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      t_title: What are Real-Time Reports?
      t_description: Real-time reports deliver "live, on-the-minute" data from a restaurant POS system, showing owners exactly what is happening with the business at any given time.
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      t_text: <p>Real-time reports deliver "live, on-the-minute" data from a <a href="https://plumpos.com/">restaurant POS system</a>, showing owners exactly what is happening with the business at any given time. Managers no longer have to wait until the <a href="https://plumpos.com/glossary/eod.html">end of the day</a> to get important sales and performance information, but can react in real-time.</p><h2>How Do Real-Time Reports Work?</h2><p>Each sale, whether a dine-in, an order placed through a phone, or online, or a payment, is tracked by the POS system and appears on reports instantly. Reports update within seconds and can be viewed on in-store <a href="https://plumpos.com/hardware/pos-terminal/">POS terminals</a>, on mobile devices (tablets), or remotely via the cloud.</p><p>More than simply the volume of sales, live reports in the U.S. restaurant environment typically detail metrics such as sales per hour, individual location performance (for multi-location franchisees), type of order (dine-in, delivery, carry-out), staff activity, and much more. Alarms or live reports can instantly show abnormal conditions such as a sudden decline in sales, higher than usual voids, or a lack of stock.</p>
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