# Help documentation

# Getting Started

# Register

The current version of SCATLAS is not open for registration. If you need a login account, please contact Lanxingai support service ( support@lanxingai.com )

# Log in

www.scatlas.com in the browser , open the SCATLAS login page, the button in the upper right corner of the page can switch the language, and enter the login information in the login box to log in. Google Chrome is recommended.

# Privacy Policy

The privacy policy of SCATLAS is attached below the login box, which explains in detail how SCATLAS collects, uses, stores and protects personal information. We attach great importance to the security of users' personal information, and logging in means you have read and agreed to the "Privacy Policy". If you have any questions about information security, please contact Lanxingai support service ( support@lanxingai.com ).

# Global function

After logging in, in the upper right corner of the SCATLAS model list page and the lower left corner of the model detail page, you can find the global functions of the software for a series of models, which are explained one by one below.

# ①Exit

Click the user name at top-right corner of main page to pop up options to modify the password or log out of the current login.

# ②Update log

Click the update log button to view the new features, optimizations and bug fixes of each version of the software in the pop-up web page.

# ③Help

Click the Help button to view the SCATLAS help page, which contains detailed software tutorials, function descriptions, and table and field descriptions. You can switch languages in the upper right corner.

# ④Internationalization

SCATLAS currently provides Chinese and English versions. You can click to switch on the login interface and the internationalization button on the software interface.

# ⑤Contact support

Click the user name at top-right corner of main page, and click the post-sale contact email to copy it, and you can send support and other SCATLAS-related usage questions to the email for help.

# Model Library

The first interface you enter after logging in is the model library interface. The folder can accommodate multiple models, so it can be used to intuitively manage different projects and models that serve different targets. In this interface, you can create and rename folders, open created folders, and manage folder permissions.

# ①Add a new folder

Click to pop up the New Folder window, enter the name of the new folder and click Add to add a new folder to the current user's list. It should be noted that the folder cannot have the same name, otherwise an error will be reported.

# ②Rename folder

Select a folder, click the button to pop up the rename folder interface, you can change the folder to a new name.

# ③Delete folder

Select a folder, click the button to pop up a delete confirmation dialog box, click OK to delete the folder and all the models contained in it, please operate with caution.

# ④Download folder

Select a folder and click the button to package and download all the models in the folder. When there are many models, the download time may be longer. It is recommended not to download a folder with many models at one time.

# ⑤Folder list

Displays a list of all folders created by the current user and has permission to browse and edit, including folder name, model number, creator, creation time, last access time and other information, in reverse order of last access time. The last column can manage the permissions of user-created folders. In the search box at the top right of the list, you can enter text to quickly filter the list.

# ⑥Member rights management

For user-created folders, click Manage to modify the access rights of other users to the folder. The options include read-only, editable, and invisible. Enter the user name in the search box in the upper right corner to quickly filter the user list.

Invisible: The account will not show this folder
Read only: The account can access this folder, but cannot edit or download models in it.
Editable: The account can access this folder, and can edit and download models in it.

# Model management

Double-click a folder to enter the model list page, which displays all models in the current folder. You can create, copy, upload, and download models on this page. One by one is explained below.

# ①Create a new model

Click New Model, enter the model name in the pop-up dialog box, select the solution type, and fill in the remarks (optional, up to 400 characters), and then click Add to generate a new model in the current folder.

Among them, the model name is not allowed to be repeated. Multiple solution types can be selected at the same time, including: network optimization (SSO), location analysis (GF), safety stock optimization (SSO), simulation (SIM), order allocation, transportation optimization, input and output displayed by default for different types Tables and fields will be different. It is recommended to select the corresponding solution type only for the model to be established. If you do not know the required solution type, you can also select all types through the "Select All" button.

# ②Copy model

Select a current model and click the button to pop up the Copy Model dialog box. The copied model will automatically add the suffix "_copy" to the model name. The solution type and remarks are the same as the current model by default, and can also be modified manually.

# ③Move model

Select a current model and click the button to pop up the Move Model dialog box. You can select other folders that the user has permission to edit. After clicking Move, the model will be moved to the new folder.

# ④Edit model

Select a current model, click the button to pop up the edit Model dialog box, where you can edit the model name, solution type, remarks and other information, which is the same as the new model, and will not be repeated here.

# ⑤Delete model

Select a current model, click the button to pop up a delete confirmation dialog box, click OK to delete the current model.

# ⑥Upload model

Click to pop up the file selection dialog box, select a model file and upload it. It should be noted that the extension of the model file should be zip or db.

# ⑦Download model

Select a current model, click to download the model file to the local, the file suffix is db.

# ⑧Search model

Enter text in the search box and press Enter to quickly filter the models in the current list by name.

# ⑨Model list

Displays all models in the current folder, including name, file size, creation time, last access time, remarks, etc. By default, they are sorted by creation time, or you can manually sort by column by clicking the triangle button next to the column name. The current folder name is listed above the list, along with the total number of models.

# ⑩Back to Model Library

By clicking the Logo on the upper left, you can jump out of the current folder and return to the list of all folders in Model Library.

# Software interface

Double-click any model in the model list to enter the model details page similar to the following figure. The page function area is mainly divided into three parts: ①Function module buttons, ②Sidebar, ③Content editing area, which are explained below.

# Function module button

The function module buttons on the left can switch between different model functions. The main function modules include four parts: model input, scenario editing, running options, and model output. The functions of each module will be described in detail in the following chapters.

# ①Model input

Contains two sub-function modules, input table and group .

# ②Scenario editing

Contains three sub-function modules, scenario , scenario item , scenario editor .

# ③Model running

Contains two sub-function modules, Run Queue , model options .

# ④Model output

Contains three sub-function modules, output table , map , BI .

# ⑤Model information

Click to view the current model details, including model name, folder, model mode, model size, creator, creation time, solution type and other information.

The model schema shows the database storage SCHEMA used by the model in the SCATLAS database. When using database connection software such as DASTRO to modify the model data in batches, this information needs to be used to confirm the storage location of the model in the database.

# ⑥Import and export

Click the button to use the model import and export related functions, including importing data, exporting data, viewing the import and export list, and clearing the output data.

Import data: Select a local Excel file to import data related to one or more input tables. This function is similar to the "Import" function of a single input sheet, but batch import of multiple sheets can be performed here.
Export Data: Download multiple input and output tables in the current model to an Excel file, each selected data table will become a tab in Excel. The search box above can enter text to filter the data table, and the filter button on the right side of the search box can filter the data table according to the model solution type, whether it is empty or not.
Import and export list: Display the status of all import and export operations of the current user. Click the file name to download the file again. For failed import and export operations, click the download log to view the specific error information.
Clear output data: Clear all the data in the current model or the output table related to the specified scenario. After selecting "Clear Selected", you can clear only the output table data of the corresponding scenario by checking the scenario name.

The operation of clearing data cannot be recovered and requires a second confirmation. Please operate with caution.

Click the button to toggle to locked to keep the sidebar always expanded. When unlocked , the sidebar will automatically collapse when the mouse is clicked elsewhere on the screen.

# ⑧Contact us, help and exit

Is the same as that of the button at the global function , and will not be repeated here.

Clicking most of the sub-function module buttons on the left will pop up a sidebar to display a list of newly created items in the current model, such as input table, output table, group, scenario, etc. The items are sorted alphabetically by default.

# ①Global function button

The global function of the current function module is located below the function title, and the position marked ①Is generally the "New" function, which is used to create a new project.

function of locking the sidebar has been described above and will not be repeated here.

# ③Project name change, copy, delete

In the sidebar of some functions (such as group, scenario, scenario item, scenario editor, map), clicking an item will display the buttons for renaming, copying, and deleting the item, which are located on the right side of the item, at the mark ①

Click the rename button to change the project name, click the check mark to confirm.
Click the Copy button to copy the current project to a new project.
Click the delete button to delete the current project.

# Content editing area

Double-click an item in the sidebar, and the content of the current item will be displayed in the content editing area on the right. The editing method will be explained in detail in the subsequent function description. Below the content editing area is a fixed page tab bar, and the newly opened page will be displayed at the far right. Click the tab to open the corresponding page.

# ①Batch close button

Click to display three batch closing functions, close the current tab, close all tabs on the left, and close all tabs on the right.

# ②Page tab bar

Click a label to open the corresponding page. When there are too many labels, you can use the left and right arrows on the right to turn the page.

# ③Tab list

When there are too many tabs, you can also click the tab list button to select and switch to the tab in the pop-up window

# Model function

# Data input

# Input table

# New table

The new table function can create a new user-defined table. You can create a new user-defined table by clicking the New Table button at the top of the left navigation bar and entering the table name of the new table in the pop-up window.

In the model input table interface, the input table can be filtered. The filter box on the left can support the user to enter keywords to search the input table, and the filter button on the right can support sorting the input table by function/type, or Hide empty table feature.

# Add row

Click the Add Row button above the table to create a new row of data.
Fill in the new row step by step.
Click the check mark to successfully create a new row. If you click the wrong number, the operation of creating a new row will be canceled.

# Copy row

Check the lines to be copied.
Click the copy row button above the table to realize the function of copying row data.
Click the check mark to successfully copy the row. If you click the wrong number, the operation of copying the row will be canceled.

# Delete row

Click the delete row in the upper left corner, and select the row to be deleted in the pop-up window to delete the row.

# Add to group

After filtering the data in the table, you can add the filtered content to the group, you can choose to create a new group or add to an existing group. If you choose to create a new group, you need to enter the group name and group type. The group type can be set to Set/Individual. You can also select records to add to the group below.

# Table filter

Table filtering can temporarily filter the data in the table.

# Filter

You can select a saved table filter in the upper left corner of the table, and click the name of the corresponding filter to view the filtered data.

The Clear/Save Filter/Save As buttons to the right of the table filter perform various operations on the table filter.

# Table view

The table view can support modifying and saving the table display form when reviewing data.

You can select a saved table view in the upper left corner of the table, and click the name of the corresponding view to use the saved view to review the data.

The Clear/Save Filter/Save As buttons to the right of the table filter perform various operations on the table filter.

# Table sorting

Click the sort icon on the right side of each column to perform operations such as forward/reverse order on the data in the table.

# Verify form validity

Click the "Verify Form Validity" form in the lower right corner of the form to verify the validity of the form, and the verification result will appear in a pop-up window.

# Group

# New group

Click the Group button on the left sidebar
Click New Group
Enter group name
Select group type
Set
- When used, it is equivalent to treating all elements in the group as a whole
- Eg When filling in the flow restriction table, if there are 3 modes of transport for A product from MFG-CZ1: sea, train, truck, ALL_MODES_SET is their Set group.
- The meaning of the figure below is that the sum of the transportation volume of sea, train and automobile transportation is 70.
Individual
- When used, it is equivalent to writing each element in the group as a separate line
- Eg When filling out the flow restriction table, if there are 3 modes of transport for A product from MFG-CZ1: sea, train, truck, ALL_MODES is their Individual group.
- The meaning of the figure below is that the volume of shipping by sea is 70; the volume of train is 70; the volume of truck is 70.
Select the table name corresponding to the group
Add group members
- Search group members

Entering a keyword in the search bar leaves the group members that contain that keyword.

Click the button to select the search results into the group, and a group including CZ1 and CZ2 is established.

Manually select one or more group members, and then click the button, you can also choose to join the group.

# Search group

Entering content in the search box will only display groups whose group name contains the content

# Copy group

Click to select a group, one of the function buttons to the right of the group name is Copy, click to display the copy group menu.

In the copy group menu, you can customize the group name (the default is <original group name>_copy), and you can change the group type.

# Rename group

Click to select a group, one of the function buttons on the right side of the group name is rename, click to rename.

: Confirm, : Cancel.

# Delete group

Click to select a group, one of the function buttons to the right of the group name is Delete.

# Model scenario

The model scenario function is the second module of the software function, and is divided into three sub-functions: ①Scenario, ②Scenario item, ③Scenario editor. The following descriptions are made separately.

# What are scenarios and scenario items

When we design supply chain optimization solutions, we often need to base on the same basic solution (or benchmark model) and consider assumptions in many different situations in order to select the optimal solution. At this time, the use of the scenario function is the most appropriate. Tool of.

For example, for the warehouse network planning model, seven regional central warehouses have been identified in Central China, East China, North China, Southwest China, and Northwest China, but for the central warehouse in Northeast China, there are still two address options: Harbin and Tongliao.

At this point, two new scenarios can be created, assuming the supply chain situation of opening warehouses in Harbin and Tongliao respectively.

Scenario 1: Consider opening a warehouse in Harbin and closing a warehouse in Tongliao
- In the site table, change the warehouse status of Harbin to INCLUDE.
- In the site table, change the warehouse status of Tongliao to EXCLUDE.
Scenario 2: Consider opening Tongliao warehouse and closing Harbin warehouse
- In the site table, change the warehouse status of Tongliao to INCLUDE.
- In the site table, change the warehouse status in Harbin to EXCLUDE.

Each adjustment in the above two scenarios is a scenario item, and multiple scenario items can be freely combined into any scenario, so as to facilitate the comparison of different assumptions.

# Scenarios

A scenario is a collection of modifications made to multiple input data tables. For example, in the site table, change the status of Harbin warehouse to INCLUDE, and change the status of Tongliao warehouse to EXCLUDE. Modifications made in the scenario will not directly overwrite the data in the input table, only temporary replacement is made when the scenario is selected in the model operation, so that a variety of different scenarios can be run at the same time based on one piece of data, so as to obtain a multi-to-many modeling results with different assumptions.

# New scenario

Click the New scenario button, the New scenario dialog box will pop up, and you can enter the name of the scenario. You need to be careful not to duplicate the name of the existing scenario. After the addition is successful, a prompt will pop up.

# Scenario editing

After creating a new scenario, it will automatically jump to the editing page of the new scenario. You can also double-click an item in the scenario list to enter the editing of a specific scenario.

①Available items: All created scenario items in the current model. Scenario items can be filtered using the search box at the top of the list.

②Selected items: scenario items already included in the current scenario. Scenario items can be filtered using the search box at the top of the list.

③Scenario Desc: Text notes used to describe the function of the current scenario. It is recommended to add them when the scenario is complicated.

④Add selected scenario items: When one or more scenario items in the list of available items on the left are selected, click the button to add them to the selected items. As shown in the figure below, after clicking the button, the three selected scenario items are added to the selected options.

⑤Add scenario items in batches: Click this button to add all the items in the available scenario items, or all the items obtained after filtering to the selected options, as shown in the figure below, when we filter all scenario items containing 9-1 characters , click the button, they are all added to the selected options. Therefore, it is recommended to name a new scenario item regularly to facilitate screening.

⑥Delete scenario items in batches: Similar to function ⑤, you can delete all items in the selected scenario items in batches, or all items obtained after filtering.

⑦Delete selected scenario item: Similar to function ④, you can delete one or more scenario items selected in the list on the right.

⑧Scenario item description: Click to switch the on and off mode of the scenario item description. When it is turned on, each scenario item in the "Available Items" and "Options" list will display its specific function description, which is convenient for viewing details. .

# Copy scenario item

In the scenario item list, click a scenario name and select the second function in the pop-up function button on the right to copy the current scenario and all scenario items in it. In the pop-up dialog box, the copied scenario has been named "Original scenario Name_Copy" by default. Click Submit to generate a new copied scenario.

# Rename scenario item

Use the first function button on the right side of the scenario list to modify the name of the current scenario. After modification, press the check mark to confirm, or use the wrong number to cancel.

# Delete scenario item

Use the third function button on the right side of the scenario list to delete the current scenario. If the current scenario already has the corresponding model output data, in the pop-up dialog box, you need to confirm "Delete scenario only" or "Delete data" at the same time , select "Delete scenario Only", only this scenario will be deleted, and the data related to this scenario in the output table will still be retained. If "Delete Data" is selected, this scenario and the data related to this scenario in the output table will be deleted. Click "Cancel" to cancel this deletion.

# Item overview

Using the object overview function, you can easily view the containment relationship between multiple scenarios and scenario items. In the pop-up object overview dialog box, each row is a scenario item, each column is a scenario, and the data at the intersection of the row and column is 1, which means that the scenario corresponding to the column contains the scenario item corresponding to the row, and 0 means not. You can also use the ①"invert" function to exchange row and column data for viewing.

# Scenario item

Scenario items are items that are included in a scenario to modify specific data in an input data table. For example, changing the status of the row of data in the Harbin warehouse in the site table to INCLUDE is the basic unit of the scenario.

# New scenario item

In the scenario item function module, click the New button, enter the name of the new scenario item in the pop-up window and submit it to create a new scenario item. Note that it cannot have the same name as an existing scenario item.

# Scenario item editing

After creating a new scenario item, its editing page will be opened automatically, or double-clicking the list of existing scenario items can also open the editing page. The following describes the editing functions respectively.

①Scenario item name: You can modify the name of the current scenario item again.

②Associated table: Each scenario item can only be associated with one table, and can only modify the data in one table. After selecting the associated table, the table interface on the right will also display the data of this table synchronously.

③Filter: It is used to locate the data row in the associated table. Only after the selected data is filtered, the value will be modified. After selecting different filters, the filters in the table on the right will also be transformed synchronously, and the filtered data will be displayed.

④Field: used to select the field in the table to be modified by this scenario item.

⑤Operator: Based on ②The selected Associated table, ③Select the filtered data row, ④Select the modified field, we have located the position of the specific value that needs to be modified. The operator is used to determine the modification method of the value.

Character field, Boolean field: optional equals (=).
Date field: optional =, +, -, where addition and subtraction can be used for date calculation
Numeric fields: optional =, +, -, *, ÷, for mathematical operations.

⑥Value: optional default value, custom.

Default value: resets the selected value to the default value, this option is only available for fields with default values.
Custom: Enter a numerical value or character value of your choice.

⑦Data table preview area

You can view the effects of different Associated tables and filter selections in real time, or you can create and use filters directly in the table area.

Using different combinations of options, scenario items can be used to create a variety of different modification effects. E.g

In the station table, filter out the newly added stations and set them as INCLUDE in batches.
- Associated Table: Site
- Filter: ALL_NEWDCS
- Field: Status
- operator: =
- Value: INCLUDE (custom)
In the shipping strategy table, multiply the number of days between replenishment in all shipping strategies by 2.
- Associated Table: TransportationPolicies
- Filter: (ALL_TransportationPolicies)
- Field: Days between replenishment
- operator: *
- Value: 2

In the Associated table, in addition to the input data table, three tables of group, group members, and model options can also be selected for editing. For example selecting the model option can

Modified the solution time upper limit (minutes) for the transportation optimization algorithm in the model options to 10 minutes.
- Associated Tables: Options.
- Filter: TO_solve time upper bound
- field: value
- operator: =
- Value: 10 (custom)