It's again time to embrace the spirit of renewal and learning. That means diving into what we improved on the DotActiv PowerBase during October. The team proudly presents nine updated articles for you to read.
Our vision for the DotActiv PowerBase is to increase knowledge and skills and bridge any gap for software clients and others interested in using our software. If you’d like to read past articles on what we added or updated on the DotActiv PowerBase, you can browse those PowerBase summaries. You can also read why we introduced the DotActiv PowerBase.
Updated articles on the DotActiv PowerBase
How To Run Brand Profiling In The DotActiv Software
Brand profiling concerns placing a brand within a category based on its average price and brand image. For the software to automatically determine each brand’s profile, it requires specific data.
We have elaborated on the required data fields to ensure you receive an accurate profile for each brand.
What Are The Staging Table Requirements For Database Integration?
A staging table is a database table containing your business data. DotActiv staging tables include market, product, sales, and stock information.
Part of the stock information is DC stock. We have updated this article on how DC stock links to Range Maintenance and which fields you should populate with the Distribution Centre’s store code.
How To Use The Snip Function When Floor Planning
The snip function allows you to screenshot and save the current view of your floor plan.
To improve the searchability of the article, we added ‘Floor Plan Snip Tool’ and ‘Snipping Tool’ as tags.
How Do I Upload Product Images?
There are numerous ways for you to upload product images to the DotActiv software. This article dives deeper into each way.
We added ‘Batch Import Images’ and ‘Batch Images’ as tags to improve the searchability for this article on the DotActiv PowerBase.
How To Export Reports In The DotActiv Application
The purpose of this article is to discuss how you can save your reports to a CSV, XLS (Excel file), XML, and PDF format for easy sharing.
This article now dives deeper into exporting a Custom Report in PDF format. It includes a step-by-step process with supporting GIFs.
How To Use The Planogram Analyzer
The Planogram Analyzer assists you in measuring your planogram against a set of predetermined KPIs. These KPIs update as you make changes to the planogram.
In addition to the previously available KPIs to select from, you can now also measure the %Sustainable Products and %Eco-Packaging of the planogram. Also, when double-clicking on each Sustainability KPI, a pop-up appears, offering additional information on the KPI.
How To Pack Out Products On A Shelf
The purpose of this article is to explain the various packing options you have when unpacking and positioning products on a shelf.
We have cleaned up the menu that provides the different options for packing products. You can find each packing option - ‘Pack Right’, ‘Pack Left’, ‘Pack Evenly’ and ‘Pack Evenly (Facings)’ - in a sub-menu under ‘Packing Options’.
How To Add A Grid To A Report Template
The purpose of this article is to offer you a step-by-step process to add a grid to a report template while working with the DotActiv software.
With the simple action of adding a grid, you have some advanced settings and the option to personalize the grid.
How To Run The DotActiv Software On MacOS
The purpose of this article is to explain how you can run the DotActiv software on the Apple macOS.
While the DotActiv software isn't compatible with macOS, you can still run it on your Apple Mac. That is possible by running a Windows Virtual Machine or VM.
We updated this article with additional system requirements for Parallels and the new pricing of each VM option.
Articles With Missing Images
The team is working tirelessly to update all the articles that are currently missing images and software GIFs. Please continue to comment on any PowerBase articles that are missing images.
Conclusion
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