Price Engine Setup (Reference)
The master switches of the engine. Find the card by searching for Price Engine Setup or in the Assisted Setup; the fastest way through the first configuration is the step-by-step guide.
Fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Master switch. Off = the engine neither calculates nor writes; price changes are still collected and processed by the first run after re-enabling |
| Rejection Alert Threshold | From how many rejections per run a notification with a jump into the log appears (0 = off). Default: 50 |
| Write Purchase Price Lists | Whether supplier offers are mirrored into purchase price lists (MC-<VendorNo>). Switch off if you maintain purchase prices manually |
| Stale Offer Days | After how many days without refresh an offer counts as withdrawn and its purchase line is closed — choose a value above the supplier's longest import interval. Default: 3 |
| Last Queue Run / Items | When the queue last ran and how many items it processed |
| Items Waiting | Current fill level of the recalculation queue — click opens the list |
The License FactBox shows the state of the module PRICEENGINE and can start the demo.
Actions
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Process Recalculation Queue | Calculates all waiting items now: write purchase lines, close withdrawn offers, calculate sales prices per enabled list |
| Reconcile Purchase Prices | Full pass: checks every active MC-* purchase line and closes lines without a live offer |
| Create Job Queue Entries | Sets up the scheduled processing: queue hourly (QUEUE), purchase reconcile daily (RECONCILE) — both on all seven weekdays |
No manual work in normal operation
The engine processes the queue automatically after every supplier import; with the standalone cost sources, changed unit costs and purchase price lines enqueue the items themselves. The actions exist for the first start and for "right now" situations.
How the queue works
- Every price change (import, unit cost, purchase line) only notes the item — that costs practically nothing
- Processing happens once per item, no matter how many offers changed — the decisive efficiency factor with aggregators carrying many offers per item
- Per item everything happens at once: purchase lines, reconcile, sales price per enabled price list
A third job queue mode FULL recalculates all enabled lists from scratch — after large rule changes.