Minimum Version Required: 22.06
Pre-Conditions
User role must be listed under the Dashboard Roles for Dashboard ID 193769 Objectives Management
Steps
How to Use the Objectives Management Dashboard
Using Universal Search, navigate to the Objectives Management dashboard
Starting on the To be processed tab, review the available Objectives
Objectives may be grouped by Sales Manager, Sales Rep, Location, or Chain using the Sort By drop-down
To filter Objectives, select one or more items from the applicable Customer, Product, and/or Objective field(s) and click Search
How to Approve an Objective
To approve an individual Objective:
a. Click Approve in the individual Objective
b. Review the confirmation message displayed showing that a task has been created for the approved Objective. Click OK to close
c. View the task on the Approved tasks tab
To approve all Objectives displayed on the dashboard:
a. Click Approve All at the top of the dashboard
b. Review the confirmation message displayed showing that tasks have been created equal to the number of the approved Objectives. Click OK to close
c. View the tasks created for the approved Objectives on the Approved tasks tab
How to Decline an Objective
To decline an objective, click Decline
The Decline objective pop-up will display. Select the appropriate reason code from the drop-down menu, then click Decline
The declined objective will now be visible on the Declined tasks tab
Setup Auto-Approvals
Naviagate to the 'Setup auto-approvals' tab.
Configure the toggles for 'Auto Approve All Tasks' and 'Add all products to next available invoice' for each Objective and Location.
Fields And Definitions
Objective: defined behavior of the task; action item to be completed
Objective Types: different categories of common objectives. Objective types include surveys, placements, supplier committments, etc.
Supplier Objective: objective assigned by a supplier for execution by a distributor at designated retailer locations, generally to fulfill an agreement made between the supplier and that retailer
Task: where we store objective information

