Aisles, Bays, and Racks

Racks are the most common fixture type in GoPlanogram. A Rack can represent a Pegboard, Slatwall, or Shelving Only section, and can may have pegged Product Positions or other fixtures parented to them, such as Shelves or Bars.

Racks can be nested within other fixtures (i.e. a Pegboard section nested inside a top-level Shelving Only Rack, or a Pegboard section on a Bar). A nested Rack is called a Sub-Rack. A top-level Rack is called a Bay.

Aisles

Bays are arranged in a horizontally in Aisles.

An Aisle can be created via Insert > Aisle (either by the context or header menu). Pressing "R" creates an Aisle with a single Bay at the cursor location. An Aisle can be dragged onto another to combine them.

Bays can be Added, Removed, Swapped with other Bays, or Detached using the buttons that appear on a selected Bay. A selected Bay can be duplicated and added to its Aisle via the "3" hotkey.

A demonstration of combining, shifting, duplicating, and detaching Bays to / from Aisles

When an Aisle is created, you may specify the Rack Properties for each Bay. These can be changed at any time, and each Bay may specify its own unique properties.

Properties

A Rack's properties can be edited by double-clicking the Rack, or via Right Click > Properties.

When editing a Rack's properties, if it is a Bay, you can use the checkbox buttons beside inputs to update those properties for all Bays in the Aisle. If you want all changes to be applied to all Aisle Bays, check the Apply Changes to All Bays checkbox.

Rack properties dialog for an Aisle Bay

Name and Description

Optional name / description for this Rack. Name is often useful for identifying where products go in Reports. These properties are how an item's Fixture and FixtureDescription will be reported if it is parented to this Rack.

Type

Rack type, which affects both appearance and behavior.

Pegboard
Ideal for peggable items on hooks. Supports shelving.

Slatwall
Ideal for hanging items such as clothing, though hooks can also be used. Supports shelving.

Wirerack
Ideal for hanging items within a grid. Supports shelving.

Shelving Only
Only supports shelving; no pegged items allowed. Items dragged over this rack snap to the nearest shelf.

Dimensions

Rack dimensions, in inches or centimeters. You may enter values like 4' or 10m and GoPlanogram will convert automatically.

Outset (Sub-Rack Only)

How far a sub-rack sticks out from its parent fixture (e.g., distance from a Bar or Bay it is affixed to)

A Sub-Rack with a 1' Outset, affixed to a Bar, in 3D

Depth

Determines default depth shelves when added to this Rack. Each shelf may have its own Depth later changed.

Hook Defaults

The Hook Length input allows you to specify the default hook length for items affixed to this Rack.

If the checkbox is checked, you can instead specify an exact default Hook for items on this Rack.

Grid Parameters

Controls the Rack grid layout. Relevant for Pegboard, Wirerack, and Slatwall racks (Slatwall uses only Slat Height). Cell width/height determines spacing between pegholes/slats/wires. Grid origin values determine the offset from the rack’s top-left. All values are in inches/cm.

Standards

Show Standards toggles Rack standards/uprights visibility. You may also configure increment (shelf snap points), width, initial offset, and standards color.

Background

Determines the rack background (color or image). Images repeat by default; enable Stretch to make the image stretch to fill the rack.

Has Base Deck (Bay Only)

If checked, all Aisle Bays will have a Base Deck -- an immovable Shelf at the base of the Rack.