Retail Datawarehouse batch INVALID ITEM/STORE REPORT

Question

Hi,
After running DataWarehouse batch, in the DWI server sometimes appears the following two files in the arch directory (/app/retail/data/arch/done.20110726): itemfile, vatfile
when open itemfile, appers the following:
        INVALID ITEM/STORE REPORT
This report indicates items that were sold at stores not stocking the items lis
ted.
All items listed were processed but one of the following actions should be take
n:
1) items should be set up in Retek at the stores listed
2) items should be physically removed from the stores listed
       STORE                           ITEM
  0000000012                      100385251
        INVALID ITEM/STORE REPORT
This report indicates items that were sold at stores not stocking the items lis
ted.
All items listed were processed but one of the following actions should be take
n:
1) items should be set up in Retek at the stores listed
2) items should be physically removed from the stores listed
       STORE                           ITEM
  0000000013                      100385251when open vatfile, appers the following:
VAT WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES FOR STORE 0000000012 ON TRANSACTION DATE: 20110714
APPLICATION ERROR: Record#=0000006420: Table vat_item has no entry for item=100385251 *region=0001* related to store=0000000012
VAT WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES FOR STORE 0000000013 ON TRANSACTION DATE: 20110714
APPLICATION ERROR: Record#=0000001720: Table vat_item has no entry for item=100385251 *region=0001* related to store=0000000013Since explicity seems to be a problem with record of item=10038525 on table VAT_ITEM
I run the following query in RMS
select *
from vat_item
where item = 100385251and it gaves me this results
ITEM;*VAT_REGION*;ACTIVE_DATE;VAT_TYPE;VAT_CODE;VAT_RATE;CREATE_DATE;CREATE_ID;CREATE_DATETIME;LAST_UPDATE_DATETIME;LAST_UPDATE_ID
*100385251;1*;20/07/2011;B;0;0;19/07/2011;LBARBOSA;19/07/2011 05:15:19 p.m.;19/07/2011 05:15:19 p.m.;LBARBOSA
*100385251;1*;19/07/2011;B;1;12;19/07/2011;LBARBOSA;19/07/2011 04:35:37 p.m.;19/07/2011 04:35:37 p.m.;LBARBOSA
100385251;2;19/07/2011;B;0;0;19/07/2011;LBARBOSA;19/07/2011 04:35:37 p.m.;19/07/2011 04:35:37 p.m.;LBARBOSA
also I look for data related in RDW database, and some of it appears. Now I don't have no idea what cause the problem, neither its implications. I write you to know if something similar happened to any of you, and If you any idea of it
Edited by: luisurea on 27-jul-2011 14:46

Answer 1

luisurea: I'm not sure that the itemfile and vatfile records you indicate are being produced by RETL DWI batch code such as slsildmex.ksh. I assume you're running version 13 of DWI/RDW? What matters to RDW is that every row from the incoming RDWT file which slsildmex.ksh consumes, is output to slsildmdm.txt file, and that every row from slsildmdm.txt file is consumed and properly loaded to RDW target table sls_item_lm_dm table. DWI modules like slsildmex.ksh do have reject processing, for instance if an RMS.ITEM_LOC_SOH/ITEM_LOC record is not found for data in the RDWT file. In that case, the batch log and error (rfx/log and rfx/error) output of the run of slsildmex.ksh should have noted such a reject. I'm wondering if your itemfile and vatfile are artifacts of an RMS batch process such as posupld. If you're doing proper data validation from the RDWT file, to slsildmdm.txt file, to SLS_ITEM_LM_DM table in RDW, and the F_SLS_AMT (i.e. retail value) facts match how you have RMS/ReSA configured, then your sales integration to RDW is fine... and thsoe files might be more related to RMS sales uploading. Hope that helps,
Dan