Sales vs. Labor Dashboard Overview
Admins, Managers, and Assistant Managers use the Overview dashboard in 7shifts to monitor daily operations in real-time. This dashboard provides a central view of labor efficiency, pending employee requests, and recent account activity across both the web and mobile apps.
Things to know
Important: Managers and Assistant Managers must have the 'Can manage schedules' permission enabled to view the Sales vs. Labor dashboard for their assigned locations.
Note: Actual labor data requires the use of 7punches or a POS integration with Actual Labor enabled. The frequency of data updates depends on your specific POS integration settings.
The frequency your sales or labor data will update will depend on your POS integration. However, 7punches users will see their labor data update in real-time.
Sales vs. Labor Dashboard
The Sales vs. Labor Dashboard on the Manager Overview provides a comprehensive view of labor efficiency by displaying a graph of projected and actual sales & labor. This data is pulled directly from your schedule and your POS or 7punches, giving you a quick snapshot of operating costs and the necessary insight to make schedule adjustments.
At the top of the mobile Manager Dashboard, request blocks will display all pending employee requests. Selecting any block takes you directly to the approval screen for the specific type: Shift Pool, Time Off, and Availability requests.
Use various filters to narrow down your results:
- Date Range selection: Use the date picker to choose a different day and see data from previous periods.
- Location selection: Select a location from the dropdown menu to view its specific data.
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Hourly/Daily View: View detailed sales and labor performance for each hour/day, or scroll through the day to monitor progress.Tap on any hour within the graph to see data for that specific hour.
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Metrics: Hover over any day to see detailed numbers for that day’s sales and labor, including:
- Actual sales vs. Projected sales
- Progress bar for your actual sales and the percentage that they’re on track for the (daily or hourly) sales projections
- Actual labor costs vs. Scheduled labor costs
- Actual Labor %
- SPLH (Sales Per Labor Hour)
- Comparisons to the same day, last week
View Sales Performance
Expand the Sales Performance card for a deeper look into your daily and hourly sales progress, as well as comparisons to your original sales projections. The dashboard’s machine-learning-powered forecasting tool (AI) continuously improves with more data, Projected Sales will become smarter over time with more data.
⚠️ This feature may require an upgrade from your existing plan.
Tap on “View Sales Performance” to expand the card and gain further insight into your sales targets:
In the Daily view, you will be able to see how you are performing up to the current hour as well as where you are at relative to your daily projections.
In the Hourly view you will be able to see how you are progressing towards your sales targets for that specific hour.
- The dotted orange line indicates where your sales should be at the current hour based on your original projections that were generated with 7shifts’ forecasting system.
- The solid orange line represents your current sales, updated with the most recent sync from your POS. It allows you to compare your actual sales against both your hourly and daily sales projections:
- The solid grey line indicates your adjusted daily sales projection, based on your current sales performance.
Want to see performance from a previous day or project for a future date? Use the date selector at the top of your screen to view past or upcoming sales trends.
The Sales vs. Labor Dashboard on the web app is designed to keep you informed on key metrics like sales, labor costs, and employee activity, while also allowing you to manage pending requests and tasks.
The Sales vs. Labor Dashboard on the web app is designed to keep you informed on key metrics like sales, labor costs, and employee activity, while also allowing you to manage pending requests and tasks.
Dashboard Alerts
At the top of the Dashboard, see key action items that require your attention: time off requests, availability changes, and pending employee invitations:
Sales vs. Labor Graph
The Sales vs. Labor tab provides a visual breakdown of your actual and projected sales and labor costs pulled in from your schedule and integrated POS. This gives you a snapshot of your operating costs and can help you make schedule adjustments to keep labor costs under control.
- Graph view: Hover over the graph to see your Actual Sales, Actual Labor, Projected Sales, and Projected Labor (scheduled), Sales Per Labor Hour (SPLH) for each day of the week.
- Date Range selection: Use the date picker to choose a week (or month) and see data from previous periods.
- Location selection: Select a location from the dropdown menu to view its specific data.
- Daily Metrics: Hover over any day to see detailed numbers for that day’s sales and labor.
Pending Requests
Under the Sales vs. Labor graph, the Pending Requests section allows for quick approving or denying staff requests and sorting them by type. If you want more details on a specific request, click on it to see the full details:
Activity Log
Under the Sales vs. Labor graph, the Activity Log audits some key actions within the account to ensure that you’re always informed about what’s happening across your restaurant. This includes:
- Schedule publishes, clears, and re-publishes
- Availability approvals and edits
- Shift Pool actions (approvals or rejections)
- Announcements to the team