Retail Predictive Application Server Configuration Essentials 13.2

The business logic and function of all Oracle Retail RPAS planning applications are created, modified, updated, and customized using the many individual utilities that comprise the Configuration Tools. This course is designed to provide students an introduction to the features and functions of the RPAS Configuration Tools as well as how to employ the tools to create solutions that meet the specific needs of the retail customer. The course provides a comprehensive tour of the Configuration Tools GUI, the process of creating a configuration project and all of its component parts, including Hierarchies and Dimensions, Measures, Rules and Rulegroups, as well as Workbooks and Worksheets.

This training provides a solid learning foundation for further in-depth study of any of the individual RPAS retail planning applications.

Learn To:

• Basics of the RPAS configuration process
• Creating new and modifying existing configurations
• Navigating the User Interface
• How to turn assessed client needs into functional solutions using the Configuration Tools
• Features and Functions of the key utilities

Audience

• Project Manager
• Support Engineer
• Technical Administrator
• Business Analysts
• Sales Consultants
• System Analysts
• Technical Consultant
• Functional Implementer

Course Topics Overview of RPAS

• Introduction
• RPAS Configuration Process
• Configuration Manager
• Configuration Manager Icons

RPAS Configuration Manager

• Purpose and Functionality of the RPAS Configuration Tools
• Basic Components of the RPAS Applications that are Configurable
• Configuration Manager User Interface Features
• Project and Solution Relationships
• Project and Solution Roles in Relation to the RPAS Applications
• RPAS Configuration Steps

System Preferences

• Domains
• Global Domains
• Setting Configuration Properties

Projects

• Define a Project
• Simple and Global Domains
• Create a Project
• Open Existing Projects
• Saving Projects
• Relationships between Projects and Solutions

Solutions

• Define a Solution
• Create a Solution
• Types of Information Stored at the Solution Level
• Move Solutions using the Configuration Manager

Hierarchies

• Relationships Between Hiearchies, Dimensions, and Postions
• Hiearchy Functions
• Create Hierarchies
• Specify Hiearchy Properties
• Define a Dimension
• Edit Dimensions

Style Definition

• What are Styles in RPAS
• Identify Style Attributes
• Style Definition Tool Functionality
• Create Styles
• Edit Styles

Measures

• Measure Component Process
• Major and Minor Components
• Component Properties
• Edit Components
• Realize Measures
• Sort and Filter Measures

Rule Sets

• Explain Rule Sets
• Create a Rule Set
• Create Attributes
• Edit Properties
• Delete Rule Sets

Rule Groups

• Working with Rule Groups
• Filter Rules
• Copy Rules
• Using Find/Replace Measures in Copied Rules

Rules

• Interaction
• Define Rules
• Create Rules
• Edit Rules
• Apply a Rule Pattern

Workbooks

• Purpose
• Format a Workbook
• Create a Workbook
• Describe Participation Measures
• Describe Extended Measures
• Rule Group Simulator: Features and Functionality

Workbook Tabs

• Workbook Tab Functions
• Create a Workbook Tab
• Edit a Workbook Tab
• Custom Menu Options

Worksheets

• Worksheet Functionality
• Create a Worksheet
• Properties
• Measure Sequence in Workbooks

Wizards

• Wizard Designer
• Creating Custom Wizards
• Edit Control Properties

Data Interface Manager

• Functionality
• Configure Measures
• Specify Load Intersections
• Edit Load Intersections

Activity Task Flow

• Purpose
• Navigation
• Create Activities, Tasks, Steps, and Tabs
• Associate Workbooks and Worksheets
• Edit Properties
• Taskflow Validation
• Generate a Taskflow Configuration Document

RPAS Domains

• Decision Process
• Patching Domains
• Domain Daemon
• Building Domains

Miscellaneous Utilities

• Using the Configuration Converter
• Using the Function Library Manager
• Using the Report Generator

Course Objectives

• List the steps in the creation of a configuration project
• Describe the function of the Configuration Manager
• Navigate the User Interface
• Create a configuration project
• Create hierarchies and dimensions
• Create measures, expressions, rules and rule groups
• Design workbooks and worksheets
• Configure the data interface
• Define Styles with the Style Definition tool