How the Backlog Management Work Area Is Enabled

To enable the Backlog Management work area, you must perform two setup tasks.

You can perform these tasks in any order, but you must do both before a user can access the work area.

• Opt in to the Order Backlog Management feature.

• Assign a job role to the applicable users.

Opt In to the Order Backlog Management Feature

You perform this opt in one time for your overall site.

• Offering: Supply Chain Planning

• Feature: Order Backlog Management

For instructions regarding how to opt in to features, refer to the Using Functional Setup Manager guide, Offering Configuration chapter, in the Oracle Help Center.

Assign the Applicable Job Role to the Applicable Users

Assign a job role that includes the Monitor Backlog Management Work Area (MSC_MONITOR_BACKLOG_MANAGEMENT_WORK_AREA_PRIV) privilege to the user associated with each of your order backlog managers.

Other privileges you might also need to include in the job role:

• Create Backlog Plan (MSC_CREATE_BACKLOG_PLAN_PRIV)
• Manage Allocation Data (MSC_MANAGE_ALLOCATION_DATA_PRIV)
• Manage Allocation Attributes (MSC_MANAGE_ALLOCATION_ATTRIBUTES_PRIV)

For more information regarding how to assign job roles to users, refer to the Securing SCM guide, Role Provisioning chapter, in the Oracle Help Center.