Documents to Process: Supported File Types

Documents to Process: Supported File Types

Documents to Process allows Restaurant365 Users to import various files for immediate processing, or processing at a later time. Acceptable file types include the following:   Document Files PDF File (.pdf) – Scanned Documents saved as PDFs / Original PDF Invoices Word File (.docx) – Scanned Images saved inside a .docx / Original Word Files (Note: .doc / Word ’97 files are not supported) Image Files JPG Image (.jpeg / .jpg) – Image files PNG Image (.png) – Image files CSV Files Supported Vendor Integrated .csv files will be imported directly to the All Transactions list, bypassing Documents to Process.  Please refer … Continued
Completing and Updating Budgets

Completing and Updating Budgets

This article will describe the steps necessary to complete a New Budget, or update an Existing Budget using the Advanced Budgeting feature in Restaurant365.  Click here for more information on Budgeting Completing / Updating Budgets After a Budget has been successfully created, Users can begin the process of filling in the Budget / updating the Budget.  Entering / Updating values in to Budgets can be accomplished using the following methods: Manual Update Export / Excel Update Manual Update Single Location Budget Budgets that include only a single Location can be updated on the main Budget screen by single-clicking in to the desired … Continued
Recording American Express AMEX Charges

Recording American Express AMEX Charges

Step 1: Record your AMEX Charges Option 1: To record an individual invoice received for a specific vendor that you put on your AMEX card Create an AP Invoice for the vendor for the amount of the invoice. Next, Use the ‘Pay Bill’ Function to create an AP Payment. Click on ‘Pay Bill’ in the top Ribbon. A new window will open. Select the appropriate ‘Payment Date’ and click on ‘OK’ A new window will open. Select your AMEX account as the ‘Bank Account’ and click on ‘OK’ A new window will open. Since we we are not actually going … Continued
Where can I see my Bank Account Balance?

Where can I see my Bank Account Balance?

You can see your bank account balances in a few different places in Restaurant365. 1. GL Account Detail Report 2. Check Register Report 3. On Bank Transaction screens 1. In ‘My Reports’, under Financials, there is a GL Account Detail report. Here you can see deatils and the balance as of the date the report is run for. 2. In ‘My Reports’, under Banking, there is a Checkbook Register report. Here you can see the recent detail and current balance.Then run the Check Register Report 3. When you open an new bank transaction (Withdrawal, Transfer, Deposit), the current balance is shown … Continued
Add A Location Logo

Add A Location Logo

To add your company logo to print on your AR Invoices and Statements follow the steps below. 1. Create a Logo.bmp, Logo.jpg, or Logo.png file for your company logo 2. Add the logo to Locations with AR Transactions/Catering Events Open the Location Record and click on ‘Logo’   A new Pop-up will open. Select the Logo File and then click on ‘Open’.  This will attach the logo file to the location record.   Now when you print an AR Invoice or Statement the logo will show.   Note: You may have to adjust File Size or Resolution to adjust the size or clarity of the Logo. … Continued
Bank Balance vs GL Account Balance

Bank Balance vs GL Account Balance

To make sure your bank balances to the GL, you should verify that the “Statement Balance + Uncleared” value on the reconciliation report (circled in red in image below) and the GL account balance for that bank account as of the same date match.  There are a few reasons these values may not match.  When you approve a bank rec it takes a snapshot of the system as of that time so the “Statement Balance + Uncleared” value on the reconciliation report is showing the balance according to that snapshot. Reasons You Might Not Balance Example 1 “Entered a transaction after … Continued
GL Account – Available To Managers

GL Account – Available To Managers

If non-Accounting users (Users with the security role of Restaurant Manager) need access to a GL Account, that Account must be flagged as Available to Managers.  As non-Accounting users do not have access to the Accounting Module, they will never see the General Ledger in its entirety, nor will they have the access to open a GL Account Record to view GL Transactions.  However, it will be necessary for Restaurant Managers to have limited access to some GL Accounts for Invoicing, and DSS Review For Accounts that have Available to Managers enabled, the Account Name / Number will be made available in … Continued
Restaurant365 Mobile App

Restaurant365 Mobile App

Various functions can be performed via a mobile device and the Restaurant365 mobile App available for iOS and Andriod devices   Downloading the App Restaurant365 User can get this App from the Google Play store for Andriod and from the App Store for iOS by searching for ‘Restaurant365’ App Store:       Google Play Store:       Logging In Upon downloading and opening the App the User will be presented with a login screen where they can enter the same username and password used to access the full version of Restaurant365.  The R365 URL field will populate with the R365 customer … Continued
Budget Screen

Budget Screen

This article describes the Budget Screen in the Advanced Budgeting feature in Restaurant365.  Click here for more information on Budgeting Budget Screen The Budget screen is where the budget can be viewed and updated.  The parameters that were set on the Budget Parameters screen are also present on the Budget screen and can be adjusted here as needed. Legend: 1) Year – The Year for the Budget 2) Locations – The Location (or Multiple Locations) for the Budget. Note: when Multiple Locations that belong to different Legal Entities are selected, the Periods (or weeks) will be pulled from the Legal … Continued
Adding a New GL Account, Bank Account, or Checkbook

Adding a New GL Account, Bank Account, or Checkbook

How do I add a new GL account? Before adding a new account, it is always a good rule of thumb to begin by reviewing your current list of accounts so as to avoid creating a duplicate or extremely similar account to one that already exists. Let’s review a quick list of our existing accounts by clicking on the GL Accounts list in the General Ledger section of the Navigation Pane.   Here I see a list of all my accounts, sorted by number.   When you are ready to create a new account, click on the words ‘New Account’ … Continued