Real-time sales reporting to management

Purpose

1.1. Enable instant access to sales figures across all ordering channels for African restaurants, supporting real-time decision-making by management.
1.2. Automate aggregation of sales from POS, online, and third-party delivery services.
1.3. Ensure error-free sales data delivery with minimal human intervention.
1.4. Facilitate custom reporting (per item, meal period, location, staff).
1.5. Provide up-to-the-minute alerts for sales milestones, peak periods, or anomalies.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New order processed or paid in POS system.
2.2. Order completed on a third-party delivery platform.
2.3. Daily/shift interval for aggregated reporting.
2.4. Management-requested report via app or SMS command.

Platform Variants

3.1. Square POS
• Feature: Webhooks → Sales transaction event triggers data export.
3.2. Shopify POS
• Feature: Admin REST API → GET /orders for latest paid orders.
3.3. Toast POS
• Feature: Order Change Webhook → Realtime order change notification.
3.4. Clover
• Feature: API v3 → Retrieve merchant transactions endpoint.
3.5. Lightspeed
• Feature: Orders API → GET /sales with filters.
3.6. ToastTab
• Feature: Partner Connect API → Listen for order update events.
3.7. Upserve
• Feature: Real-time Export API → Pull order close details.
3.8. Uber Eats
• Feature: Webhooks v1 → Receive order status updates.
3.9. DoorDash
• Feature: Drive API → Track completed deliveries.
3.10. Grubhub
• Feature: Merchant Portal API → OnOrderUpdate events.
3.11. WooCommerce
• Feature: Orders REST API → pull new or completed orders.
3.12. Magento
• Feature: SalesOrder API → Filter by status=complete.
3.13. Revel Systems
• Feature: API v2 → Retrieve real-time sales data endpoint.
3.14. Oracle MICROS
• Feature: Simphony Transaction Services API → Subscribe to checks.
3.15. QuickBooks POS
• Feature: SalesReceipt API → Fetch latest payment data.
3.16. SAP Business One
• Feature: Service Layer API → SalesOrders object events.
3.17. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhooks → Push sales summary to channel.
3.18. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Incoming Webhook Connector → Post real-time updates.
3.19. Twilio
• Feature: Programmable SMS API → Send instant sales report to phone.
3.20. Google Sheets
• Feature: Sheets API → Append row with each new sales transaction.
3.21. Airtable
• Feature: REST API → Insert new record under Sales table.
3.22. Zapier
• Feature: Webhooks by Zapier → Relay sales payload to multiple endpoints.
3.23. Power BI
• Feature: Streaming Dataset API → Push sales metrics for dashboards.

Benefits

4.1. Zero-delay reporting empowers management with actionable insights.
4.2. Reduces manual compilation, saving time and minimizing errors.
4.3. Enables proactive action in response to sales spikes or drops.
4.4. Supports granular drill-down by item, time, or channel.
4.5. Scalable for single outlets or multi-location franchises.