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Stock Usage Report

Upon completing a Stock Count, the User can run the Stock Usage report via My Reports to see metrics on Inventory Usage, Purchases, Sales and Inventory Turns. To run the report, navigate to ‘My Reports’ and select the ‘Stock Usage’ report and click ‘Run’: Sample Report: Click here for more information on Stock Counts in Restaurant365

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

Creating a Memorized Journal Entry

Recurring Transactions are set up using memorized transactions. The Memorized Transaction functionality allows the user to save a template that can be used over and over again (automatically or manually) without having to re-key all the details. For your monthly payroll expense you might want to use a memorized Journal Entry. Step 1 – Create a Journal Entry or use an existing entry. In this example we have created Rent Journal Entry. Then Memorize the entry by going to Action>Memorize.This will open the Memorize window with the fields described below: Memorized Template Name – type the name you want for the template … Continued

Unit of Measure

Unit of Measure – Base Types Units of Measure are used throughout Restaurant365 for Inventory, Purchased/Vendor Items, Recipe Costing, Commissary Items, and Catering Item tracking. Units of Measure (U of M) are completely customizable and you can have as many, or as few as you need. There are three Base U of M that all other U of Ms must be equated to either directly, or indirectly through other U of Ms. These three Base Units of Measure are: Volume Base for this type = OZ-fl Examples: OZ-fl, Cup, Gallon, Quart Weight Base for this type = OZ-wt Examples: OZ-wt, LB, KG, … Continued

Stock Counts with Multiple Count U of Ms

Items Available for Inventory (Purchased Items and Recipes) have the option of utilizing multiple Count U of Ms for the purpose of Stock Counts. For example, the Purchased Item ‘Romaine Hearts’ could be counted three different ways: ‘Case – 12/3 CT’, ‘Bag – 3 CT’ and ‘Bag (Chopped) – 2 LB’. These Units of Measure are set on the ‘Inventory Cost’ tab of the Purchased Item Record, and when assigned, will appear as additional ‘Qty’ boxes on Stock Counts. In order to utilize Multiple Count U of Ms, follow the steps outlined below. Click here for more information on Stock Counts … Continued

Item Categories

Up to three separate item categories can be assigned to an item and are used in various reports to create subtotals or filters. View/Edit Item Categories You can open an existing item category in 2 ways: Operations – Inventory – Item Categories in the left hand navigation, and then click on the one you want to open Or, on an item form on the Item Categories tab, click the blue title next to the item category you want to open (as pictured below) Create New Categories Item categories can be created in 2 ways: On an existing item category form, … Continued

Managing Menu Items

Menu Item Analysis Menu Item Analysis has the following benefits: Visually review the performance of each menu item with ease Analyze menu items with greater efficiency Easily see where you are doing well and where you can improve Setup Menu Items The Menu Item Analysis has two main components that need to be setup – Menu Items and Menu Item Links Menu Items Allows the user to set the details for each Menu Item including: Estimated Cost, Price, Target Margin, etc. Menu Item Links Allows the user to link together more than one item. This is especially helpful when the … Continued

Daily Sales Summary for the Restaurant Manager

In this training, the steps to review the Daily Sales Summary (DSS) will be covered: 1. Close out POS System 2. Upload Daily POS Data to Restaurant365 & Open Daily Sales Summary 3. Open the Daily Sales Summary and Review ‘Totals’ tab 4. Enter Deposits 5. Enter Exceptions (if any) 6. Enter House Account info (if any) 7. Enter Paidouts (if any) 8. Review Labor Step 1: Close Out POS System Finish the closing steps in your POS system (if applicable) Step 2: Upload Daily POS Data to Restaurant365 Daily Sales Summary data can be uploaded to Restaurant365 in one … Continued

Stock Count Record

The Stock Count Record is where Stock Counts reside in Restaurant365. Stock Counts are created from Stock Count Templates, either via your Browser, or via the Restaurant365 Mobile App. This article will describe all of the fields that are located on the Stock Count Record. For more information on Stock Counts, refer to the Stock Count Overview Stock Count Record / Quick Details Tab The header information on a Stock Count is present at the top of the record no matter what tab is being viewed. The Quick Details tab contains the screen in which Users will record … Continued

Item Locations

Restaurant365 has the ability to store Item Location records which have some of the same fields as the item records but can be further defined for specific locations. When costing information is being loaded for a Location-specific transaction (AP Invoice, Stock Count etc.) Restaurant365 will first search to see if the Purchased Item has an ‘Item Location’ for the specified Location. If no Item Location Record exists for a specific Purchased Item, the information from the Item record will be used.