9 Enable Op Approval Workbook

Planning administrators use this workbook to enable middle out and bottom up users to submit and approve plans to the Original Plan (Op). As planning administrator, you can select or deselect this option at any time. If you deselect it during the in-season, middle out, and bottom up users cannot submit or approve a plan for the Op. You can choose to do this after the planning process has been finalized in order to lock down the Op.

Enable Op Approval Workbook Wizard

To build a new Enable Op Approval workbook, perform the following steps:

1. Select New from the File menu, or click the New button in the toolbar.

2. On the Planning Admin tab, select Enable Op Approval and click OK.

   Figure 9-1 Creating a New Enable Op Approval Workbook

   
   

3. The Calendar Selection step appears. Select the halves you want to examine and click Next.

   Figure 9-2 Enable Op Approval Wizard: Calendar Selection

   
   

4. The Product Selection step appears. Select the departments you want to examine and click Next.

   Figure 9-3 Enable Op Approval Wizard: Product Selection

   
   

5. The Location Selection step appears. Select the channels you want to examine and click Finish.

   Figure 9-4 Enable Op Approval Wizard: Location Selection

   
   

The Enable Op Approval workbook is built.

Allow Op Approval

The Enable Op Approval workbook has one worksheet: Allow Op Approval.

Select the departments that you want to enable middle out and bottom up users to submit and approve plans to the original plan.

Figure 9-5 Allow OP Approval Worksheet

The following table lists the measures available on this worksheet.

Table 9-1 Allow OP Approval Worksheet Measures

Measure	Description
Op Approve Enabled	Select this measure to enable middle out and bottom up users to submit and approve plans to the original plan.