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Entering Invoices at the Restaurant Location

Welcome to the ‘AP Invoice for Managers’ video tutorial for entering invoices at the restaurant location. The AP Invoice is part of Purchasing within the Operations module of Restaurant365. During this training we will cover the following features and topics: Launching a new AP Invoice Recording Invoice Adjustments Entering Line Items By the way, sometimes you will see the term Accounts Payable abbreviated or referred to as “AP” in the system and on reports. One of the most important things profitable restaurants do is closely track their food & beverage costs on a weekly basis. Doing so can lower a … Continued

Recipe Costing

Recipe Recipes are item records where Type = Recipe To view recipes, go to Operations – Inventory – Recipes in the left hand ribbon and open the desired record. To create a new recipe go to ‘Item’ in the top ribbon, then select ‘New Recipe’ and a new ‘Recipe’ window will open. Fill in the following fields for each new recipe: Fill out required fields: General Tab Name (required) Available In Inventory One key field is the Available In Inventory check box on the General tab. If checked this allows you to have this recipe on Stock Counts, Item Transfers, and Waste Log … Continued

Item Costing

Overview: The system is equipped with multiple fields to help track item cost based on purchases and stock counts. This feature requires additional setup and maintenance elements. Setup There are five different records in Restaurant365 that will drive item costing functionality: Vendors Units of Measure Purchased Items Item Location (Optional) Vendor Items (Optional) Vendors On the vendor record the dropdown field named Entry can be set to ‘by Account’ or ‘by Item.’ If ‘by Item’ is selected then when invoices are entered for this vendor the item detail grid will display, if ‘by Account’ then the account grid will … Continued

Entering A Waste Log

Waste Log Feature – Allows you to account for Inventory Item Waste. This is very similar to the Item Transfer transaction and is used in conjunction with the Item Costing module. As a first step you need to ensure that you have a ‘Waste Account’ assigned to the items you will be recording waste for. Once you have the waste account assigned to your items you will be able to create a waste log. To begin, Click on ‘Item Actions’ and then select ‘New Waste Log’ A new Window will open. Update the header information. The ‘Number’ is auto generated … Continued

Item – Adding a New Purchased (Inventory) Item

Items are part of the Inventory section of the Operations module of Restaurant365. To begin the process of adding a new inventory item to Restaurant365, click on ‘Item’ in the top ribbon. Then select ‘New Purchased Item’.The ‘New Purchased Item’ window appears. You will want to enter an item for everything that is counted as part of a physical stock count. This may include ingredients, spices, supplies, paper, packaging and so forth. Enter the Name, Number, and Description for each item.In the ‘General Tab’ enter the ‘Name’ of the item, ‘Type’ should remain as ‘Purchased’. You can enter an Item ‘Number’ … Continued

Entering An Item Transfer

The Item Transfer function allows you to record item transfers between restaurants. This will ensure your item inventory levels are adjusted as you transfer items. Note: In order to use this feature you must have ‘Item Costing’ Setup. Click on this link to learn more about ‘Item Costing’ To begin select ‘Item’ in the top ribbon, then select ‘Item Transfer’’ A new window will open. Update the Header fields. Then enter the item, quantity and a detail comment (comment is optional) of each item being transferred and select add to add each line item. Number: The transaction Number is auto-generated … Continued

My POS auto-import didn’t run last night

My POS auto-import didn’t run last night The most common reason your auto-import of your Point-of-Sale (POS) data into Restaurant365 didn’t run when scheduled, is the password has been changed or reset on the user account for the machine. The user account is used in the Schedule Task to run the auto-import with Restaurant365.To update the password in the Scheduled Task, follow these steps: 1. Open the Scheduled Task 2. Enter the New Password 3. Test by Running the Scheduled Task 1. Open the Scheduled Task. On the machine that runs the integration, go to Programs>> Accessories>> System Tools>> then … Continued

User Setup, Security, and Location Access

Setting up users and managing security is found in a few windows under the Administration section. Only users assigned the R365 User Setup role will be able to see these items. In order to receive this role contact support@restaurant365.net. Listed below are the different elements: Create New User Select Administration – New User (in top ribbon) to open user form Fill in the form with user full name, user login you want them to use, password (they can change this once logged in), default location, and the user’s email If this user will send email out of Restaurant365, fill in … Continued

To Do Lists

The To Do Checklist is found in the left hand navigation under Accounting – Report – To Do Checklist. This list displays various tabs with items that the system has flagged as requiring setup or attention. If nothing is requiring attention on a specific tab, that tab won’t be displayed. The To Do List has the following tabs: Record Setup – this tab shows a row for each record in the system missing required fields. For example if a GL Account was missing GL Type then there would be a row for that account and the row would have a comment … Continued

Closing a Period

Which dates transactions can be booked to is determined by the Closed Date on the legal entity. Setting this date will mean no transactions can be approved or edited with a date less than or equal to the Closed Date for any locations in that Legal Entity. To set this date, do the following: Access the Legal Entities list under Accounting – Administration – Legal Entities in the left hand navigation pane Double click the row of the Legal Entity Record you wish to open On the Legal Entity Record, set the Closed Date using the date picker and then … Continued

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