Does Crunchtime allow Users to change Dayparts?

Can I update my existing Daypart times?

Yes, you can change the hours of existing Dayparts after setting them up. However, it is important to note that any changes to your Dayparts will inherently come with minor anomalies that should diminish over time. Here are some other things you may want to consider before updating your Dayparts:

• Dayparts should always be in 15 minute increments (Begin/End Times should end with :00, :15, :30, or :45).
• Historical Menu Mix data will match up with the current Daypart setup in Enterprise Manager. 
• Historical Sales Mix data will still be associated with the old Dayparts.
  • • Depending on your configuration, Sales Mix may be used to when deciding how to break down Sales Forecasting (based on Suggested Order setup). Other places that may be impacted are Suggested Production/Order or Staffing Templates that are based on Daypart.

How can I mitigate discrepancies?

Any changes to your Dayparts will inherently come with minor anomalies that should diminish over time. Here are some ways to mitigate the discrepancies 

• Update the your Historical/Production Driven By settings to to be 100% of 1 Current Period, so the application will only reference the most recently posted period when anticipating consumption. This setting can be gradually reset to it's original value over the next few weeks as sales come in with the updated Daypart information.
  • • • With this method, we also recommend not using any "historical" periods, since last year's sales still used the old setup. 

• Avoid having your Business Day Begins at time in the middle of a Daypart, as this can cause problems with Ideal Hours, Earned Hours, and Tip Pool calculations. 
• Test any changes made to your Dayparts in your Test environment to validate functionality before updating your Production environment. 

Can I delete an existing Daypart?

Once a daypart has been used in the application, it cannot be removed manually due to the large number of tables that reference this information. If you need to delete a Daypart, please reach out to Crunchtime Support to align expectations and explore mitigation strategies. 

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