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Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Poor Data Error Messaging and Low User Acceptance Halted Oracle Fusion Cloud Rollouts 

Adapting to a new ERP is tough enough. Add flawed data and weak upload tools like FBDI, and things unravel fast.
Learn how our customers regained confidence by keeping a tool that their users know and trust—More4apps.

More4apps EBS Toolbox Customers Share Their Struggles When Oracle Fusion Cloud Doesn’t Deliver as Promised

Many More4apps customers transitioning to Fusion Cloud initially believe that third-party tools will no longer be needed. However, they soon realize this isn't the case.

Challenges frequently emerge during implementation, particularly when validating and correcting errors in the data migrated to Fusion Cloud. The pressure of learning and adapting to a new ERP system is already substantial—made even more difficult by significant shortcomings in the available data loading tools.

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"All of our converted data was done using FBDI through our implementation partner. We had some issues the way Projects was converted and ended up using More4apps to reclassify data. Our user community is very proficient in using More4apps so it was seamless for them to go to the [More4apps] Cloud tools and to make those adjustments after the fact."

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Denese Campos
System Analyst, Jack in the Box

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Learn more about the ongoing benefits of using More4apps' ERP Toolbox for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP data loading including:

  • Familiar Platform for the Data Owners and End Users
  • Single Excel Spreadsheet
  • Advanced, Real-Time Data Validation
  • Flexible Column Layouts and Formatting
  • Reliable Platform with Low IT Involvement

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Avoid the Pitfalls of FBDI—Before, During, and After Go-Live

Companies and data owners are left with a tool that over promises and under delivers. With its rigid structure, FBDI can lead to delays, errors, and costly setbacks, especially during a migration to Oracle Fusion Cloud. 

Multiple Templates, Inflexible Formatting

Switching between tabs, linking records, multiple spreadsheets

Oracle tools require users to constantly switch between Oracle screens, Excel, and their desktop. Oracle tools also require users to manually link records such as Headers and Lines across different worksheets and using record IDs. 

Limited Data Validation & Error Messaging

Validation of data occurs at the end of the data loading process

Oracle's FBDI offers basic data validation but typically after the data has already been loaded, requiring complex and tedious reconciliations.  

Lack of Download Capabilities

Significant gaps in the data loading process and overall business needs

FBDI offers limited download capabilities in all business areas of Fusion Cloud ERP. This not only disrupts the business tasks at hand but causes major frustrations for end users. 

Customers Continue to Trust More4apps for a Smooth Transition to Fusion

The Excel-based spreadsheet solution was made specifically for Oracle ERP end users. Companies leverage the More4apps' suite of tools help with pre-project data cleanup, data extraction and validation, and replaces FBDI for ongoing data loading needs.

Advanced Data Validation

Pre-load validation, intuitive error messages matched to data

More4apps presents the errors in context of the data which saves time and reduces frustration. 

Single Excel Spreadsheet

Download data directly into one sheet and consolidate levels

All of the data is combined into one spreadsheets which seamlessly handles hierarchies between records. No more switching between tabs or multiple spreadsheets! 

Flexible Formatting

Move columns, reusable templates

Users can benefit from all Excel functionality like copy and paste. Any user can adapt templates to fit the data and share them with others. 

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What's at Risk?

Simply put, companies risk project delays, inaccurate data, poor system adoption, and a messy transition to Oracle Fusion Cloud if proper data cleansing and the right data loading tools are not implemented before migration. The good news? These challenges are entirely avoidable. 

How does More4apps compare to FBDI?

Our tools enable efficient, accurate mass data entry—eliminating the need for time-consuming manual input. They also leverage existing Oracle features, such as instant error feedback in spreadsheets and real-time data validation.

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Real Customer Stories

Many companies have learned the hard way why you shouldn't rely on Oracle's FBDI for data clean up or even simple upload/download tasks. 

We've spoken to hundreds of customers who dealt with costly implementation delays, inaccurate data, poor change management, heavy reliance on IT, and inefficient processes—all of which could have been avoided with proper data cleansing and ongoing data loading tools in place before go-live. 

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Kara Hart, Financial Systems & Automation Consultant, The Williams Company, shares struggles that they face during M&A projects and eliminating the need to build interfaces to load new financial data.
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Pehr Karlsson, Head of Finance Transformation at EF Education First, was involved a two-year Fusion migration project that affected 50,000 team members in 100 countries. After the failed experiments with ADFdi and FBDI, Pehr turned to More4apps for help.
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Derek Bradford, Financial Systems Optimization Manager at ATCO, uses More4apps for updating Projects data in mass and speaks to lack of functionality and usability he's experienced with FBDI.
Dave-Dozier
Dave Dozier discusses how Huron Consulting Group cut task completion time by 40%, leveraged third-party tools to overcome Oracle’s limitations, and empowered users for long-term success. 
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Denese Campos, System Analyst at Jack in the Box, shares issues with FBDI data conversions.

 

"We were heavy users of the More4apps products with Oracle EBS and missed them greatly when we went to Oracle Cloud; it is great to have these tools available to us once again. They are so much easier to use and work with than the Oracle FBDIs or ADFDIs. We are able to do mass Project updates in minutes/hours instead of days/weeks, and have been able to make changes to Projects to improve manual processes that we wouldn't have even considered doing without this product. "

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Derek Bradford
Manager, ATCO

Additional Resources

Want a closer look or understanding of how More4apps compares to FBDI? Check out these extra resources below.

EF EDUCATION FIRST STORY

Pehr Karlsson, Head of Finance Transformation, spearheaded a critical project that transitioned all financial systems to Fusion, impacting 50,000 team members across 100 countries—without disrupting business operations.

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SUPPLIER MASTER DATA LOADING IN MORE4APPS VS ORACLE'S FBDI

Watch to see how users load Supplier data in a fraction of the time using the More4apps ERP Cloud Toolbox than it takes in FBDI.

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LOADING AR INVOICES: MORE4APPS VS FBDI

Download, edit, and upload pre-validated data in a fraction of the time compared to FBDI and ADFdi. 

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[CASE STUDY] 90% TIME SAVINGS

Read how a leading North American provider of environmental and industrial services saved its AP team hours by implementing More4apps over FBDI. 

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