Change Organization Grouping For Item Attributes

Use the Change Organization Grouping for Item Attributes scheduled process to change the reference or definition organization. This process updates the item attributes for all items in the organization after changes to the reference or definition organization.

The scheduled process validates the item changes and generates a report or you can save the item changes.

When to Use

Use this process to:
  • Change to the definition organization associated with a reference organization to a different definition organization. This realigns the item data for the organization to point to the newly associated definition organization.
  • Convert a definition organization to a reference organization. The new reference organization must be associated with another definition organization. This realigns the item data for the organization to point to the newly associated definition organization.
  • Convert a reference organization to a definition organization. This realigns the item data for the organization to point to itself.

Privileges Required

  • Manage Item Grouping (EGP_MANAGE_ITEM_GROUPING_PRIV)

Specifications

Review the following before setting up this scheduled process:
Specification Description
Job Type Typically, you must run the analysis as an ad hoc job because the organization grouping shouldn't be changed often, and will have a huge impact on item data across the organization.
Frequency Whenever there's a need to change the attribute grouping or change an organization from definition organization to a reference organization or vice versa.
Time of Day It's recommended to run this process after work hours preferably on weekends as it'll impact a lot of items.
Duration Variable based on the number of items assigned to the organization.
Compatibility There should be only one instance of the job running at any time, and there's no current functional need to run multiple instances of this process simultaneously.

Parameters

Parameter Optional or Required Description Parameter Values Special Combinations Required Notes
Change Item Grouping Required Select the type of conversion for an item organization grouping Change Definition Organization

Reference Organization to Definition Organization

Definition Organization to Reference Organization

None N/A
Action Required Select the action to save an item grouping behavior change Validate and Generate Report

Validate and Save

None N/A
Organization Required Select the organization for which you want to change the item grouping. List of organizations None N/A
New Definition Organization Required Select the new definition organization List of organizations Specify this value when Change Definition Organization is selected for Change Item Grouping. N/A

Troubleshooting Information

  • You can view the status of the Change Organization Grouping for Item Attributes process in the Scheduled Processes work area.
  • To validate the changes and take necessary corrective action to address the errors, you can select validate and generate the report. The validation errors and warning messages that prevented changes to organization grouping are displayed in the report.
    Note: It's recommended to first generate a report, address the issues raised in the report, and then resubmit this process for saving the changes.
  • Any interactive warning validations aren't performed.
  • After the program is submitted, you can Resubmit, Put on Hold, Cancel Process, Release Process available in the Scheduled Processes work area.

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