The Pricefx Stream is a Maven plugin that allows you to:
Fetch/deploy/delete configurations (metadata) and also data between your file system and Pricefx partition.
Run processes – e.g. start a Data Load, calculate a Price List, etc.
In this section:
Usage
Quick way to set up the partition into certain state (meta + data) – Can be used as an initial state for:
Experiments
Testing of certain scenarios, repeatedly with the same initial conditions
Training – to create a partition in a certain state for students
Reset the partition – If you are re-using the partition for a use case, you can quickly reset it to an initial state.
For example, testing of Accelerator deployment.
Do not use the Pricefx Stream Plugin for production environments. Instead, use the Pricefx Packaging Tool.
The Pricefx Maven Plugin should only be used on partitions that you are prepared to completely discard. The plugin wipes all data from your partition – including tables, quotes, price lists and other documents. Use with caution and always use version control.
Comparison to Other Tools
You may find it similar to Studio (or PackagingTool), yet this tool has additional features:
Can handle most of table types for data upload.
Can also help you wipe your metadata from the partition, so you can get the partition almost in the state as if it is a new one.
Can run processes during deployment.
Capabilities
The Pricefx Maven Plugin extends the functionality of the Pricefx Packaging Tool. While the Packaging Tool is limited to metadata configurations, the Maven plugin can fetch/deploy/delete any kind of data. This includes (but is not limited to):
Master data
Product
Customer
Product Extensions
Customer Extensions
Product Competition
Bill of Materials
Company Parameters
Data Sources
Documents
Price Lists
Quotes
Contracts
Rebate Agreements
When uploading to a Pricefx partition, it is also possible to:
Run Data Loads.
Calculate Price Lists.
The fetch/deploy/delete operations have not been implemented for all types, due to limited demand of these features.
Contribute
The source code is available on Pricefx private Git repository. Pricefx employees can contribute to this project code base.