Tools

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

Tool Description
Make Group Decisions This opens panel with options to select cells affected and decision. New values after decision are displayed as new values in supply cells.
Create Suggestions This opens panel with options to select from or to bucket and creation method. Supply suggestions are created based on coverage % of demands in buckets. Supply suggestions are displayed as new values in supply cells.
Export to Excel This exports the data to comma-separated values (CSV) file and opens it in Microsoft Excel.
Enter Decision PIN Code This is used to set a PIN code for enabling decisions.
Note: This is only visible if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Favorite PIN Code This is used to set a PIN code for creating shared favorites.
Note: This is only visible if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
Enter Administrator PIN Code This is used to set a PIN code for administrator rights.
Note: This is only visible 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 using the Administrator PIN code. The default PIN code is IPW.

This gives access to setup these tools:

  • Enter Administrator PIN Code, this is only visible if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  • Enter Decision PIN Code, this is only visible if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  • Enter Favorite PIN Code, this is only visible if IPW role IPWADMIN is not defined in MNS405.
  • User division restriction

The user division restriction has three options:

  • 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: 

IPW roles in MNS405 is currently 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 (access to this menu)
  • 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 an 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 if users have left the company,

Open Help This opens help.
About This displays information about the application.