Configuring the Sales Calculations Tab

On the Sales Calculations tab, you configure whether to include or exclude comps and promos from net sales, and other default settings used in the sales calculations on Aloha Insight reports.

To configure the Sales Calculations tab:

Select Change 0 Guest Counts to 1 to display 1 as the guest count.

Select Exclude Hours from $0 Employees to exclude employees with a $0 pay rate from Insight labor reports.

Select Exclude Hours from Unscheduled Employees to exclude employees who worked unassigned shifts from Insight labor reports.

Select Auto Create Records for Unassigned Shifts to include hours for shifts that have not been assigned to employees on Insight labor reports.

Select one of the following methods to average guest checks from the ‘Check Average Method’ drop-down list:

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Gross

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Net

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Straight

Select one of the following methods to calculate the Per Person Average (PPA) from the PPA Method drop-down list:

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Gross

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Net

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Straight

Type the value to appear in the Employee Pay with Punch Clock Data report. The default is .08 percent. The percentage entered is multiplied by total sales. You must enter a value to the hundredth, such as .08.

To exclude promos and comps from net:

Select the method for using promos in net sales from the following options: Include All Promos in Net Sales, Exclude All Promos from Net Sales, or Selected Promos.

If you click Selected Promos, you select the promos to exclude from your Aloha Insight reports. Click Selected Promos and use the arrow buttons to move promos from the ‘Promos that are included in Net’ list box to the ‘Promos that are excluded from Net’ list box. If you select this option, Aloha Insight reports will not balance with Aloha POS reports.

Select the method for using comps in net sales from the following options: Include All Comps in Net Sales, Exclude All Comps from Net Sales, or Selected Comps.

If you click Selected Comps, you select the comps to exclude from your Aloha Insight reports. Click Selected Comps and use the arrow buttons to move comps from the ‘Comps that are included in Net’ list box to the ‘Comps that are excluded from Net’ list box. If you select this option, Aloha Insight reports will not balance with Aloha POS reports.

To configure other net sales exclusions:

Select Exclude Surcharges from Net Sales if you do not want surcharges included in your net sales calculations.

Select Exclude Order Mode Charges from Net Sales if you do not want order mode charges included in your net sales calculations.

Continue to Configuring the Data Management Controls Tab.