Glossary

Planogram Parts

Things that appear in Plan files

Fixtures

curtains_closed Aisle

A horizontal grouping of shelves Bays that can be combined, reordered, or have Bays added and removed.

Related: Racks

shelves Rack

The most common fixture type representing a Pegboard, Slatwall, or Shelving Only section that can hold pegged widgetsProduct Positions or other fixtures like crop_16_9Shelves and dry_cleaningBars.

Related: Racks

shelves Bay

A top-level Rack arranged horizontally within an curtains_closed Aisle, which can hold widgetsProduct Positions and other fixtures.

Related: Racks

table_view Sub-Rack

A nested Rack within another fixture, such as a Pegboard section inside a Shelving Only Bay or on a dry_cleaningBar.

Related: Racks

crop_16_9 Shelf

A fixture that attaches to shelvesRacks to hold widgetsProduct Positions, inventory_2Containers, or datasetGroups.

Related: Shelves

inventory_2 Container

A fixture that attaches to shelvesRacks, crop_16_9Shelves, or dry_cleaningBars to hold widgetsProduct Positions, with optional resize layout to fit items uniformly.

Related: Containers

dry_cleaning Bar

A fixture that attaches to shelvesRacks to hold widgetsProduct Positions or sub-fixtures like inventory_2Containers and table_view Sub-Racks.

Related: Bars

straighten Surface

A fixture used when widgetsProduct Positions require depthwise placement, such as arranging folded clothes on a table or frozen food in a coffin case.

Related: Surfaces

phishing Peghook

A defined hook type used by widgetsProduct Positions when affixed to Pegboard or Slatwall shelvesRacks or dry_cleaningBars, with properties like length, slant, and prong count.

Related: Hooks

Planogram Content

widgets Product Position

One or more facings of a product arranged in rows and columns, placed on fixtures like shelvesRacks or crop_16_9Shelves.

Related: Positions

signpost Sign

An merchandising POP image element placed on the planogram, often attached to a fixture.

signpost Header Sign

A sign that attaches to the top of a shelvesRack or curtains_closed Aisle, typically used for category or section identification.

dataset Group

A collection of items (Positions, fixtures, etc.) that move, copy, and paste together as one unit; can be saved as a reusable Component.

Related: Groups

Filesystem Types

Files saved and managed in the GoPlanogram Filesystem

Plan

The primary file type containing fixtures like shelvesRacks and crop_16_9Shelves, along with widgetsProduct Positions.

Related: Intro

group_work Project

A collection of Plans for bulk operations, item replacements, cross-plan reporting, and easy navigation between related planograms.

Related: Projects

Store Plan

A floor layout that positions multiple Plans with location and angle information to represent a full store.

analytics Store Data

A data set (sales, inventory, etc.) that can be bound to Plans for analysis, heatmaps, and reporting calculations.

Related: StoreData

shopping_basket Assortment

A saved set of catalog items with customizable filters or item lists, used to filter the catalog or populate assignment Templates.

assignment Template

A rule-based file that automatically generates planogram content by placing items from shopping_basket Assortments into defined regions.

Related: Templates

Component

A reusable dataset Group of products, fixtures, or other elements saved to the Filesystem; can be shared and used across multiple Plans.

Related: Groups

Catalog

receipt_long Catalog

A list of items, which site admins manage. Users see these items as a searchable palette of products, POP elements, and other items that can be dragged onto the canvas to build Plans.

Related: Catalog

Customizations

Configurable bindings that connect your data to GoPlanogram features for analysis, reporting, and usability.

edit Customization

A user-defined binding that maps data or calculate Calculations to GoPlanogram features like local_fire_department Heatmaps, edit_note Labels, or newspaper Reports.

Related: Intro

calculate Calculation

An Excel-like expression combining data properties, operators, and functions to derive computed values for use in Customizations.

Related: Calculations

1-1 Mapping

A simple Customization type that directly maps a single data property (catalog field, custom data, store data, or Dynamic Field) without any calculation.

Aggregate Calculation

A calculate Calculation using functions like Sum() or Avg() that operate across all widgets Positions in a display; used in newspaper Report Property Sets for totals and averages.

Related: Calculations#aggregate functions

Dynamic Field

A built-in property whose value is calculated by GoPlanogram based on planogram state, such as LocationID, Bay, or FacingsTotal.

Related: DynamicFields

Customization Types

newspaper Report Property Set

A named collection of Properties, Aggregates, and Breakdowns that define what data appears in newspaper Reports and insights Live Insights.

Related: Rps

local_fire_department Heatmap

A color visualization (typically green to yellow to red) that displays numerical data for widgets Positions, useful for identifying performance thresholds or data patterns.

Related: Heatmaps

edit_note Label

Text displayed over each widgets Product Position showing data or calculated values; multiple labels can be active simultaneously.

Related: Labels

Catalog Filter

A Customization that filters the receipt_long Catalog to show only items matching specified criteria, helping narrow down the assortment.

Catalog Sorter

A Customization that determines the order in which items appear in the receipt_long Catalog, based on a data property or calculation.
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