Location Hierarchy Overview

Location Hierarchy introduces the concept of a Chain, Region, District and Store to the CORESense Back Office. Location Hierarchy works hand-in-hand with Merchandise Hierarchy to provide an organized structure for managing inventory and tracking performance across all of your stores.

Location Hierarchy enables you to:

Create the ability to view reporting based on location, not just Sales Channel.
Increase the ability to stock the right products in the right places at the right price to meet demand and maximize revenue with least cost.
Offer the capability to track business performance and spot trends by location that can drive better business decisions
Maintain accurate product data, and easily enter new product data into the system in its proper locations.
Increase security. Offers the ability to set access levels by location.

Hierarchy Levels

The system maintains four levels of Location Hierarchy and a general label known as Type. The title of each level is defined by the user via Hierarchy Manager. For example, a retailer may label the levels as:

Type = general label
Location Level 1 = Chain
Location Level 2 = Region
Location Level 3 = District
Location Level 4 = Store

Below is an illustration of what a standard ‘Chain, Region, District, Store’ Location Hierarchy looks like when you enter the Location Hierarchy Manager.

Note: Anything below level 4, such as floor locations, is managed via Warehouse Manager.

Error Messages

Error Message	Meaning
Please provide a name for this location.	Displays in the add-children popup, when the name field has been left blank. Displays in the general attributes section of the location hierarchy manager when the user doesn't provide a name for the new location.
Please select a Location Type.	Displays when the user has left the Location Type select box blank.
Click ‘ OK ’ to remove this location and all of it ’ s children. This operation cannot be undone. Click ‘ Cancel ’ to go back.	Displays when a user chooses to delete a location from the Hierarchy.