Siebel Consumer Goods Guide > Sales Volume Planning >

About Configuring Sales Volume Planning


This topic contains information that might be useful when configuring SVP features.

The procedures documented in this chapter include buttons that invoke specialized methods, as described in Table 12.

Table 12. Buttons And Methods For SVP Configurations
Button
Method
Description
Supported On

Allocate

MthdAlloc

Changes the status of the allocate action to Pending (ready for Workflow Monitor to pick up).

Bus Comp Layer

Calculate Source

OnCalculate

Sums up the total value of the Source field that is specified between the Start and End fields.

Bus Comp Layer

Current Year

CurrentSVPYear

Displays baseline data for the current year in the Baseline - Flat view.

Bus Comp Layer

Execute

MassChange

Finds all Baseline or Target records with a period between the start period and end period, then updates the field specified with Value according to the Algorithm Type. For Percentage Change, the new value is (1 plus Value divided by 100) multiplied by old value; for Flat Change, the new value is Value.

Applet Layer

Execute Action

OnExecute

Changes the status of actions from Initialized to Pending (ready for the Workflow Monitor to pick up).

Bus Comp Layer

Save to File

CreatePopup

Exports selected columns from the SVP screen to an Excel spreadsheet.

Applet Layer

Load from File

LoadFromFileInBusComp

Imports selected columns in an Excel spreadsheet to the SVP screen.

Applet Layer

Lock

mthdlock

Locks a node and makes the node modifiable.

Bus Comp Layer

Mass Change

ShowPopup

Opens a dialog box that displays the following options:

  • Algorithm type
  • Field
  • Value
  • Period Start
  • Period End

The dialog box also contains the Execute button.

Applet Layer

Next Year

NextSVPYear

Displays baseline data for the next year in the Baseline - Flat view.

Bus Comp Layer

Prior Year

PriorSVPYear

Displays baseline data for the prior year in the Baseline - Flat view.

Bus Comp Layer

Refresh

OnRefresh

Refreshes the form and recalculates the planning percentages.

Bus Comp Layer

Skip All

SetAll

Sets the Skip flag to True.

Bus Comp Layer

SVP Adopt

mthdAdoptSVPParent

Adopts categories in a hierarchy and makes them a part of the SVP category hierarchy.

Bus Comp Layer

Unlock

mthdUnlock

Unlocks a node and makes the node not modifiable.

Bus Comp Layer

Siebel Consumer Goods Guide Copyright © 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.