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Seasons
A Season is used to group items together for merchandising purposes. A Season has a Starting Date and an Ending Date. A special group can be assigned to a season.
The Season is used in the Retail Item Search and in a sales report by Season. You can populate promotions and discount offers with items from a season via a special group, making the item list for both easy to define.
In the Fashion industry, Season is widely used to define when an item is introduced to the assortment and when it is available for sale. Season is an integral part of the Lifecycle Planning Worksheet, offering a simple overview of item stock levels, sell-through, and variant availability for items associated with a particular season.
Additionally, Season is an important part of Store Stock Redistribution, especially when working with the Redistribution Journal using the Sales Demand calculation type. It establishes the calculation horizon for the items, and based on the sales demand until the end of the season, the system classifies stores into those with demand or supply.
The following table is a list of Seasons related tasks with links to the articles that describe them.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Set up Seasons and assign items to a Season. | How to: Set Up Seasons and Assign Items to a Season |
| Have an overview of the inventory status, the sales and purchases development, as well as the life cycle information of seasonal items. | Seasonal Items Analysis |
Events
An event could, for example, be an End-of-Season sale or a promotion of items for Easter. The event has a starting date and an ending date. A special group can be linked to an event.
The promotion and discount offer allow importing items which are assigned to an event and a report gives sales information for an event. A special group can be linked to an event. If you link a special group to an event, it is best to use a new special group since it will be deleted if all the items are removed from the event.
To set up Events
- Click the
icon, enter Events, and select the relevant link. - Click the New action to enter a new Event.
- Fill in the Code and Description fields.
- Select a Starting and Ending Date. The starting date is always in the current year, but the ending date can be in the following year.
- If required, select a special group for this Event.
To assign Events to an Item
- Click the icon, enter Retail Item List, and select the relevant link.
- Double-click an item in the list to display the Retail Item Card.
- Click the Related action, then Master Data - Groups and Links - Events.
- In the Event Code field, select the event.
- Fill in a Comment, if required.