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Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Customer Support
• Review Patch Documentation
• Improved Process for Oracle Retail Documentation Corrections
• Oracle Retail Documentation on the Oracle Technology Network
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• Contents of this Guide
• Key Features of Category Management
• Skills Needed for Implementation
  • Applications
  • Technical Concepts

2 Implementation Considerations

• Historical Data
• Hardware Space Impacts
• Partitioning
• Formatting
• Patch Considerations
• Batch Scheduling
• Security
• Alert Manager
• Internationalization

3 Build Scripts

• Installation Dependencies
  • Environmental Setup
  • RPAS Installation
    • RPAS Fusion Client Installation
  • Category Management Installation
    • Custom Domain Build
  • Handling Common Hierarchy Files in the Fashion Planning Bundle Applications
• Environment Variables
• Files Required to Build the Category Management Domain
  • Standard RPAS Hierarchy Files
    • Calendar Hierarchy File
    • Product Hierarchy File
    • Location Hierarchy File
  • Category Management-Specific Hierarchy Files
    • Right-Hand Side Product Hierarchy File
    • Focus Area Attributes Hierarchy File
    • Consumer Profile Hierarchy File
    • Retail Segment File
    • Retailer Hierarchy File
    • Consumer Segment Hierarchy File
    • Linear Number Hierarchy File
    • Tactic Hierarchy File
    • Breakpoint Hierarchy File
    • Product Attributes Hierarchy File
    • Strategy Hierarchy File
    • Curve Points Hierarchy File
    • Planogram Hierarchy File
• Data Files
• Building the Category Management Domain
  • Batch Design
• Configuration Files for the RPAS Fusion Client
• Creating Users and User Groups
• Loading and Extracting Data

4 Data Flow

• Overview of the Category Management Data Flow
  • Data Flow Descriptions
    • Data Flow from External Sources to RCM
    • Data Flow between Master Data Management System and RCM

5 Integration

• Export Script
• Import Script
• ORASE Integration Using HSA
  • Description of Assortment Planning and Optimization-ASO Integration Steps
    • Step 4 - HSA/RDM Installation
    • Step 5 - Assortment Planning and Optimization-ASO Interface Object Installation
• ORASE Integration
  • ORASE to RCM
  • RCM to ORASE
  • ORASE to RCM Data Transformation Script
  • ORASE to RCM CDT Transformation Script
  • RCM to ORASE Data Transformation Script
• Attributes Data Import Script
  • SKU-Attributes Map File
• Clustering Data Import Script
  • Store to Store Cluster Map File
• Formalize Placeholder Script
  • Placeholder - Formalized SKU Map File
• Demand Transference Data Import Script
  • DT Similarities Parameters File
  • DT Assortment Elasticity Parameters File
  • Attribute Weights and Functional Fit File

6 Configuration Considerations

• Calendar (CLND) Hierarchy
• Product (PROD) Hierarchy
• Right-Hand Side Product (PROR) Hierarchy
• Location (LOC) Hierarchy
• Focus Area Attributes (FAAH) Hierarchy
• Consumer Profile (CPRF) Hierarchy
• Retail Segment (RSGH) Hierarchy
• Retailer (RETH) Hierarchy
• Consumer Segment (CSH) Hierarchy
• Linear Number (LNMH) Hierarchy
• Tactic (TCTH) Hierarchy
• Breakpoints (PCTH) Hierarchy
• Product Attributes (ATTR) Hierarchy
• Strategy (SGYH) Hierarchy
• Curve Points (CURV) Hierarchy
• Planogram (POGH) Hierarchy

7 Batch Processing

• Batch Script Summary
  • Batch Script Summary Table
• Batch Scripts
  • cm_batch.ksh
  • processcdts.ksh
  • deleteCdts.ksh
• Before Running Category Management Batch Scripts for the First Time

8 Internationalization

• Translation

9 Data