Amid the frantic activity involved in opening or purchasing a new store, it’s
easy to forget some of the details necessary to set up new store specifications
in your computer system.
If you find yourself in need of help during this hectic time, use the following outline of procedures to add the new store to RTI 2000 Labor Scheduling. For detailed steps, refer to the appropriate user guide section noted at the end of each step.
1.
Add basic
information about your store:
On the RMS Maintenance menu, select Stores, and then select the Add
option.
(RMS User Guide Chapter 2, Maintenance,
Stores)
2.
Add the new
store to the appropriate Store Group for inclusion in the group’s reports:
On the RMS Maintenance menu select Store Groups. To add the new store to an existing store group,
select Change. To create a new store
group for the new store, select Add.
(RMS User Guide, Chapter 2, Maintenance,
Store Groups)
3.
Set up times
when the store will be open and when hourly sales and customer count readings
will be keyed or polled:
On the RMS Maintenance menu, select Store Hours/Readings Times. These reading times and days that the
store will be open can be modeled from another store.
(RMS User Guide, Chapter 2, Maintenance,
Store Hours/Reading Times)
4.
Set up the new
Labor Scheduling store parameters to enable you to establish meal break
parameters and schedule layout parameters:
On the RMS Maintenance menu select Labor Scheduling and then select Store Parameters. These parameters can be modeled from another
store.
(Labor Scheduling User Guide, Chapter 3,
Maintenance, Store Parameters)
5.
Set up labor
staffing jobs to define all jobs that are required to properly staff the
restaurant for customer service, opening, closing, cleaning, and administrative
duties:
On the RMS Maintenance menu select Labor Scheduling and then choose Labor Staffing Jobs. These jobs can be modeled individually or
totally from other stores.
(Labor Scheduling User Guide, Chapter 3,
Maintenance, Labor Staffing Jobs)
6.
Set up fixed
manager and crew schedules for any shifts that are defined ahead of time:
On the RMS Maintenance menu select Labor Scheduling and then choose Fixed Mgr & Crew Schedules.
(Labor Scheduling User Guide, Chapter 3,
Maintenance, Fixed Mgr & Crew Schedules)