8 Configure Spreadsheet and Background Processing

Merchandising uses a spreadsheet download and upload process for creation and maintenance of a number of different entities, including foundation data, items, and purchase orders. To support those functions, there are a number of different configurations that should be reviewed as part of your implementation. These configurations fall into two main categories - template configuration and another set of system options. Additionally, there are several background processing jobs in Merchandising that can be configured using a spreadsheet download/upload process. These background jobs run outside the nightly batch cycle to purge old data, or evaluate whether transactions can be closed. All of these configurations are described in this section.