1. Release Readiness Guide
  2. Feature Summary

1 Feature Summary

This chapter describes the feature enhancements in this release.

Note:

Oracle Retail has adopted a new numbering system to correlate the release numbers with Major Updates and the calendar for better clarity. The first two digits are the calendar year; the next digit is the Major release number; the third three digits reflect the calendar quarter and the month within that quarter; and the final digit represents the hot fix sequence.

Noteworthy Enhancements

This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in the Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Cloud Service update and describes any tasks you might need to perform for the update. Each section includes a brief description of the feature, the steps you need to take to enable or begin using the feature, any tips or considerations that you should keep in mind, and the resources available to help you.

Column Definitions

  • Feature: Provides a description of the feature being delivered.

  • Module Impacted: Identifies the module impacted associated with the feature, if any.

  • Scale: Identifies the size of the feature. Options are:

    • Small: These UI or process-based features are typically comprised of minor field, validation, or program changes. Therefore, the potential impact to users is minimal.

    • Large: These UI or process-based features have more complex designs. Therefore, the potential impact to users is higher.

  • Delivered: Is the new feature available for use immediately after upgrade or must the feature be enabled or configured? If no, the feature is non-disruptive to end users and action is required (detailed steps below) to make the feature ready to use.

  • Customer Action Required: You must take action before these features can be used. These features are delivered disabled and you choose if and when to enable them.

Table 1-1 Noteworthy Enhancements

Feature Module Impacted Scale Delivered Customer Action Required?

Inventory Devaluation Metric Added in MFP Retail

MFP Retail

Small

Yes

No

Note:

Because MFP uses the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition, Oracle Retail recommends that you review the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition Release Readiness Guide for information on the RPASCE enhancements.

Reference Documents

The following documents are available on My Oracle Support in the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server (RPAS) Cloud for Planning and Optimization / Supply Chain Cloud Services Documentation Library MOS Doc ID 2492295.1:

  • Oracle Retail Analytics Platform System Implementer Handbook

  • Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition User Upgrade to Release 22.x Quick Start Reference

  • Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition Administrator Upgrade to Release 22.x Quick Start Reference

Also refer to the Oracle Retail Analytics Platform Implementation Guide and planning guides available on Oracle Help Center: https://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/retail/index.html

A Note to Existing Customers about 22.1.202.0

This move to the latest Oracle Retail architecture is not automatic and not immediately available for existing customers. MFP environments already provisioned in the existing architecture will continue to use current processes such as SFTP and Basic authentication for REST services with no changes to your day-to-day activities. For further information or to start discussing your move, contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM) or log an SR. This release is available for Merchandise Financial Planning and Demand Forecasting; additional Planning and Supply Chain Cloud Services will be available in upcoming releases.

New Feature Description

This section describes the new features.

Inventory Devaluation Metric Added in MFP Retail

A new metric, Inventory Devaluation, has been added in MFP Retail to map the permanent markdown / price change. Inventory devaluation is separated from the single markdown bucket which impacts end of period inventory and cumulative markups. The transactional markdown is now a separate bucket for regular and promotional markdown which impact end of period inventory and cost of goods sold. This resolves the issue of heavy impact on gross margin for the week where a price change is made.

See the Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Retail Cloud Service User Guide and Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Cloud Service Implementation Guide for release 22.1.202.0.