As we conclude the second last month of 2021, we continue to bring you updated articles on the DotActiv PowerBase. During the month of November, we have created one new article and updated nine articles.
If you would like to read past articles on what we’ve added or updated on the DotActiv PowerBase, you can browse through those PowerBase summaries. You can also read about why we introduced the DotActiv PowerBase.
New articles on the DotActiv PowerBase
How To Use The Floor Plan Analyser Grid And Optimizer
The floor plan analysis grid feature in the DotActiv software enables you to perform a pre-analysis of your current floor plan by comparing the departments, categories, and current NODs per category against what is captured in the cluster grid in the live database.
Meanwhile, you can use the floor optimizer feature to select departments and categories on your floor plan that you would like to optimise by performing a cross-category analysis to recommend the ideal space allocation (NODs).
This new article will help guide you on how to use these new features. We also unpack the ‘Update Floor Plan’ function found in the DotActiv software.
Updated articles on the DotActiv PowerBase
How To Open And Edit The Fixture And Product Report
Within the Product Report, you have the option to save a preset of the columns displayed in the report. This might be useful when you would like to save multiple different views that you use on a regular basis.
We recently updated this article to further explain how to save a preset so that you can access it whenever you click on the ‘Product Report’.
How To Add Products To A Gondola
There are four different ways to pack products onto a gondola or planogram. These include scanning the products manually, using a CSV file and using a product report or your database to drag and drop products.
This article now further demonstrates how to add a single product using the Product Report so that you are more equipped to use this method.
How To Build And Save A Planogram
Creating planograms within the DotActiv software is easy with this step-by-step process, but how do you save the planograms that you have built?
We have you covered and that’s why we updated this article to explain how to save a planogram. We also updated the heading to make it easy to find this article.
How To Create A Custom Planogram Highlight Spectrum
Highlighting a planogram can also be referred to as heat mapping. This is also applicable when using heat mapping on a floor plan.
This article will not only help you create highlights on your planogram but we also included a link to the Floor Planning highlight article for further analysis.
How To Create, Save and Use Planogram Preset Highlights
The Highlight function in the DotActiv software also helps you organise, group and analyse planogram data. You can highlight the top/bottom sellers or the slow/fast movers which can help determine what products to remove from a range or add more facings.
This article previously lacked information regarding the use and purpose of the highlight function. We have therefore updated it to include a more comprehensive explanation of the function.
Read more about how to create, save and use planogram preset highlights in the DotActiv software.
Unable To Activate My Licence
Are you struggling to activate your licence?
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this article, we cover a couple of possible reasons why your DotActiv application licence may not be activated. We have also added further clarification around offline activations and why they cannot take place.
How To Turn The Planoguide On Or Off
The Planoguide function in the DotActiv software can be used to group products on the planogram according to certain characteristics. It also allows you to be able to identify groupings of products with the function.
The Planoguide function can be found in the ‘Planogram Analysis’ section, under the ‘Tools’ tab within the DotActiv software. This article now also includes what the Planoguide function can be used for if you would like to analyse your planogram.
Activ8 Is Not Loading On My Computer
When your Activ8 fails to load after you open it on your desktop, you might need to do a hard refresh on your Chrome browser. That is why we wrote this article on the steps you can take to completely clear your Chrome browser and all its cached data.
Since it was written, we have updated it by adding an additional screenshot of what the ‘Elements’ page might look like as well as the ‘Reload’ button found on the top of your Chrome browser. If your Activ8 is not loading, you can read more about the steps to take in this article here.
How To Set Up Your Administrator Application Settings For DotActiv
Within the DotActiv software, you can set up your Administration Application settings. A few of these include FLP format, congestion setup, autosave setup, ADDM setup, change category setup and Range Optimizer setup.
After a recent query, we updated this article to include steps on how to export FLP format settings. If you would like to export your Database FLP format settings, you can do so by simply following the steps we have listed in this article.
Conclusion
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