Upcoming Oracle EPM Groovy Engine Update: What You Need to Know
Oracle has announced a significant update to the Groovy engine used in Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud, scheduled for release in the second half of 2025 . This update introduces stricter validation rules that may impact existing Groovy business rules, potentially causing previously valid scripts to fail validation. 1 🚨 What’s Changing? The upcoming Groovy engine update is part of Oracle’s ongoing efforts to enhance the robustness and maintainability of EPM Cloud applications. However, with these improvements come stricter syntax and type-checking rules , which means: Scripts that previously passed validation may now fail. Common issues include improper use of data types, outdated syntax, and incorrect variable referencing. 🔍 Key Validation Changes to Watch For According to Oracle’s documentation 2 , here are some of the most common issues that could trigger validation errors: Improper use of implicit typin...