Asynchronous Data Transfer from Warehouse to Price Planning

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a system and method to transfer retail data from a data warehouse to a price planning workbench efficiently, particularly in an asynchronous background process without requiring additional applications, to facilitate timely price adjustments and planning decisions.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that includes selecting data from a data warehouse, generating a data transfer worklist, and transferring it directly to a price planning workbench through a dedicated data transfer channel, enabling asynchronous data transfer and integration with price planning schedules and budgets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is transferred synchronously from data warehouse to price planning workbench, then data consistency is ensured, but processing time and system responsiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata consistencyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements asynchronous data transfer where the data warehouse sends data to the price planning workbench in the background without waiting for confirmation. This preliminary action ensures data is transferred promptly while maintaining consistency through subsequent validation processes at the workbench level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Speed

If extensive retail data is stored locally at the price planning workbench, then data access speed is improved, but storage requirements and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata access speedVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary retail data from the data warehouse and transfers it selectively to the price planning workbench. This extraction approach maintains fast local access to required data while avoiding the complexity of storing and managing extensive datasets locally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If additional applications are used for data transfer, then data transfer functionality is enhanced, but system complexity and maintenance requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transfer functionalityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal data transfer interface that handles multiple data types and transfer scenarios through a single mechanism. This multi-functional approach enhances data transfer capabilities without requiring separate applications for different transfer needs, thereby reducing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS7882088B2Method and system for transferring data from a data warehouse
Publication Date: 2011.02.01 SAP SE
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AI summary

A method for transferring data from a data warehouse. The method includes selecting data from a data warehouse, generating a data transfer worklist including the data, and transferring the data transfer worklist from the data warehouse to a price planning workbench.