While Dodeca is often known for its powerful reporting capabilities, it is far more than a simple reporting tool. At its core, Dodeca is a highly customizable enterprise platform built to extend and modernize planning, forecasting, and business process automation. Leveraging Excel’s familiar interface, it integrates seamlessly with Oracle EPM Cloud, on-premises Essbase, relational databases, and other data sources through REST APIs. This paper explores Dodeca’s advanced features and how they empower organizations to go beyond traditional reporting to create truly transformative business solutions.

Advanced Platform Features

Workbook Scripts

One of Dodeca’s most powerful differentiators is Workbook Scripts—a proprietary scripting language that allows for highly customized business logic and application behavior.

With Workbook Scripts, organizations can:

• Automate calculations and validations


• Customize cell behavior and formatting


• Control workflow navigation


• Build dynamic forms that adapt to user input or security context

This scripting capability makes Dodeca not just a tool for displaying data, but a platform for building full-featured, interactive applications.

Multi-Source Data Integration

Dodeca supports connectivity to a wide variety of data sources:

• Oracle EPM Cloud (PBCS, FCCS) via REST API


• On-premises Essbase (ASO/BSO)


• Relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle DB, etc.)


• Flat files and RESTful APIs for third-party systems

The ability to blend and manage data across platforms ensures that organizations can deliver consistent, governed reporting and input solutions regardless of backend system architecture.

Beyond Reporting: Unique Solutions

Process Automation

Dodeca can automate a wide range of business processes—from monthly close and budget submission to audit compliance and operational planning.

Custom workflows, email notifications, and real-time validations ensure timely and accurate process execution.

Dashboards and Visualizations

Dodeca supports the creation of interactive dashboards using both Excel-based forms and embedded visual elements.

Organizations like Kroger use Dodeca dashboards for:

• Dynamic budgeting


• Variance analysis


• Executive reviews

Visual cues, drill-downs, and scenario analysis features make dashboards actionable, not just informational.

Calendar-Based Solutions

Dodeca includes a calendar-driven task management framework.

These solutions provide role-based task lists and timelines, integrating operational processes with user-specific workflows.

For example, financial close calendars can be configured to include:

• Dependencies


• Status tracking


• Automated reminders

Customer Success Highlights

Customer Success Stories

• Kroger: Utilized Dodeca for dynamic dashboards and allocation processes using BLOB technology for seamless budget forecasting and commentary.


• LexisNexis: Created flexible, secure input forms for decentralized planning using centralized rules and logic.


• Deckers Brands: Scaled Dodeca across global teams with minimal training due to its intuitive Excel-based interface.


• Principal Financial Group: Replaced complex, error-prone Excel processes with governed, automated solutions—proving that “Dodeca does it.”

Conclusion

Why Dodeca

Dodeca’s value proposition lies not only in reporting but in its unmatched flexibility to build robust, integrated, and intelligent enterprise applications.

With advanced scripting, deep integration capabilities, and support for modern planning needs, Dodeca is the ideal platform for organizations seeking more control, agility, and efficiency in their performance management ecosystem.

Whether you’re transitioning from legacy Hyperion tools, optimizing Oracle EPM Cloud, or unifying fragmented planning processes, Dodeca is more than just reporting—it’s the future of enterprise performance solutions.

Experience Dodeca with a Free Trial

Experience Dodeca with a Free Trial

Ready to see the power of Dodeca for yourself? EssAnalytics is offering a free trial so your team can experience firsthand how Dodeca transforms reporting, planning, and process automation.

• ✅ Test real-world use cases


• ✅ Integrate with your data sources


• ✅ Explore workbook scripts, dashboards, calendars, and more


• ✅ Receive full support from the EssAnalytics team

Get started today—contact us at webinfo@essanalytics.com or visit www.essanalytics.com to schedule your onboarding session.

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