4 Enable Op Approval Task

The MFP Maintenance activity consists of the following tasks:

• MFP Setup

• Location Setup

• Enable Op Approval

• Load Validate

Planning administrators use this workbook to enable Merch Plan and Location Plan users to submit and approve plans to the Original Plan (Op). As a planning administrator, you can select or deselect this option at any time. If you deselect it during the in-season, Merch Plan and Location Plan 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

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

1. Click the New Workbook icon in the Enable OP Approval task.

   Figure 4-1 Enable OP Approval Validation

   
   

2. The workbook wizard opens at the Product Selection step. Select the departments you want to enable and click Next.

   Figure 4-2 Workbook Wizard: Product Selection

   
   

3. The Calendar Selection step appears. Select the halves and click Next.

   Figure 4-3 Workbook Wizard: Calendar Selection

   
   

4. The Location Selection step appears. Select the channels you want and click Finish.

   Figure 4-4 Workbook Wizard: Location Selection

   
   

   The Enable OP Approval workbook is built.

MP Enable OP Approval

The Merch Plan step has one view: MP Enable OP Approval.

Select the week(s) by department that you want to enable Merch Plan users to submit and approve plans to the original plan. Once you are satisfied with the setting updates you have made, commit the workbook in order to retain your changes.

Figure 4-5 MP Enable OP Approval View

Table 4-1 lists the measures available in this view.

Table 4-1 Allow OP Approval View Measures

Measure	Description
MP OP Approve Enabled	Select this measure to enable Merch Plan users to submit and approve plans to the original plan.

LP Enable OP Approval

The Location Plan step has one view: LP Enable OP Approval.

Select the week(s) by department that you want to enable Location Plan users to submit and approve plans to the original plan. Once you are satisfied with the setting updates you have made, commit the workbook in order to retain your changes.

Figure 4-6 LP Enable OP Approval View

Table 4-2 lists the measures available in this view.

Table 4-2 Allow OP Approval View Measures

Measure	Description
LP Op Approve Enabled	Select this measure to enable Location Plan users to approve plans to the original plan.