Here’s an overview of new features, enhancements, issues, patches, other changes, and version information for this Stack deployment on OCI Marketplace release.

New Features, Enhancements, and Issues

For prior new features and enhancements, see previous Release Notes. For a description of current features, see the Oracle Essbase 21c documentation. Following are the details specific to this release for specific deployment options.

All deployments

• MDX Export Enhancements

  MDX export allows users to save query results directly to a file. This is useful for handling large queries or for exporting data later to import using a data load.

  New feature for aggregate storage (ASO) and block storage (BSO) cubes:

  • Support for decimal precision using the DECIMAL directive, where you can specify the number of decimal places in exported numeric data.

  For more information, see MDX Export Specification.

• Calc Tracing for Multiple Users

  The SET TRACEID calculation command allows multiple Essbase users to independently trace their calculations using the SET TRACE command in a calculation script.

  Each user has their own unique tracing file in the cube directory, ensuring that their results are written to a separate file that will not overwritten by others.

  For more information, see SET TRACEID.

Version Details

Patches certified with this release - it is a pre-requirement that you apply the supported patches listed below:

• Software versions:
  • Oracle-Linux-8.10-2024.09.30-0
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.4.0 GA
  • Oracle Essbase 21.1.0.0.0 GA
  • Oracle JDK 8 update 421 Server JRE
• Applied patches - listed below and as noted in the documentation:

  Note:

  Essbase Release Update patches only contain Essbase binaries. In addition, other patches, such as for Fusion Middleware, can be downloaded and applied manually. These patches are included in the latest listings.
  • 37150572 - WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 12.2.1.4.241008

    Note:

    After installing above latest WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE, check to see whether patch 33735326 was included. If it is not present, it needs to be applied.

    To check which patches have been applied, navigate to <ORACLE_HOME>/OPatch, and use the opatch lsinventory command. To check specifically for patch 33735326, you can use grep.

    For example,

    opatch lsinventory | grep 33735326

    • 37150600 -- WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 12.2.1.4.241008 (PATCH 37150572) (INTERIM PATCH 37150574)
    • 35965629 -- ADR FOR WEBLOGIC SERVER 12.2.1.4.0 - SIZE OPTIMIZED FOR JAN 2024
    • 37087476 -- WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.240922
    • 36426672 -- WEBLOGIC SAMPLES SPU 12.2.1.4.240416
    • 37049907 -- Coherence 12.2.1.4 Cumulative Patch 23 (12.2.1.4.23)
    • 36789759 -- FMW PLATFORM BUNDLE PATCH 12.2.1.4.240812
    • 37103277 -- FMW Thirdparty Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.240925
    • 28186730 -- OPATCH 13.9.4.2.17 FOR EM 13.4 AND FMW/WLS 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 AND 14.1.1.0.0
    • 36926636 -- JDBC 19.24.0.0 FOR CPUOCT2024 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)
    • 36851321 -- RDA release 24.4-20241015 for FMW 12.2.1.4.0
    • 37096063 -- OSS 19C BUNDLE PATCH 12.2.1.4.241001
    • 37056593 -- OCT 2024 CLONING SPU FOR FMW 12.2.1.4.0
  • 31676526 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 30540494 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 30754186 - RCU Patches for ADB
  • 37028738- Oracle ADF BUNDLE PATCH 12.2.1.4.240905
  • 36316422 - Oracle OPSS Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.240220 README
  • 33735326 - Fix for Bug 33735326, log4j (2.17.1) patch
  • 36675325 - Release Update: Oracle Essbase 21.7.0.0.0

Patching

See Patch and Roll Back for patching instructions.

Bug Fixes and Known Issues

For defects fixed and other known issues in Oracle Essbase, see https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2814450.1.

Deprecation Notes