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How to Use the Item Purchases Table
How to Use the Item Purchases Table

Display all item purchases that are sold. Unlike bookings, retail items have no travel date, expiry or capacity descriptors.

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Written by Lucia Burin Sestakova
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šŸ” Required Role Permissions: Purchases

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

Default Columns

Bookings - Item Purchases

The Item Purchases subsection lists all purchased items, using the following default columns:

  • Product - shows the name of the purchased item

  • Status - refers to the current status of the purchase:

Status

Description

Confirmed

the item was purchased and paid for

Balance Due

the item was purchased but not paid in full

Cancelled

the item was canceled, for example, because it was returned

Pending

the purchase is being processed; a purchase must be processed in the course of a timeout period. Once the timeout runs out, the purchase expires and a new one must be placed. The duration of a timeout period can be set in Supplier Settings > Edit Supplier > Order Timeout (mins).

Expired

a purchase took too long to process; a new purchase is required.

  • Price - the price of the item

  • Quantity - the number of purchased items of the same type

  • Total - the total amount paid for the purchased item; different items are listed in separate lines

  • Source - where the purchase was made from:

Source

Description

Terminals

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

Web Checkout

purchases carried out on a website and widgets

Backoffice

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

Direct API

purchases coming through an API connection with an OTA

Concierge

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

Sales Kiosk

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

+ other custom channels

  • Purchase Date - date when the item was purchased

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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 items table enables you to perform a number of additional functions.

Action Bar
  • Search bar - filter the items 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.

  • Labels - press to create, edit or delete labels. Labels can be used, for example, to extend the list of states

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

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

Bulk Action

Description

Recalculate Rates

when the price or currency of an item was changed, press to recalculate the correct price

Tag

bulk add tags; enter the tag title and press the Tag button. Note that these tags are different from product, customer or seller tags.

Untag

bulk remove tags; enter the title of the tag you want to remove and press the Untag button. Note that this action will not remove product, customer or seller tags.

Cancel All

bulk cancel multiple items; items cancelled in bulk will have the same cancellation reason

  • 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

Order Balance

the amount due or overpayment of a purchase

Latitude

the latitude of a virtual location (if set up)

Longitude

the longitude of a virtual location (if set up)

PAX

the number of passengers regardless of ticket type (tier)

Total

the total amount paid

Quantity

the number of purchased items of the same type

Price

the price of the item

Paid

the amount that was paid by the customer

Refunded

the amount given back to the customer, for example, because they returned an item, or they paid more than the price of the item

Disputed

the amount of a credit card payment disputed by the customer

Card Total

the total amount paid by card

Cash Total

the total amount paid by cash

Other Total

the total amount paid by other means

Gift Total

the total amount paid by a gift card

Surcharge

the amount added to the total

Payment Fees

the amount charged for using certain payment providers

Cost

the amount of costs associated with a purchase

Discount

if a promotion was applied, the value of the promotion is shown

Tax

the value amount of the tax percentage out of the total paid by the customer

Net Tax

the value amount of the tax percentage applied to the total product price (if direct sale) or after commission is deducted from the total (if sold by a reseller); if a product which sells for $100 has 10% tax, and a reseller makes 20% commission on any sale, then net tax is $100 (total)- $20 (20% commission) = $80 -> 10% of 80 = $8 and tax 10% of $100 = $10. For direct sale net tax and tax are the same amount as there is no commission.

Revenue

the amount of earnings from the sale

Gross Revenue

the amount of earnings before any deductions or taxes

Margin

the amount of your clean earnings; the formula is as follows: margin = total - cost - commission - payment_fees - net_tax

Balance

the difference between an amount due and an amount paid

Tax Rate

the tax applied on the price of the item

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 purchase was imported forma different system

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

Status

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

Label

unique flag associated with a booking

Product

name of your product

Booking Travel Date

date when the tour takes place

Confirmed

indicates whether the booking was successfully processed

Confirmation Date

date of order confirmation

Confirmation Time

time of order confirmation

Visitor Fingerprint

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


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