• How To Report On Planogram Congestion By Store, Cluster Or Category

    The purpose of this article is to guide you on how to report on planogram congestion by store or cluster in DotActiv software. What Is The Congestion Report? The Congestion Report gives you an indication of how many products are placed on any given planogram. It can be set up either…

  • How To Use The Floor Space Allocation Report

    The purpose of this article is to unpack the various options available to you through the Floor Space Allocation Report found in the DotActiv software. Finding The Floor Space Allocation Report Before using the Floor Space Report, you must have a floor plan open. Navigate to the ‘Space Planning’ tab…

  • How To Work With Shelf Notches

    The purpose of this article is to explain how to work with shelf notches while building a planogram using DotActiv software. What Are Shelf Notches? In the retail environment, there are various fixture types. To help explain notches, we’re going to look at the following fixture example: The long white…

  • How To Set Up A Budget For A Project

    The purpose of this article is to help guide you in setting up a budget for a project built in Activ8 software. Setting Up A Budget When there are budgets involved with your project, you can set up the cost estimates within the project plan to help you manage your…

  • Creating Scope Or Closure Templates For Projects

    The purpose of this article is to explain how you can create and load both a scope template and/or a closure template for a project created in Activ8 software. Creating A Scope Template You can only create scoping templates through your existing projects. To create a Scope Template, you will…

  • How To Select, Pull And Read Static Reports

    The purpose of this article is to explain how you can select static reports in Activ8 software. We also unpack how to pull and read static reports. Selecting Static Reports To load or select a report, first, navigate to the ‘Reporting’ tab in the left-hand panel. From the drop-down list,…

  • How To Add A New Leave Type

    The purpose of this article is to explain how you can add new leave types in Activ8 software. You can have multiple leave types in Activ8 as well as multiple ways of calculating them. Adding A New Leave Type To get started, first navigate to ‘Administration’ in the left-hand panel…

  • How To Approve Or Decline Leave Applications

    The purpose of this article is to how to approve to decline any leave application that you receive in Activ8 software. Leave Management Hierarchy To ensure that efficient planning and forecasting of tasks and projects occur consistently, a proper leave management hierarchy is required.  Depending on the corporate structure of…

  • How Does DotActiv Approach Data Integration?

    The purpose of this article is to explain the data integration process that DotActiv follows. We answer all the key questions about the various steps of the data integration process. DotActiv Pro and Enterprise comes standard with an integrated database so that you can have a seamless flow of data…