Delete Expired Prices

Overview

This task deletes product prices that have expired beyond a configured threshold. It helps maintain search index performance and reduces storage by removing historical price data that is no longer needed for business operations.

Identifier

When to Use

Enable this task when you need:

• Cleanup of expired promotional prices
• Maintenance of price index performance
• Reduction of storage costs
• Compliance with data retention policies

Configuration Properties

This task requires configuration in tenant settings:

The task will fail if this setting is not configured.

Behavior

What It Does

1. Reads the deleteExpiredPricesThreshold from tenant settings
2. Calculates the cutoff date (current date minus threshold days)
3. Deletes all prices that expired before the cutoff date
4. Reports the number of prices deleted

Prerequisites

• productSettings.deleteExpiredPricesThreshold must be configured in tenant settings
• Product price service must be operational

Side Effects

• Permanently removes expired price records
• Reduces price index size
• Historical price data beyond threshold will not be available

Example Configuration

First, ensure tenant settings include the threshold:

{
    "productSettings": {
        "deleteExpiredPricesThreshold": 90
    }
}

Then configure the scheduled task:

{
    "ImplementationType": "DeleteExpiredPricesScheduledTask",
    "Schedule": "0 3 * * 0",
    "IsDisabled": false
}

Recommended Schedule

Run weekly during off-peak hours (0 3 * * 0 - 3 AM Sunday). Price deletion can be a heavy operation, so running it during low-traffic periods is recommended.

Related Tasks

• Delete Expired Cost Prices - Clean up expired cost prices