Attribute Management in

Advanced Pricing for Oracle

Applications 11.5.10+
An Oracle Technical Brief
Attribute Management in Advanced Pricing

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Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3
Defining Pricing Transaction Entity ............................................................... 5
Define a New Pricing Transaction Entity ................................................. 5
Pricing Transaction Entity Associations Setup Form .............................. 5
Profile Options ................................................................................................... 8
Concurrent Programs ........................................................................................ 9
Build Attribute Mapping Rules.................................................................... 9
Checklist for Building Attributes Mapping Rules ....................................... 10
Creating Contexts and Attributes to be Used in Pricing Setup Forms .... 10
Creating Contexts ........................................................................................ 10
Creating Attributes ...................................................................................... 11
Pricing Attributes and Flex fields tables .................................................. 13
Linking Attributes to a Pricing Transaction Entity ..................................... 13
To link attributes to a Pricing Transaction Entity .................................. 14
Link Attributes Window ............................................................................. 15
Attribute Sourcing Rules ................................................................................. 17
Overview of Tasks Involved in Attribute Management ............................ 21
Create a Price List and add item to the Price list .................................... 21
Create a Modifier for this item .................................................................. 22
Create new attribute in qualifier context .................................................. 22
Create attribute mapping for newly created attribute ............................ 23
Attach Qualifier using the new attribute to the Modifier ...................... 24
Test by creating a new order ...................................................................... 25
Using Custom Sourced Attributes ................................................................. 26
Troubleshooting Custom sourced attributes ........................................... 29
Pricing Engine Request Viewer ..................................................................... 29
Interpreting Attributes in PERV for attribute sourcing issues ............. 30
Pricing Engine Request Viewer Tables .................................................... 32
Attribute Management Troubelshooting Notes .......................................... 32
Recommended Patches .............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Metalink Notes ................................................................................................. 41
Oracle Diagnostic Scripts for Attribute Mapping Issues ........................... 41
Attribute Mapping Rules - Note:363052.1 .............................................. 41
Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 41

Attribute Management in Advanced Pricing

INTRODUCTION
Oracle Advanced Pricing offers flexibility and extensibility in terms of handling various pricing
scenarios. Attribute management is one of the key components of Advanced Pricing and it provides
the users of Advanced Pricing with the flexibility to take care of varied business scenarios by
defining attributes of product, qualifier or pricing context type.
This paper describes in detail the various functional aspects of Attribute management, profile options
needed and the set up require for creating and mapping attributes and troubleshooting details as of
11.5.10 release. Please refer to Oracle Advanced Pricing implementation guide and user guide for
Attribute Management details in latest release.
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FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS

Pricing Transaction Entity

A new entity has been created called a Pricing Transaction Entity. A Pricing Transaction Entity
(PTE) is an ordering structure that has associated Request Types and Source Systems. The Source
System is the application that captures the pricing setup data. The Request Type identifies the type of
transaction that is being priced. Different applications may have different request structures when
they make requests to the pricing engine.
In the example below, the Pricing Transaction Entity is Order Fulfillment. Within this PTE, there
are several source systems. iStore, Order Capture, and Order Management will be evaluating pricing
data defined in all these source systems.

PRICING TRANSACTION ENTITY - FULFILLMENT

SOURCE SYSTEM REQUEST TYPES

Pricing data iStore
Marketing data Order Capture
Logistics data Order Management

When a new request type is created (i.e. a new ordering structure is developed), the business must
decide if the request type will use the same set of source systems in the existing PTE. A new PTE
needs to be created only if the new request type uses a different ordering structure and a different set
of source systems. Request types have to be unique across PTEs.
Oracle Advanced Pricing has seeded 4 PTEs. They are Order Fulfillment, Inter-company Transaction,
Logistics, and Demand Planning.

Context
Contexts are a group of related pricing elements that can have attributes linked to them. In
Attribute Management, users can set up 3 types of contexts. Product context, Qualifier context, and
Pricing context. Qualifier Contexts and its attributes allow for the creation of qualifiers, which
determine eligibility. The attributes in the product context help to define the product hierarchy.
Attributes within a pricing context enable users to further define eligibility for a line.
We can add new contexts of Pricing and Qualifier Context type. However you cannot add new contexts
of Product Context type. You can add attributes to the existing Product context ITEM.
The Context-Attribute grouping is linked to a specific Pricing Transaction Entity. For a given PTE,
this combination becomes available to use in a formula, qualifier, price list, or modifier. Each PTE
will have its own unique combination of attributes.
Note:
You cannot delete a context, if it has one or more attributes. Attributes that are already used in Pricing
Setup cannot be deleted.
Please make sure to set QP: Pricing Transaction Entity profile option value appropriately before
creating contexts/attributes. So, these contexts and attributes will be available in pricing setup forms
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in that PTE. If this profile is not set correctly, the contexts/attributes linked to the PTE will not be
shown in LOVs in Pricing Setup Forms, and using contexts/attributes from incorrect PTE in
pricing setup (Qualifier, Pricing attributes, etc) will give incorrect results during pricing call as the
attribute(s) will not be sourced correctly.

Attributes
Attributes can be used as product, qualifier or pricing attributes. Attributes are linked to a Pricing
Transaction Entity depending on the defined Request Types. Different request types may use the same
attribute to source different data. The same attribute used in 2 different PTEs may be completely
different in terms of the attribute mapping method, mapping level, and other controls. One attribute
for 2 PTEs may be different.
As mentioned before, these attributes are sources of data that can be used by the pricing engine in a
pricing request. There are 4 methods to source data. They are,

 User entered attributes: The attribute value is entered by the user at run time. Attribute
mapping is not needed.

 Attribute Mapping: User defines an attribute mapping rule

 Custom sourcing: User provides a code to map an attribute. In this case attribute mapping is
not needed.

 Runtime Sourced: Sourced in the pricing engine by a Custom API.

Attributes can be sourced at the header level, line level, or for both header and line levels.
DEFINING PRICING TRANSACTION ENTITY
When a new request type is created (i.e. a new ordering structure is developed), the business must
decide if the request type will use the same set of source systems in the existing PTE. A new PTE
needs to be created only if the new request type uses a different ordering structure and a different set
of source systems. Request types have to be unique across PTEs.
In the example quoted earlier, the Pricing Transaction Entity is Order Fulfillment. In this PTE, there
are several source systems. IStore, Order Capture, and Order Management are the request types and
they will be evaluating pricing data defined in the source systems.

Define a New Pricing Transaction Entity

A new Pricing Transaction Entity can be setup using the Setup  Lookups Form. Query using
Type as „QP_PTE_TYPE‟ and you should be able to view, modify and add new Pricing
Transaction Entity. The Pricing Transaction Code, however, is not modifiable. When adding a new
PTE, add meaning and description.
Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Lookups

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 Description: Figure 1, displays the Pricing Lookups window where you can add a PTE.

Pricing Transaction Entity Associations Setup Form

This form is used to setup a Pricing Transaction Entity. Setting up a Pricing Transaction Entity includes
defining sourcing systems and request types for a Pricing Transaction Entity.
This is a group of applications generating same setup data. For example Order capture and Oracle
Pricing can be a part of one Pricing Transaction Entity.

Pricing Transaction Entity will help

1. To slice the data search engine needs to look at.

Search engine will look at only the setup data generated by all the source systems defined
for that Pricing Transaction Entity.

2. To make contexts of one Pricing Transaction Entity unavailable to other Pricing Applications
families. To setup processing constraints to some extent.

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager Responsibility > Setup > Attribute

Management > Pricing Transaction Entity

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 Description: Figure 2, displays the Pricing Transaction Entity Associations Setup window
with source systems associated with Order Fulfillment PTE.
Note: This form is changed in R12 release. Please refer to latest Advanced Pricing
Implementation Guide for more details.

Pricing Transaction Entity region

Name
It is a name for a Pricing Transaction Entity.
Description
It is a description for a Pricing Transaction Entity.

Source Systems
It is the application generating setup data. For example IStore, Oracle Pricing and AMS generate
modifiers. Hence these applications could be source system.
If these applications are sharing their setup data then they form one Pricing Transaction Entity.

Code
It is a short name for the source system application.
Description
It is a description for a source system.
Enabled
Enable/disable source system association with PTE.

Request types
The Request Type identifies the type of transaction that is being priced.
Different applications make requests to the pricing engine. Request structures of these applications may
be different. Some applications may share their request structures.
For example IStore and Order capture. They share same request structures. On the other hand,
Order Management and IStore have different request structures. If request type codes are not unique
then each request structure will have to provide PTE code to uniquely identify the request type. As a
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result of this, each integrating application will have to change its request structure. Hence to avoid
this, Request type codes will be unique across PTEs.

Description: Figure 3, displays the Pricing Transaction Entity window with request
types associated with Order Fulfillment PTE.
Code
It is a short name of a request type.
Description
It is a description of a request type.

Header/Line structure/view
A request type may have a global record structure or a view defined to map the data. Based on it user
will either enter global structures for header and line or view names for header and line.
Header Global Structure
It is a global structure for „Header‟ .
Line Global Structure
It is a global structure for „Line‟ .
Header View Name
It is a view name for the „Header‟
Line View Name
It is a view name for the „Line‟ .
Enabled
Enable/disable request type association with PTE.

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PROFILE OPTIONS

QP: Source System Code

This profile can be set at Site, Application and User level. The default value for this profile at the time
of installation at site level is „Oracle Pricing‟ . This profile value identifies the source system of
pricing setup data.

QP: Pricing Transaction Entity

This profile has the default value for the Pricing Transaction Entity. All Pricing Setups entities created
in the new system will be created for this Pricing Transaction Entity. This profile can be set at Site,
Application and user level. The default value for this profile at the time of installation at site level is
„Order Fulfillment‟ . Please make sure to set QP: Pricing Transaction Entity profile option value
appropriately before creating contexts/attributes. So, these contexts and attributes will be available in
pricing setup forms in that PTE.

QP: Build Attributes Mapping Options

This profile option enables to set attribute mapping rules for attributes in both the active and inactive
setups.
Values:

• Map attributes used in active pricing setup: The Build Attribute Mapping Rules program will
source the attributes that are used only in the active pricing setup.

• Map all attributes: This program will source the attributes that are used in both the active and
inactive setups.

Note:
Please set this profile value to „Map attributes used in active pricing setup‟ to map only those
attributes used in the active pricing setup to improve the performance of Build Attribute Mapping
Rules program. For troubleshooting/debugging purpose, it may be set to „Map all attributes‟ .

CONCURRENT PROGRAMS

Build Attribute Mapping Rules

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility > Reports
The Build Attribute Mapping Rules program generates the attribute mapping rules for all attributes with
the Attribute Mapping Enabled box selected. After the program is run, the Attribute Mapping Status
box is selected for attributes that were successfully mapped.
The program need not be run if we create or update a new attribute where User Entered or
Custom Source is the Attribute Mapping Method
If an attribute is created with Attribute Mapping as the Attribute Mapping Method, then Build Attribute
Mapping Rules needs to be run.
Any new attributes used after the last run of the program are mapped dynamically to prevent any
attributes from not getting mapped.
The Build Attributes Mapping Rules program can be run during off-peak hours or whenever any
downtime is planned so that the new attributes which are defined or used after the last run are included
in the static package for better performance.

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This program generates entries into the BUILD_CONTEXTS application program interface (API). It
pre-generates entries into this API so that the pricing engine evaluates only the qualifier and pricing
attributes used in the price lists, modifiers, and formulas that are relevant to each call rather than all of
the attribute mapping rules.
The Build Attribute Mapping Rules program will source the attributes that are used only in the active
pricing setup if the profile value QP: Build Attributes Mapping Options set to is set to „Map
attributes used in active pricing setup‟ . If this profile value is set to „Map all attributes‟ , this
program sources the attributes that are used in both the active and inactive setup.

Attribute Mapping Rules Error Report

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Reports
This program produces a list of all attribute mapping rules that are invalid. The program gives warning
when the program completes with Attribute Mapping errors and provides other status messages:
Success: Program completes without Attribute Mapping errors.
Warning: Program completes with one or more Attribute Mapping errors.
Error: Program cannot complete due to some exception/runtime error.

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The report displays an entry in the file log/output for every attribute mapping rule that is invalid.
The entry includes details such as the context, attribute, pricing type, request type, attribute mapping
rule, and the error message produced by the invalid mapping.

CHECKLIST FOR BUILDING ATTRIBUTES MAPPING RULES

Sometimes users believe they have successfully mapped an attribute when they get the message
Attribute Mapping Rule Generation is Successful, but find that the Attribute Mapping box for that
attribute remains cleared when it should be selected. This may occur when they create a new attribute,
link it to a Pricing Transaction Entity successfully and then map it using the Build Attribute Mapping
Rules from the Tools menu.
To ensure a successful mapping and to avoid the situation described above, users must ensure the
following conditions are met:

 The Attribute Mapping Enabled box must be selected.

 The Attribute Mapping Method must be ATTRIBUTE MAPPING. Attributes with mapping
method USER ENTERED and CUSTOM SOURCED are never meant to be created by the
Build Attribute Mapping Rules program.

 In 11.5.10 release, user can update (enable/disable) Sourcing Enabled box for the attribute
sourcing rule. Please ensure that this Sourcing Enabled box is selected, for the sourcing rule
to be active and for the attribute to be sourced by attribute mapping functionality.

 If the attribute is newly created, you must ensure that it is attached to at least one valid Pricing
Setup such as a Modifier, Price List or Limit. Ensure that the PTE-Attribute link that was
created has at least one attribute mapping rule.

CREATING CONTEXTS AND ATTRIBUTES TO BE USED IN PRICING SETUP FORMS

The following sections describe how to setup contexts and attributes.

Creating Contexts
In Attribute Management, you can set up the following contexts:

Qualifier Contexts and its attributes: Used to create qualifiers that determine eligibility for a
modifier (who is eligible to receive the modifier). Qualifiers can be attached to price lists (only in
Advanced Pricing) and modifiers.

Product Contexts and its attributes: Defines the product hierarchy related to product
information. For example, the product context Item may consist of attributes such as Item Number
and Item Category.

Pricing Contexts (associated with pricing attributes): Define eligibility for a price list line or
modifier. They can be used for a price list line, as a formula component, or in modifiers.
To create new contexts
Navigate to the Setup -> Attribute Management -> Contexts and Attributes Setup window.

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Description: Figure 4, displays the Context Setup window with Customer Group context and the
attributes created in this context.
Context Type
Context type can be Qualifier, or Pricing Context.
Code
It is a short name for the context. Once created, it cannot be updated.
Name
It is a name of a context.

Description
It is a description of a context.

Seeded
Seeded check box is selected for the seeded context.

Enabled
Enable the context to make it available in Pricing Setup windows. If disabled, context will not be
displayed in pricing setup windows, and all the attributes defined under this context will also be
unavailable for setup.

Creating Attributes
Once the context is defined, you can create its attributes. Attributes determine the specific values in
which you define pricing rules. The pricing engine evaluates attributes during engine run time to
determine which price lists and modifiers are eligible for the transaction. Attribute values can be
derived at the order level, line level, or for both order and line levels.

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To create new attributes

Navigate to the Setup -> Attribute Management -> Contexts and Attributes window. Select the
context to which you want to link attributes:

Description: Figure 5, displays the Context Setup window with Customer Group context and
the attributes created in this context.

In the Attributes region, enter the following fields:

Code
It is a short name of the attribute. This is an internal name that is unique for a given attribute. Once
created, it cannot be updated.
Name
It is a name of the Attribute.
Description
It is a description for the attribute.
Precedence
It is a numeric precedence value, which decides the processing sequence of qualifier/ pricing
attributes. The precedence is restricted to a maximum of 3 digits (any number between 1 and 999).
For example, if two incompatible discounts qualify for the same item, then the discount with the
higher precedence is given. Precedence numbers in the series of 5's and 10's are reserved for seeded
qualifiers/pricing attributes and should not be used.

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Application Name
It is an Application name that created this attribute. If an Application name is not entered, Oracle
Pricing will be defaulted to the Application Name.
Column Mapped
It is a pricing column mapped value to which an attribute will be mapped. Columns
QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE1 through QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE30 are reserved for seeded
qualifier attributes.
Value Set
Value set to define valid values for an attribute. The Data type value indicates if the value set is
numeric (Number) or alphabetic (char). Alternately, to create a new value set or view an existing
one, click value sets.
Seeded
Seeded box is selected if the attribute is seeded.
Required
If Required check box is selected, then attribute value is required and should be entered.
Once contexts and attributes are created, you can link the attributes to a specific Pricing Transaction
Entity (PTE).

Pricing Attributes and Flex fields tables

When a Pricing Attribute is created using the Contexts and Attributes window Flex field Pricing
Contexts is created in the Flex field. The definitions of contexts and attributes are stored in QP
tables. Also the same data will be stored in flex field tables as the context type is Pricing Attribute.
This occurs because Order Management (OM) uses flex field structure for pricing attributes. Hence
for pricing attributes to display on OM's windows, these definitions need to be in the flex field
tables as well.
Most important, Pricing Attribute setup must always be done in the Context and Attributes setup
menu. If user does a pricing attribute setup in flex field tables, the setup data will not be available in
the QP tables, as data is not copied from flex field tables to QP tables. So even though the pricing
attribute displays in OM windows, the engine will never pick it.

LINKING ATTRIBUTES TO A PRICING TRANSACTION ENTITY

A Pricing Transaction Entity consists of a group of applications that point to the same setup data
and attributes, and includes Request Types and Source Systems. The Source System is the
application that captures the pricing setup data. The Request Type identifies the type of transaction
that is being priced.
Once you have created a context and its attributes, you link the context/attributes grouping to a
specific Pricing Transaction Entity (PTE). For a given PTE, this combination becomes available in
the pricing setup windows. Each PTE has its own unique combination of attributes.
Oracle Advanced Pricing provides the following seeded PTEs:

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 Pricing Transaction Entity Code

Complex MRO CMRO

Demand Planning DEMAND

Intercompany Transaction INTCOM

Logistics LOGSTX

Order Fulfillment ORDFUL

Procurement PO

The following tables display the seeded Request Types and Source Systems for each PTE:
Pricing Transaction Entity Source Systems Request Types

Complex MRO AHL AHL

Demand Planning QP MSD

Intercompany Transaction INV, QP IC

Logistics FTE FTE

Order Fulfillment AMS, ASO, OKC, ASO, OKC, OKS,

OKS, QP ONT

Procurement PO PO

To link attributes to a Pricing Transaction Entity

Navigate to the Setup – Attribute Management – Pricing Transaction Entity window.

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 Description: Figure 6, displays the Pricing Transaction Entity window with Order Fulfillment
PTE and the contexts linked to this PTE.
Pricing Transaction Entity
Select a Pricing Transaction Entity. Alternately, you can search for a Pricing Transaction Entity
by clicking the Find icon.
Context Type
Select the Context Type such as Pricing Context, Product Context, or Qualifier Context.
Show Linked Contexts Check box
Select the Show Linked Contexts check box to display only those contexts assigned to the
selected Pricing Transaction Entity. The context(s) matching the criteria for the selected PTE
and Context Type will be displayed in the Contexts region.
Context
Select a context whose attributes you want to link to a PTE. If the Assigned to PTE box is not
checked, attributes have not been created / selected for that context in the given PTE.

Link Attributes Window

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 Description: Figure 7, displays the Attribute Mapping window and the various fields.
Following fields are specific to define attribute mapping.
Level
This field indicates whether the attribute is at „Order‟ level or „Line‟ level or at „Both‟ . For
example, the level is „Order‟ for an attribute „agreement_id‟ . It means that only the header level
„agreement_id‟ will be attribute mapped whereas agreement_id on order lines will not be attribute
mapped.
This „level‟ is also used to selectively display pricing attributes/qualifiers in the LOVs while setting
up modifiers/formulas/price list/qualifier.
Attribute Mapping Method
There are four different ways to define how an attribute is mapped:
• Attribute Mapping: Define an attribute mapping rule. Attribute mapping is needed.
• User Entered: Attribute value is entered by user. Attribute mapping is not needed.
• Custom sourcing: User provides a code to source an attribute. Attribute mapping is not
needed as attribute will be sourced by „get custom attributes‟ .

• Runtime Sourced: Sourced in the pricing engine by a Custom API. This is used to source
an accumulation attribute at runtime. During accumulated range break calculations, the
pricing engine calls the Runtime Sourcing API to acquire an accumulation value for the
accumulation attribute (defined as RUNTIME SOURCE in Attribute Mapping setup).

For additional information on custom attribute sourcing, please refer to Note 374963.1 in
MetaLink.
LOV Enabled
Only if LOV Enabled checkbox is checked, attribute will be available in LOVs of
modifier/qualifier/price list/formula screens. If unchecked, attribute will not be available in setups
of modifier/qualifier/formula. However existing modifiers defined using that attribute, will behave
the same way.
If „LOV Enabled‟ is checked and „Attribute Mapping Enabled‟ is unchecked, then in this case
even though the attribute is available for setup, a mapping rule will not get created. Hence whenever
user uses such attribute in the setup screens of qualifier/modifier/pricelist/formula, an error will be
raised.

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All seeded attributes will have this flag „checked‟ so that as a „out of box‟ solution, all seeded
attributes will be available in the LOVs of the setup screens (pricelist/qualifier/modifier/formula
etc).
However we need to check the „Attribute Mapping Enabled‟ flag for the attributes, which we want
to be sourced from mapping rules defined and for which „Attribute Mapping Method‟ is
„Attribute Mapping‟ .
This flag will be untouched whenever data upgrade scripts are run.
Attribute Mapping Enabled
This checkbox should be checked, if we want the attribute to be sourced from attribute mapping
rules. The Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent program generating the „Build context„ API
will look at this field and will generate the code only for the attributes with this checkbox checked.
When unchecked, attribute will not be mapped.
Use in Limits
User checks this checkbox if user wants the attribute to show up in the Attribute LOVs in Limits
setup screens (including „Other Attributes‟ screen).
Column Mapped
The column mapped value is the defaulted from Attributes setup.

Used in Setup
It indicates if the attribute is used in an active pricing setup such as a price list, modifier, formula,
qualifier, or limit.
Attribute Mapping Status
This checkbox is checked /unchecked automatically by the Build Attribute Mapping Rules
concurrent program which generates the Build Contexts API for mapped attributes.
Attribute Mapping Status is unchecked

 For new attributes until concurrent program is run after defining the attribute mapping for
it.

 When an attribute mapping rule is modified.

If „Attribute Mapping Status‟ is un-checked and „Attribute Mapping Method‟ is „Attribute
Mapping‟ and „Attribute Mapping Enabled‟ is checked then it indicates the need to run the conc.
program to regenerate „Build Contexts‟ API. „Attribute Mapping Status‟ column is checked
when the concurrent program is run successfully. It is a non-navigable field.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCING RULES

If Attribute Mapping method is ATTRIBUTE MAPPING for an attribute, then sourcing rule needs
to be defined at appropriate levels (Header/Line/Both) from which the attribute will be sourced
from or get the value. If Attribute Mapping Method is USER ENTERED or CUSTOM
SOURCED, then no further attribute mapping is required.

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This section describes how to complete attribute mapping for attributes with Attribute Mapping
selected as the Attribute Mapping Method.
Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management -> Attribute
Linking and Mapping

Description: Figure 8, displays window for attribute linking and mapping and
the various values available for source types. The user value string will have a
value as OE_ORDER_PUB.G_LINE.XXX_XXX where XXX_XXX is the
column name in Order lines table.
Details of each of the fields in the form have been explained below.

Request types For PTE region

It shows the entire „enabled‟ Request types defined for given PTE.
If attribute sourcing rule(s) are not defined for all request types, a warning message will appear.
Application Name
This column indicates the Application that created the mapping rule. We are expected to enter the
Application, before creating a mapping rule. In case we do not enter an Application name, the
system defaults „Oracle Pricing‟ as the creator of the mapping rule.

Request Type
It is a Request type associated to PTE.
Description
It is a description of Request type.

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Header level region
We can enter data here if the Attribute Mapping level (defined in „Link attributes‟ screen) of the
attribute is „Order‟ or „Both‟ . This region will be grayed out if the level is „Line‟ .

Global structure/View Name

This is a display only field. It will show the value defined in „Request type‟ tab of the „Pricing
Transaction entity setup‟ form.
User Source type
The possible values of source type are

 Application Profile

 PL/SQL API

 PL/SQL API Multi-Record

 Constant Value

 System Variable

Application Profile: Select the profile option from where you want to get the default value for this
attribute. A LOV will provide a list of valid profile options such as OE: Item Validation
Organization.
PL/SQL API: Attribute can be sourced directly from a global structure defined for the given
source system or can be sourced from seeded or custom PL/SQL API. The parameters passed to
the PL/SQL API should be valid columns and we cannot pass the entire structure. For example,
sourcing rule like CUSTOM_PKG.CUSTOM_API (OE_ORDER_PUB) is invalid.
For Order Management all the record structures are defined in the package OE_ORDER_PUB.
For example, if you want to use payment term id as the source value for the new segment that you
have defined, enter OE_ORDER_PUB.G_LINE.payment_term_id in the function name. You
have two record structures available. OE_ORDER_PUB.G_LINE contains all the possible values
of a sales order line. OE_ORDER_PUB.G_HDR contains fields from Order header. Structure of
the Line_rec_type and header_rec_type can be obtained from the Manufacturing Open Interface
Manual. (For I*Store/OC the equivalent global structures are defined in the package
ASO_PRICING_INT.
PL/SQL API Multi-Record: We can write a custom API (must be a function) that returns
multiple values. The output of our function can only be a table of VARCHAR2‟ s.
Constant Value: Constant value. Enter a constant value that will always be mapped to this attribute
for the given condition. Ex.100
System Variable: System Variable. Enter the system variable that will be mapped to the attribute
for the given condition. Ex. SYSDATE

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Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management -> Attribute
Linking and Mapping.

Description: Figure 9, displays window for attribute linking and mapping and the
various values available for source types.
Seeded Source Type
It will have value if the sourcing rule is seeded. This field is protected against update. If we want to
modify seeded mapping, then we can enter data into corresponding „user‟ field (user source type).
Value String (user & seeded)
It is a value of the source type. Seeded value string will have seeded value. This field is protected
against update. If we want to modify seeded mapping, then we can enter data into corresponding
„user‟ field. (user value string).
Seeded
This is a non-navigable field indicating, whether the sourcing rule is seeded or not.
Enabled
Enable/Disable sourcing rule at Order/Line level for one or more request types under a PTE.

Line level region

We can enter data here if the level (defined in „Link attribute‟ form) of the attribute is „Line‟ or
„Both‟ . This region will be grayed out if the Attribute Level in the previous screen is „Order‟ .
Rests of the fields are the same as the Header level region.

Restore Defaults button

For all seeded Attribute Mapping rules, „Restore Defaults‟ button will restore back the seeded
source type and the seeded value string as user source type and user value string respectively. If the

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seeded source type and the seeded value string are same as user source type and user value string,
the „Restore Defaults‟ button will be grayed out.
Note:
It is strongly advised to not to change or remove the seeded PTE/Source System/Request
Type/Contexts, Attributes and attribute mapping rules setup. However, user can create custom
context/attributes, mapping rules, and new PTE/source system and request types for their business
needs.

OVERVIEW OF TASKS INVOLVED IN ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT

We will take a scenario where we will create a new qualifier attribute, and will do attribute mapping
and will use it in modifier. Then we will create a new sales order to see if the modifier is getting
applied and qualifier is satisfied. Below are the key steps in this task:

 Create a Price List and add item to the Price list.

 Create a Modifier for this item.

 Create new attribute in qualifier context.

 Create attribute mapping for newly created attribute.

 Attach Qualifier using the new attribute to the Modifier.

 Test by creating a new order.

Create a Price List and add item to the Price list

Customers are defined and maintained primarily by Accounts Receivables responsibility.
Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Price Lists -> Price List Setup

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 Description: Figure 10, displays the item AS54999 being added to the Price List
Corporate Customer - Site Use Level

Description: Figure 11, displays the item AS54999 being added to the Price List Corporate with
Unit price as USD 1900

Create a Modifier for this item

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Modifiers -> Modifier Setup

Description: Figure 12, displays modifier Line Dis being created.

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Create new attribute in qualifier context
Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management -> Contexts
and Attributes.

Description: Figure 13, displays creation of a new context of type Qualifier Context
in context Order.

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management-> Contexts
and Attributes

Description: Figure 14, displays creation of a new attribute ORDERED_QUANTITY

being created in context Order.

Create attribute mapping for newly created attribute

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management ->

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Attribute Linking and Mapping

Description: Figure 15, displays window for attribute linking.

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Setup -> Attribute Management ->
Attribute Linking and Mapping -> Link Attributes

Description: Figure 16, displays window for attribute linking and mapping.

Attach Qualifier using the new attribute to the Modifier

Navigation: Oracle Pricing Manager responsibility -> Modifiers -> Modifier setup

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 Description: Figure 17, displays adding newly created qualifier attribute to the
existing modifier

Test by creating a new order

Navigation: Order Management super user responsibility -> Orders, Returns -> Sales order

Description: Figure 18, displays the sales order creation

Navigation: Order Management super user responsibility -> Orders, Return ->Sales order

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 Description: Figure 19, qualifier has qualifier the modifier application and the unit
price has changed. The modifier details can be seen.

USING CUSTOM SOURCED ATTRIBUTES

Attributes can also be passed to the pricing engine directly, without the need for an attribute
mapping rule. In such cases, the Attribute Manager API calls a custom API,
QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE, where the user has manually defined the attributes being passed and
coded the sourcing of their values.

The user code will be written in the package procedure

QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE.Get_Custom_Attribute_Values.
The Attribute Manager API program (Build Contexts), calls this procedure to pick up
customsourced attributes if the profile option QP: Custom Sourced is set to yes. The input
parameters to
QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE are Request Type code and Pricing Type. Typical values of Request Type
Codes that can be passed are ONT, ASO, OKC, IC, PO, FTE or MSD. By using the
Request_Type_Code, the user can control how the attributes are sourced based on the PTE of the
calling application.

The Pricing Type can be H (Header) or L (Line), which defines the level of the attribute mapping
rule. These attributes and their values are passed to the pricing engine in the same manner as the
attributes sourced through attribute mapping rules.
Profile option:
QP: Custom Sourced – YES

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Files:

• QPXCSOUS.pls - QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE Package Specification.

• QPXCSOUB.pls - QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE Package Body. Customer has to implement
the Package Body in QPXCSOUB.pls (for example) to source custom mapped
qualifier/pricing attributes in Get_Custom_Attribute_Values procedure and need to set
QP: Custom Sourced profile option to Yes.
Procedure Get_Custom_Attribute_Values:
QPXCSOUS.pls - QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE package specification contains the following
procedure declaration.

PROCEDURE Get_Custom_Attribute_Values
(p_req_type_code IN VARCHAR2
, p_pricing_type_code IN VARCHAR2
, x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl OUT
QP_ATTR_MAPPING_PUB.CONTEXTS_RESULT_TBL_TYPE
, x_price_ctxts_result_tbl OUT
QP_ATTR_MAPPING_PUB.CONTEXTS_RESULT_TBL_TYPE
);

Parameters:
p_req_type_code
Request Type Code. Ex. ONT.
p_pricing_type_code
- 'L' for Line and 'H' for Header Level attribute mapping rule. x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl
- Qualifier attributes result table.
x_price_ctxts_result_tbl
- Pricing attributes result table.

If profile option QP: Custom Sourced is set to Yes, Attribute Manager API Build_Contexts will call
QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE.Get_Custom_Attribute_Values procedure to source custom mapped
attributes. i.e., attributes with attribute Attribute Mapping Method=CUSTOM SOURCED.
Example code:
The following example explains how a customer may code the body of QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE
for a particular case.
In this case, two segment mapping columns, 'QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE31' and
'PRICING_ATTRIBUTE31' that belong to contexts CUST_SOURCE_QUAL_CON and
CUST_SOURCE_PRIC_CON respectively and linked to PTE 'Order Fulfillment', will have
Custom Sourced values as 10 for ORDER as well as LINE Attribute Mapping levels. The user must
ensure that the Attribute Mapping method for both these PTE-Attribute links is CUSTOM
SOURCED in the 'Attribute Linking and Mapping' setup window.

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CREATE or REPLACE PACKAGE body QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE AS
/*Customizable Public Procedure*/

PROCEDURE Get_Custom_Attribute_Values
(p_req_type_code IN VARCHAR2
, p_pricing_type_code IN VARCHAR2
, x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl OUT
QP_ATTR_MAPPING_PUB.CONTEXTS_RESULT_TBL_TYPE
, x_price_ctxts_result_tbl OUT
QP_ATTR_MAPPING_PUB.CONTEXTS_RESULT_TBL_TYPE
) is
Begin /*
Note:
a) Assign Context Code to context_name parameter and not the name of the context.
b) Assign Column Mapped for the attribute to attribute_name parameter and not the attribute
name.
c) Ensure that attribute_value is assigned to NOT NULL value, otherwise the attribute will not
get sourced and not used by pricing engine for calculation.
*/

-- The statements below help the user in turning debug on.

-- The user needs to set the oe_debug_pub.G_DIR value.
-- This value can be found by executing the following statement
-- select value
-- from v$parameter
-- where name like 'utl_file_dir%';
-- This might return multiple values, and any one of the values can be taken.
-- Make sure that the value of the directory specified, actually exists.

-- Sample debug message.

-- oe_debug_pub.add ('In Get_Custom_Attribute_Values');

If p_req_type_code = „ONT‟ and p_pricing_type_code in („L‟ ,‟ H‟ )

then -- Sourcing qualifier attributes.
x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl (1).context_name := 'CUST_SOURCE_QUAL_CON';
x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl (1).attribute_name := 'QUALIFIER_ATTRIBUTE31';
x_qual_ctxts_result_tbl (1).attribute_value := '10';

-- Sourcing pricing attributes.

x_price_ctxts_result_tbl (1).context_name:= 'CUST_SOURCE_PRIC_CON';
x_price_ctxts_result_tbl (1).attribute_name:= 'PRICING_ATTRIBUTE31';
x_price_ctxts_result_tbl (1).attribute_value:= '10'; end if;

End Get_Custom_Attribute_Values;
END QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE;
/

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Please note that, context_name is actually the context code and not the name of the context. Also,
attribute_name is the column mapped for the attribute and not the attribute name.
Troubleshooting Custom sourced attributes

 Please check QP: Custom Sourced profile is set to Yes for the Attribute Manager API
Build_Contexts to call QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE.Get_Custom_Attribute_Values
procedure to source custom mapped attributes.

 Please set QP: Debug profile to „Request Viewer On‟ and reproduce the issue. Look at
the Pricing Engine Request Viewer and see the custom sourced attribute is sourced
correctly and the value assigned to the attribute is matched with the setup value in the
pricelist/modifier/formula setup. Please see 'Pricing Engine Request Viewer – Attributes
section‟ in Advanced Pricing implementation guide on how to use Pricing Engine Request
Viewer for attribute sourcing issues.

 Please check the string 'Before Calling Custom Sourcing Package' in the debug log and
make sure that there is no exception/error message thrown in custom API call and check
the number of custom attributes sourced. Also, check the output of the following SQL to
determine the error message thrown in the custom package:

SELECT line || „/‟ position POS, text from DBA_ERRORS WHERE

NAME =‟ QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE‟ ;

 Please note that the value assigned to the attribute in Get_Custom_Attribute_Values

procedure should not be NULL, otherwise the attribute will not get sourced.

 Please put debug messages in Get_Custom_Attribute_Values procedure using

oe_debug_pub.add API and verify that the debug messages are printed in the debug log to
diagnose the issue in the custom procedure implementation.

PRICING ENGINE REQUEST VIEWER (PERV)

The Pricing Engine Request Viewer window captures and displays the inputs and outputs of the
pricing call. It captures the pricing engine call from any calling application, such as OM, iStore,
Order Capture, or Oracle Contracts Core. The information displayed by the Pricing Engine Request
Viewer enables you to diagnose which lines were selected or rejected by the pricing engine to
determine why certain prices and adjustments were or were not applied.
The Pricing Engine Request Viewer window displays the latest pricing request and updates the
display information each time the pricing engine captures a new transaction. Previous pricing
requests are saved in pricing tables. Using the Pricing Engine Request Viewer window, you can do
the following:

• View the controls passed by the calling application to the pricing engine such as Events,
Rounding Flag, Search and Calculate Flag, GSA Flag.

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 • View price request line passed in by the calling application.
• View which modifier lines the pricing engine applied or rejected for benefit adjustments
along with the details of the modifier line.

• View the pricing, qualifiers, and product attributes passed to the pricing engine along with
the other data generated by the engine.

• View the relationship between order lines for promotional modifiers, price breaks, and
service lines (OID, PRG, PBH, and Service Items).

• View the formula step values generated by the pricing engine used in formula calculation.

• View and query fields in the Pricing Debug Log.

Setting up the user profiles
QP: Debug: To start the Pricing Engine Request viewer, set the profile QP: Debug to "Request
Viewer On." Alternately, select Request Viewer Off to turn the Request Viewer off. This profile
option can be updated at the user level.‟
The pricing engine request viewer is only active for the transactions of the user who set this profile
option; other users' transactions are not affected. The default value is set to Request Viewer Off.
If the profile is set to "Request Viewer On, but the Debug Log is not visible in the Request Viewer,"
then the Request Viewer captures pricing request details into the pricing debug tables, but the debug
log information is not written into the debug log table. The debug log text file will be created.
QP: Set Request Name: Set the value of the profile option QP: Set Request Name to append the
value of the profile with Order ID to be stored in the Request Name field. The default value is Null.
Navigation Path
The Pricing Engine Request Viewer window is available from within Oracle Order Management.
The navigation path is: Sales Order window > Tools > Pricing Engine Request Viewer. It is also
available on the menu for Pricing Manager Responsibility.
Please see Pricing Engine Request Viewer window section In Oracle Advanced Pricing
implementation guide for more information.
Interpreting Attributes in PERV for attribute sourcing issues

• To collect debug information in QP tables which is used by Pricing Engine Request

Viewer, only the profile QP: Debug needs to be set to either „Request Viewer On‟ or
„Request Viewer On, but Debug Log is not visible in Viewer‟ option and OM: Debug
Level profile option need not be set. Please set this profile value to „Request Viewer On‟
only for debugging purpose, otherwise it is always recommended to set the value to
„Request Viewer Off‟ (default).

• From the „Pricing Engine Request Viewer‟ window, select Attributes button by placing
the cursor in the Lines Block, Attributes block shows all the attributes corresponding to
that Line. The output qualifier and pricing attribute records would have the qualifiers and
pricing attributes passed to the pricing engine for the line.

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• From the „Pricing Engine Request Viewer‟ window, select Attributes button by placing
the cursor in the Line Details block, Attributes block shows all the attributes
corresponding to that Line Detail. The output qualifier and pricing attribute records would
have the qualifiers and pricing attributes which qualified the price list line or modifier list
line.

• The attributes of Line and Line details are stored in QP_DEBUG_REQ_LINE_ATTRS

table. Please refer to Pricing Engine Request Viewer tables section for more information.

• Please make sure that the all the required attributes have been sourced correctly and the
values match with the qualifier/product/pricing attributes used in the
pricelist/modifier/formula setup.

• Please set QP: Insert Formula Step Values into Temp Table profile to yes to insert the
dynamic formula step values evaluated during runtime. Only if this profile is set to yes,
formula step values for the dynamic formula attached to price list/modifier will be inserted
into QP_FORMULA_STEP_VALUES_TMP table which can be used during runtime in
custom code and „Step Values‟ button in the Pricing Engine Viewer will be enabled. For
any formula sourcing issues, please see if any formula processing error is thrown in the
debug log and set this profile to yes to see the formula step values. The data in
QP_FORMULA_STEP_VALUES table is copied to debug table
QP_FORMULA_STEP_VALUES_TMP that is used by Pricing Engine Request Viewer.

• Please refer to Advanced Pricing Implementation guide> Pricing Engine Request Viewer
window section for complete details on the columns in each region.

• Please refer to Advanced Pricing Implementation guide >Pricing Engine Request Viewer
window>Attributes window section for the information on the columns displayed in
Qualifer Context/Product Context/Pricing Context to diagnose attribute sourcing issues.

• Please run „Purge Pricing Engine Requests‟ concurrent program on a regular basis to
purge the historical data from the pricing debug tables. Periodically purging the historical
data from the pricing debug tables will improve the performance of the „Pricing Engine
Request Viewer‟ form.
This program can be accessible from:

o Oracle Pricing Manager -> Reports -> Submit New Request (button). Choose –
Single Request. Name – QP: Purge Pricing Engine Requests.

o Oracle Pricing Manager -> View Concurrent Requests -> Submit New Request
(button). Choose – Single Request. Name – QP: Purge Pricing Engine Requests.

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 Pricing Engine Request Viewer tables

S. No Table Name Description

1 QP_DEBUG_REQ This table contains information about the pricing requests.

2 QP_DEBUG_REQ_LINES This table contains details about the lines being priced.

3 QP_DEBUG_REQ_LDETS This table contains information about the line details being priced. It
has adjustment and discount details for lines, including adjustments
and discounts that the pricing engine eliminates.

4 QP_DEBUG_REQ_LINE_ATTRS This table contains information on the pricing attributes that the
attribute mapping functionality passed to the pricing engine.

5 QP_DEBUG_REQ_RLTD_LINES This table contains information about the related lines.

6 QP_FORMULA_STEP_VALUES This table contains information about the formula step values which
are inserted into the table QP_FORMULA_STEP_VALUES. The
step values are inserted into the table during the evaluation of
formula attached to the pricelist/modifier.

ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES

S.No. Problem Description Solution

1 QP_Attr_Mapping_PUB package is invalid due Check dba_errors for this package to determine which attribute
to incorrect attributes mapping setup. mapping API is causing the error. If this is a custom API then
correct the API. If this is the seeded API then determine whether
a correction patch is available.

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2 The concurrent program Build Attribute Execute the following statement and examine the output:
Mapping Rules failed with error.
Select line || „/‟ position POS, text from dba_errors where
name=‟ QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT_TMP‟ .
Check which attribute mapping API is causing this error.
If this is a custom API then correct the API. If this is the seeded
API then determine whether a correction patch is available. Please
refer to Point 14 for Patches available for upgrade issues in
seeded attribute sourcing rules.
Also, please execute the following SQL to get
QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT_TMP package body and check
the attribute mapping rule that might be causing syntax failure:

> set head off

> set pagesize 100

> spool pkg_body

> select text from all_source

> where name=

'QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT_TMP'

> and type = 'PACKAGE

BODY'

> and owner = 'APPS'

> order by line;

> spool off
3 The following error occurs while running Build This occurs when someone makes a pricing call while the
Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent program: concurrent program is running. Do not run the Build Attribute
ORA-04021: timeout occurred while waiting. Mapping Rules concurrent program when active users are calling
pricing engine.

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4 While entering the order line in sales order Pad Execute following statement and examine the output:
receives an error:
select line || ‟ /‟ || position POS, text from dba_errors where
END_AS_UNEXPECTED_ERROR
(PKG_NAME=oe_order_adj_pvt) name=‟ QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT‟ ;
(PROCEDURE_NAME=oe_line_adj.calculate Determine whether any custom sourcing API causes the errors. If
_adjustments) the seeded sourcing rule causes this error, determine whether
(ERROR_TEXT=calculate_adjustments#130 there is a patch available to correct the seeded rule. If the error is
ORA-06508: PL/SQL: could not find program “Encountered the symbol _ when expecting…” then determine
unit being called). the relevant patch to be applied.

While in Attribute Linking and Mapping Please check the following pre-requisities:
5 window, I run Build Attribute Mapping rules
from the Tools bar. The return message a) The Attribute Mapping Enabled checkbox was not
confirms that the Build Attribute Mapping checked.
program ran successfully. But the Attribute
Mapping status box of the attribute that I just b) Attribute is used in Pricing Setup. Please check Used in
linked is still unchecked. Setup checkbox was not checked.

c) The Attribute Mapping Method was not ATTRIBUTE

MAPPING. Attribute Mapping Methods other than
ATTRIBUTE MAPPING do not need to be mapped. If
the attribute that is linked was a new one, it must be used
in at least one valid pricing setup.

d) Attribute Sourcing Rules have been defined.

6 Attribute Mapping setup is correct and the flags Please check Attribute Mapping Method is set to „ATTRIBUTE
are set, but still Attribute is not sourced. MAPPING‟ . Please note that „USER ENTERED‟ and
„CUSTOM SOURCED‟ attributes will not be sourced by Build
Mapping Rules program and need to be passed by the calling

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 application and custom package respectively.
If Attribute Mapping Method=‟ ATTRIBUTE MAPPING‟ ,
please check the following:

a) Used in Setup is set to yes.

b) Attribute Mapping Enabled is set to yes.

c) Attribute Mapping Status is set to yes.

d) Sourcing Rules have been defined for the request type

(Ex. ONT). If Level is BOTH, sourcing rules should be
defined for both Header and Line level.

e) For the request type, please check enabled flag is checked

for attribute sourcing Rules and seeded value string and
user value string are valid at Header and Line level
depends on the mapping level defined.

f) Run Attribute Mapping Rules Error Report to check the

Errors in sourcing rules.
If Attribute Mapping Method is „CUSTOM SOURCED‟ , please
check the Custom Sourcing Package and API call defined in
sourcing rule is valid and works fine and profile QP: Custom
Sourced is set to Yes.
7 While pricing setup, the attribute is mapped Dynamic attribute mapping sets the used_in_setup flag for the
dynamically, but still Attribute Sourcing Status attribute in attribute mapping, if the attribute is used in active
checkbox is not checked. pricing setup. i.e., Active Checkbox is checked for Price
list/Modifier/Formulas setup. User will need to run Build
Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent program to set Attribute
Mapping Status flag.

8 I removed the attribute from Pricing setup. But, You will need to run „Build Attribute Mapping Rules‟
used in setup flag is still set. concurrent program. This program will clear used in setup and
attribute source status flags for the attributes which are not used
in the setup.

9 Inactivated the Pricing setup, but still used in Please run Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent program. It
setup and attribute sourcing status flags are set will clear used in setup and attribute source status flags, if attribute
for the attribute. is not used in active pricing setup, and if profile option QP: Build
Attribute Mapping Options is set to „Map attributes used in active
pricing setup‟ .

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10 Running Build Attribute Mapping Rules Build Attribute Mapping Rules uses the profile option QP: Build
concurrent program only sets attribute sourcing Attributes Mapping Options. If the value is set to „Map all
status flag for the attribute used in setup. How attributes‟ , it will source all the attributes irrespective of the
do I source all attributes even if they are not attribute is used in active pricing setup or not. If value is set to
used in active setup? „Map attributes used in active pricing setup‟ , Build Attribute

Mapping Rules program will source only attributes which are used
in the active setup. This profile can be controlled only at the SITE
level.

11 Attribute is used in pricing setup, but used in Please check Profile option QP: Build Attribute Mapping Options
setup flag is not set. value is set to „Map attributes used in active pricing setup‟ . If so,
please check Active flag is checked for the Pricing Setup (Price
list/Modifier/Formula, etc) and run Build Attribute Mapping
Rules concurrent program.

12 Attribute Mapping Method is set to „CUSTOM Please check the Custom attribute sourcing procedure
SOURCED‟ and Build Contexts failed during QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE.Get_Custom_Attribute_Values is
call to pricing engine. defined and is not throwing any exception/error. Please also
check OM debug log with level 5 and check any exception is
thrown while invoking a call to the custom procedure.

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13 Attribute Mapping and Sourcing Rules setup are Please check the following:
correct and ran Build Attribute Mapping Rules
program. But, still attribute is not sourced. a) Check QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT package body
source and check the problematic attribute is sourced.

b) In calling application, please verify the attributes have

been passed to the pricing engine through Pricing Engine
Request Viewer and the value passed for the attribute is
correct and NOT NULL.

c) Please check the sourcing rule is valid and the API

returns the expected value for the input value passed
from calling application in SQL Plus* prompt. For
PL/SQL Multi-record API type, please use the
anonymous PL/SQL block to check API as follows:
//Block starts.
SET serveroutput ON DECLARE
l_bg_tbl qp_attr_mapping_pub.t_multirecord;
BEGIN
--Please input appropriate values.
FND_GLOBAL.apps_initialize(l_user_id, l_resp_id,
l_appl_id);
/*The following is sample API call.
Please replace it with the API call you want to
Validate and input appropriate values.

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 */
l_bg_tbl :=ams_qp_qual_pvt.get_buying_groups
(&party_id, &order_line_sold_to_org_id);
IF l_bg_tbl.count > 0 THEN
FOR i in l_bg_tbl.first..l_bg_tbl.last LOOP
-- Check the value(s) returned from the API.
END LOOP;
ELSE
-- API does not return any value for the input
Value. If it is custom API, please check API,
If it is seeded, please log bug against appropriate
product who owns the API.
END IF;
END;
//Block ends.

14 Customer upgraded to 11.5.7 and is on OM Please apply Patch#2597461 and Patch#2603770. Also check the
Family Pack H, and there are few corrupted seeded attribute sourcing rules are enabled by executing the
seeded attributes. Is there any standard patch following query:
available?
select count(*) from qp_attribute_sourcing where seeded_flag='Y'
and enabled_flag='N';

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15 Need to check seeded/custom defined attribute Please execute the following SQL to get attribute mapping and
mapping and sourcing rules are valid after sourcing rule details of attributes defined in Qualifier/Pricing
upgrade. Attribute contexts and the Product context. Please check
Enabled_flag is set to Y for all the seeded sourcing rules, and
seeded_value_string and user_value_string values.
Attribute Mapping Details :-
SELECT A.PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE,
A.PRC_CONTEXT_CODE,
A.SEEDED_FLAG SEEDED_CONTEXT,
A.ENABLED_FLAG CONTEXT_ENABLED,
B.SEGMENT_ID,
B.SEGMENT_CODE CODE,
B.USER_PRECEDENCE,

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 B.SEEDED_FLAG SEEDED_ATTRIBUTE,
B.SEGMENT_MAPPING_COLUMN
COLUMN_MAPPED,
C.SEGMENT_LEVEL LEVEL_CODE,
C.SEEDED_SOURCING_METHOD,
C.USER_SOURCING_METHOD
SOURCING_METHOD,
C.SOURCING_ENABLED
SOURCING_ENABLED,
C.USED_IN_SETUP USED_IN_SETUP,
C.SOURCING_STATUS SOURCE_STATUS,
C.LOV_ENABLED LOV_ENABLED,
C.LIMITS_ENABLED LIMITS_ENABLED,
B.AVAILABILITY_IN_BASIC AVAIL_IN_BASIC
FROM QP_PRC_CONTEXTS_B A,
QP_SEGMENTS_B B,
QP_PTE_SEGMENTS C
WHERE A.PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE IN
('PRODUCT', 'QUALIFIER', 'PRICING_ATTRIBUTE')
AND B.PRC_CONTEXT_ID = A.PRC_CONTEXT_ID
AND C.SEGMENT_ID = B.SEGMENT_ID
AND C.PTE_CODE = &pte_code
ORDER BY
PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE, A.PRC_CONTEXT_CODE;
Attribute Sourcing Rules details :-
SELECT A.PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE,
A.PRC_CONTEXT_CODE,
A.ENABLED_FLAG,
B.SEGMENT_CODE,
B.SEGMENT_MAPPING_COLUMN,
C.REQUEST_TYPE_CODE,

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 C.ATTRIBUTE_SOURCING_LEVEL,
C.SEEDED_SOURCING_TYPE,
C.SEEDED_VALUE_STRING,
C.USER_SOURCING_TYPE,
C.USER_VALUE_STRING,
C.ENABLED_FLAG
FROM QP_PRC_CONTEXTS_B A,
QP_SEGMENTS_B B,
QP_ATTRIBUTE_SOURCING C
WHERE A.PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE IN
(„PRODUCT‟ , 'QUALIFIER', 'PRICING_ATTRIBUTE')

AND B.PRC_CONTEXT_ID = A.PRC_CONTEXT_ID

AND C.SEGMENT_ID = B.SEGMENT_ID

ORDER BY A.PRC_CONTEXT_TYPE,

A.PRC_CONTEXT_CODE,

B.SEGMENT_CODE,

C.REQUEST_TYPE_CODE;

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16 The context of an attribute that was One of the following solutions may resolve the issue:
successfully mapped did not show up in the
Order management Sales Pad Pricing Context • The only contexts that will show up in the OM Sales
list of values. Order Pad are the ones that have at least one attribute
that is USER ENTERED. If the context has all its
attributes as mapping method ATTRIBUTE
MAPPING, this context will not show up Pricing
Context List of values.

• You must create all new attributes using the new

Attribute Manager Context and Attributes window.
Using this method, all attributes of type Pricing Attribute
will get created in the OM Flex field and the flex field
will get registered (if required); its definitions will freeze
and then get compiled automatically. Check the
Concurrent Manager requests to see if the request was
completed as Normal. Remember, the converse is not
true. An attribute created using the Flex field windows
will not get created in the Attribute Manager tables.
Columns updated in Flex field window are also not
supported in Pricing.

17 PL/SQL: could not find program unit error • Please check all the database objects are valid. If any
message is recorded in OM Debug log file and INVALID Objects found, please recompile all
no attributes sourced. INVALID objects.

• Please check dba_errors table for errors logged in one of

the packages used in sourcing rules. Check the error, and
recompile the package. If package does not recompile
and it is oracle provided package, please check if any
patch is available to resolve the package error. If not
please log SR.

• Please check customer is using custom attributes and

custom sourcing rules. If QP: Custom Sourced profile is
set to Yes and if the error occurs in Custom Procedure,
please advice customer to verify and correct the error.

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18 Attribute Mapping of an attribute is „CUSTOM • Please check Profile QP: Customer Sourced is set to Yes
SOURCED‟ , but this attribute is not sourced for custom sourcing attributes.
correctly.
• Please check Custom Sourcing Procedure is valid and
attributes have been sourced correctly. Please refer to
Pricing Implementation Guide on how to custom source
attributes. Please see Using Custom Sourced Attributes
section for a sample custom sourcing procedure
implementation.

19 Is there any report, which identifies errors in In Release 11.5.9 or later, please run „Attribute Mapping Rules
Attribute sourcing rules? Error Report‟ and specify request type optionally. Check report
output for attribute sourcing rule errors if any. This report will
output errors in sourcing rules only for the attributes, which has
Attribute Mapping set to „ATTRIBUTE MAPPING‟ . For
release prior to 11.5.9, please see the diagnostic script provided in
Attribute Management Diagnostic scripts section.

20 For troubleshooting Intercompany invoicing For details on „Intercompany Integration with Advanced
with Advanced Pricing issues, where can I find Pricing‟ , please refer to „Intercompany Invoicing and Advance
the document details? Pricing
Integration‟ Technical Brief in MetaLink. Please set QP: Pricing
Transaction Entity and QP: Source System code correctly before
creating pricelist/modifier so that the contexts/attributes linked to
the „Intercompany Transaction‟ PTE will be available in LOVs in
Pricing setup forms.
21 Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent • Please run Attribute Mapping Rules Error report and
program throws error with User Defined verify if there are any errors. This report verifies the
Exception. packages used in sourcing rules are valid in database and
Invalid HVOP Attribute: if any file dependencies are missing.

QP_BULK_PREQ_GRP.G_LINE_REC. • Please verify the custom sourcing rules are valid and the
parameters passed to the custom souring rules.

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 INVOICE_TO_PARTY_ID Parameters should be valid columns and not the entire
structure.
Invalid HVOP Attribute: Please refer to Bug# 4709496 for details.
QP_BULK_PREQ_GRP.G_LINE_REC.INV
OICE_TO_PARTY_ID

Call AD_DDL to create BODY of package

QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT_TMP

ERROR in creating PACKAGE BODY:

QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT_TMP

22 Problem in Please check if there are custom contexts attached to the PTE and
QP_Attr_Mapping_PUB.Build_Contexts API in verifies the sourcing rules of the custom attributes are valid.
Custom Contexts attached to the PTE. For troubleshooting, please uncheck „Attribute Mapping Enabled‟
checkbox for the custom attributes in the custom contexts attached
to the PTE and run Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent
program. Verify if the issue still exists. Please refer to Bug#
4709496 & 4887583 for more details.

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23 How to exclude attributes being included in Please perform the following steps:
QP_BUILD_SOURCING_PVT package build
a) Identify Custom contexts/attributes:
by Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent
program? If context and attributes to be excluded are not known,
please see MetaLink note: 363052.1 and run Oracle
Advanced Pricing Attribute Mapping Rules Data
Collection Test at the customer instance with following
options:

1. Responsibility Id (LOV) - Select responsibility id

2. Request Type Code (LOV) -Select ONT (for

ex.) 3. Show Rules With Errors Only (LOV)

- No

Check the report output for contexts/attributes have

seeded value 'No'.

b) Uncheck attribute mapping enabled checkbox for all

problematic attributes in the problematic custom contexts
manually.

Navigation: Pricing -> Setup -> Attribute

Management -> Attribute Linking and Mapping.

Locate the custom context in PTE and click on Link

Attributes button. Uncheck Attribute Mapping
Enabled checkbox for all custom attributes and save.
Repeat step b for all other custom contexts and
attributes.

c) Run Attribute Mapping Rules Error report to see if there

are any sourcing rule errors reported.

d) Run Build Attribute Mapping Rules concurrent program

and verify it is completed successfully.

NOTES

1) 374963.1 - How to custom source pricing attributes -

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 QP_CUSTOM_SOURCE.Get_Custom_Attribute_Values 2)

209471.1 - Tables Associated with Attribute Mapping

3) 209407.1 - How To Diagnose Attribute Mapping Issues

4) 209472.1 - How To Know If Attribute Mapping Was Successfully Built?

ORACLE DIAGNOSTIC SCRIPTS FOR ATTRIBUTE MAPPING ISSUES

Attribute Mapping Rules – Note 363052.1

This test provides details of attribute mapping rules. It can be run for a single request type such as
ONT or for all request types. Use this test to find the attribute mapping rules that are invalid. All
details and link to download can be found on the Note 363052.1

CONCLUSION

As detailed above, Attribute Management provides flexibility for Pricing setup for various business
needs. Usage of attribute management for product, qualifier and pricing attributes provides
powerful and flexible capabilities within Advanced Pricing. In fact this feature is also called as an
extension of Advanced pricing because of the flexibility it provides. Using these features
successfully requires an understanding of the business process, the features and the required setup
in the application.

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ORACLE
Attribute Management in Advanced Pricing Revised
May 2010

Author: Ananthalakshmi Anbuselvan

Co-Author: Kelli Stone

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