When you use SAS Markdown Optimization to approve markdowns and then run the weekly optimization task with global setting REOPTIMIZE_APPROVED_MARKDN=1 (preserve approved markdowns during current week), approvals might not be preserved when the following three conditions are true:

• global setting PRICE_CHANGE_APPROVAL_LEAD_TIME was changed before the weekly ETL incremental data load
• global setting PRICE_CHANGE_APPROVAL_LEAD_TIME is greater than 1 week
• multiple plans were optimized with different start and end dates inside and outside of the price change approval lead time periods.

To circumvent the issue, set the global setting PARALLEL_PLAN_MEM_CHUNK_SIZE=1 to specify that the backend optimization process runs one plan at a time. Setting PARALLEL_PLAN_MEM_CHUNK_SIZE=1 however means that optimization will take longer because plans are optimized one at a time.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS Merchandise Intelligence 3.2 is available at: