Spend less time making planograms and floor plans. Discover how JDA Space Automation Professional can improve your merchandising efficiency. Cut out the repetition; work faster and smarter in JDA's Space Planning and Floor Planning. Learn what it means for your JDA environment, how to be faster at planogramming and what to plan for with your next JDA Category Management upgrade. Cantactix is an award-winning JDA Alliance Partner and reseller. We're the unparalleled experts in helping companies implement JDA Space & Floor Planning, Assortment Optimization, Channel Clustering and Pricing & Promo.

1. Mastering JDA
Space Automation Professional
Presented by Cantactix Solutions
Category and Space Management Consultants
Decrease planogram build times by 700%?

2. Cantactix Disclaimer
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Cantactix Solutions Inc. and Cantactix Solutions USA
Inc., not those of JDA Software. This presentation is a
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3. Thank You Scott Adams!

4. Why Automate?
We don’t have enough time
We don’t trust Automation
You need to get
off the treadmill

5. Why Automation?
“I refuse to buy any more late-
night pizza. We need to get this
(planogram builds) done in
regular business hours.”
CPG JDA Client
• Improve productivity, accuracy and quality
• Eliminate time constraints
• Remove bottlenecks

6. Why Automation?
• Limited resources
• Time constraints
• Quality control issues
• Stability concerns

7. JDA 8.2 Solution Footprint Application
Process
Floor
Planning
Channel
Clustering
Data Manager
Reporting &
Management
Category Advisor
Planogram
Generator
Space Automation
Mass Production
Macro Space
Store
Clusters Assortments Micro Space
Desktop Productivity Tools
Web Publisher
Store ExecutionIntegrated POS
PoG Exchange
Management (PEM)
Multiple Sources
Assortment
Optimization
Space
Planning
IKS
Remote
PiiX
Image/Data
Database Productivity Tools
Intactix
Knowledge
Base

8. JDA 9.0 Solution Footprint
Floor
Planning
Channel
Clustering
Data Manager
Reporting &
Management
Category Advisor
Planogram
Generator
Space Automation
Mass Production
Macro Space
Store
Clusters Assortments Micro Space
Desktop Productivity Tools
Web Publisher
Store ExecutionIntegrated POS
PoG Exchange
Management (PEM)
Multiple Sources
Assortment
Optimization
Space
Planning
CKS
Remote
Products and
Images
Image/Data
Database Productivity Tools
Category
Knowledge
Base (CKB)
myPGAG
(Professional)
Application
Process

9. Space Automation Professional
• Completely new application in JDA 9.0
• Used to automate repetitive tasks
• Requirements:
– Space Planning or Floor Planning 8.2 or 9.0
– Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Professional
• For resource creating automation
• Space Automation Professional components:
– Script Recorder inside Space Planning
– Visual Studio integration

10. Why is this Better?
• Improved Performance
• Non-proprietary
• Increased Flexibility
• Ease of Maintenance
• Simplified Distribution

11. What Do I Need To Know?

12. What Else?
• Installation is straightforward
• No special system requirements
• Licensing uses the new methodology
• Not a standalone application
– It functions INSIDE Visual Studio
• Visual Studio skill-set required
• Script developers must have Visual Studio
– users receive compiled script

13. We’re here to help
If this is you…

14. Speed Tests
• Another test, in Space Planning:
– 74 sample planograms - move unallocated
products to an empty fixture
– Space Automation Classic = 158 seconds
– Space Automation Professional = 45 seconds
• Business Rule Validation (BRV), with CKB, 4
coffeemaker planograms
– Space Automation Classic = 16 seconds
– Space Automation Professional = 2 seconds
700%
faster
290%
faster

15. info@cantactix.com
1 (844) 226-8228
For help with Space Automation Professional migration,
Space Automation (Classic) script conversions, employee
training, upgrading your JDA CatMan suite, or for any
questions at all, please get in touch. We’re here to help.

16. info@cantactix.com
1 (844) 226-8228
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