This is some information on the EPM Connection Manager (a component which is not used much anymore).
SAP BusinessObjects EPM connector is an Xcelsius add-on that enables to retrieve data and metadata from any application listed below into an Xcelsius toolset:
- SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (version for the Microsoft platform and version for SAP NetWeaver),
- SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation or
- SAP BusinessObjects Profitability and Cost Management.
If you want to setup EPM Connector with Financial Consolidation, there are some tips in the following document:
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/download/attachments/464687160/EPM_ConnectionManager_FC.pdf