Oracle EPM 26.04 - Part 2: Groovy, Smart View & Security | What Changed & What to Update
0:00 Groovy Business Rules: Pull Exchange Rates and Workforce Data Automatically
0:23 New: Groovy Can Now Fetch Data from External Websites into EPM
1:01 Breaking Change: Groovy Rules Now Require HTTPS (No More HTTP Localhost)
1:23 Groovy Script Validator: How to Check Your Rules Before April 2026
1:53 Step-by-Step: Running the Groovy Script Validator in Oracle EPM
2:22 Smart View Formatting: Cell Style Priority Order Explained
3:11 Precedence: Groovy, Data Validation, Smart View, Design Time, Excel
3:37 How to Apply Cell Styles and Custom Styles in Smart View
3:55 Security Updates in Oracle EPM Cloud April 2026
4:01 Break Glass: New Subscription for Regulated Industries
4:21 Tor IP Blocking: Oracle Now Blocks Darknet Attacks Automatically
4:48 EPM Automate Installation Moved to C:\Program Files (Security Fix)
5:25 New Retry Logic: Error 403 (Exit 9) and Error 404 (Exit 6) Explained
6:18 Sub Var REST API: Users Can Now Pull Substitution Variables
6:32 SFTP Key-Based Authorization: Private Keys and Passphrases
7:25 New REST API Commands for Migration (Export/Import User Variables)
7:54 REST API: Review Plan Types, Dimensions, and Near-Zero Blocks
8:09 Five Key Takeaways from Oracle EPM 26.04
8:52 FMEPM Checklist: What to Do Before and After the Update
9:39 Closing: Links, Resources, and What's Next
Updated April 2026 | Originally published March 31, 2026
Mandatory Groovy engine update coming in 26.05 — here's what to fix
before it breaks your scripts.
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