Oracle FBDI and ADFdi vs. More4apps Tools

How does the ERP Cloud Toolbox stack up against Oracle’s tools?

More4apps offers solutions that allow data owners to carry out mass uploads and updates easily and accurately. This helps to return control of the data to its business owner, rather than relying on the IT team or Oracle support.

Enables users to complete their data loads quickly and easily in a single Excel spreadsheet, unlike FBDI and ADFdi
Removes the need to work with Oracle forms which are not user-friendly or designed for mass data entry
Easier to detect and amend errors or omissions in the data with advanced validation
Compatible across all recent Excel and Windows versions to be flexible, reliable, and resilient to changes

See how you can upload data 90% quicker with More4apps.

Download, edit, and upload pre-validated data in a fraction of the time compared to FBDI and ADFdi. Accurate and up-to-date data when and where you need it.

More4apps is your smarter data loading alternative.

Why Companies Choose More4apps

Single Spreadsheet

Advanced Validation

Flexible Formatting

Reliable Platform

Single Spreadsheet

The ERP Cloud Toolbox streamlines the process into a single Excel workbook, which seamlessly handles hierarchies between records. Oracle tools require users to constantly switch between Oracle screens, Excel, and their desktops. Oracle tools also require users to manually link records such as Headers and Lines across different worksheets and using record IDs.

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More4apps solutions streamline the data loading process into a single Excel spreadsheet.

Advanced Validation

More4apps presents the errors in the context of the data, which saves time and reduces frustration. Oracle tools offer basic validation, but typically after the data has already been loaded, and require complex and tedious reconciliations.

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Our tools save time and reduce frustration with advanced validation. Errors are caught before they are sent into your Oracle ERP.

Flexible Formatting

Any user can adapt the ERP Cloud Toolbox templates to fit their business needs and share them with others. Easily copy and paste data between sheets as you would with any other Excel document.

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The More4apps ERP Cloud Toolbox provides end-users with flexible formatting.

Reliable Platform

Oracle tools often break with Windows and Office updates while any changes to their rigid formats tend to break the templates. The ERP Cloud Toolbox is designed to be compatible across all recent Excel and Windows versions to be flexible and resilient to changes.

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More4apps tools are Excel-based and prove to be a reliable solution for our customers.

How does the ERP Cloud Toolbox compare to FBDI and ADFdi?

With our tools, teams can perform accurate mass data entry, making laborious data entry tasks a thing of the past. Our tools also incorporate pre-existing features of Oracle tools, including instantaneous error feedback in sheets and real-time data validation.

Making the switch to us is easy, and your Oracle data processing teams will experience immediate benefits.

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Oracle User Forms

Oracle ADFdi

Oracle FBDI

End-User Independence of IT Department

Precise Error Reporting in the Worksheet

Download Existing Data Objects

All Data in a Single Worksheet

Real-Time Data Validation

Data Entry Forms

Customize and Save Layouts

Supports Mass Data Entry

Data Upload is Supported by Oracle

Oracle Secured End-User Connection

It’s all about the data: Make Excel work for you

Unfortunately, Oracle’s ERP tools for data uploads and downloads are complex, hard to use, and difficult to tailor to your specific needs.

Upload data 90% faster with the More4apps ERP Cloud Toolbox. See for yourself!

PROS

CONS

ADFdi

Included as part of the Oracle license so there is no additional cost involved.

Useful for IT consultants or technical users.

Runs close to real-time.

Improved user-friendliness when compared to FBDI.

Protected by the security features of Cloud ERP.

Limited seeded templates.

Limited end-user interface.

Functionality is not consistent between templates, meaning there is limited usability.

Significant re-testing and patching is required.

Can only be used for a limited number of business processes.

Not designed for migration loads with a large and static data set.

Often lacking download features.

FBDI

Included as part of the Oracle license so there is no additional cost involved.

Useful for migration loads with a large and static data set.

Useful for IT consultants or technical users.

Protected by the security features of Cloud ERP.

Numerous templates.

Separate sheet for each level of data. Not user-friendly for data owners.

Functionality is not consistent between the templates, meaning there is limited usability.

Uploads are not in real-time.

Difficult feedback mechanism - manual changes to the spreadsheet are needed after data issues have been identified. Errors are shown a a .PDF report.

Your Smarter, More Intuitive Excel Interface for Oracle

Ensure that your Oracle ERP data remains the single source of truth for your business. Combining Microsoft Excel and Oracle, allows users to control, manipulate, upload, and download data from within a fully functioning Excel spreadsheet.

Users can streamline mass uploads of master and transactional data through a simple and intuitive spreadsheet.

Data is validated before it is uploaded, which reduces errors and provides more accurate, up-to-date data. This allows businesses to make informed business decisions.

More4apps compared to alternative Oracle data loading solutionsl

Excel-erating Data Entry Bottlenecks in Oracle ERP Cloud

Watch the webinar recording and discover how harnessing the power of Excel clears data bottlenecks to deliver faster, error-free data loading while achieving significant time and cost savings.

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Excel-erating Data Bottlenecks in Oracle ERP Cloud hosted by Andrew Gooch, More4apps Pre-Sales Engineer.

Architecture

Compatible with recent Microsoft Excel and later versions
Oracle ERP Cloud
Single sign-on compliant
Easy to install (Excel Add-In) and implement
Straight forward Oracle set-up and installation

Uses Oracle-supported web services
Uses your Oracle ERP login authentication
Employs Oracle ERP Cloud security and access is granted by role to each web service
Updates with Oracle's quarterly release schedule

Oracle FBDI and ADFdi vs. More4apps: Data Loading Alternatives for Fusion Cloud

How does the ERP Cloud Toolbox stack up against Oracle’s tools?

Why Companies Choose More4apps

Single Spreadsheet

Advanced Validation

Flexible Formatting

Reliable Platform

How does the ERP Cloud Toolbox compare to FBDI and ADFdi?

It’s all about the data: Make Excel work for you

Your Smarter, More Intuitive Excel Interface for Oracle

Excel-erating Data Entry Bottlenecks in Oracle ERP Cloud

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