Oracle EPM Cloud and Groovy updates !

Oracle EPM Cloud update: Important Groovy Changes 

Oracle is pausing Cloud EPM monthly updates from 25.11 – 26.03, with updates resuming in 26.04 (April 2026).

Looking Ahead to 26.05 (May 2026)

Oracle has flagged two major changes

• New Groovy engine with stricter validation
• Removal of setIPAllowList, getIPAllowList, and the IPAllowList REST API

Why the Groovy update matters?
- Some existing Groovy business rules that work today may fail after the 26.05 update.  Oracle strongly recommends validating scripts ahead of time.

Action recommended now
- Run the Groovy Script Validator (available since 25.08)
- Fix any flagged issues
- Fully test Groovy rules before May

Skipping 26.04?
- You can’t self‑skip this update using EPM Automate due to the extended pause. An Oracle Service Request (SR) is required if you plan to opt out.

Oracle EPM - Defining Data Flows

Data is the basis for all cloud Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management business processes, and it is an important decision when it comes to selecting the tools to enable the ability to load the required data. 

Many times, a discussion related to integration tools precedes a discussion of the required data flows, and it is these data flows that drive the integration tools discussion.

The best practice for integrations is to first define data flows by determining the sources, transformations, and target business processes. This should be completed before any discussion of tools or integration features. 

- For example, a data flow may use the Fusion GL as the source, Financial Consolidation and Close as the target, and then transformations to map the source chart of accounts into the dimensionality within Financial Consolidation and Close.

After the data flows are identified, it is then an exercise to determine the tools that will enable each of the data flows. 

For net-new cloud Cloud EPM implementations, it is recommended to first review the integration tools available in EPM before considering other tools. 

- (For example, the Data Integration, which is available in each Cloud EPM business process, can support most, if not all, defined data flows.)