1. Using Replenishment Planning
  2. Work with Page Layouts in Replenishment Planning

Work with Page Layouts in Replenishment Planning

In the Replenishment Planning work area, you can create and edit page layouts.

Create a Page Layout

To create a page layout:

  1. In the Replenishment Planning work area, open the replenishment plan for which you want to create a page layout.

  2. In the header, select Page Layout > Create.

    The Create Page Layout dialog box opens.

  3. Specify the following details:

    • Enter the page layout name and description.

    • Select Public to make the page layout accessible to all users, or select Private to restrict the page layout to yourself.

    • In the Enable in Work Area field, ensure that Replenishment Planning is selected.

  4. Click Save and Close.

    The page layout is created with an empty pane.

  5. Click the Change drop-down button to select a pane layout (for example, Two Pane, Horizontal Split) for your page layout.

  6. To add content to a pane, click the Open drop-down button, and select the pane.

    The Open Table, Graph, or Tile Set dialog box opens.

  7. Select a table, graph, or tile set from the displayed list, and click OK.

  8. Add content to the other panes of the page layout.

  9. Click the Save Layout drop-down button.

Edit a Page Layout

You can edit a user-defined page layout using the Save Layout drop-down button in the header or the Manage Page Layouts dialog box that's opened from the Page Layout field. You can't save your changes to a predefined page layout or a page layout that belongs to another user. If you modify a predefined page layout or a page layout that belongs to another user, you can save it as a new, user-defined page layout that belongs to you.

After making changes to the page layout, click the Save Layout drop-down button to save your changes. To save your changes to a new page layout, click Save Layout > Save As. The Save Layout As dialog box opens, and you can specify the name, description, access, and work area for the new page layout.

In the Manage Page Layouts dialog box, you can:

  • Change the name, description, work area, and access for the page layout.

  • Duplicate or delete the page layout.

    Note: You can't delete the page layout if it's presently being used by the displayed replenishment plan.

  • Make the page layout your default page layout.

  • Add tables, graphs, or tile sets to the page layout.

  • Remove tables, graphs, or tile sets from the page layout.

Predefined Page Layouts for Replenishment Planning

The Replenishment Planning work area has the following predefined page layouts:

  • Demand and Replenishment Plan Summary: This page layout provides infotiles for policy execution, policy effectiveness, segment analysis, total inventory value, and shipment forecast mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). By clicking the bar at the bottom of each infotile, you can view the associated graphs and tables. Use this page layout for integrated replenishment plans for which you select the Generate forecast, Calculate policy parameters, and Calculate replenishments check boxes on the Plan Options page.

  • Product Lifecycle Management: This page layout displays the predefined Manage Product Life Cycle by Item and Date table that you can use to modify the launch and discontinuation dates for products. The page layout also displays the predefined Manage Forecast During Product Life Cycle table that you can use to modify the shipments or bookings forecasts for products. Use this page layout to manage product introductions and retirements.

  • Replenishment and Rebalancing Plan Summary: This page layout provides infotiles for policy execution, policy effectiveness, segment analysis, total inventory value, and rebalancing performance. Use this page layout for analyzing the effectiveness of the inventory rebalancing process for replenishment plans for which you select the Rebalance inventory check box on the Plan Options page.

  • Replenishment Plan Summary: This page layout provides infotiles for policy execution, policy effectiveness, segment analysis, and total inventory value. By clicking the bar at the bottom of each infotile, you can view the associated graphs and tables. Use this page layout for replenishment plans for which you select the Calculate policy parameters and Calculate replenishments check boxes on the Plan Options page.

  • Replenishment Workbench: This two-pane page layout has the Replenishment Workbench table and an inventory sawtooth graph. Use this page layout when you want to simultaneously use a table and graph for analyzing replenishment planning results.