Checkfront provides many reports and tools to help you analyze and act on your bookings and payment data.
The following is a list of resources available to you with an overview for each, including links to related help articles.
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Which Checkfront version supports this feature - Classic Items, Classic Products, or both?
Reports are available to both those using classic items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our Classic Items version of Checkfront, and those using classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our Classic Products version of Checkfront.
For a different perspective, check out our companion guide with answers to your reporting questions:
Expert Tips from Checkfront Support: Sharing Reports
"Do you need to give someone access to your reports, e.g. your accountant? You can create a Staff account for them with restricted permissions to view reports. Alternatively, you can export reports in various formats." Learn more about Staff accounts and permissions here
The Account Discounts report is most commonly used for reporting on Discounts used. Use this report to view a simple list of discounts attached to at least one booking.
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Report on Discount name, number of associated Bookings, Total Discount value, and Last date Used.
Includes Discount name, the number of associated Bookings, Total amount saved, and date Last Used.
Add Discounts.
Sort data columns.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
This feature is not yet supported with products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our Classic Products version of Checkfront.
Excludes Discounts that have not been used.
Excludes Discounts associated with Void, Pre-booking, or Cancelled bookings.
The Booking Daily List is most commonly used for analyzing inventory operations daily.
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Report on bookings for Today, Tomorrow, or a custom date.
Report on a Daily Summary of Item/Product data including Inventory Consumed, number of Bookings, and Item Parameteror Product Guest Type (e.g. Guest, Adult, Child...) counts.
Change the Status of a booking.
View the list of the day's Bookings by Category, then Item/Product, or by Time.
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Booking Notes
Booking Form Fields
Item Parameters or Product Guest Types (e.g. Guest, Adult, Child...)
Filter by Data Type, Category, Item/Product, and keyword Search.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
Cancelled bookings do not display.
Customer Name is supported, but not Customer First Name and Customer Last Name.
The Booking Traffic report is most commonly used to monitor and compare booking traffic trends over time. Use this report to view Web Bookings, Staff Bookings, and Visitors trends.
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Includes graph and bar chart of Booking Traffic over time.
Report on the number of Web Bookings, Staff Bookings and Visitors by Date.
Sort and customize columns.
Filter by for preset, Custom, or All Dates.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share report URL with filter selections intact.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
Booking Traffic is not available per hour, only for specific dates over some time.
The Booking Volume report is most commonly used for monitoring booking trends over time. Use this report to identify Booking numbers and trends over time based on sums of Booking Invoice totals.
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Includes graph and bar chart of Booking Volume over time.
Report on the number of Bookings, item/product Qty, and Total value of bookings by Date.
Includes Discounts applied.
Sort columns.
Filter by for preset, Custom, or All Dates.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share the report URL with filter selections intact.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
The amounts shown within this report are a summary of the booking amounts and do not reflect any transaction data (monies received).
Excludes Cancellations, Imported bookings, Void bookings, and Pre-Bookings.
The Booking Volume report might not align with the Booking Sales report depending on your account configuration, as the Booking Sales report includes Imported bookings.
The Cashout report is most commonly used to report amounts received vs. owing for a select day. Use this report to review financial transactions related to a specific day from an Accounting perspective.
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View the following for a select date...
List of Accounts Receivable.
List of Unearned Revenue.
List of Deposits Redeemed.
List of Ledger entries.
Summary of Debits and Credits by payment method.
Debits and Credits by Payment Provider.
Debits and Credits and by User Account.
This report can be printed from your browser but not exported.
Daily not weekly, monthly or custom views are available.
This tool is used to view bookings by Customer in a traditional calendar format. Use this report to view Customer bookings by date, organized by Category and then by item/product.
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View up to 6 weeks' worth of dates.
Drill down to view related Booking Invoices.
Filter by date and Category.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share URL with filter selections intact.
The Dashboard is most commonly used to monitor key information about your business. It is the central hub of your Checkfront account and the first screen you arrive at after logging in. It provides ready access to the most important and up-to-date information on your business.
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Select from 12 different Onboarding, Daily Management, and Reporting widgets.
Customize on a per-Staff account basis.
Filter by Status, Item/Category or Product/Category is unavailable for all widgets.
This Discount List is most commonly used for managing configured Discounts. Use this report to view a list of the multi-use Discounts configured for your account.
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Report on Name, Code, Dates, Discount, Rules, and Status.
Includes Active, Expired, and Disabled Discounts.
This list also includes any one-time use Vouchers that you have imported.
Add a New Discount.
Sort and customize columns.
Filter by Date, Status, Type, or keyword Search.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
Use descriptive names for your Discounts or Vouchers for easy identification within reporting.
The Inventory Calendar is most commonly used for managing inventory availability. View Inventory availability by date, organized by Category and Item/Product.
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View weeks worth of dates.
Report on booking details, including the option to access associated Booking Invoices.
Adjust Availability for a select date.
Add a New Staff-side Booking.
Filter by date, Category, Items/Products, and keyword Search.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share URL with filter selections intact.
New bookings for child items are not supported through the side panel.
The Occupancy report is most commonly used for reporting Occupancy rates over time. Use this report to identify performing inventory by analyzing monthly Occupancy and booking volume trends, along with a detailed monthly overview of your item/product availability.
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Report on a monthly or yearly basis.
View the Occupancy rate (%) and a few data points related to average and actual revenue. All this on a per-item or product basis.
Report on the number of Booked, Unbooked, Closed, Total availability and total Revenue, Average Rate, Average Slot, and Average Day.
Sort data columns.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share URL with filter selections intact.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML
Report on the Day or Night allocation types only for both items and products. Items with Unlimited Inventory or a Time Allocation are not included in this report.
Daily or other preset or custom date ranges are not currently supported.
Does not track whether a booking has been paid and should not be used for accounting purposes.
Alternatively, check out the Classic Products Inventory Calendar for a view of what is booked versus available!
The Revenue report is most commonly used to report on payments received over time. Use this report to view the money you have received for each booking.
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Includes bar chart of Revenue over time.
Report on the number of Transactions, Payments, Refunds and Totals by Date.
Filter by for preset, Custom, or All Dates.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share report URL with filter selections intact.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
This report is based on your transactions and each month’s Transaction Report.
Gift Certificate usage, such as Gift Certificate redemptions or refunds, is not included in the Revenue report totals. As a result, totals may be less than the Transactions report, including Gift Certificate usage.
Void bookings only display within the Revenue report if they are POS payments that have been voided. Void payments are deleted after 30 days.
The Sales report is most commonly used to report sales numbers from seven perspectives! Use this report to view Sales numbers and trends over time, based on sums of Booking Items/Products.
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Report on Item/Product Quantity, Discounts applied, Gross Sales, Net Sales, Total Paid, and Balance Owing data.
Report on a Date Source of Created, Starts, or Ends to isolate bookings to suit your Tax reporting needs.
The Transaction report is commonly used to report on payments received through Payment Providers or other methods. Use this report to view a list of your transactions based on date range, traffic source, or transaction type.
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Report on transaction amounts collected, regardless of when the bookings took place.
Report on Total amounts paid through your Payment Provider.
Sort and customize columns.
Filter by Date, Payment Type, Event, Staff Category, and keyword Search.
Filter by for preset, Custom, or All Dates.
Save your filter selections for ease of use.
Bookmark or share URL with filter selections intact.
Export to MS Excel (.XLSX), CSV, PDF or XML.
The breakdown of Fees or Taxes is not available within this report. Please consult the Booking Sales and Booking Index reports for this information.
The optional Weekly Summary Email is a 7-day summary of key analytics and activity.
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Select from 12 different Onboarding, Daily Management, and Reporting widgets.
Customize on a per-Staff account basis.
The summary includes...
Number of Web Bookings
Number of Staff Bookings
Number of Booking Page Visitors
Percentage Conversion Rate
Number of Transactions
Total Gross Revenue
Sometimes referred to as the Snapshot Email.
This email is only sent if you have had bookings in the last seven days.
The Weekly Summary and Sales Report differ as the Weekly Summary displays the Number of bookings, whereas the Sales Report displays the Item/Product Quantity.
The Weekly Summary displays values based on the transactions that occurred in that time period, whereas the Sales Report displays values based on when the bookings were created.
How the Conversion Rate is calculated is explained in our article here.