Mixed Version of the Assortment List
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There is a new version of the Assortment List: the Mixed Version. It includes the last full version together with all subsequent changes and therefore shows the current status. This is useful, for example, if you want to print the current version at any time. Mixed versions are particularly appropriate for SAP Store, so that store orders and and the store assortment are always based on the latest information.
Material data is sorted using the sorting criteria in the assortment list profile. For example, newly listed materials will appear in the appropriate sections (as opposed to all new materials appearing at the end of the list).
It is a good idea to have a mixed version created automatically every every time a change version is generated. This way, you will have only one assortment list: a mixed version, which includes the most current data.
Store Price Lists
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You can assign price list types to material groups at the store level. When generating the assortment list, the change analysis program includes price changes. If you change a material's price at the price list level, all stores that carry this material and use this price list type for this material group will receive the price change for the material.
For example, suppose you have a material group H&BA, which includes shampoo, and you assign price list type ZZZ to this material group, If you change the price of a specific shampoo from $2.79 to $2.89, then all stores, which carry this shampoo and have this price list assigned to H&BA will receive the new shampoo price.
If you subsequently assign a different price list to a store's material group, then the store will receive new prices for all materials within that material group.
This makes it easier to maintain sales prices centrally for stores and store groups. When you make a change to one or more materials within a price list, the change analysis program automatically determines all stores which need to receive the price changes and the assortment list function distributes the data accordingly.
Parallel Processing
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You can now create assortment lists using parallel processing. You create one batch report on one server for all your assortment lists,but this one report triggers parallel tasks on multiple application servers. This distributes your system resources more evenly and significantly shortens the creation time.
You can specify whether you want to use:
If the maximum number of parallel tasks is reached, the program waits for a task to finish, then starts another task on that same server. The report output gives an overview of all started tasks, error messages from RFC, and created IDocs and versions.
If a parallel task cannot be started, the system creates the assortment lists in normal (serial) mode.
The Assortment List is considered part of the Assortment component. Refer to the IMG under
Assortment List