12 Period Merchandise Dollar Sales reports are graphical reports which allow users to visually compare merchandise sales dollars for up to twelve current/prior periods. Graphs display the total merchandise sales for each period of the current year alongside the sales 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 Merchandise Dollar Sales graphical reports:
5. Graphs are based upon the last recorded processed date for each child profit center. Users should ensure all shifts for the day are entered before running the Consolidate Sales Data program and building the retail sales data warehouse.
6. This values on this report may be inaccurate if the processed through date for profit centers is not within the current GL period.
When you select 12 Period Merchandise Dollar Sales reports, the system displays the following:
The graph contains the following information:
· ProfitCenter
· Period Ending Date
· Merchandise Sales
· This Year
· Last Year
Note: Table MR_SALES is used to retrieve merchandise sales values. If there is no data to report for a period and/or year, there is no bar displayed on the graph.
12 Period Merchandise Dollar Sales report graphics display the name and number of the profit center represented by the data.
Period ending dates are displayed along the graph’s horizontal axis, beneath each date’s corresponding bar on the graph.
Merchandise sales values are displayed along the graph’s vertical axis. These values help evaluate the dollar amount of merchandise sold at the profit center during the specified period and year.
Note: The vertical axis will display up to 48 values. 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 merchandise sales data. Red bars represent the previous year’s sales 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.
