3 Location Setup Task

The MFP Maintenance activity consists of the following tasks:

• MFP Setup

• Location Setup

• Enable Op Approval

• Load Validate

This chapter focuses on the steps within the Location Setup Task, which include:

• Location Info

• Like Location

Opening the Location Setup Workbook

To open a Location Setup workbook:

1. Click the New Workbook icon in the Location Setup task.

   Figure 3-1 Location Setup Task

   
   

   The workbook is built.

Location Info

The Location Info step includes two views, Location Info and Location Space.

Location Info View

In this view, the user can set up additional information related to location, such as description, status of location, and wholesale/franchise location.

Figure 3-2 Location Info View

Table 3-1 lists the measures available on this view.

Table 3-1 Location Info View Measures

Measure	Description
Location Description	Use the attributes employed in associating the two stores (why are these locations alike) to provide a short description of the location, for example, Southern High-Income Hot Dry.
W/F Location	Set the flag to true for all locations that are in a W/F channel.
Location Status	Range: Active, Closed, Refurbish.

Location Space View

This is the total physical area that a department occupies within the location, expressed in square meters.

Figure 3-3 Location Space View

Table 3-2 lists the measures available on this view.

Table 3-2 Location Space View Measures

Measure	Description
Square Meter	The total store area in square meters.

Like Location

The Like Location step includes one view: Like Location.

Like Location View

In this view, the user can set up like location information for new locations to use historical sales for Ly in Location Plan workbooks. The user also can set an end date for the like location, after which the application will stop using historical sales of the like location and start using historical sales for the same location in Ly.

Figure 3-4 Like Location View

Table 3-3 lists the measures available in this view.

Table 3-3 Like Location View Measures

Measure	Description
Like Location	Identifies the Sister Store for the location. Using the location hierarchy, determines a similar store based on location along with the attributes indicated in alternates (for example, income, climate, and so on.)
Like Location End Date	Date after which Like Location information will be ignored by the system to use historical sales data for Ly. If the date is not set for newly added locations using DPM, then the like location information will be used until DPM status of location becomes formal.