EPPM 8.4 Multiple Selection Bug

Oracle has introduced a new feature to EPPM 8.4 that allows “multiple selection” on report filters. This is a great feature that adds a new dimension to the filters that can be created on reports. At Emerald Associates, we have already used the “multiple selection” capability on BI Publisher reports that we developed for clients recently.

One of the quirks we discovered when testing the multiple selection feature is that the user that runs the EPPM report has to be careful about how they select the values in the report filter drop down.

If the user selects multiple values for the report filter (view above), and then clicks back in the drop down, the filter selection will not be updated. In order to make the filters work, the user needs to then click in the Field Name box after selecting the filters values (view below). This ensures that the report filter values will be applied correctly.

We have seen this issue in EPPM 8.4.1 and 8.4.3. So far we haven’t seen an Oracle Knowledge Base article about this issue. We may have to log this bug as a new issue if Oracle is not aware of it yet. But for the time being, we know this workaround works.