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How to Use the Shifts Table
How to Use the Shifts Table

View your sellers' shifts in real time.

Lucia Burin Sestakova avatar
Written by Lucia Burin Sestakova
Updated over 2 months ago

šŸ” Required Role Permissions: Shifts

šŸ”“ Optional Role Permissions: Save Searches, See Bulk Action, Data Export, Generate Reports

Default Columns

The Shifts table shows all past and ongoing shifts of your sellers, using the following default columns:

  • Seller - the name of the person selling your products on this shift

  • Status - shows current status of the seller's shift

Status

Description

Open

the shift is ongoing

Blocked

the seller did not end their shift within 12 hours

Ended

the seller ended their shift

Approved

the shift was approved by a manager

Rejected

the shift was rejected by a manager

Reconciled

the shift is undergoing the cash reconciliation process

  • Destination - shows the destination the products of which the seller sells

  • Location - shows where the shift is taking place

  • Source - shows the sales source a seller uses during their shift

Channel

Description

Terminals

orders coming from a physical device, e.g. Sunmi, PAX, iPhone operated by a seller or reseller agent

Web Checkout

orders carried out on a website and widgets

Backoffice

orders carried out through the box office (such as concierge, but using a sellerā€™s PIN), and orders made with the + New Order button in the Ventrata dashboard using admin access

Direct API

orders coming through an API connection with an OTA

Concierge

orders carried out through a sales portal by a concierge or tour operator.

Sales Kiosk

orders carried out by the customer using a self-service booth with a screen

  • Terminal - shows the name of the selling device the seller is logged on

  • Date - shows the date of the shift

  • Start Time - shows when the shift started

  • End Time - shows when the shift ended

  • Revenue - shows the total revenue made during the shift

  • Commission - shows the total amount of commission, if any, made during the shift

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Columns can be easily filtered by pressing the arrow next to the column title.

Actions

The action bar between the navigation bar and the bookings table enables you to perform a number of additional functions.

  • Search bar - filter the bookings table, using any parameter from the available columns, see Generate Report below

  • Keep Filter - when using search, tick the checkbox to make the column filters available

  • Saved Searches - press Saved Searches> Save Current Search to save your current search parameters and filtered columns, or Saved Searches > Manage Searches to edit or delete existing searches

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To learn more about saved searches, read our article Working with Saved Searches.

  • Reset All Filters - appears when a filter was used; press to reset filters to their default states

  • Restore - restore archived shift

  • Bulk Actions - select one or multiple bookings and press to apply an action on your selection; options include

Bulk Action

Description

Aggregate Report

generate a report combining all selected shifts in one

Toggle Approved

bulk change the status of the selected shifts to 'Approved', or select 'Not Approved' and the status will return to the one before the approval

Archive

archive all selected shifts

  • Show Columns - press to add new columns, or remove existing ones from your current view

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The list of columns which can be added is listed at the end of this article, under Generate Report.

  • Export - export the bookings table in CSV, Excel or SQL format

  • Generate Report - create charts and reports to analyse data from the booking table

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To learn more about reports, read our article Working with Charts and Reports.

Report function

Description

Total

sum of values

Minimum

the lowest value

Maximum

the highest value

Average

the sum of values included in the report divided by their count

Count

number of the selected parameter

Available Columns

Column

Description

Target

the target set up for the seller's location

Target Percentage

the target percentage set up for the seller's location

Target Commission Percentage

the rate at which the seller earns a commission

Target Commission for Bookings

Target Commission for Purchases

Target Commission for Third Party

Revenue

the total revenue from all sales

Booking Revenue

revenue from bookings

Extra Revenue

revenue from selling extras

Gift Revenue

revenue from selling gift cards

Purchase Revenue

revenue from selling purchase items

Third Party Revenue

revenue from selling 3rd party products

Upgrade Revenue

revenue from selling upgrades

Commission

the seller's commission from sales

Redemptions

the number of redeemed tickets by the seller during their shift

Scans

the number of scanned tickets by the seller during their shift

Hours

the length of the seller's shift

Total [currency]Ā 

the sum value of transactions during the seller's shift

Adjustment [currency]

the sum value of all adjustments on the seller's shift

Cash Total [currency]

the value of all sales paid in cash accrued during the seller's shift

Cash Adjustment [currency]

the value of all cash adjustments on the seller's shift

Card Total [currency]

the value of all sales paid by card accrued during the seller's shift

Card Adjustment [currency]

the value of all card adjustments on the seller's shift

Other Total [currency]

the value of all sales by other payment methods accrued during the seller's shift

Other Adjustment [currency]

the value of all adjustments for other payment methods on the seller's shift

Voucher Total [currency]

the value of all sales paid by voucher accrued during the seller's shift

Voucher Adjustment [currency]

the value of all voucher adjustments on the seller's shift

Gift Total [currency]

the total value of all sales paid by gift card accrued during the seller's shift

Gift Adjustment [currency]

the value of all card adjustments on the seller's shift

Declared Cash [currency]

the amount in the cashbox as declared by the seller

Shift ID

unique shift identifier

Order Notes

notes entered in the checkout form

Order Reference

8-character alphanumeric string beginning with the number symbol (#) located in the top right corner on the booking level

Voucher

name of the reseller voucher

Voucher Code

code of reseller voucher used during the sale

Voucher Bill Gap

YES / NO; used with sequential voucher numbers: if a voucher number does not follow the sequence (1, 2, 3, 4, and then 9 comes in), the system automatically creates bookings with voucher numbers that fill the gap between the last and newest booking (5, 6, 7 and 8 - called ā€˜bill gap vouchersā€™) to be able to invoice the reseller on the skipped vouchers as they will have been sold (common with physical booklets of vouchers)

Reconciled

indicates whether payments in the transaction are matching

Channel

the source of the sale (Terminal, Web Checkout, Backoffice, Direct API, Concierge, Sales Kiosk, custom channels)

Order Destination

if destinations are set, the destination in which the sale was made

Reseller

name of the reseller who made the sale

Registry

name of registry to register orders in an external system in real time

Registry Data

a reference assigned to the order from an external system

Reseller Code

code assigned to a reseller

Checkout

name of the checkout through which the order was made

Portal

name of the sales portal through which the order was made

Reseller Destination

destination to which a reseller is assigned to

Reseller Manager

name of the person assigned to a reseller; you can splice revenue from resellers and pin it by manager

Reseller Band

name of the reseller band a reseller is assigned to

Reseller Channel

name of the channel a reseller is assigned to

Connection

name of the connection

Connection Partner

name of the connection partner (reseller)

Checkout Channel

type of channel assigned to the web checkout

Reseller Billing Account Code

custom code used for ERP integrations like SAP

Reseller Billing Customer Code

custom code used for ERP integrations like SAP

Reseller Billing City

city where the reseller resides used for billing and invoicing purposes

Reseller Billing Address

full address of the reseller for billing and invoicing purposes

Reseller Invoice Date Field

specifies whether a reseller is invoiced on the travel, booking or redemption date

Reseller Tags

tags assigned to a reseller; used for filtering

Reseller Tax Registered

indicates whether a reseller is tax registered; if a reseller is tax registered, net tax is calculated using the wholesale price (net tax = tax on wholesale); if a reseller is not registered, net tax is calculated using the retail price (net tax = tax on retail)

Reseller FX

the conversion rate against the resellerā€™s currency

Reseller Allow Top-ups

indicates whether a reseller is allowed to receive credit top-up; credit is used when a reseller, usually a concierge, accepts cash payments instead of using the payment gateway, which can be a liability for the operation

Supplier FX

the conversion rate against the supplierā€™s currency

Direct Sale

indicates whether sales where made by your sellers, from your website or kiosk; indirect sales are made by resellers, both concierge or via API

Referrer

URL of a web referrer

Agent

name of an agent working for the reseller

Shift Seller

name of the seller selling through a terminal, who started the shift

Shift Cashier

name of the cashier selling through the backoffice or concierge portal

Shift Location

name of the terminal location

Shift Location Tags

tags associated with the location

Seller

name of a seller; this seller can be different than the shift seller, see ā€˜Shift Sellerā€™ above. You can assign a promoter, where street sellers are not allowed to sell directly to customers but can bring them to the terminal or box office to finish the sale.

Seller Billing Account Code

code assigned to a seller for billing purposes

Seller Tags

tags associated with the seller

User

name of a user who made sales using a password (manager, finance staff, etc.)

Location

name of the location where the sale was made from

Location Channel

name of the channel which was used to make the sale at the location

Outlet

name of the reseller outlet; outlets can be thought of as chains that can be assigned to a reseller

Email Receipt

indicates whether an email receipt was sent to the customer

Source

name of the source where the sale was made from

Settlement

type of settlement method:

  • Direct - the full amount was paid to you,

  • Voucher - you need to settle the payment with a 3rd party,

  • Deposit - a deposit was paid in the course of the transaction,

  • Wholesale - the reseller paid you the wholesale price,

  • Deferred - there is a balance remaining on the order

Customer

customer full name

Customer Contact

a summary of a customerā€™s contact information (full name, email address, phone number)

Customer Tags

custom tags assigned to a customer, used for filtering

Customer Salutation

preferred form of address for the customer, for example, Mr., Mrs. or Ms.

Customer Full Name

customer's complete name; may include their first, middle and last name(s)

Customer First Name

customerā€™s first name; may include a middle name if applicable

Customer Last Name

customerā€™s last name; may consist of one or more family names

Customer Company

organisation where the customer is currently employed

Customer Department

department within the customer's place of employment

Customer Title

position or role held by the customer within their company

Customer Email

customerā€™s email address

Customer Mobile

customerā€™s mobile phone number

Customer Age

customerā€™s age

Customer Language

customerā€™s preferred language for communication

Customer Country

customerā€™s country of residence

Customer Address

street name and number of the customerā€™s address

Customer City

the city in which the customer resides

Customer State

state (as in the USA or Mexico) or province (as in Canada or Switzerland) where the customer lives

Customer Postal Code

ZIP or postal code corresponding to the customer's address

Customer Notes

customer notes included at checkout

Customer Tax ID

customerā€™s tax identification number

Customer Tax Office

tax office where the customer files or reports their taxes

Customer Marketing

indicates whether the customer subscribed to receive marketing communication from your company

Imported

indicates whether a booking was imported

Test

indicates whether a booking is a test booking

IP Address

if a customer made an order through the web checkout, their IP address is shown

User Agent

browser information if a sale comes through the web checkout

Delivery Method

delivery method of tickets (via email, sms, QR code, scan digital wallet, print tickets, do nothing)

Currency

currency used to sell a product

Transferred

indicates whether funds have arrived in the operationā€™s account

Terminal

name of the terminal where the sale was made from

ID

unique alphanumeric string identifying a booking

Cancelled on ID

ID of the shift when a booking was cancelled

Cancelled By

name of the seller who made the cancellation

Invoice ID

reseller invoice ID

Invoice

reseller invoice reference, consists of reseller code or name and invoice number

Invoice Status

state of reseller invoice (void, draft, confirmed, overdue, paid)

Operator Invoice ID

-

Operator Invoice

-

Has Operator Invoice

indicates whether an operator invoice was issued

Booking Reference

8-character alphanumeric string located between the travel date and booking total information near the top on the booking level

Booking Barcode

unique string generated for a booking

Booking Alias

unique string generated for a booking made with an operator

Supplier Reference

-

Reseller Reference

-

Status

indicates the state of a booking, see Bookings - Status column

Label

unique flag associated with a booking

Product

name of your product

Product Destination

destination associated with the product

Product Operator

name of the product operator

Product Code

custom code of the product

Product Billing Account Code

custom code for reporting purposes

Product FX

if you use different currencies, this is the conversion rate for the product

Product Tags

custom tags assigned to a product, used for filtering

Cancellation Reason

reason selected from the options offered in the drop-down field during booking cancellation

Cancellation Notes

reason provided as additional information pertaining to booking cancellation

Promotion

discount assigned to the sale of a booking

Promotion Code

custom code assigned to a promotion

Promotion Tags

custom tags assigned to a promotion, used for filtering

Combination

starting product that lead to a combination discount sale

Has Combination

indicates whether the order contains combinations (cross-sell products)

Combination Booking

the reference number of the starting product

Package Product

product consisting of more than one include (product)

Package Product Code

custom code assigned to a package

Package Option

name of an option in a package

Package Option Code

custom code assigned to a package option

Package Travel Date

the nearest travel date of one of the includes in the package

Option

variant of the product (for example, 24-hour tour, 48-hour tour)

Option Code

custom code assigned to an option

Hotel

name of the hotel selected during booking

Has Voucher File

indicates whether an image of the voucher is attached to the booking

Has Duplicates

indicates whether a duplicate booking was made; where a booking already exists in the database (for example, an API-connected product or pre-printed voucher) but a voucher was introduced manually, thereby creating a booking with the same reference number, the system marks the latter booking as a duplicate

Has Purchases

indicates whether an item was purchased with the booking

Has Allocations

indicates whether the product contains allocations

Has Reclaims

indicates whether the reseller invoice has been adjusted

Has Extra Upgrades

indicates whether the booking contains extras

Has Resources Allocated

indicates whether the booking has resource assigned to it

Purchases

name of item purchased

Has Waivers

indicates whether the booking includes any waivers

Waiver

name of the waiver included in the booking

Waivers Complete

indicates whether all waivers attached (if any) to the booking have been signed by the customer

Pickup Requested

indicates whether the customer requested to be picked up for the tour

Pickup Dispatch Driver

name of the driver assigned to the pickup

Pickup Zone

name of the zone where pickup point is located

Pickup Time

exact time when pickup is available for the tour

Pickup Point

name of pickup point

Pickup Route

path the pickup takes

Pickup Notes

additional information included in the booking pertaining to pickup

Pickup Address

address of pickup point

Pickup Telephone

phone number of a contact managing / guiding pickup

Custom Pickup

name of pickup; this can be a pickup that is not assigned to the booking route but is listed in the pickup list

Backend Connected

indicates whether the booking is API connected

Backend Error

indicates whether there was an API connection failure

Backend Error Message

description of API connection failure

3rd Party Products

indicates whether 3rd party product

OCTO UUID

unique reseller identifier used as an API authentication token

Allow Voucher

indicates whether a group ticket is allowed

Allow Tickets

indicates whether individual tickets are allowed

Checked In

indicates whether the customer checked in

Upsold

indicates whether the booking was changed to a more expensive offering

Upsold From

name of the product the customer initially requested before being upsold, see above

Dropoff Requested

indicates whether the customer requested to be dropped off after the tour

Dropoff Point

name of dropoff point

Dropoff Time

time when customer is dropped off at dropoff point

Dropoff Date

date when customer is dropped off at dropoff point

Dropoff Instructions

information pertaining to dropoff point

Tour Time

time when the tour starts

Tour Group

name of the tour group the booking is assigned to

Duration

length of the tour in hours

Same Day

indicates whether the travel date is same as the booking date

Travel Date

date when the tour takes place

Booking Date

date when the product was purchased

Booking Time

time when the product was purchased

Valid From

voucher validity start date

Expires On

voucher validity end date

Redemption Date

date when the booking was redeemed

Redemption Time

time when the booking was redeemed

Redemption Location

virtual or physical location where the tickets were redeemed

Confirmation Date

date of order confirmation

Confirmation Time

time of order confirmation

Cancellation Date

date of order cancellation

Cancellation Time

time of order cancellation

Supplier Booking Date

date when the booking was made by the supplier

Supplier Booking Time

time when the booking was made by the supplier

Supplier Redemption Date

date when the booking was redeemed by the supplier

Supplier Redemption Time

time when the booking was redeemed by the supplier

Supplier Confirmation Date

date when the booking was confirmed by the supplier

Supplier Confirmation Time

time when the booking was confirmed by the supplier

Supplier Cancellation Time

date when the booking was cancelled by the supplier

Supplier Cancellation Time

time when the booking was cancelled by the supplier

Confirmed

indicates whether the booking was successfully processed

Booking Type

indicates the type of product purchased, see Booking Type

Private Notes

notes on a booking made on the backend; these are not viewable by the concierge or customer

Public Notes

notes on a booking that can be viewed by everyone

Pickup Notes

notes on a booking pertaining to pickups

Enable Charity Roundup

indicates whether charity roundup was enabled on the product

Open Dated

indicates whether a booking is open-dated, i.e. can be used anytime in the validity period set on the product

Skip Feedback Email

indicates whether the option to skip feedback email was selected

Visitor Fingerprint

if a value is displayed, a visitor used fingerprint identification to pay for the order (if implemented)

Question

displays the answers to questions associated with the booking

Seller

the name of the seller

Seller Billing Account Code

the seller's billing account code, if any

Status

the shift's status

Destination

the sales destination

Location

the location of the seller's shift

Location Tags

tags associated with the location

Channel

the sales channel

Duty

the name of the duty

Source

the sales source

Terminal

the name of the terminal device

Test

indicates whether the shift was done on a test device

Date

Vehicle

the vehicle used during the shift

Job

description of the associated duty

Notes

Print Errors

if any print errors occurred during the shift, the print error description is displayed

Has Extra Upgrade

indicates whether any of the bookings made during the shift have an extra

Seller Tags

tags associated with the seller

Cashier

the name of the cashier, who reconciled the seller's shift

Supervisor

the name of the seller's supervisor

Adjustment Reasons

the reason provided by the cashier when they made a shift adjustment

Has Print Errors

indicates whether any print errors occurred during the shift

Start Date

the date when the shift started

End Date

the time when the shift started

Start Time

the date when the shift ended

End Time

the time when the shift ended

Completed Date

the date when the shift was approved or rejected

Completed Time

the time when the shift was approved or rejected

ID

alphanumeric shift id

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