Master data and governance on Snowflake

Price and condition change approval on Snowflake

Takes proposed price changes with their margin and volume impact through approval bands and writes the condition records to the ERP and the CRM price book with the right validity.

SCREENSDATA HANDLERSSNOWFLAKE · READ IN PLACES01 ProposalS02 ImpactS03 ApprovalS04 Write-backS05 Boarddh_price_conditionPrice conditionCONFORMED.PRICE_CONDITIONdh_customer_masterCustomer masterCONFORMED.CUSTOMERdh_sales_order_lineSales order lineCONFORMED.SALES_ORDER_LINEdh_quotationQuotationCONFORMED.QUOTATIONWRITE BACK TO SNOWFLAKEPrice condition → MERGE into LIMA.APP_DECISIONSQuotation → MERGE into LIMA.APP_DECISIONSrows stay in Snowflake · access rules applied at read time · each write acknowledged and logged
The screens of the app, the data handler behind each, and the Snowflake object it reads in place. Writes below the line go through MERGE into a Lima-owned table, with the operational write to the ERP of record.
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objects read in place from Snowflake
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screens on those rows
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to production-grade
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objects written back
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rows copied to build it
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What the app reads

The Snowflake objects behind each handler

Tables are read in place through the native Snowflake connector: the app sends only the filter and the columns it needs, Snowflake returns the matching rows. The Backbone landing model (RAW, CONFORMED and HISTORY schemas) is the usual source, so history and aggregates are already prepared.

ObjectRead fromFields the app usesFreshness
Price conditionCONFORMED.PRICE_CONDITIONmaterial_id (material) · customer_id (customer) · amount (amount) · currency (unit)prepared by the Backbone; refreshed on its schedule
Customer masterCONFORMED.CUSTOMERcustomer_id (id) · name (name) · country (country) · sales_org (sales org)prepared by the Backbone; refreshed on its schedule
Sales order lineCONFORMED.SALES_ORDER_LINEso_number (number) · so_line (line) · customer_id (customer) · material_id (material)prepared by the Backbone; refreshed on its schedule
QuotationCONFORMED.QUOTATIONquote_id (number) · customer_id (customer) · net_value (value) · valid_to (valid to)prepared by the Backbone; refreshed on its schedule
The trigger

The start criterion in Snowflake's own fields

In plain words: A proposer submits S01 with at least 1 line whose new amount differs from the current condition.

This app starts from a screen, so the first read happens when the instance opens; the criteria on the arrows use the fields above.

Start

A proposer submits S01 with at least 1 line whose new amount differs from the current condition. The instance then reads its rows from Snowflake through the handlers above.

What the app writes back

Through MERGE and the system of record

Decisions are recorded in a Lima-owned table in Snowflake through stage, COPY INTO and MERGE, so analytics see them next to the history. The operational write goes to the system of record through its released interface, and the app records the acknowledgement. For this app the operational change (condition records created per material and customer with the new amount and validity) goes to SAP S/4HANA or Oracle Fusion through its released interface, and the pair pages for those systems show the exact call.

ObjectWhat changesInterface
Price conditioncondition records created per material and customer with the new amount and validity; the previous record ended the day beforeMERGE into LIMA.APP_DECISIONS
Quotationopen quotations flagged with the new price for the owner to confirm or re-issueMERGE into LIMA.APP_DECISIONS
Acknowledged and logged

Each write stores the identifier Snowflake returns beside the decision, the person and the time, so the log answers who changed what, and the reconciliation shows it arrived.

Access and prerequisites

What is in place before the first build

Snowflake roles and row-access policies are mapped to Lima access policies once, so a person sees the same rows in the app that they see in a worksheet.

  • A Snowflake role for the connector with SELECT on the conformed schemas and INSERT and MERGE on the Lima decision schema
  • A warehouse sized for the app's queries (an X-Small serves most screens)
  • The Backbone landing model in place for the objects the app uses, or your own conformed tables registered
  • The system of record connected for the operational write
Register the handlers4 objects from the catalog; each shows its rows at once.
Why the lake

History and aggregates, read where they land

This app reads price condition from Snowflake because the screens need history at scale: months of rows, aggregates by period, several versions. The Backbone lands the objects in the conformed model and refreshes them on a schedule, and the handler reads them in place with the filter and the columns pushed down. The person's grants in Snowflake decide what they see.

The operational rows the person acts on can come live from the ERP in the same app: one handler per object per system, and a screen that shows both.

Readsconformed and history tables, in placeSnowflake
Decision recordMERGE into a Lima-owned tablebeside the history
Operational writeto the ERP of record through its interfaceacknowledged
GrantsSnowflake roles and row policies honouredat read time
Nearby

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Terms on this page

Condition recordA dated price entry in the ERP for a material and a customer, customer group or price list.
Margin floorThe lowest margin percentage a price may carry before the controller has to approve it.
Read in placeThe rows stay in Snowflake; the handler sends the filter and the columns and Snowflake returns the matching rows.
Questions

Does this app copy data out of Snowflake?

The screens read through handlers that leave the rows in Snowflake. The conformed tables it reads were landed there by the Backbone from the ERP; the app reads them there.

What does Snowflake need to allow?

The prerequisites above: an integration identity with read rights on the objects listed and write rights on the interfaces named, connectivity, and the scopes agreed with the process owner.

Can I run it on another system as well?

Yes. The screens, criteria and roles stay; the handlers are re-bound to the other system's objects, and the app's other system pages show them.

See this app on your data

Bring the process and the systems it touches. In the first session we register the data handlers, draw the levels or the lanes and run the first screen on your live rows.