HOW TO USE LUMINATE™ BASIC

This interactive course provides hands-on experience with the reporting tools, navigation, and datasets in Luminate™ Basic, equipping you to create reports tailored to your business goals.

If you are a small to mid-sized supplier eager to master Walmart Luminate™ Basic, you can do it and we can help you. Using it correctly is critically important. Spend three hours with an expert as you learn how to use Luminate™ Basic, and leave with knowledge and confidence.

 

*This class was previously titled Luminate™ Fundamentals. The content is updated regularly to include Walmart’s most current changes and additions.

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Taught by an expert experienced in analysis and intimately familiar with Walmart, this course gets you started on the right foot with Luminate™.

The class is live, so you can have a real conversation with the instructor. You can ask questions and get answers on the spot from an expert with up-to-the-minute knowledge.

Building reports is a key part of this class. You will be given recipes and instructions for as many of these as time allows:

  • Supplier Scorecard
  • Sales & Inventory Report
  • Warehouse Information
  • Sales Forecast
  • Order Forecast
  • Markup, Markdown
  • Ecomm Sales
  • Ecomm Inventory

By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped to navigate Luminate™ Basic confidently, create meaningful reports, and leverage data for strategic insights.
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NOTES:

  • During this class, no data is shared, confidentiality is maintained throughout, and proprietary materials of Walmart’s are not distributed.
  • Content for this class is revised frequently — whenever changes or updates occur.
  • Suppliers should have access to Luminate™ and should know Excel before registering for this seminar.
  • Prior to class, you will be sent a Supplement with information pertinent to your class.
  • Within three days after your class, you will receive a Certificate of Completion in your email. Many suppliers post this on LinkedIn because it keeps a profile fresh and exciting as well as up-to-date.
  • 8th & Walton classes and seminars are exclusively for Walmart suppliers; only a supplier who works directly with Walmart may register.
  • With its goal of improving content and presentation, 8th & Walton records each class. This is used strictly for its own edification and then only on an as needed basis. The recordings are not shared outside 8th & Walton. 8th & Walton always treats the privacy of its students, any comments students may make during class, and Walmart’s proprietary information with utmost respect. 
  • Students are not allowed to record using a note-taker. 8th & Walton values the privacy of its students and adheres to confidentiality always. We also honor proprietary information from Walmart. Furthermore, class materials are written and copyrighted by 8th & Walton, and recording them is an infringement of copyright laws.
  • 8th & Walton, LLC, Bentonville, AR is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Walmart or its affiliates. All references to Walmart, as well as its affiliates, trademarks, and brands, are not intended to imply that 8th & Walton LLC is a Walmart vehicle for advertising or any other commercial purposes. Retail Link® and Walmart Luminate™ are registered trademarks of Walmart.

You Will Learn

How to navigate Luminate™

  • Learn to efficiently navigate Luminate™ Basic’s interface, including locating support resources, accessing the data dictionary.
  • Explore where to file and track support tickets and view release notes for recent updates.

How to build essential reports

  • Supplier Scorecard: In this guided session, you’ll learn to run a Supplier Scorecard, download it to Excel, and analyze key performance metrics.
  • Sales & Inventory Reports: Gain experience by creating and then using these three reports:
    • Sales & Instock Report: Capture sales and the various instock columns data to monitor product availability based on understanding the differences of each.  
    • Multi-Time Periods Analysis: Compare performance across multiple time periods and learn how to show them as columns within your report.
    • Current Inventory Pipeline: Track inventory movement and forecast future needs.

What aspects of data outputs mean

  • Each report you build will be explained in detail by your instructor, covering:
    • Column definitions and meanings
    • Reporting timeframes
    • Filtering options for targeted data insights

The value of hands-on practice with dataset recipes

  • Interactive Dataset Creation: You will work directly with your instructor to create custom datasets using a guided recipe as you gain practical experience in report building.
  • Report-Building From Scratch: Learn to build and understand the difference between a Sales Forecast Report and an Order Forecast Report

Plus, create four reports: DC metrics,  markups and markdowns, e-commerce sales, and e-commerce inventory — all with detailed, live guidance from an expert.

THIS CLASS RUNS FROM 9:00 A.M. TO NOON OR 1 P.M TO 4 P. M. CENTRAL TIME.
IT IS A LIVE ZOOM MEETING.

PRICE: $650

SAVE 10% WHEN YOU PURCHASE 3 CLASSES AT ONE TIME.

Registration closes at 3 P.M. Central Time on the last business day prior to the class.

Requirements

  • Each student must register; one participant per registration.
    NOTE FOR NEW WALMART SUPPLIERS: In order to produce valid reports, your company should be shipping to Walmart prior to taking this class.

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$650

Reviews

I really enjoyed this class, and for the first time really am building reports in Luminate™. I learned so much.

- Sabrina - Sept. 9, 2024 Forecasting Specialist

I liked that it was a small setting so you felt as if you could ask questions if needed.

- Jamie - August 27, 2024 Replenishment

We created reports LIVE, and I will use them for my own reports. Everything went smoothly.

- Bianca - August 14, 2024 Key Account Manager

I have learned something new and important with every course I've taken with 8th & Walton over the years. We are a family-owned small business, and I run all aspects associated with being a Walmart supplier for our company. I started taking your courses in 2021 when we gained distribution in Walmart. Everyone I have worked with at 8th & Walton has been phenomenal in helping me understand the different aspects of being a Walmart supplier. Thank you guys for providing classes for small businesses to learn how to be successful with Walmart.

- Cortney - Feb. 7, 2024 Student

I found the Luminate™ introductory course very useful, and the instructor was helpful and gracious with his time as questions came up along the way. I currently have some basic templates built that replace some of the reporting that I had set up in DSS.

- Lorenzo - Jan. 9, 2024 National OTC Executive