SAP CRM / CS Supports

Symptom
When you use list pricing in your product catalog, you experience a long runtime during the product catalog replication to TREX or a long
runtime during the product catalog export in XML.
During the product catalog replication an update process is blocking other processes with a long runtime.
Other terms
Product catalog, COM_PCAT_IMS_PRC_CND_HANDLE, LCOM_PCAT_STAGE_REPLF48,
COM_PCAT_EXPORT, Initial replication, export, catalog export, Product catalog export, XML export, performance, list price, list pricing, ISA,
E-Commerce, Web Channel, CRM,
Reason and Prerequisites
The function module COM_PCAT_IMS_PRC_CND_HANDLE is called
to create change pointers for the according conditions types in your
product catalog during the replication and the export.
In the case of an initial replication, the function module in called in update task.
Solution
Please implement the following correction instruction.
ATTENTION:
Manual activity is required to implement this note unless you implement the according support package.
Please execute the followings steps prior to implementing the correction instruction:
Go to transaction SE37 (Function Builder)Edit function module ‘COM_PCAT_IMS_PRC_CND_HANDLE’Go to the tab tablesAdd the parameters:Parameter name Type Associated Type OptionalIT_VARIANTS LIKE COMT_PCAT_VRT_WRK XIT_PRICESETTINGS LIKE COMT_PCAT_VRT_IP_WRK XCheck the box ‘Optional’ for both parametersSave and activate the function module