On the Replen. Worksheet Batch page you can specify whether the replenishment calculation is to be run automatically or manually. The default Run Frequency is set to Run Manually, but it is possible to specify a certain date if the calculation is to be run only once. You can also specify that the Replenishment calculation is to be run Daily, on Weekdays Only, or based on a Calculation Calendar.
To run the replenishment automatically, you can either select Replenishment Automatic Run in the LS Retail – Replenishment - Automatic menu, or create a Scheduler job in the LS Retail – Scheduler menu.
The Replenishment batch record is always connected to a Replenishment template. One Replenishment template can have multiple Replenishment batch records.
Note: It is important to specify the Buyer ID and/or Buyer Group Code, if you want to be able use the Buyer’s Workbench.
The Closed Day Calendar field is where you can specify the calendar to use for location closed days.
The Run Frequency FastTab
Here you specify the execution frequency of Replenishment batch records.
The frequency options are:
| Run Manually: | You can execute the batch manually as needed. Note: Specify a value in the Default Coverage Days field, if the coverage cannot be calculated with the Replen. Coverage Days Profile. This field is only used when the Run Frequency value is Run Manually or Specific Day. |
| Specific Day: | The batch is executed only once on the specified date or after the date.
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| Daily: | The batch is executed daily. Here you can specify days that the system should exclude.
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| Weekdays Only: | The batch is executed on weekdays only. Here it is also possible to specify weekdays the system should exclude.
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| Calculation Calendar | The batch is executed on the date specified in the selected Batch Calculation Calendar. For more details about the calculation calendar see Replenishment Batch Calculation Calendar.
If no valid calendar entry is found, the setup in the check boxes Include Mondays to Include Sundays will be used to calculate the Next Run Date. |
Note: It is very common that retailers replenish their stores on specific weekdays. For example, stores in region A are replenished on Mondays and Wednesdays and stores in region B are replenished on Tuesdays and Fridays.
This setup can be accomplished by using two Replenishment journals and two Store Groups for regions A and B: the first Replenishment journal has a template that filters on the Store Group for region A, and the second journal uses the template for region B. The first Replenishment journal has a batch that allows calculation only on Mondays and Wednesdays and the second journal has a batch for the other days.
Scheduler Job
Batch jobs can be executed by a Scheduler job. In the Demo Data there is an example of a Scheduler job (REPLEN-RUN) that can be used to execute the Replenishment batch jobs:
