Price List Update¶
Merchandising updates product prices to reflect seasonal changes, cost movements, or regional adjustments. The scenario covers recalculation, approval, effective dating, and publication so every selling channel receives the same approved price changes.
| Domains | pricing · commerce |
| Actors | merchandiser · pricing-manager · system |
| Process | Price List Update |
| Capabilities | 3 |
| Steps | 7 |
| Events | 8 |
| Lifecycles | 2 |
| Min UCMI | 2.7 |
⚙️ Step-by-Step Flow¶
| # | Step | Actor | Lifecycle | State Change | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draft price change set | merchandiser | price-list-lifecycle |
→ draft | catalogue-updated |
| 2 | Calculate new sell prices | system | price-list-lifecycle |
draft → calculated | price-calculated |
| 3 | Submit price list for approval | merchandiser | price-list-lifecycle |
calculated → submitted | price-list-submitted |
| 4 | Approve updated prices | pricing-manager | price-list-lifecycle |
submitted → approved | price-list-approved |
| 5 | Activate effective price list | system | price-list-lifecycle |
approved → active | price-list-activated · price-list-applied |
| 6 | Publish changes to channels | system | catalogue-lifecycle |
updated → updated | channel-updated |
| 7 | Synchronise catalogue and POS | system | catalogue-lifecycle |
updated → published | catalogue-updated · catalogue-published |
⚡ Event Sequence¶
catalogue-updated → price-calculated → price-list-submitted → price-list-approved → price-list-activated → price-list-applied → channel-updated → catalogue-published
🔄 Lifecycles Involved¶
🧩 Capabilities Required¶
| Capability | |
|---|---|
pricing |
Pricing |
channel-management |
Channel Management |
catalogue-management |
Catalogue Management |
🖥️ Application Coverage¶
Applications that implement the capabilities required by this scenario.
| Capability | Implementing Applications |
|---|---|
pricing |
Promotion Engine |
channel-management |
eCommerce Platform |
catalogue-management |
eCommerce Platform |
📊 Readiness by Profile¶
Capability readiness across assessment profiles.
| Profile | Capabilities Met | Avg Score | Ready? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Electronics | 2/3 | 1.7 | ❌ |
| BuildPro Trade | 3/3 | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Flash Delivery | 2/3 | 1.7 | ❌ |
| Luxe Maison | 3/3 | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Metro Fresh Group | 2/3 | 1.7 | ❌ |
| Stella Fashion Group | 3/3 | 2.7 | ❌ |
| Reference Tier 2 Non-food Retailer | 3/3 | 2.7 | ❌ |
✅ Preconditions¶
- Products and current price lists exist for the targeted assortment
- Effective date and timezone rules are defined for each impacted market
- Approval workflow is configured for pricing governance
- Downstream channels can consume the activated price list without manual remapping
🎯 Success Criteria¶
- Approved prices become effective on schedule across all active channels
- POS and digital channels show the same base price after activation
- Audit trail records who proposed, approved, and activated the change set
- Repricing can be rolled back or superseded cleanly when required
⚠️ Failure Modes¶
- Effective date mismatch causes different channels to display different prices
- Approval is granted after the planned launch window and pricing goes live late
- Channel propagation fails for POS or kiosk while ecommerce succeeds
- Invalid tax or currency rules distort calculated sell prices
UCMI Requirements¶
Minimum UCMI Score: 2.7
| Capability | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
pricing |
🟠 2 |
channel-management |
🟠 2 |
catalogue-management |
🟠 2 |
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