Reporting Explained: Inventory History Calculated Cost By Day

Reporting Explained: Inventory History Calculated Cost By Day


Reporting Explained: Inventory History Calculated Cost by Day

Business Need:  This report is helpful for users who want a report to show the calculated costs for items over a period.

How it Works:  An Inventory>History>Calculated Cost>By Day report shows items calculated costs over a selected period.  This report can be filtered by store, levels, or vendors as well.

Generating the Report:

 

Go to the Standard Reports section in Yellow Dog:

  1. Select Standard Reports
  2. Open the folder titled ‘Inventory’
  3. Open the folder titled ‘History’
  4. Select ‘Calculated Cost’
  5. Select “By Day’
  6. Select the date range that you would like to run the report for and choose any filters that you would like to add
  7. Generate report


Reading the Report:


  1. Shows the filters used to produce the report’s data, including the date selected for the report.
  2. Change columns, sorting, and grouping:  This allows users to add or remove data columns to this report as well as organize and group the data.
  3. Store Name: Shows the store that the item is assigned to for this data row.
  4. Level:  Shows the level that the item is assigned to.
  5. Vendor:  Shows the vendor assigned to the item.
  6. SKU:  Shows the SKU for the item.
  7. Item:  Shows the item description for the selected line.
  8. Dated Columns:  Shows the calculated cost as of each date selected to generate in this report. 
  9. Variance:  Shows the variance in calculated cost for items between the start and end of the selected date range.
  10. MinimumShows the minimum calculated cost for the selected date range.
  11. MaximumShows the maximum calculated cost for the selected date range.
  12. Delta:  Shows the difference between the maximum and minimum calculated cost for the item during the selected date range.
  13. Ending on hand:  Shows the on hand for the item as of the selected end date of the report.
  14. Extended Variance: Shows the variance for items extended and totaled by each date selected 
  15. This row allows you to save, export, print, or close the current report.



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