Discounts & Surcharges Reports

Summary of the Reports

The Discount and Surcharges reports are audit reports that allow the use of each feature to be analysed in a range of ways including; their cost, the items they are being added to or even the staff member who has applied them. These reports help to keep price adjustments under control.

Note: To find these reports search 'Discount Report' or 'Surcharge Report' in OfficeMate

 

Available Filters in the Reports

  • Custom Date Range, Daily, Week Ending, Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly
  • All Day, Custom Time Range, Day Part
  • By User, By Discount, By Surcharge, Summary By User, Summary By Discount, Summary By Surcharge

The Information in the Reports

Filters

  • Multiple types of discounts/surcharges can be selected consecutively
  • Use the additional tabs at the top of the screen to view additional reports
  • Removing price level discounts may give you more visibility of manually applied or non automatic discounts

Created

  • The date and time the discount/surcharge was applied

Discount/Surcharge

  • The name of the discount/surcharge in the set up screen
  • The name of the price level
  • The delivery fee name
  • Daily discount/surcharge if the surcharge or discount feature was enabled
  • If a manual discount/surcharge is applied, the name is;
    • Open Price Discount/Surcharge

User

  • The user that was logged in to WaiterMate when the discount/surcharge was applied

Cost

  • The cost of the discount/surcharge to the business
  • A positive (+) value indicates that the price was lower than the usual price (a + cost to the business)
  • A negative (-) value indicates that the price was higher than the usual price (a - cost to the business)
  • The cost is an Inc GST value

Type

  • Normal: A preset discount was created and applied to the item/account
  • Daily: The daily surcharge or discount feature was enabled and changed the price of the item/account
  • Custom: A custom $ or % discount was applied to the item/account
  • Price Level: A price level increased/decreased the price of the item
  • Open Price: The price of the item was manually changed in WaiterMate
  • Loyalty: The customer used loyalty points to purchase the item
  • Delivery Surcharge: There was an automatic delivery surcharge on the account

Target

  • The 'Target' is either:
    • The 'Item Name' for an item level discount/surcharge
    • The 'Account Type' for an account level discount/surcharge