Understanding the downloaded Comp & Voids report from Mews POS

The Comps & Voids report from Mews POS is an overview of comps and voids that you process when taking orders. It contains all information on these losses and provides a breakdown such as reason, revenue center, users and more. When you download and access the report, you can use it to analyze your performance of losses via comps and voids. This is useful for gaining insight into your financial operations and how it impacts the performance of your restaurant operations. 

 

The report you download contains alternate information to the report available within the Mews POS web dashboard, the report you download is broken down per instance and per invoice.

 

Note: Only users with ‘Can view reports’ permissions can view and download the report. You can review user roles in Settings > Roles.

 

 

Understanding the fields in the Comps & Voids report

Note: You can learn how to access and download the report here.

 

The report separates comps and voids, each available in separate tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Each tab separates the comp or void by revenue center, each revenue center is broken down by:

• Reason: The reason you select in the system for the comp or void. Note: The report displays each instance of a comp or void separately and groups all instances of the same reason type together.
• Notes: Any notes you enter when processing that comp or void instance.
• Quantity: The number of items the comp or void applies to for that instance.
• Product Categories: The report displays any product categories the comp or void applies to, for example, red wine or desserts. The report displays the amount of comp or void that applies to that product category for that instance.
• Subtotal: The subtotal amount of the comp or void for that instance.
• Total: The total amount of the comp or void for that instance.

 

The report also displays all instances of a comp or void as an invoice list. This is broken down by:

• Invoice #: The number the system assigns to the invoice, if applicable.
• Date: The date of issue for the invoice.
• Cashier: The cashier that issues the invoice.
• Item: The item on the invoice that the comp or void applies to.
• Reason: The reason for the comp or void.
• Description: Any notes the user enters when processing that comp or void.
• Quantity: The number of items the comp or void applies to for that invoice.
• Total: The total amount of the comp or void.
• Subtotal: The subtotal amount of the comp or void.

 

You can learn more about  comps and voids here.