Process types
Process Manager provides the following automated processes.
Process | Description | |
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| Currency Conversion | Converts data from source currencies to target currencies. |
| Data Integration | Retrieves and manipulates data from an ERP system. |
| Detailed Planning Import | Imports data to a detailed planning model either to populate the Detailed Planning Object or to provide data for an Input Calculation. This process has two versions: DPO data and Input Calculation data. |
| Detailed Planning Post | Consolidates data in a detailed planning model. |
| Export Data | Extracts data from a model and saves it as an external text file or SQL Server database table. |
| Export Dimension | Extracts a dimension from a model and saves it as an external text file or SQL Server database table. |
| Export Line Item Details | Exports a set of line item details from the chosen model to an Excel file. |
| Import | Copies data or dimensions from an external source into a model. This process has two versions: data and dimension. |
| Import Line Item Details | Imports a set of line item details from an Excel file to the chosen model. |
| Import Mapping Table | Imports a mapping table from an Excel spreadsheet into a FP&A mapping table file. |
| InfoFlex | Transforms data, using existing data or input values to do so. |
| Predictive Forecast | Uses historical data already in your models to forecast future results. |
| Publish | The Publish process allows the administrator to manually publish saved data to the model. |
| Remove Data | Deletes data from all or part of a model. |
| Report Binder | Converts a report binder to an Excel, PDF, or Word file and sends the file as an email attachment or URL link to users on a distribution list. |
| Template Calculation | Opens a template, runs the cell formulas on the number of pages specified, and saves the resulting data to the model. |
| Web Service | Makes a web service call. |