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3381777 - What product will be effective today if several products have same Backoffice effective date

Symptom

Incorrect version of product effective today in SAP CPQ application.

Environment

SAP SALES CLOUD CPQ connected with CPS

Reproducing the Issue

1. Create several materials with same effective date in ERP;
2. Replicate the materials to SAP CPQ via Knowledge base Synchronization;
3. Products in CPQ will contain same Back office effective date.

Cause

Multiple materials are replicated from ERP/CPS with same effective date.

Resolution

SAP CPQ will consider Highest version number to set what product will be effective today.

See Also

  • The system applies the following logic when determining which version of a Variant Configuration product is effective: if a root item version with the right effective date exists, it is marked as effective today. If no such root item version exists, the non-root item version with an adequate effective date is marked as effective today. If multiple non-root item versions are effective on the same date, the one with the highest version number is displayed. - Technical Overview | SAP Help Portal 
  • The version number will depend on the order the versions are set in CPS.

Keywords

CPQ, CPS, effective today, effective version, product, materials, version number , KBA , CEC-SAL-CPQ , Sales Cloud CPQ , Known Error

Product

SAP CPQ 2023