Technical User Reference (Optimization - Markdown)
This section details the Model Class and the logics that the Optimization - Markdown Accelerator deploys. For each step, its aim, its outputs, and the main reasons to modify the logics are explained. If there is a need to modify the logics, refer to the process in Optimization Accelerator Customization and to documentation in https://pricefx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/2873786384, https://pricefx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3865509998, and https://pricefx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3863577213.
In this section:
Markdown Model Class
The Markdown Model Class organizes a list of logics to create the model architecture. It is transformed into an UI in the Pricefx platform that is organized in 4 steps:
Definition − Maps the sources of data and filters out invalid values.
Scope − Sets the scope of the optimization.
Configuration − Sets the parameters of the optimization.
Results − Looks at the outputs of the optimization.
There are two types of logics: calculation
, which writes tables in the model, and evaluation
, whose purpose is only to display some results. The standard Model Class definition is documented in https://pricefx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3862364240.
All the logics of the Optimization - Markdown Accelerator follow a standard naming convention: first MD_ prefix, then the first letters of the step name, then Calc or Eval, depending on the formula nature, then the name of the tab. In the end, there is a library logic named MD_Lib.
Library
The logic is MD_Lib.
Definition Step
There is no calculation logic run in this step. The tabs are Sales, Products, Stock, and Competition, and their related logics are MD_Def_Eval_Sales
, MD_Def_Eval_Sales_Configurator
, MD_Def_Eval_Products
, MD_Def_Eval_Products_Configurator
, MD_Def_Eval_Stock
, MD_Def_Eval_Stock_Configurator
, MD_Def_Eval_Competition
, and MD_Def_Eval_Competition_Configurator
.
Sales Tab
The logics are MD_Def_Eval_Sales and MD_Def_Eval_Sales_Configurator.
Products Tab
The logics are MD_Def_Eval_Products and MD_Def_Eval_Products_Configurator.
Stock Tab
The logics are MD_Def_Eval_Stock and MD_Def_Eval_Stock_Configurator.
Competition Tab
The logics are MD_Def_Eval_Competition and MD_Def_Eval_Competition_Configurator.
Scope Step
The calculation logic is MD_Sco_Calc_Dataprep and there is one tab called Scope.
Calculation: Data Preparation
The logic is MD_Sco_Calc_Dataprep.
Scope Tab
The logics are MD_Sco_Eval_Scope and MD_Sco_Eval_Scope_Configurator.
Configuration Step
There is no calculation in this step. It is separated from the previous step only for better user experience. There are three tabs: General, Price, and Competition.
The logics are MD_Conf_Eval_General_Configurator, MD_Conf_Eval_Boundaries_Configurator, and MD_Conf_Eval_Competition_Configurator.
Results Step
The calculation logics are MD_Res_Calc_Run_Initialization, MD_Res_Calc_Run_Optimization, and MD_Res_Cal_PrepareResults. There are four tabs: Impact, Details, Glassbox, and Evaluation.
Calculation: Run Initialization
The logic is SP_Res_Calc_Run_Initialization.
Calculation: Run Optimization
The logic is MD_Res_Calc_Run_Optimization.
Calculation: Prepare Results
The logic is MD_Res_Calc_PrepareResults.
Impact Tab
The logic is MD_Res_Eval_Impact.
Details Tab
The logic is MD_Res_Eval_Details.
Glassbox and Drivers Tabs
The logics are MD_Res_Eval_Glassbox, MD_Res_Eval_Drivers, and MD_Res_Eval_Drivers_Configurator.
Evaluation Tab
The logic is MD_Res_Eval_Evaluation.