• How To Set Up Your General Application Settings For DotActiv’s Software

    The purpose of this article is to provide you with a step-by-step process to help you set up your general application settings within DotActiv’s software. To find the ‘Application Settings’, click on ‘File’, scroll down to ‘Setup’ and from there select ‘Applications’ under the ‘Settings’ section.  Administrator Settings In this…

  • How To Set Up Your Administrator Application Settings For DotActiv

    The purpose of this article is to provide you with a step-by-step process on how to set up your administration application settings for DotActiv. To find the application settings, click on ‘File’, scroll down to ‘Setup’ and from there select ‘Applications’ under the ‘Settings’ section.  1. FLP Format This setup…

  • How To Set Up Your User Application Settings For DotActiv

    The purpose of this article is to provide you with a step-by-step process to set up your user application settings for DotActiv. To find the ‘Application Settings’, click on ‘File’, scroll down to ‘Setup’ and from there select ‘Applications’ under the ‘Settings’ section.  Object Defaults Under ‘User Settings’, the first…

  • How To Automate The Creation Of Multiple Promotional Planograms

    The purpose of this article is to help guide you on how to automatically create multiple promotional planograms in DotActiv software. Please note that you have to have access to a database to use this function. Automating Planograms First, open an existing planogram. Ensure you are in the ‘Tools’ tab….

  • How To Refresh Individual Planograms On A Floor Plan

    The purpose of this article is to outline how to refresh individual planograms on a floor plan in DotActiv software. Refreshing Individual Planograms To refresh individual planograms, you will need to have an existing floor plan that has planograms thereon. These planograms are mapped to a file path as seen…

  • How To Set Up Product Caps And Use The Nesting Function

    The purpose of this article is to provide you with a step-by-step guide to setting up and changing the orientation of product caps as well as using the nesting function. We also highlight the reason for using product caps as well as the benefits. What Are Product Caps? A product…

  • How To Create And Add Table Fixtures

    The purpose of this article is to explain how you can create and add Table fixtures in DotActiv software. As with the Apparel Fixtures available in DotActiv software, Table fixtures are primarily used for clothing and softline retailers. You can also use Table fixtures to merchandise other products too. Adding…

  • Communicating A Planogram To Store Via Activ8

    The purpose of this article is to explain how you can communicate a planogram to a store using Activ8 software. An integrated environment is required as Activ8 imports market and product fields from a SQL database. What Is The Planogram Implementation Tool? Apart from all the various services DotActiv provides,…

  • How To Report On Stock Availability By Store Based On The Range

    The purpose of this article is to guide you on how to report on stock availability by store based on the range. What Is The Availability Report? The Availability Report summarises the quantity of stock available per store based on a specific category. The benefits include forecasting as well as…