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The Daily Waste page is used to track wastage for the day. All waste recorded on this page will automatically adjust your store's current stock levels.

The Daily Waste page may be reached through:

Use the filter Drop-down boxes that let you select from the options available. at the beginning of the page to select the Area*, Store and Date for which you'd like to view (or update) wastage for the day. The waste items are displayed in a table along with the quantity wasted and the cost (in the tabs layout, this is displayed in the Summary* tab).

Depending on your organization's settings you could see multiple tabs on this page once the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. is completed for that particular day.

There are two forms of waste management available in CLEARVIEW:

  • Waste Categories - where each item that can be wasted must be created in the settings, and

  • Raw and Completed Waste - where all active inventory items and all active menu items can be wasted.

Click here to learn how to change the Waste Entry Method in Inventory Reporting.

The following information is displayed on the page:

  • Item: The inventory item wasted.

  • Unit: The unit of measurement in which the wasted item was counted.

  • Count: The number of units wasted.

  • Cost: The cost of the wasted units.

  • Audit: An Audit button in this column indicates that the record was edited.

    Click on the Audit button to see the changes made to the waste item.

TO ENTER WASTAGE:

  1. Open the Daily Waste page.

  2. Select the Area*, Store and Date for which you'd like to enter the wastage from the drop-down lists.

  3. Click on the Go button.

  • ClosedIf there isn't a Create button on the page*:

    1. Enter the quantity wasted of each item in Count column.

    2. Click on the Save button.
      The updated waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not be displayed.

    3. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you've completed all the updates. This will calculate and update the cost column.

    If you need to include wastage for an item that's not available in the table, you may need to change the display status of that item to Active or create the item in Waste Categories.

    • Click here to learn how to change the display status in Waste Categories.

    • Click here to learn how to create an item in Waste Categories.

  • ClosedIf there's a drop-down list and a Create button on the page*:

    1. Select the sheet you'd like to fill from the drop-down list at the bottom of the table (in the tabs layout, this is on the Entry/Update* tab).

    2. Click on the Create button.

    3. In the Daily Entry - Enter Waste Sheet/By Time window:

      1. Enter the time* at which the waste was noted after the Date.

      2. Add any comments in Notes* if required.

      3. Click on the Save button.

      4. Use the filters Drop-down boxes that let you select from the options available. if required, and then click on the Go button.

      5. Enter the Count column with the quantity wasted of each item.

      6. Click on the Update* or Save* button.

        The entered waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not show.

    4. Repeat steps 4 to 6 for any additional sheets if required.

    5. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you complete all updates. The details of the waste, including costs, will now show on the Summary tab.

  • ClosedIf there's only a Create button on the page (and no drop-down list)*:

    1. Click on the Create button.

    2. In the Daily Entry - Enter Waste By Time window:

      1. Enter the time at which the waste was noted after the Date.

      2. Enter the quantity wasted of each item in the Count column.

      3. Click on the Save button.
        The entered waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not show.

    3. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you complete all updates. The details of the waste, including costs, will now show on the Summary tab.

The Cost Waste Updates button is available only once the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. is completed. For any waste that was recorded before the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. was performed, the Cost Waste Updates button will have to be clicked after the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. is completed.

The waste page can be updated multiple times a day. To do this, if you have a Create button, simply repeat all the steps to add wastage. If you don't have a Create button, you will have to add the new wastage to the quantities already displayed.

TO EDIT WASTE ENTERED:

  1. Open the Daily Waste page.

  2. Select the Area*, Store and Date for which you'd like to edit the wastage from the drop-down lists.

  3. Click on the Go button.

  • ClosedIf there isn't a Create button on the page*:

    1. Change the figure in the Count column as required.

    2. Click on the Update button.

      The updated waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not show.

    3. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you've completed all the edits. This will calculate and update the cost column.

  • ClosedIf there's a drop-down list and a Create button on the page*:

    1. Click on the name of the Sheet or the Time* of the sheet that you want to edit (in the tabs layout, this is on the Entry/Update* tab).

    2. In the Daily Entry - Update Waste Sheet window:

      1. Use the filters Drop-down boxes that let you select from the options available. if required, and then click on the Go button.

      2. Update the Count column as needed.

      3. Click on the Update button.
        The updated waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not show.

      4. Click on Close to close the sheet.

    3. Repeat steps 4 to 5 for any additional sheets if required.

    4. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you've completed all the updates. The details of the waste including costs will now show on the Summary tab.

      Click here to learn how to enable mid day hot counts in Stores.

  • ClosedIf there's only a Create button on the page (and no drop-down list)*:

    1. Click on Time* of the sheet that you want to edit (in the tabs layout, this is on the Entry/Update* tab).

    2. In the Daily Entry - Update Waste Sheet window:

      1. Update the Count column as required.

      2. Click on the Update button.
        The updated waste items will show in red, and the cost for those items will not show.

      3. Click on Close to close the sheet.

    3. Repeat steps a to b for any additional sheets if required.

    4. Click on the Cost Waste Updates* button once you've completed all the updates. The details of the waste including costs will now show on the Summary tab.

      Click here to learn how to enable mid day hot counts in Stores.

The Cost Waste Updates button is available only once the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. is completed. Any waste recorded before the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. was performed will automatically get calculated when the end of day Completion of end of day tasks on the POS which results in EOD markers sent to Clearview. is completed.

Any waste that's discarded in a fixed quantity and on a regular basis can be included in Waste - Fixed/Reoccurring so that it automatically reflects in the inventory and gets included in the theoretical usage.

Click here to learn how to create Waste - Fixed/Reoccuring.

TO AUDIT A WASTE ITEM:

  1. Open the Daily Waste page.

  2. Select the Area*, Store and Date for which you'd like to audit View a detailed list of changes made. the waste item from the drop-down lists.

  3. Click on the Go button.

  4. Click on the Audit button next to the item that you want to audit View a detailed list of changes made..

Associated Settings

  • Waste Categories controls waste items as a form of waste management (in case your organization uses waste categories).

  • Waste Sheets controls your lists of waste items (in case your organization uses waste sheets).

  • Waste - Fixed/Reoccuring controls items that are automatically set to be discarded in a fixed quantity on a regular basis.

  • Check List controls all check lists for the organization.

  • Inventory Reporting controls inventory settings for the organization.

*optional section or field that may or may not be visible depending on the settings selected, whether the supplier is integrated or not, etc.