Overview of the Planning Central Work Area

Use the Planning Central work area to configure, view, and analyze your real world business processes.

You can use the Planning Central work area to do the following:

• View multiple plans and plan inputs simultaneously.

• Use predefined page layouts or create user-defined page layouts to view plan data tailored for your organization.

To access the Planning Central work area and open a plan:

1. In the Navigator, click the Planning Central work area link.

2. Click the Plans drawer, expand Plans.

3. Right-click a plan and select Open.

By default, your plan opens on the Edit Plan page. The Edit Plan page consists of two main areas:

• Header

• Configurable pane

Note: If a plan that has been created in the Planning Central work area is opened from either the Supply Planning or the Demand and Supply Planning work area, then that plan will no longer be accessible from the Planning Central work area.

Header

The header area contains the page layout information and actionable buttons, such as Save Layout, Change, Open, Actions, Save, and Cancel. The header area displays the plans, simulation sets, and plan inputs that are currently opened.

Configurable Pane

You can display the content of your plan in the configurable pane area, which is located below the header. You can add multiple panes on the page to display your content. The Page Layout drop-down list in the header area determines the number of panes in your planning interface page.