Tools

This table shows the basic tools that are available in the application:

Tool Description
Firm Planned Orders Select planned orders for firming.
Release Planned Orders Select planned orders for release.
Make Group Decisions Set decisions that are applied to selected cells. After decisions are applied, the new values are displayed in the supply cells.
Create Suggestions Select creation method from or to bucket. Supply suggestions are created based on coverage % of demands in buckets. Supply suggestions are displayed as new values in supply cells.
Export to Excel Export the data to comma-separated values (CSV) file, and open the data in Microsoft Excel.
Expand All Expand grid if grouping is enabled.
Collapse All Collapse grid if grouping is enabled.
Enter Decision PIN Code Set a PIN code for enabling decisions. This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Favorite PIN Code Set a PIN code for creating shared favorites. This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Administrator PIN Code Set a PIN code for administrator rights. This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
Administrator Settings You must have the IPW role, IPWADMIN, defined in MNS410 to access this tool. If IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405, you can only access this tool using the Administrator PIN code. The default PIN code is IPW.

These are the available tools in Administrator Settings:

  • Enter Administrator PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
  • Enter Decision PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
  • Enter Favorite PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role, IPWADMIN, is not defined in MNS405.
  • User division restriction: These are the options in user division restriction:
    • No Restriction
    • No decision
    • Full restriction

The user restriction to divisions are defined in MNS151 to control if you can access data from that division.

Note: Currently, IPW roles in MNS405 are optional. It is planned to be mandatory in the future and replace PIN codes.

You can define these IPW roles in MNS405/MNS410:

  • IPWADMIN: Enables access to Administrator Settings.
  • IPWPLANNER: Enables decision in IPW.
  • IPWVIEWER: Enables user to view data in IPW, but not take decision in IPW.
Delete User Data

You must have the IPW role, IPWADMIN, defined in MNS410 to access this tool. If the IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405, you can only access this using the Administrator PIN code. The default PIN code is IPW

IPWADMIN can delete behaviors for other users. You can clean up the unused behaviors of users that have left the company.

Open Help This opens help.
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This table shows the other tools that you can use in IPW-Classic:

Tool Description
Enter Decision PIN Code Set a PIN code for enabling decisions. This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Favorite PIN Code Set a PIN code for creating shared favorites. This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Administrator PIN Code Set a PIN code for administrator rights. This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
Administrator Settings You must have the IPW role, IPWADMIN, defined in MNS410 to access this tool. If IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405, you can only access this tool using the Administrator PIN code. The default PIN code is IPW.

These are the available tools in Administrator Settings:

  • Enter Administrator PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  • Enter Decision PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  •  Enter Favorite PIN Code: This tool is only available if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  • User division restriction: These are the options in user division restriction:
    • No restriction
    • No decision
    • Full restriction

The user restriction to divisions are defined in MNS151 to control if you can access data from that division.

Note: Currently, IPW roles in MNS405 are optional. It is planned to be mandatory in the future and replace PIN codes.

You can define the three IPW roles in MNS405/MNS410:

  • IPWADMIN: Enables access to Administrator Settings.
  • IPWPLANNER: Enables decision in IPW.
  • IPWVIEWER: Enables user to view data in IPW, but not take decision in IPW.