_time
10
cdp_target_wos
up_time
cdp_sell_thru_hist_ovr
ship_date
14
end_date
15
cons_promo
promo_price
ed_price
18
event_type
TARGET_SERIES
prop_changes
lead_time
APPLICATION_ID
NPI_SERIES_DATA:9
NPI_SERIES_DATA:
cdp_target_wos
NPI_SERIES_DATA:11
up_time
NPI_SERIES_DATA:12
cdp_sell_thru_hist_ovr NPI_SERIES_DATA:13
ship_date
NPI_SERIES_DATA:
end_date
NPI_SERIES_DATA:
cons_promo
promo_price
ed_price
NPI_SERIES_DATA:16
NPI_SERIES_DATA:17
NPI_SERIES_DATA:
event_type
NPI_SERIES_DATA:19
Note: removing the series will impact Launch Management ability to support PTP u
se cases.
20493849
EXPORT TO EXCEL FOR ROWS GREATER THAN 65000
21923736
EBS 12.2 SV6: INTEGRATION WITH RAPID PLAN NOT BRINGING IN CONSTR
AINED FORECAST
20643140
FORWARD PORT OF 12.2.4.1 BUG 20520872 TO 12.2.5.1 HEAD
9259750
ABILITY TO INCREASE THE MAXSQLINEXPRESSIONTOKENS PARAMETER TO GR
EATER THAN 1000
21883652
GSE EBS 12.2 SV6: LOGOUT LINK FOR DEMANTRA CWB & WORKFLOW NOT WO
RKING
20272206
WORKSHEET PERSONALIZATION DOES NOT SHOW FULL NAME
20005254
SSO CAN'T REDIRECT TO ENGLISH INTERFACE, ALWAYS TO CHINESE INTER
FACE.
21182313
PROCEDURE NAMED EP_LOAD_SALES CREATES HUNDREDS OF SESSIONS
21090394
DEMANTRA 12.2.3 CANNOT CHANGE WORKSHEET OWNERSHIP FROM BUSINESS
MODELER
20601373
FD INSERT_UNITS GET_FORECAST_LEVEL SHOULD USED THE PARENT_ID FOR
SUBSET
20442872
FD 12.2.5.1 - CANNOT DUPLICATE PROMOTIONS IN VERSION 12.2.4.1
21220646
FD 12.2.5.1 - THE VALUES OF REGION AND BRANCH BECOME NONE
21039766
FD 12.2.5.1 HIDDEN COLUMNS IN T_SRC_SALES_TMPL
21320395
FD 12.2.5.1 RETURN ENGINE LOG SHOWS ERRORS
21256417
FD 12.2.5.1: EXCEL IMPORT RESULTS IN AN ERROR WHEN SITE OF THE S
AME NAME EXISTS
21311740
FD 12.2.5.1 PRELOGON PROCEDURE ERROR OUT
20910554
FD - 12.2.5.1 - ADDING A LARGE ATTACHMENT TO A NOTE DOESN'T GIVE
ERROR WHEN MEMO
19976571
FD 12.2.5.1 - BUG 19880404 - (ENGLISH)PERFORMANCE ISSUE OF EXCEL
IMPORT FUNCTION
19974717
FD 12.2.5.1 - LEVEL METHOD ANIMATION NOT WORKING IN 12.2.4
20074471
FD 12.2.5.1 - BUG 19942207 - DEMANTRA WORKSHEET NOT SHOWING GRAP
H WHEN SERIES AD
20085877
FD 12.2.5.1 - (ENGLISH)WHEN SETTING TIME BUCKET TO DAY,WE CAN'T
EDIT SERIES ON W
20221585
FD 12.2.5.1 DATA_CLEANUP PACKAGE IS DROPPING SIMULATION_SETTING
TABLE
20542921
FD - 12.2.5.1 - BUSINESS MODELER NOT RUNNING FROM THE COLLABORAT
OR WORKBENCH MEN
20759530
FD 12.2.5.1 - CURSOR LOCATION IN A DEMANTRA WORKSHEET JUMPS TO T
HE START AFTER M
20642569
FD 12.2.5.1 - BUG 20613106 - WEBSERVER DOES NOT START IF LANGUAG
E IS CHINESE
20783151
FD 12.2.5.1 - WORKSHEET TAB LOCKS OR FREEZES FOR SWITCHED BETWEE
N TABS, EDITED A
20689948
FD 12.2.5.1 - BUG 20642553 - ERROR OF REGISTING TRANSLATION DATA
BY TRANSLATION
18083198
FD 12.2.4 - 'METHOD' OPTIONS ARE GRAYED OUT IN DEMANTRA WORKSHEE
T
21107762
FD 12.2.5.1 DB PROC FIX FOR BASE BUG 20971011
21048325
FD 12.2.5.1 SUPERUSER IS NOT ADDED AS EXPECTED
21337177
FD 12.2.5.1 COMPUTE_STD_ERR PROCEDURE: ORA-20002: -904 ORA-00904
: ERRORS
21251591
FD 12.2.5.1: DYNAMIC PROCEDURE CREATED IN PROPORT EXECUTION HAS
SYNTAX ERROR
19937186
FD:12.2.4 BATCH ENGINE ON LINUX FAILS AT LAST BRANCH
19763275
FD 12.2.5 REFRESH DIMENSION PARENT LEVEL ID VALUES
20025703
FD 12.2.5.1 SPF : APPPROC_CALC_ACCURACY FAILS WITH ORA-06502
20191787
FD 12.2.5.1 INSERT VALUES (SALES) NOT WORKING IN MEMBER MANAGEME
NT
20039740
FD 12.2.5.1 CHAINING MANAGEMENT DO NOT RESPECT CALENDAR MONTH FU
NCTIONALITY
20091221
FD12.2.5.1: AFDM ANALYTICS WORKSHEET ONLY SHOWS BASE SETTINGS AS