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November 2025 Patch Update - LocalHost supported in External Web Service Connections again!

In the November EPM Planning patch update a new version of the Groovy engine, which has stricter validation rules, is being released. The Groovy Script Validator indicated that a rule I wrote about in a previous blog post needed updating so I thought I would add a post to show what needed to change and to provide an updated example. When I ran the validator the results showed that the date functions I had used were being deprecated and were not validating: Groovy Validator R

Good to know tips for beginners using REST API via Groovy in EPM Planning

Automate EPM Data Load Rules without the need to install any automation software on a server. Entirely within the cloud. Make life easier, by kicking of one or more data load rules from the click of a button, using a Business Rule, which can be added to a Task List or a Data Form in EPM Planning. Define periods for loading via prompts at run time, or utilise substitution variables. Business Rule for running integrations - with Run Time Prompts Below is a step by step guide on