November meeting has record breaking attendance

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you didn't attend yesterdays user group meeting.  Here is the link to the presentation.  In addition to this presentation I demonstrated a great data visualization application called Tableau.  For those that did show up we had a drawing for a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition and a copy of Harvest I.T.'s Reap software which is an excellent Retail Link downloading tool.  The prizes were provided by Harvest I.T.  The winner of Windows 7 was Darren McDonald from Coca Cola and Sherrice Stevens from McCormick won the copy of Reap.  Congratulations guys.

A big thank you to the JDA gang for the great coffee and donuts.  Maybe we'll have a better turn out next time.

User Group Meeting this Thursday at 9:00am (cst) @ Shewmaker Center

Sorry for the late reminder but our next meeting, which is also our last for the year, is this Thursday. The agenda is as follows. Hope to see you there at the Shewmaker Center at 9:00am.

• Tips and tricks on maneuvering shelves and positions
  

• Using tables and Space Automation to correct your planogram settings and fixtures
• Paul Sharos, Intactix Instructor Extraordinaire will be explaining what's new in the newest 7.6.1 release of ProSpace.
  

Shewmaker Center Now Offering Two Levels Of ProSpace Training

For the past five years I've been teaching ProSpace at the Shewmaker Center at NWACC on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm.  The class would run for twelve weeks and would cover introduction to the software to the most advanced analytical features like tables and charts.  Well, good news!  We still offer that but now you can pay for just the parts you want without the twelve week commitment.  Starting Jan 6, 2010 we will be offering a beginners class that runs for seven weeks at the usual time of Wednesday at 6pm.  Then you can continue on or drop into the advanced class (if you already have basic ProSpace skills) on Feb 24 for five weeks at the usual time Wednesday at 6pm.

The beginners course will cove topics such as

• Software setup
• Store visit to examine merchandising styles and fixture design
• Creating and editing projects, planograms, fixtures, products and labels
• Creating and editing print layouts
• Understanding the hierarchy
• Product measuring and imaging according to Walmarts requirements
• Creating and using product libraries
• Using fixture libraries
• Importing exporting data

The advanced portion will cover

• Charts
• Tables
• Importing POS data
• Highlighting
• Labels
  

For questions about the class please contact me at eric@liberatore.net.  To register for the class please contact Begi Quarti 479-936-5155 bquari@nwacc.edu.

JDA Releases Intactix Enterprise Suite 7.6.1 Service Release

According to a memo sent out to current license holders of Intactix Portfolio, 7.6.1 is now available for ordering.  Nothing was mentioned about the software being available for download which became an option for version 7.6.0 but I would think that this is still an option.  Just contact JDA support for that link.

Since this is a service release this may not be something you need to run out and install immediately.  The memo indicated that most of the changes will affect Planogram Converter, Floor Planning, Planogram Generator, EIA and the PEM feature in Space Automation.

Check out www.jdauser.com or your inbox for further details.

The Barcode is 57 years old today

I noticed that Google was celebrating something today because their logo was a barcode.  Turns out that one of the most important inventions in supply chain was patented today in 1952.

When I clicked through some of the Google results I found this free website that could be useful if you need to generate and print a UPC barcode.

JDA Intactix Suite 7.6 Available Online

Wow! Not only are there some excellent new features coming in the newest Intactix suite but you can finally download the program instead of waiting weeks for your disc. You will need to submit your request through http://www.jdauser.com or contact their support desk. According to a memo sent from JDA today you must request CD's if you still require a physical shipment. Why is 7.6 worth the upgrade process? Export to Excel: No more pasting and reformatting your UPC's. This truly exports it to an Excel file and opens Excel for you immediately if you choose. Print to PDF: Yes, you probably already have a PDF printer installed but if don't you will now have the ability to print charts, tables and planograms into an Adobe Acrobat file. It installs a PDF printer but will only work in Space Planning even though you'll see it available in other programs. Improved "Mulitple Planograms" Option for Tables: The checkboxes at the top of your table are now replaced with a handy menu/window option. This also allows you to compare planograms that may not be located as number one and number two. "Perform Space Planning Action" Command for Space Automation: Previous versions of Space Automation were limited to whatever commands were available to you. Now you can specify a Space Planning menu or screen in your script even if there isn't a command for the function. This is close to the Macro menu option in old InterCept.

Meeting This Thursday

This Thursday the 10th we will have our users group meeting.

We will be picking up where we left off from July with our "Modular Relay" format. This week we will be covering the following...

• How to create and use tables
• Highlighting

Our meeting will start at 9:00am at the Shewmaker Center.