These three patterns negatively impact Revenue Cloud scalability and performance:
✔ A — Multiple automation types on a single objectTriggers + Workflows + Flows create:
This is a major anti-pattern.
✔ B — External API calls during pricing sequenceQCP or Price Rules must never call external APIs because:
They block calculator execution
Cause timeouts
Dramatically slow down quote save time
This is a severe performance issue.
✔ C — Extensive custom fields on Quote LineEvery Quote Line field:
Increases calculation payload size
Increases JSON transmitted to the calculator
Slows down Quote Calculation
Impacts large quotes significantly
Why D and E are not performance design flawsOption
Why Not a Design Problem
D — Quotes with 200 lines
CPQ supports scaling to far more than 200 lines with proper configuration.
E — Invoices with 200 lines
Billing handles this volume normally. Performance issues arise at thousands of lines.
