Release Notes
October 2023
Update to Pars
Craftable’s Par functionality has been updated to allow further specificity and flexibility. You can now indicate a preferred vendor without picking a specific purchase unit or quantity, or pick a specific vendor and purchase unit without specifying a quantity – Craftable will help you reorder when you’re theoretical in stock gets below your set Par level, using the constraints you’ve configured.
September 2023
Transfers Update
Craftable’s Transfers function allows you to transfer inventory items in or out of a location, including between stores and between platforms. This functionality has been enhanced to now support transferring between platforms as well as between stores. Transfers between stores must be approved, and the transfer will impact the theoretical inventory for all stores once approved. Transfers created from Director do not need to be approved and will instantly impact the theoretical inventory for both stores once created. Read this article for more information on the Transfers function.
August 2023
Nutrition Calculation
When this optional setting is enabled you can enter Calorie data against each item on the Recipes tab of the Item Panel and the system will calculate the total calories within your recipes.
New Integration - Punch Through with US Foods
Craftable customers who order from US Foods can now be set up for punch through orders.
New Integration - Punchout with Produce Alliance
Craftable customers who order from Produce Alliance vendors can now punch out directly to the online ordering platform, and have the order finalized and placed through Craftable.
New Integration - Punchout with Vesta
Craftable customers who order from Vesta can now punch out directly to the Vesta online ordering platform, and have the order finalized and placed through Craftable.
July 2023
Extended Logbook
Logbook, available in the Analytics module has a new option called Extended Logbook. Extended Logbook can be activated on the Store Info page, available by clicking your name at the top right > Store Settings > Store Info.
This functionality adds POS Sales by revenue center as well as the ability to enter notes for each revenue center. This data will display both on screen as well as in the daily Logbook email.
New Integration: PeopleSoft Accounting
Craftable’s Books platform can now sync Bill data to PeopleSoft.
June 2023
Multi-User Order Approvals Includes Local Roles
Accounts that are using Craftable’s Multi-User Order Approval settings can now select a local role as the approval group.
New Integration: Sage50 Accounting Platform
Craftable’s Books platform can now sync Bill data to Sage50.
May 2023
Popular Reports
Under the Reports List pages of Bevager, Foodager, and House you’ll see a new tab titled “Popular Reports”, which brings together 8 of Craftable’s most popular reports into a helpful single page.
Here you’ll find useful descriptions of each report, and you can click the “Show More” link to see additional details, including who this report is best for, things to do before running the report, and actions to take once you’re viewing the report to help you make informed decisions to improve your business.
Extra Profit added to Menu Engineering
Craftable’s Menu Engineering report in Analytics allows you to tweak both your Cost and Price values to see how these changes would impact your menu spread. We’ve now added an “Extra Profit” column as well so you can easily quantify the exact change in profit you would have for the selected date range with those changes implemented.
Recipe Allergen Report
Under the Recipes tab of the Reports List there is now a “Recipe Allergens” report, which allows you to filter by Menu List and/or Allergens to quickly pull up recipes that include specific allergens. The data can also be exported using the download button at the top right!
April 2023
Multi-User Order Approvals by GL
We’ve released significant enhancements to our pre-existing order approval options, now allowing even more robust and flexible options around order approvals. You can now configure orders to be routed to different users based on GL codes, GL prefixes (for departments), or if over budget, and approvers can be set by name, role, or simply All Directors.
Check out this Knowledge Base article to really dive into the weeds on this exciting enhancement!
Extra Profit added to Menu Engineering
Craftable’s Menu Engineering report in Analytics allows you to tweak both your Cost and Price values to see how these changes would impact your menu spread. We’ve now added an “Extra Profit” column as well so you can easily quantify the exact change in profit you would have for the selected date range with those changes implemented.
Recipe Allergen Report
Under the Recipes tab of the Reports List there is now a “Recipe Allergens” report, which allows you to filter by Menu List and/or Allergens to quickly pull up recipes that include specific allergens. The data can also be exported using the download button at the top right!
March 2023
Inactivate Vendors
It’s now easier than ever to manage your vendors on Craftable! Now when you go to make a Vendor inactive, if there are any existing purchase units against the vendor Craftable will assist you with deleting those purchase units, or allowing you to select a replacement vendor when the soon-to-be-inactive vendor is the only vendor against the item. Check out this article for a helpful video.
Punchout with Edward Don
Craftable customers who order from Edward Don can now punch out directly to the Edward Don online ordering platform, and have the order finalized and placed through Craftable.
February 2023
New Report: Inactive Sold Items
Recipe Line Swap
Ever find yourself needing to swap the Hendrick’s for the Tanqueray in all your house gin cocktails, or the Grape Tomatoes with the Cherry Tomatoes? Craftable’s new Recipe Line Swap function makes this easy as pie! Just pick the item, recipe, or generic item that you want to find, and the item, recipe, or generic item you want to replace it with, and Craftable will quickly swap them out for you in all your recipes!
Checkbook Improvements
Craftable’s Checkbook is now more detailed than ever! Click on a payment and see an image of the check, remittance info, the account sent from, and the last two tracking details with a link to USPS if it’s a mailed check.
Director Item Sync - Unassigned Storage
Users with a Director-level inventory now have the option to sync new items down to their stores into an Unassigned storage area, in addition to the pre-existing sync options. See this Knowledge Base article for more info!
January 2023
International Texting
We now support international texting! Now you can place orders via text message to your reps in any country. How?? You have to include the + and country code. Without this, we will assume it’s a +1.
New Analytics DSR for Toast to Sage Intacct
Customers who use Toast for their POS and Sage Intacct for their accounting are now eligible to add the Daily Sales Report (DSR) to their Craftable account!
Order Guide Search
Users are now able to select which order guides they want to search from! They are also able to do their mapping from there.
December 2022
Item-Level Allergens
Allergens can now be allocated at the item level and will be inherited by any recipe that contains that ingredient. The list of allergens has also been expanded to include all allergens required by the UK government.
October 2022
Linked Item Transfers
Craftable users will now be able to transfer linked items between local stores! This is limited to transferring Foodager to Bevager and vice versa.
September 2022
Order Minimum Updates
The order minimum for Director vendors can now be set either at Director or (if not set at Director) can be set at the local level.
App Update Release
- Added save password or remember me option on the login page
- Added Clear/X button on search field when searching for item name that will completely clear field
- Added backspace/delete button on calculator
- Added ability to search by bin/item id
Spend by Table Report
August 2022
General Platform Updates and Enhancements
We’ve made updates to the Craftable platform so users can enjoy a faster and more responsive experience.
Data Caching and Performance Updates
We’ve made improvements to our general system as well as our data caching to improve overall experience.
Reporting Improvement
Craftable customers can now take advantage of a Category COS % column in the Cost Summary by Ops Group Report.
Email Tracking
We’ve added an ImageVault submission to email tracking.
Guest Supply Punchout
Craftable customers who order from Guest Supply can now punch out directly to the Guest Supply online ordering platform, and have the order finalized and placed through Craftable.
June 2022
Weights Added to Bevager
Weight measures have now been added to the Bevager platform! A frequent request by customers with extremely complex cocktail programs, this added functionality means you can now use weight measures to inventory your items, or simply add weight conversions on your volumetric items for use when building recipes.
Enhancements to Consolidated Purchases by Item Report
It’s now easier than ever for users with Director accounts to see what their stores are spending the most (and least) on. Check out the updated Consolidated by Purchases report available at Director in Bevager, Foodager, and House.
New Activity Log Feature
We’ve released an exciting new feature available to users with Director – the ability to activate an Activity Log to track store level actions by your users. This setting can be turned on on a per-platform basis from the Director Configuration page.
May 2022
Mobile Ordering Improvements
We’ve enhanced our ordering process on mobile devices to provide you with a more efficient and faster ordering experience.
Books: Invoice and Bill Audit Report
This new and powerful report in Books allows Craftable users to audit all stages of their invoices and bills within the Craftable system to hold their teams accountable.
Sales Summary Reports
We’ve added sales summary reports for Craftable users across the platform on all products.
April 2022
Foodager: General Produce Electronic Invoicing
Craftable customers who buy from General Produce can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into General Produce’s ordering system.
New Integration with Northstar POS
View your Northstar POS sales and purchase data. Now Northstar POS + Craftable customers can combine sales and purchase data together to better understand their profitability!
Foodager: Pacific Seafood Electronic Invoicing
Craftable customers who buy from Pacific Seafood can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Pacific Seafood’s ordering system.
Foodager: Palmer Foods Electronic Invoicing
Craftable customers who buy from Palmer Foods can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Palmer Foods’ ordering system.
March 2022
Heartbeat Now Available for Director
Craftable users can now use Heartbeat with Director to view live sales and labor data across multi-unit concepts.
February 2022
Mr Greens Electronic Invoicing
Craftable customers who buy from Mr Greens can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Mr Greens’ online ordering system.
Vesta Foodservice Electronic Invoicing
Craftable customers who buy from Vesta Foodservice can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Vesta Foodservice’s online ordering system.
Guest Counts Added to Sales vs Labor Report
We’ve added guest counts to the Sales vs Labor report in Analytics.
January 2022
ACE Indico Ordering
Craftable customers who buy from ACE Indico can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into ACE Indico’s online ordering system.
November 2021
Julius Silvert Order Guides
Craftable customers who buy from Julius Silvert can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Julius Silvert’s online ordering system.
Ferguson Punchout
Ferguson customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their Ferguson account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Fiscal Period Reporting
We’ve added new store settings to now include fiscal period reporting.
October 2021
Electronic Invoicing Now Available for P&R Paper Supply Company
Craftable customers who buy from P&R Paper Supply Company can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into P&R Paper Supply Company ’s online ordering system.
Electronic Invoicing Now Available for Flexibake
Craftable customers who buy from Flexibake can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Flexibake’s online ordering system.
New Business Health Report in Analytics
Operators can now view sales summaries, labor weekly trends by operations (OPS) group in Analytics.
September 2021
Prime Cost Monthly Report
The Prime Cost and Prime Cost Weekly reports are two of the most loved reports in Analytics, so we’ve added a Prime Cost Monthly one as well for you!
Office Depot Punchout
Office Depot customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their Office Depot account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Labor Data from Brink now Available in Analytics
View your Brink POS sales and labor data in analytics. Now Brink + Craftable customers can combine sales, costs and labor together for more accurate prime cost reports, server performance reports and more.
August 2021
Image 38 Punchout
Image 38 customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their Image 38 account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Foodager: Greco Ordering Now Available in Craftable
Craftable customers who buy from Greco can now place orders through Craftable that are sent directly into Greco’s online ordering system.
Analytics: Prime Cost Monthly Report
The Prime Cost and Prime Cost Weekly reports are two of the most loved reports in Analytics, so we’ve added a Prime Cost Monthly one as well for you!
Analytics: Monthly Sales Summary Report
We’ve added a new report in Analytics! The new “Monthly Sales Summary Report” provides a summary breakdown of your daily, weekly, and monthly sales.
Books: Image Sync Now Available for Real Time accounting
We’ve added support for syncing invoice images into Real Time Accounting, in addition to the bills and credits we’ve always synced.
July 2021
Enhanced Integration with M3 Accounting
We’ve improved our integration with the M3 accounting platform! This enhancement syncs your vendors and chart of accounts from M3 into Craftable. This streamlines processes for accounting teams who already rely on Craftable to sync invoices and invoice images directly into M3.
Books: New Integration with CYMA Accounting
We now support CYMA as an accounting integration. Easily manage bills and enjoy automatically GL-coded line items!
New Craftable Apps in Google Play and the App Store
Craftable customers can now access the complete platform in one place with the new Craftable mobile app. Available in the App Store and Google Play!
June 2021
Foodager: Gordon Food Service Punchout
Gordon Food Service customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their Gordon Food Service account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Analytics: Multi-Toast Sales Consolidation
Connect up to two separate Toast POS accounts directly into one Craftable account. This will allow you to see all your sales throughout Craftable, giving you the ability to have two separate Toast POS setups deplete from one inventory, as well as analyze all your sales in one Analytics dashboard!
Foodager: Sysco Market Express Punchout
Sysco Market Express customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their Sysco account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Analytics: New Labor Integration with Square POS
View your Square POS sales and labor data in analytics. Now Square + Craftable customers can combine sales, costs and labor together for more accurate prime cost reports, server performance reports and more!
Books: New AP Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
We now support Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as an accounting integration. Easily manage bills and enjoy automatically GL-coded line items!
Analytics Heartbeat: MICROS 3700 Live Data Now Available
This exciting update includes live MICROS 3700 sales vs labor data and shows you who is on shift in addition to their hourly wages. This real-time view is accessible from any device including mobile phones, tablets and desktops.
Books: New Invoice Image Integration
AP Invoice Image integration has now been added to DataPlus and RealTime Accounting Systems.
Analytics: New Menu Popularity Report
We’ve added a new menu popularity report in Analytics to help easily identify which menu items are profitable, and which need to be 86’d. Filter menu items by store location and category to see cost vs sales all in one place!
Analytics: Budget & Forecast Enhancements
Create a weekly budget and daily sales forecast for all opsgroups. Forecasts and budgets are created based on a selectable previous weeks and can be adjusted proportionally as the user chooses. Forecasts can be compared to actual sales and purchases to show accuracy.
May 2021
Analytics: Enhanced Data from ADP Now Available
Timesheet and Labor from ADP are now available in Analytics.
Analytics: Expanded Labor Reporting Update
Analytics: New Daily Sales Report for Micros 3700
Micros 3700 users now have Daily Sales Reports available in Analytics. Create your own custom report that combines data from revenue centers, order types, meal periods, discounts, and other ticket-level metrics.
Analytics Heartbeat: POSitouch Live Data Now Available
This exciting update includes live POSitouch sales vs labor data and shows you who is on shift in addition to their hourly wages. This real-time view is accesible from any device including mobile phones, tablets and desktops.
Analytics: New Real-Time Aloha Integration!
We’ve added Aloha sales and labor data to Heartbeat in Analytics. If you use Aloha with Craftable’s Heartbeat in Analytics, you can now see your cost percentage of sales vs labor, discounts & voids, and see who is clocked in live!
Improved Logbook Email Design
Analytics: New Real-Time Toast with Heartbeat!
Today is an exciting day as we have launched our first POS with Analytics sales vs labor reporting. Integrate your Toast to see your sales and labor every 15-minutes with alerts and open check tracking.
April 2021
Platform Upgrade
Foodager: US Foods Punchout
US Foods customers can now place orders directly from Craftable which redirects them to their US Foods account for accurate stock and pricing. Orders placed are synced back to the Craftable platform.
Analytics: Dashboard Updates
New changes to the Analytics dashboard give you quick access to sales vs labor, cost percentages, and more.