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Oracle EPM Cloud 26.04 – Feature Highlights (April 2026)- EPM Automate & REST APIs Strengthened

With the resumption of monthly updates starting from the April 2026 (26.04) release, Oracle has delivered a broad set of functional enhancements and platform refinements across multiple EPM modules. These updates include new usability improvements, expanded REST APIs, security enhancements, and support for agent‑driven automation workflows.


Core Cloud EPM Enhancements

• Transaction Matching & Data Management Improvements

  • New options to customise and filter data when managing adjustment and support attributes in transaction matching.

  • Enhanced filtering for journal column data within transaction matching processes.


    These refinements help streamline reconciliation workflows and boost data precision.

Reference Docs : Feature Summary


Audit Capabilities Expanded

  • More granular audit tracking for changes to documents and report artifacts.

  • The new Audit Details Report provides deeper visibility into what changed and who changed it.


Calculation Manager Enhancements

  • Support for @QUERYBOTTOMUP and @NONEMPTYTUPLE MDX functions.

  • Additional MDX insert support strengthens analytical flexibility in Essbase‑backed applications.


EPM Automate & REST APIs Strengthened

  • New commands and REST APIs for exporting and importing user variable values, and retrieving plan types, dimensions, and hierarchies.

  • Enhancements to EPM Automate’s retry logic, authentication and integration workflows support modern DevOps and automation patterns.

  • New REST API support for agentic AI interactions aligns with broader Oracle AI strategy.


Planning & Predictive Capabilities

• Planning Enhancements

  • Predictive Cash Forecasting now integrates with Oracle Cloud ERP, enabling forecast models to leverage real‑time financial data for tighter predictive planning.

• Strategic Modelling Updates

  • Updated Strategic Modelling extension for Smart View enhances user experience and modelling flexibility directly within Excel.

Reporting & Narrative Enhancements

  • Narrative Reporting improvements include inline PDF viewing, analytics images in reports, and enhanced text‑summary management tools.

  • Smart View extensions for the latest reporting workflows were updated to support richer interactive analysis.

Security & Infrastructure Updates

  • Ability to view all environments belonging to a subscription directly from UI.

  • New Break Glass service for emergency access controls.

  • Gen AI services are now available across all regions in the OC1 realm.


    These additions improve governance, operational oversight, and global consistency.


Smart View & Client Enhancements

  • Updated EPM Books experience for Smart View

  • Support for ad‑hoc analysis on imported reports and new Smart View video guides.


Module‑Specific Highlights

Financial Consolidation and Close

  • Cell‑level security support for supplemental data forms enhances data protection at more granular levels.

FreeForm & Task Manager

  • Upper‑level data entry in FreeForm grids and improved task integration workflows improve usability for planners and analysts.

Tax Reporting Enhancements

  • Expanded Pillar Two currency translation and source period logic help tax professionals align automated calculations with global reporting requirements.


Why These Matter for Oracle Customers, NZOUG Community.

The 26.04 update focuses on building extensibility, governance, and analytical depth—all while enabling tighter integration with ERP and emerging AI paradigms. Importantly, Oracle’s expanded REST API coverage and new agent‑friendly APIs lay groundwork for richer automation and DevOps‑friendly operations in EPM environments.


For EPM administrators and architects, these updates bring both usability enhancements and a greater scope for automation through scripting and integration. For business analysts and planners, features like predictive forecasting and enhanced narrative reporting provide more powerful tools for decision support.


Oracle Docs & Reference Links

For more details on each feature and module, see Oracle’s official readiness and “What’s New” documents here: Feature Summary

 
 
 
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