OOTB AP Day in the Life Views

To help planners make faster, more informed in-season decisions, we've added , each paired with a supporting dataset. These views are designed to answer common day-to-day planning questions without requiring customers to build their own reporting.

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Current Week + TW + N26 Weeks

The view provides a forward-looking snapshot of your inventory position and receipt plan, making it easy to identify inventory risks and opportunities before they impact the business.

The view includes:

* Beginning of Period (BOP) Inventory

* Forward Weeks of Supply

* Gross Sales Units (Current Week + Next 26 Weeks)

* Percent of Total Sales Plan

* Potential Lost Sales

* Receipt Plan

* Units On Order

* Additional Receipts Left to Place

The metric has recently been enhanced.

Previously, the calculation was capped by the number of weeks included in the dataset. If inventory extended beyond the dataset horizon, the metric stopped at that max number of weeks in the view.

Now, if inventory exceeds the dataset weeks, the calculation uses the average planned sales to estimate the WOS. This provides a more accurate, truly forward-looking Weeks of Supply metric. More about this update to FWD WOS can be found here

To help planners quickly identify areas requiring attention, the view includes built-in conditional formatting.

* is highlighted when coverage falls below , making it easy to identify products that may be at risk of stocking out.

* is highlighted whenever the value is , helping planners quickly identify where current receipts may not be sufficient to support demand.

These thresholds can be easily adjusted to align with your organization's planning practices.

* Which choices have the lowest inventory coverage?

* Where am I at risk of stocking out?

* Which choices have potential lost sales?

* Are those lost sales occurring on my highest-volume products?

* Which receipts still need to be placed?

* Where should I prioritize additional buys?

* Which choices may not have enough inventory to support upcoming promotions or markdown events?

By default, the view is configured at the , allowing planners to prioritize individual products. However, it can easily be grouped by dimensions such as Department, Division, Brand, Channel, or Class to support broader assortment reviews.

### Recommended Workflow

Many planners will use this as a weekly exception report:

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Last 4 Weeks + Next 4 Weeks

The provides a concise view of recent performance alongside upcoming plans, helping planners understand where the business has been and where it's headed.

Customers familiar with Allocation will recognize a similar layout and workflow.

The view includes:

* Last Four Weeks Performance

* Gross Weeks of Supply

* Last Week Performance

* Current Week Plan

* Current Week Inventory Position

* Next Four Weeks Plan

* Potential Lost Sales

* Units On Order

* Additional Receipts Left to Place

* Re-Trend Adjustment Rate

### Built-In Exception Highlighting

The view also includes conditional formatting to help planners focus on the biggest opportunities and risks.

* is highlighted whenever the value is greater than .

* is highlighted whenever the recommendation is , making it easy to identify products with significant plan changes.

* is highlighted when coverage falls below , helping planners quickly identify products with limited inventory coverage.

### Business Questions This View Helps Answer

* How has the business performed recently?

* What does the next 4 weeks look like?

* Where do inventory risks exist over the next four weeks?

* Which products require immediate attention?

### Recommended Workflow

Many planners will use this view as part of their weekly business review:

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Together, these two out-of-the-box views provide a simple, actionable framework for in-season inventory management. The helps planners proactively manage inventory coverage and receipt planning over the next six months, while the combines recent performance with near-term plans to support weekly decision making.