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9 Attribute Review Task
This chapter describes the Attribute Review task for IPOCS-Demand Forecasting and IPOCSLifecycle Allocation and Replenishment.
Attribute Review Workspaces, Steps, and Views
The following table lists the workspaces, steps, and views for the Attribute Review task.
Table 9-1 Attribute Review Workspaces, Steps, and Views
| Workspace | Steps | Views |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes Review | Label & Setup Step | Enable Product/Location View |
| Workspace | Label & Setup View | |
| Review Step | Location Attributes View Product Attributes View Product/Location Attributes View | |
| Edit Step | Location Attributes View Product Attributes View Product/Location Attributes View |
Attributes Review Workspace
The Attributes Review workspace allows you access to all of the views listed in Attributes Review Workspaces, Steps, and Views.
The Attribute Review workspace allows you to review attributes that you can use in rules using the Business Rule engine. The attributes can be product specific, like brand or class. They can also be location specific, like store format, or number of stores an item is sold in. Finally, they can Product/Location specific, like average sales, or the vendor from where the products were sourced for a specific store.
The attribute data types are:
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String - examples are brand, region
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Date - examples are store open date, forecast end date
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Numeric - examples are historical average sales, coefficient of variance
The sources of the attribute information can come from various source. They can be loaded or calculated. IPOCS-Demand Forecasting GA has a set of calculated attributes that can be easily expanded to including any retailer-relevant attributes. For additional technical information on how the attributes are managed, refer to the Oracle Retail Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Demand Forecasting / Inventory Planning Optimization Cloud Service-Lifecycle Allocation and Replenishment Implementation Guide .
To build the Attribute Review workspace, perform these steps:
Select Locations
Levels & Positions
Select Products
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