Historical Sales

Historical Sales

Historical Sales (sales data that occurred prior to cut-over) can be imported in a simplified manner in to Restaurant365.  Historical Sales are created using the R365 Historical Sales import template.  Historical Sales exist in Restaurant365 for the comparison purposes only.  Historical Sales will appear as the prior year (PY) comparison values for current sales on the Flash Report and Weekly Review Report.  Click here for more information on the Flash Report. The Historical Sales import template consists of the following four columns:     Click here to download the R365 Historical Sales Import Template
GL Types

GL Types

GL Types, or rather General Ledger Types, are predefined groups for GL Account Records.  GL Types are used for the sorting, grouping and subtotal of GL Accounts on Financial Reports (Balance Sheet and P&L).  GL Type is a required field on the GL Account Record. GL Type Presets GL Types are customizable to meet the reporting needs of your organization.  Restaurant365 has the following GL Type presets: Create GL Type To create a GL Type, a User with the Accounting Manager Security Role can hover over the Account options on the top ribbon and select ‘New GL Type’. This will open up a … Continued
System Preferences: AP Automation

System Preferences: AP Automation

The ‘AP Automation’ tab resides on the System Preferences screen.  Click here for more information on System Preferences. On the AP Automation tab, a specified Email address can be provided that will be monitored by Restaurant365 via POP3.  When emails with attachments are sent to the monitored Email address, Restaurant365 will recognize the attachment(s) and determine what actions can be taken.  Attachments that cannot be automatically imported as AP Transactions (EDI) will be routed to the Documents to Process list.  Note: Please refer to the AP Automation Overview as you prepare to utilize this useful feature in Restaurant365 Legend: 1) Email … Continued
AP Automation Overview

AP Automation Overview

Overview AP Automation is a feature within Restaurant365 that allows an Organization to setup a specified Email address on the System Preference screen.  Restaurant365 will monitor this Email address via POP3.  Organization team members and Vendors can then send emails to that address with PDF invoices attached and those PDFs will be imported into the Documents to Process list.  Each separate Attachment will be imported as a separate Document to Process.  Additionally, supported CSV file formats will import automatically and create AP Transactions via EDI Security Users with the Secondary Security Role of ‘User Setup’ have access to ‘System Preferences’. … Continued
Autonumbering

Autonumbering

In Resaurant365, unique identifiers are important for numerous reasons.  To allow for the easy creation of unique records, many transactions have an Autonumbering feature that is managed under the Administration section of the Accounting Module.  When selected, the Autonumbering Next XX # (1) will be displayed next to the Prefix (if any) (2) as shown below.  To save any adjustments to the next number, or prefix, be sure to click the Submit button to the right of each Autonumbering line item.
System Preferences: Location Additional Info

System Preferences: Location Additional Info

  The ‘Location Additional Info’ tab resides on the System Preferences screen.  Click here for more information on System Preferences. Additional identifiers for a Location can be created on this tab of Preferences.  These identifiers will then be available on the ‘Additional Info’ tab of the Location Record as open text fields, as shown below:   System Preferences: Location Record:
Unit of Measure Equivalence

Unit of Measure Equivalence

In Restaurant365 there are three base types of Units of Measure (U of M): Weight (Ounces) Volume (Fluid Ounces) Each For each Purchased Item in the system, you will need to identify two units of measure: Purchased (Default Purchase U of M) Inventoried (Inventory U of M) Click here to learn more about Units of Measure, and Item Setup If the Purchased U of M and Inventoried U of M disagree in their base type (Weight, Volume or Each), then an equivalence must be built so that Restaurant365 can properly identify item costs for recipes, stock counts, etc.   Determine if U of M Equivalence … Continued
Add New Location

Add New Location

    Location Records can be created via the Restaurant365 Setup Assistant.  A User with the security role of User Setup will have access to the Setup Assistant via the Administration menu.   Navigate to the Administration menu in the top ribbon and select ‘Setup Assistant’ Once loaded, navigate to the ‘Locations’ section in the ‘Organization’ tab and click the ‘Add Location’ button to open the New Location Form   This action will open the New Location form where the User with then be able to enter the Location record information and then Save The Location record will now be … Continued
System Preferences: Miscellaneous

System Preferences: Miscellaneous

Overview The ‘Miscellaneous’ tab resides on the System Preferences screen and contains various system settings that effect how data is displayed, created, and updated throughout Restaurant365.  Click here for more information on System Preferences. 1) Sales Tax Rate – Set the default Sales Tax Rate for AR Transactions.  Sales Tax Rates for each Location can be set on the Location Record 2) PL Report Percent Of – Sets the default ‘Percent of’ option on all GL Accounts that have GL Types on the Profit and Loss statement.  Click here for more information on Report Settings.  System Default is ‘Net Sales’.  Options include: … Continued
User Setup, Security, and Location Access

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