Implementation Steps with RAP Integration

If RAP integration is enabled in the environment (that is, if the customer is going to get data from RMFCS using RDX integration), follow these steps for implementation. The steps assume that RPAS, RASL, UI, and RDX are already deployed:

  1. Run the Batch Process in RAP in Retail Insights (RI) to load the required initial data into the RDX staging tables.

  2. Upload any application-specific hierarchy files and data files that are not coming from RDX into Object Storage.

  3. Once the AP Cloud Service environment is provisioned, use the bootstrap Build Application task to build the application and use the batch task as set_rdx to just set the Enable RDX Boolean before the initial batch, or run post_hier to enable the RDX Boolean and load/import only the hierarchy files, or run postbuild_rdx to enable the RDX and to load/import initial hierarchy and data files and also run the initial batch. Batch step post_hier can also be run from OAT, to enable the RDX and load the available hierarchy files after building the domain. Use postbuild only if planning to load and use only the GA data set.

  4. Schedule the regular weekly flow in the RI, AIF, and Planning applications in JOS/POM to interface the initial data into the application to get data from both RDX and Object Storage.

    Note:

    At least post_hier or postbuild_rdx should be run once with at least the calendar hierarchy file before trying to run the weekly batch using JOS/POM.