We’re rolling out an update to New Assortment Plan this upcoming Tuesday Nov 18 at 3 am EST that improves how receipt metrics are calculated. This change ensures that Assortment Plan aligns with Merchandise Plan, making it easier to reconcile the two.
What’s Changing:
Receipt Units Plan will now represent your total receipt plan for the given time frame — a fixed number that no longer changes when you create/approve RPOs, or issue Purchase Orders. Additional Receipts Units Plan (detailed below) represents the incremental Receipt need which the system recommends you chase into.
3 new metrics are being introduced as a result:
- Open to Buy Units Plan: how much you still need to purchase via issuing Purchase Orders
- Additional Receipt Units Plan: how much you still need to commit/approve via Recommended Purchase Orders. This is what the Receipts Metrics in New AP used to represent up until now.
- Approved RPO Units Plan: how much you've approved via RPOs - this has always been taken into account via On Order Units plan, but now we are increasing the visibility.
These changes mean your receipt totals in Assortment Plan and Merchandise Plan will now match, and your reconciliation process will be clearer and more consistent.
Why We Made This Change
Previously, receipt metrics in Assortment Plan changed dynamically as RPOs were created or approved, which made comparisons to Merchandise Plan tricky. With this update, receipt-related metrics are now fixed and easier to interpret — helping you track progress toward your buying goals without fluctuating values.
For full details, including example scenarios, visit the updated help article:
This update will be applied automatically on Tuesday, and no action is needed on your part.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us!