Specify Default Colour and Font Settings for Analytes in Supply and Demand Planning

The colour and font settings are used when analytes display on the Whiteboard tab of a supply and demand plan.

Security Note: You need the Allow Supply and Demand Plan Configuration security right in the Planning domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Open the Analyte Colour Editor.
  2. To modify the default settings for analytes that are specified in the contract product:
    1. Select the Default For Contract Analytes node.
    2. Complete the following fields for each analyte Value (Minimum, Lower Warning Limit, Upper Warning Limit and Maximum):
      • Highlight Colour—Select from a palette of basic colours, preconfigured web colours and system (Windows) colours. In the palette of basic colours, right-click a colour in the bottom two rows to customise a colour with hue/saturation/luminosity or red/green/blue values.
      • Font Colour
      • Font—Select from installed system fonts.

      The Example displays how the analyte value will display in supply and demand plans.

  3. To modify the default settings for analytes that are not specified in the contract product:
    1. Select the Default For Non-Contract Analytes node.
    2. Complete the following fields.
      • Highlight Colour
      • Font Colour
      • Font

      The Example displays how the analyte value will display in supply and demand plans.

  4. To modify the default settings for an individual analyte:
    1. Right-click in the Analytes field group and select Add Analyte from the menu.
    2. Expand the Analyte Definitions node.
    3. Select the analyte.

      Note: You can also drag individual analytes and analyte groups from the Quality panel of the Solution Explorer to the Analytes field group.

    4. Ensure that the Analyte node is selected in the Analytes field group.
    5. Complete the following fields for each analyte Value:
      • Highlight Colour
      • Font Colour
      • Font

      The Example displays how the analyte value will display in supply and demand plans.

  5. To reset the colour and font settings to the system defaults, click Clear.
  6. Click Save.