Defining location properties

Once you have set up a location, define the properties for the location.

  1. Select Scheduling > Schedule Optimization > Setup > Location.
  2. Click Edit beside the location for which you want to set up properties.
  3. Click Location Properties.
  4. Specify a user-configured identifier that is used to tie external data feeds to WFM in the External ID field.
    Users can create a department and add the identifier that they want the data load to use to look up the department.
  5. Leave the batch processing fields as Do not assign.
    These fields are for use with future functionality.
  6. Clear the Check for scheduled days during time off request (deprecated) check box.
    This check box is a legacy field that is no longer used.
  7. Select the Volume is subset of parent volume (for reporting purposes) check box to indicate that the location’s volume information is to be considered as a subset of the parent location’s volume. For example, a department’s volume is a subset of the department store’s total volume.
  8. Select the Historical data is contained within sublocations for this location check box to indicate that historical data for this location is contained within the location’s sublocations.
    This option should always be selected for store locations that will use forecasting.
  9. Clear the Sales Based Distribution check box.
    The setting for this distribution is set at the driver level rather than the Corporate, Store, or Department level.
  10. Click Save.