Administration-Specific Batch Tasks

The application-specific batch tasks are a set of tasks which help the Administrator to load/export a predefined set of measures 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. APCS uses the RPASCE 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.

Customers using RAP integration to get the integration data should enable the Batch Uses RDX flag in the application in the client UI in Planning Administration -> Batch Setup worksheet. Based on that flag, additional steps will get executed during the batch. This flag can also be enabled as part of Domain build process.

Customers can set up some additional batch specific measures, such as Enable RMF CS Integration, Enable Daily Exports, and Enable Weekly Exports that control the batch process in the client UI in Planning Administration -> Batch Setup.

The following list shows the application-specific administration tasks that are pre-configured for AP 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 RPASCE-specific tasks. Details about the RPASCE-specific tasks can be found in the Batch Administration section in the Oracle Retail Predictive Application Server Cloud Edition Administration Guide.