Edit Revenue Center screen

As part of the labor planning process, you review revenue center forecasts, apply forecast environments (if necessary), and override system forecasts with your own forecasts. In RMS, this step is accessed from the Planning menu.

The Edit Revenue Center screen displays forecast data for an organization's revenue centers. On the Edit Revenue Center screen, you can do the following:

Select planning periods and revenue centers.
View business volume forecast information for each revenue center.
View weather forecast information (if available for the date selected).
Edit business volume forecasts.
Apply, change, and remove forecast environments.
View details and statistics for KBIs.

The initial display shows the first seven days of the current planning period for the property. If there are more than seven days in the planning period, you can page forward in seven-day increments. All KBI and forecast information is displayed in a table.

Note: When first navigating to the Edit Revenue Center screen: If you have access to only a single revenue center, the software automatically chooses that revenue center and brings you to the screen, showing the data for that revenue center. If you have access to multiple revenue centers, the first time you access the Edit Revenue Center screen, you are prompted to select a revenue center from the Revenue Center drop-down menu. The next time you access the Edit Revenue Center screen, the software loads the forecast data of the revenue center that you last viewed.

Note: A mobile version of this screen is available. For more information, see the Unifocus Mobile App Quick Reference Guide.

For more information on the tasks you can perform, see Working with the Edit Revenue Center screen.

edit revenue center screen

Fields on the Edit Revenue Center screen

#	Field	Description	Notes
1	Planning Period	Select the planning period.	Default: Current planning period.
2	Current	Select the current planning period.
3	Back / Forward	Use the arrows to go to the previous or next planning period.
4	Expand All / Collapse All	Expand or collapse all revenue center data.
5	Revenue Centers selector	Select the revenue center(s) to display in the table.	Only revenue centers to which you have access are available.
6	All / Needs Attention	Filter the table to display all data for the selected revenue centers or only data that requires your attention. A red bubble displays the total number of items that require attention.
7	View menu
8	Legend	Opens the Legend dialog box.	Accuracy calculations of forecasts are based on the most recent data from the same business operating environments
		—In recent weeks with the same business conditions, on average the system forecast moderately differed from the actual business volume.	Read-only.
		—In recent weeks with the same business conditions, on average the system forecast greatly differed from the actual business volume.	Read-only.
		—Needs attention. The system requires more data to generate a forecast.	Read-only.
		—Forecast has been edited manually.	Read-only.
		—A forecast environment has been applied to a revenue center.	Read-only.
		—The forecast volume is below minimum opening threshold.	Read-only. The minimum volume is configured in the Add Revenue Center Period dialog box in Forecast Structure.
		—Data is missing or is incomplete.	Read-only.
9	Recalculate KBIs	Select this button to recalculate calculated KBIs after you enter or update KBI data on the screen.	This button appears only if you enter or update KBI data.
10	Audits	View a history of changes to the screen.
11	Weather for the property	The weather forecast is displayed for the location of the selected property. With this information, you can quickly see the weather on a given day so that you can make an educated guess as to the impact that the weather might have on business volumes. The weather forecast data includes the temperature (high and low) and an icon that indicates weather conditions.	Read-only.
12	Revenue Center	Expand each revenue center to see the KBI details.
13	KBI	Forecast values for the KBI. A number and an icon are displayed for each day. The numbers indicate the number of units (for example, covers), and the icon represents the variance of the system forecast from the actual business volumes.	Read-only.
14	KBI details	Expand each KBI line to see details. The rows in this section define the details and statistics for each KBI.	Not all KBIs include the same details and statistics.
	Forecast Environments	Forecast environment applied to the KBI. If a forecast environment is applied to a KBI, the name of the forecast environment appears in the cells and a Change button is available. If a forecast environment is not added to a KBI, an Add button is available. You can add, change, or remove forecast environments.
	System Forecast	The volume forecast generated by the system. In each cell, the number indicates the system forecast value and the icon indicates the recent average variance of the system forecast to the actual business volume.	Read-only.
	Manager Forecast	Manually entered forecast by a manager. If there is no manager forecast, the cell is blank. Enter a value if you feel that you can better predict the volumes for the day. If there is a manager forecast, the system uses that value instead of the system forecast in schedule calculations.	You cannot enter a negative value.
	Historical Data	Expand to view statistics related to forecast accuracy and historical data, including: System Accuracy—During the past four weeks with the same business conditions, on average the system forecast was within X units and Y percent of the actual business volume. Manager Accuracy—During the past four weeks with the same business conditions, on average the manager forecast was within X units and Y percent of the actual business volume. Last Week—Actual business volume for the same day last week. Last Year—Actual business volume for the same day last year. 4 Week Average—Average business volume for the same day for the last four weeks. Forecast Capture—Forecast percentage of guests who will patronize the business on a given day in a revenue center period. This calculation uses the KBI configured as the capture KBI in the KBI configuration. Last Week Capture—Actual percentage of guests who patronized the business on the same day last week in a revenue center period. This calculation uses the KBI configured as the capture KBI in the KBI configuration. Last Year Capture—Actual percentage of guests who patronized the business on the same day last year in a revenue center period. This calculation uses the KBI configured as the capture KBI in the KBI configuration. 4 Week Average Capture—Average percentage of guests who have patronized the business on the same day for the last four weeks in a revenue center period. This calculation uses the KBI configured as the capture KBI in the KBI configuration.	Read-only.
15	Daily Totals	Displays total amounts for the day, such as covers and dollars.	Daily Totals appear only if Show Daily Totals is selected in the View menu.