Implementation Getting Started with Your Financials Cloud

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5 For information, visit or visit if you are hearing Financials CloudGetting Started with your ImplementationContentsPreface i1 Introducing oracle Financials Cloud1 Introduction to Implementing oracle Financials Cloud : Overview .. 1 oracle Financials Cloud : Overview .. 1 Using Infolets to Identify Issues and Prioritize Tasks .. 7 Using Work Areas to Streamline Business Processes .. 8 Working with your System Integrator: Overview .. 9 Purchasing and Activating oracle Cloud Application Services: Highlights .. 92 Getting Started with oracle Cloud Security13 Implementing Financials Security: Overview .. 13 General Ledger Security: Explained .. 13 Payables Security: Explained .. 14 Other Financials Security Considerations: Explained.

6 14 oracle Cloud Application Services Security: Explained .. 15 Signing in and Accessing Setup Tasks: Procedure .. 16 Define Implementation Users Tasks: Points to Consider .. 17 Creating Implementation Users: Procedure .. 18 Creating Data Roles for Implementation Users: Procedure .. 19 Data Security .. 20 oracle Financials CloudGetting Started with your Implementation3 Implementing oracle Financials Cloud39 Functional Setup Manager: Overview .. 39 Who Uses the Functional Setup Manager: Points to Consider .. 39 Functional Setup Manager Components: How They Work Together .. 39 Functional Setup Manager Work Areas: How They Work Together .. 41 Implementation Process: Explained .. 41 Enabling Offerings: Explained .. 42 Configuring Offerings: Procedure.

7 43 Adopting New Functionality: Explained .. 43 Opting into New Features After Upgrade: Explained .. 43 Managing Offering Setup: Explained .. 44 Getting Started with an Implementation : Overview .. 45 Define Financials Configuration for Rapid Implementation : Overview .. 46 Creating an oracle Financials Cloud Rapid Implementation Project: Worked Example .. 47 Common Financials Configuration .. 48 Ledger Configuration .. 53 Invoicing and Payments Configuration .. 63 Expenses Configuration .. 65 Fixed Assets Configuration .. 66 Receivables Configuration .. 684 Configuring Financial Reporting73 Configuring Financial Reporting: Overview .. 73 Financial Reporting Center: How It Works .. 73 Define Financial Reporting Center.

8 76 Configure Smart View Client for Users .. 77 Configure Financial Reporting Studio Client for Users .. 80 Define Essbase Database Connections in Workspace .. 80 Creating a Financial Report: Procedure .. 82 oracle Financials CloudGetting Started with your Implementation5 Using Rapid Implementation Spreadsheets97 Create Chart of Accounts, Ledger, Legal Entities, and Business Units in Spreadsheets: Explained .. 97 Create Charts of Accounts, Ledgers, Legal Entities, and Business Units in Spreadsheets: How It Works .. 99 Create Hierarchies in a Spreadsheet: Example .. 110 Cross-Validation Rules in General Ledger: Overview .. 111 Cross-Validation Rules Spreadsheet: Explained .. 112 Cash Management Rapid Implementation : Overview.

9 114 Tax Configuration Workbook: Explained .. 116 Creating Tax Setup Using the Tax Configuration Workbook: Worked Example .. 117 Budget Uploads .. 1186 Understanding External Data Integration123 External Data Integration Services for oracle Cloud : Overview .. 123 Integration with Financial External Systems: Points to Consider .. 124 oracle Financials CloudGetting Started with your ImplementationOracle Financials CloudGetting Started with your ImplementationPrefaceiPrefaceThis preface introduces information sources that can help you use the Applications HelpUse help icons to access help in the application. If you don't see any help icons on your page, click the Show Helpicon in the global header. Not all pages have help icons. You can also access oracle Applications Help at Applications HelpWatch: This video tutorial shows you how to find help and use help features.

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