In Caribou Lou release, there are enhancements to Platform Management for Event Workflows, Data Management, Orchestration and SAP Data Structures.

Event Workflows

Pricefx utilizes event workflows to automate and manage pricing processes efficiently within its Platform Manager. These workflows are essential for ensuring that pricing strategies are implemented seamlessly and effectively. They are predefined sequences of actions triggered by specific events. They help automate tasks related to pricing, data management, and reporting, ensuring consistency and reducing manual intervention

The key components of event workflows are:

• Triggers: Conditions or actions that initiate the workflow, such as user actions (e.g., price list updates) or system events (e.g., scheduled data imports).

• Actions: Steps executed in response to the trigger, which may include calculations, updates, or notifications.

• Conditions: Logic that determines whether certain actions should be taken based on specific criteria (e.g., if a price exceeds a threshold).

• Notifications: Alerts sent to users or administrators regarding the workflow status or outcomes, such as successful execution or errors.

In the Caribou Lou release, these Event Workflows now support the following features:

• Read-only access

• Notifications, receive a Notification for failed or successful workflow executions

• Dynamic Step Skipping, a Workflow Step can be skipped by an Event, allowing for better control over the Workflows

• Generic Scheduler, trigger an action on a Partition or IntegrationManager using a Scheduler, which supports both favorite (Daily, Monthly…) as well as fully custom (Cron) schedules

• Parallel actions triggering, trigger multiple actions from a Workflow

• Manual triggering, when an Event is not published by a Partition or IntegrationManager by an error, it is now possible to resume a Workflow from a stuck step.

Data Management

The Platform Manager in Pricefx has a new feature in Caribou Lou release that allows users to download tables from a specific partition. This functionality enhances data accessibility and management, providing flexibility in how users retrieve their data. Here are the key features:

• Table Downloading: Users can select a specific table from a partition to download, making it easier to work with relevant data.

• User Interface (UI) Retrieval: Users can retrieve the table directly through the Platform Manager UI.

• SFTP Download Option: Alternatively, users have the option to download the table from a selected SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) server.

SAP Data Structures

The Pricefx data structure constructor for SAP customers aims to configure Pricefx master data structure automatically based on SAP standard tables, reducing the time to value. It is positioned to assist external Implementation Engineers and Configuration Engineers who implement Pricefx solutions for SAP backgrounds.

This upgrade will standardize SAP-PFX master data management, reduce configuration time, and decrease miscommunication between implementation engineers. It will focus on SAP Standard Material Master Data structure, SAP Standard Customer Master Data structure, and automated deployment.