Prepare and release price exports

prepare and release price exports business goal configure a controlled export, validate the proposed new prices and projected impact, then release approved regular price changes to downstream store systems prerequisites open the exports docid\ ayu6zunb35nqkubun3bpf section from the regular navigation have permission to create and edit export plans and to release price changes through the configured review workflow ensure the current optimization run has produced new prices and that required cost data is available confirm downstream system capacity and the intended effective date before setting export limits step by step instructions step 1 review the export plan open the export template and select edit to review mandatory columns, review pipeline settings, and standard export parameters before creating an export business reason the export plan defines the controls that determine which price changes can be handed off and ensures required downstream data is present review the export plan step 2 set the export size limit open export size limit, enter the maximum number of product rows that store systems can safely process in one export, and select save business reason an export size limit prevents store system overload; when eligible changes exceed the limit, the platform prioritizes which changes to send step 3 protect newly listed products open the protection setting for newly listed products, set the required protection period, and select save business reason this delays automatic regular repricing for new products, allowing their initial price and sales data to stabilize before inclusion in an export protect newly listed products step 4 create and inspect the export select create export on the approved template, then open the new regular export from the open list in export content, review the row count and compare each new price with its current price, difference, cost, and margin before recalculating if source data has changed business reason this confirms that the outbound file contains the intended regular price changes and identifies exceptions that could create margin or operational risk create and inspect the export step 5 assess commercial impact open export impacts and compare projected profit, revenue, quantity, margin, and reference price index changes at top level and by category; expand categories that need closer review business reason category level review helps verify that the proposed new prices support the commercial objective rather than shifting an unacceptable impact into a smaller part of the assortment assess commercial impact step 6 release before the deadline confirm the opened and deadline timestamps, complete the configured review and approval workflow, and release the approved export before the deadline then use the exported tab to confirm completion business reason releasing on time moves approved price changes from proposed new prices into the outbound handoff, establishing the next current price in stores you're done when the export plan contains the required mandatory columns, an appropriate export size limit, and agreed protection settings the open export shows a reviewed row count and validated new price, current price, cost, and margin values export impacts have been reviewed at top level and for material categories after approval, the export appears in the exported tab as the completed outbound handoff pro tips use recalculate prices only when cost, reference price, price rule, or other source data changed after the export was created; re review the resulting new prices afterward investigate large differences and adverse margin or profit movements by category before release, rather than relying only on the top level total