Daily or shift-based sales/consumption reports

Purpose

1.1. Automate the generation and delivery of daily or shift-based sales and consumption reports for Argentinian restaurants to review top-selling dishes, drink consumption, wastage, and overall revenue.
1.2. Automatedly consolidate data from POS, inventory, and kitchen tracking systems to eliminate manual compilation errors and delays.
1.3. Automate reporting delivery to management, chefs, and key staff for timely insights and data-driven decision making.
1.4. Enable compliance with Argentinian tax and labor regulations by automating record-keeping of all inventory movements and sales.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Time-based automation: Set automated triggers for report creation (e.g., end of each shift, midnight daily).
2.2. Event-based: Automatedly trigger report when kitchen logs shift close or when inventory reconciliation is completed.
2.3. Manual override: Provide a manual “Request Report Now” automator button in POS/admin UI.
2.4. Minimum sales threshold: Automate reporting only if daily/shift sales exceed a configurable amount.

Platform Variants

3.1. Square
• Feature/Setting: Automate using Square Reports API and Webhooks; configure scheduled report delivery.
3.2. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly configure “End of Day Summary” email via Toast API; set automator for shift-based reporting.
3.3. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: Schedule automated sales exports via Revel Export API; automate triggers via CRON interface.
3.4. Lightspeed
• Feature/Setting: Automate using Analytics API; configure automator for scheduled consumption summary.
3.5. TouchBistro
• Feature/Setting: Use Sales API and automate daily batch reports to kitchen/management emails.
3.6. Upserve
• Feature/Setting: Automate End of Shift Email reporting in Manager Dashboard settings.
3.7. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Use Recurrence/HTTP Request triggers; add Outlook “Send report” automator.
3.8. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automated integration with Gmail/Drive/Sheets; set “Daily Digest” automator zap.
3.9. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Use Apps Script to automate report generation on set trigger.
3.10. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Post automated shift/daily summary via Slack API using “Scheduled Messages”.
3.11. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate posting of report links/cards via Trello API.
3.12. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Use Gmail API to automate email dispatch of reports to stakeholders.
3.13. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate item creation or update with report summary each shift/day.
3.14. QuickBooks
• Feature/Setting: Automated sales/inventory upload via QuickBooks API for financial records.
3.15. Oracle Micros
• Feature/Setting: Automator using Reporting Web Services for sales/inventory insights.
3.16. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Set automated scheduled campaign to email reports to specified contacts.
3.17. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: Automate report PDF uploads and notify via Dropbox API.
3.18. PDF.co
• Feature/Setting: Convert daily report data to PDF and automate delivery via email/upload.
3.19. Google Drive
• Feature/Setting: Automate storing and sharing of reports using Drive API and timed triggers.
3.20. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Use Salesforce Scheduler and Reports API to automate delivery into CRM.

Benefits

4.1. Automates routine compilation and dispatch of critical business insights, strengthening accountability.
4.2. Automated reporting increases visibility to deviations in sales/inventory for Argentinian restaurant owners, enabling rapid action.
4.3. Automation reduces labor costs and human error in periodic reporting.
4.4. Enables deeper analytics and business forecasting by providing historical data via automation-ready exports.
4.5. Automator empowers chefs, managers, and compliance teams with instant, actionable data to optimize food and beverage operations.