1. Creating and Administering Analytics and Reports for SCM
  2. Create a Change Order Approval Cycle Time by Reason Analysis

Create a Change Order Approval Cycle Time by Reason Analysis

You are a product manager and you want to create an analysis to help you review change order approval cycle times. The approval times are to be analyzed by change reasons.

The following table summarizes key decisions for creating the analysis.

Decisions to Consider

In This Example

What information to include?

  • Change Order Approval Cycle Time

  • Reason

What type of layout is required?

Table with a bar below it

Is this analysis available for others to use?

No. Save it to My Folders.

To create an analysis of Change Order Approval Cycle time by Reason, complete these tasks:

  1. Select columns

  2. Define the layout

  3. Save the analysis

Selecting Columns

  1. Navigate to Reports and Analytics work area.

  2. Click Create.

  3. Select Analysis.

  4. In the Select Subject Area Window, select the Product Management - Change Order Real Time subject area.

  5. On the Create Analysis: Select Columns page, expand the Product Management - Change Order Real Time folder.

  6. Expand the Change Order folder.

  7. Select Approval Cycle Time and click the Add icon button to move the column to the Selected Columns area.

  8. Expand the Change Order Reason folder.

  9. Select Change Order Reason and click the Add icon button to move the column to the Selected Columns area.

  10. Click Next.

Defining the Layout

  1. On the Create Analysis: Select Views page, enter Change Order Approval Cycle Time in the Name field.

  2. Next to the Table field, click None to open the Table menu.

  3. Select Table (recommended).

  4. Next to the Graph field, click None to open the Graph menu.

  5. Select Bar (recommended).

  6. Use the default layout value of Table above Graph.

  7. Click Next.

  8. On the Create Analysis: Edit Table page, select Change Order Reason and click the Move selected item to top of list icon.

  9. Click Next.

  10. On the Create Analysis: Edit Graph page, click Next.

  11. On the Create Analysis: Sort and Filter Page, click Next.

Saving the Analysis

  1. On the Create Analysis: Save page, enter Change Order Approval Cycle Time by Reason in the Analysis Name field, enter a description and then select My folders in the Save In region.

  2. Click Submit.

  3. Click OK.