A Variant Weight Curve can be defined manually or calculated based on sales historical data of Item or Item Groups (Division, Item Category and Product Group).
A Variant Weight Curve must refer to a Variant Dimension Code to further calculate or specify its weight for each Variant Dimension Values. For information on calculation based on sales historical data, please refer to How to: Calculate Variant Weight Curve.
To set up a Variant Weight Curve
- Click the
icon, enter Variant Weight Curves, and select the relevant link. - Select an existing Variant Weight Curve and click Manage - Edit, or create a new Variant Weight Curve by clicking the New action.
- If the Variant Weight Curve is new, fill in the Code and Description fields.
- Select a Variant Dimension Code, and the system will create the Variant Weight Curve Lines.
- Select the Synchronize with Variant Dimension check box to enable the automatic synchronization of Variant Dimension Value(s) of the selected Variant Dimension.
- On the Variant Weight Curve Lines FastTab, enter the Weight. Note that the Pattern is not automatically updated as the Weight is changed.
- Update the Pattern if needed. There are three approaches to update the Pattern:
- Update the Pattern for a Variant Weight Curve Line, and you have the option to automatically update the Pattern for the other lines relative to the weights assigned.
- Update the value of the Total Pattern Quantity field in the General FastTab, this distributes the value to the Pattern field in each Variant Weight Curve Line according to the weight assigned.
- Using the Calculate Pattern action, which will distribute the value of the Total Pattern Quantity field to the Pattern field in each Variant Weight Curve Line according to the weight assigned.
The table lists the fields on the Variant Weight Curve page:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Variant Dimension Code | This field specifies the variant dimension code which will be used to populate the Variant Weight Curve Lines. |
| Synchronize with Variant Dimension | This field enables the synchronization of variant dimension values with variant base values. |
| Logical Order | This field specifies the sorting sequence for the Variant Weight Curve Lines. |
| Weight | This field specifies by how much the current line will influence the distribution pattern of the Variant Dimension Values. |
| Pattern | This field specifies the distribution pattern of the Variant Dimension Values. For more information, please refer to How to: Assign Variant Weight Curve to Dimension Pattern. |
See also
How to: Calculate Variant Weight Curve