Transferring markdown data
The markdown candidate data type is used to determine markdown avoidance cost. This data type is important for the markdown approach. You can factor some costs in, even if they are discounted, to serve as a tie-breaker or to achieve early balancing before a markdown.
About this task
Markdown
This data set includes markdown events at the item or node level including markdown rates that reflect the most up-to-date markdown event data. The data set must be updated if an item is added to the markdown list of a node or if an item is taken off the markdown list of a node.
Artificial Markdown
You can use artificial markdown to avoid markdowns on some items by prioritizing them over other
inventory.
- Familiarize yourself with the following types of inventory that you can prioritize to avoid markdowns:
- Items that are not sold in stores due to returns or other conditions.
- Slow-moving items.
- Slow-moving items.
- To identify an item for artificial markdown, complete the following steps:
- Set the Item markdown status to MKDOWN.
- Set the Markdown type for that item to 99.
- Provide the Markdown effective end date.
Procedure
Example
- /completed/<Input_Prefix>/sip-mkc/myinput
- /summary/<Input_Prefix>/sip-mkc/myinput