Understanding the Discount report in Mews POS

The Discount report in Mews POS is an overview of discounts, comps and voids that Mews POS processes when taking orders. It contains all information on losses, and provides a breakdown such as discount reason, outlets that issue the discount, product categories and more. When you access the report, you can use the Discount report to analyze your performance of all losses, This is useful for gaining insight on your financial operations and how it impacts the performance of your restaurant operations. 

 

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 Discount report

To access the Discount report from the Mews POS web dashboard:

 

1. Click Reports.
2. Click Discounts.

3. The system displays the Discount report. Note: The system displays the current day's discounts by default.
4. Click the drop-down containing the date range to set the time frame for invoice display.
5. Search and filter the Discount report according to the following fields:
• All outlets: Click the drop-down to select an outlet. Mews POS displays results for that outlet.
• All registers: Click the drop-down to select a register. Mews POS displays results for that register.
• Categories: Click the drop-down to select a product category. Mews POS displays results for that product category.

 

The Discount report displays a cumulative report on all discounts, comps and voids. This is separated by outlet, with a general total at the bottom of the report. The report is broken down by:

• Reason: The reason selected in the system for the discount, comp or void.
• Quantity: The number of instances when you used a certain reason.
• Product categories: The various product categories you configure in Mews POS, for example, Beer, Red wine, Food. The report displays the amount of loss incurred for each product category
• Total: The total loss incurred for each reason across all product categories.

 

You have now accessed the Discount report. You can use this information to assess any business losses.

 

You can learn more about creating a discount here.