12 Period Fuel Gross Profit reports are graphical reports that allow you to visually compare fuel gross profit values for up to twelve current/prior periods. Graphs display fuel gross profit values for each period of the current year alongside the values for the corresponding periods from the previous year.
Report graphs are available for both parent and child profit centers.
Note: Please consider the following in regards to 12 Period Fuel Gross Profit graphical reports:
Graphs are based upon the last recorded processed date for each child profit center. Ensure that all shifts for the day are entered and processed before running the Consolidate Sales Data program to build the retail sales data warehouse.
The values on this report may be inaccurate if the processed through date for profit centers falls outside the current GL period.
When you select 12 Period Fuel Gross Profit reports, the system displays the following ExecuGraph:
The graph contains the following information:
Profit Center
Period Ending Date
Gross Profit Dollars
This Year
Last Year
Note: If there is no data to report for a period and/or year, the graph displays no bar, indicating zero.
12 Period Fuel Gross Profit report graphics display the name and number of the profit center represented by the data.
The graph displays the period ending dates along the horizontal axis, beneath each date’s corresponding bar on the graph.
The graph displays gross profit values along the vertical axis. These values help evaluate the amount of gross profit accumulated for fuel sales at the profit center during the specified period and year. The graph displays both positive and negative values. Positive values are displayed above the zero point on the vertical axis. Negative values are displayed below the zero point.
Note: The vertical axis will display up to 48 values (both positive and negative). However, the actual number of values will vary. Only the number of values necessary to include low and high values will be displayed.
Blue bars represent current year gross profit, and red bars represent the previous year’s gross profit data.
If a profit center has child profit centers, you may click anywhere on the parent profit center’s graph to view graphical reports for each child profit center.
Child reports are graphed in the same manner as the parent profit center and are displayed vertically. Use the scroll bar to view all child profit center graphs.
