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- Scalability (=performance). in In case of high utilization of a cluster, any partition can be moved to a different cluster.
- Generally better performance for PX tables since DB index is build built for partitionId which is , in this scenario, is identical to business unit iDID.
- Faster and less expensive individual country implementations due to much lower complexity and no regression considerations.
- Lower complexity of price logic and maintenance of customer/product master data/price parameters.
- Allows differences in price logics for price-setting and quoting, easier to configure/maintain different price logics (however the best is to have them the same).
- No adjustments at other partitions for other countries/regions (regression).
- Fewer pricing parameters per each country iteration, easier for users to understand and maintain.
- Higher differentiation in country-specific setup and configuration(s).
- More differentiated logics and processes (if required) without global considerations.
- Separate release schedules corresponding more to local business time.
- Partition specific settings (time zone, the home page, convert a quote to deal, …).
- Easier to maintain different templates (for Price Lists, Quotes) – one template per partition may be sufficient.
- Independence between countries if material number / SKU is not unique for different countries / BU etc.
- Allows differences in data (= table) structures. However, it is recommended to keep them the same or create separate tables.
- No interference between different units.
- Less complexity and easier maintenance of data entitlement and user administration.
- Typically, a better performance due to simpler logic(s), less data, less complex interfaces per partition.
- Increased security for access to data across partitions (compared to just within one).
- Decreased IT dependency to harmonize data and processes.
- Physically separate businesses (different BU, way of doing business).
- When the customer does not have the standardized global pricing process or capacity to establish it in such a short time that our projects usually take.
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