Performing Parallel Aggregation Processing

Before beginning this procedure, confirm that the AOM parameters for the eConsumer Object Manager (ENU) are as follows:

Minimum MT Servers = n plus 1

Maximum MT Servers = n plus 1

Where n is the number of servers that you use.

Caution: If you are configuring parallel SVP processing for the first time, you can use Workflow Simulator to test the following procedure before using Workflow Monitor Agent. For more information about Workflow Simulator, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.

To perform parallel aggregation processing

1. Log in to the Siebel Consumer Goods application, and navigate to the Administration - Sales Volume Planning screen, then the Other Actions view.

2. Create an SVP Populate Locks action and click Execute Action.

   All records are unlocked and available for aggregation.

3. Create an SVP Acquire Categories action and click Execute Action.

   Account category records are created for each combination of accounts and categories.

4. After you determine how to divide the aggregation into subperiods, create and execute an SVP Aggregate action record for each subperiod aggregation using the instructions in Performing the Initial Aggregation.

5. For each Siebel Server running Consumer Goods that you want to use to process this aggregation, log in and launch a new instance of the Consumer Goods application Web client.

6. On each client, navigate to the Administration - Sales Volume Planning screen.

7. From the Aggregate view, click Mass Invoke.

   Repeat this step for each client.

8. Close each client.

9. To monitor the progress of your parallel aggregations, launch a new instance of the Consumer Goods application Web client and navigate to the Administration - Sales Volume Planning screen.

   The SVP Action list displays the status of each Aggregate action. Make sure that at least two Aggregate actions have a status of Executing at the same time. This condition confirms that the processing is running in parallel.