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Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
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• Conventions

1 Introduction

• Contents of this Guide
• Application Overview
• Skills Needed for Implementation
  • Applications
  • Technical Concepts

2 Implementation Considerations

• Configuration Considerations
• Data
  • Hierarchy Files
    • Calendar Hierarchy File
    • Product Hierarchy File
    • Location Hierarchy File
  • Additional Specific Hierarchy Files
    • Assortment Hierarchy File
    • Cluster Hierarchy File
    • Cluster Source Hierarchy File
    • Cluster Version Hierarchy File
    • Clustering Strategy Hierarchy File
    • Currency Hierarchy File
    • Curve Points Hierarchy File
    • Custom Messages Hierarchy File
    • Fixture Hierarchy File
    • Location Attributes Hierarchy File
    • Location Space Hierarchy File
    • Markdown Hierarchy File
    • Performance Group Hierarchy File
    • Products Attributes Hierarchy File
    • Promotion Hierarchy File
    • Size Hierarchy File
    • VAT Hierarchy File
    • Customer Segment Hierarchy File
    • Level Hierarchy File
    • RHS Product Hierarchy File
  • Data Files
    • Historical Data
    • Loading and Extracting Data
    • Loading Image Based Data
• Integration
• User Roles and Security
• Internationalization
• Batch Process and Scheduling

A Appendix: Integration with MFP Cloud Service, RDF Cloud Service, and ORASE

• Integration with MFP Cloud Service
• Integration with RDF Cloud Service
• Integration with ORASE
  • Load Location Clusters
  • Load ORASE DT Data
  • Load Size Profile Data
  • Export Active Assortments to ORASE
  • Export Assortment Periods to ORASE

B Appendix: Standard Exports

• Assortment & Item Planning Cloud Service Exports
  • Item Plan - Pre-Season - Cluster Level
  • Item Plan - In-Season - Cluster Level
  • Item Plan - Store Level
  • New Place-holder Items
  • New Product Attributes
  • Build Wedge Plan
  • Base Unit Price
  • Export to Allocation

C Appendix: RMF CS Integration

• Integration Assumptions
• Integrated Hierarchy and Data Files
  • Hierarchy Files
  • Data Files
  • Load - RMS Interface Data
• Warehouse Transformation
• New Placeholder Item Integration
• Batch Tasks Specific to RMF CS Integration
• Implementation Steps for RMF CS Integration

D Appendix: Application Specific Custom Functions, Procedures, and Expressions

• Special Expressions and Procedures Used in A&IP CS Configuration

E Appendix: Extensibility

• Supported Customization of the A&IP Configuration
  • Rules for Customizing the Hierarchy
  • Rules for Adding Measures
  • Rules for Adding Custom Rules
  • Rules for Workbooks and Worksheets Extensibility
  • Rules for Adding Custom Styles
  • Rules for Adding Custom Real Time Alerts into Existing Workbooks
  • Adding a Custom Solution
  • Validating the Customized Configuration
    • Successful Run of the Validation Script
    • Unsuccessful Run of the Validation Script
  • Hiding Components of the GA Configuration
  • Rules for Changes to PDS Integration Configuration
• Customizing the A&IP Batch Process
• Custom Hooks and Boolean Scalar Measures for Flow Control
  • Custom Hooks
  • Boolean Scalar Measures for Flow Control
• A&IP Batch Control File Customization Guidelines
  • Example
• Batch Control Samples
  • batch_exec_list.txt
  • batch_calc_list.txt
  • batch_loadmeas.txt
  • batch_exportmeas.txt
• Custom Batch Control Validation
• Customizing the A&IP Dashboard

F Appendix: Using BDI and PDS

• Using BDI
• Using PDS
• Shared Hierarchies
• Shared Fact Data
• Implementation Steps with BDI, PDS, and RMF CS Integration

G Appendix: Batch Schedule in JOS/POM