Future Cost Process

Note:

This process focuses on batch runs of the future cost engine.

Figure 9-4 Future Cost Process

• Administrators configure the system (COST_EVENT_RUN_TYPE) to define which cost events types will be processed synchronously, asynchronously or in batch. Configuration by cost event type also determines some threading and chunking parameters.

• Merchandising transactions that should drive future cost recalculation write Cost Events (COST_EVENT and cost event type specific tables).

• Future Cost Engine recalculates future cost

  Note:

  This process flow focuses on batch recalculations, but synchronous or asynchronous processes could easily be substituted in this step.

• fcthreadexec.pc prepares threads for processing

• fcexec.pc recalculates future cost and writes it the future cost table (FUTURE_COST)

• Merchandising processes use future cost information to determine investment buy, margin, and so on.

• fc_pricechg.pc performs special calculation of pricing cost for franchise locations

• costeventprg.pc purges aged cost events from the working cost event tables.