Administration-Specific Batch Tasks

The application-specific batch tasks are a set of tasks that help the Administrator to load/export a predefined set of data and hierarchies. These tasks are found in the Online Administration Tools as Configured Batch Tasks.

Each task in turn calls predefined batch services to do the required tasks. MFP Cloud Service uses the batch framework to define the batch process.

Some tasks require input data files or hierarchy files as input. These files must be uploaded before the tasks are scheduled. Some tasks export files out of the application. Those files are copied to Object Storage, and Administrators can download these exported files.

For more details about how to upload files to Object Storage and the file name convention used for different type of files, see the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition Implementation Guide.

If the customer is planning to use RDX to get the integration data from RAP, the Batch Uses RDX flag should be enabled in the application the client UI in MFP Setup -> Manage Batch -> Manage Batch worksheet. Based on that flag, additional steps will get executed during the batch.

The following list shows the application-specific administration tasks that are pre-configured for MFP Cloud Service under Configured Batch Tasks:

• Run Batch Measure Load Group

• Run Batch Measure Export Group

• Run Batch Calc Group

• Run Batch Task Group

These batch tasks are explained in detail in subsequent sections. There are some additional tasks available under Configured Batch Tasks which are generic RPAS-specific tasks. Details about the RPAS-specific tasks can be found in the Batch Administration section in the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition Administration Guide.