Self-Service IPU/IPC visibility Overview
Essential knowledge
Author:
Yulia Andreyanova
Changed on:
6 May 2024
Overview
This document will detail how customers can view their Inventory Position Update(IPU) and Inventory Position Change(IPC) usage from within the Inventory Web App. Using this, customers can easily compare their usage to contracted rates.
Pre-requisites
- To view the reports, a user must have:
- Access to the Fluent Big Inventory Web application
- Access to the Admin module of the Fluent Big Inventory Web application
- Assigned permission
`ACCOUNTUSAGE_VIEW`
- The UI is configured to display admin reports
Key points
- Self-service IPU/IPC visibility is available for customers with the permission in the Fluent Big Inventory Web application.
`ACCOUNTUSAGE_VIEW` - The data is captured, uploaded, and stored within Metrics.
- The data is visualized with the OMX UX Framework.
What is IPU/IPC?
See the platform limits and the Definition of Product Terms for the definition of these terms.
Value Proposition
Visibility of IPU and IPC usage enables a user to:
- Understand their actual inventory usage compared to contracted levels
- Understand the impact configuration changes will make on inventory usage
Features
- Filter inventory usage by type of usage (IPU/IPC)
- Filter the date and time to view specific periods
- Select granularity to view data down to the minute
