FAQ

What is Revel Data Connector?

the way to access Revel point-of-sale (POS) core data using business intelligence (BI) tools to provide visibility and transparency for executives on a corporate level
Alternative data source for building your own custom reports and dashboards on scale while using tools you know best.
Best source for data to do custom analytics and have the flexibility to analyse data you need.

To get the most out of Data Connector you would need to choose a Business Intelligence tool like Microsoft PowerBI, Google DataStudio, Tableau, DOMO or any other tool that supports Redshift connections.
Contact your Account Manager for other details and how to purchase Data Connector
Invest few days to learn how to use your Business Intelligence tool - it will give you great advantage over competitors

A set of credentials that are used to access a data warehouse with Revel POS data - you can get and manage these credentials in Management Console when Data Connector is enabled.
Access to a data warehouse with a set of data models built specifically for analytics purposes
A set of wide tables for convenience and dim/fact tables for flexibility
Data Connector does not have user interface - you need Business intelligence tool

it will depend on the tool you are using, you can see few connection examples here

Please reach out to your account manager or sales representative for the most up to date pricing.

Set of data models built with restaurant operations in mind.
All of your revenue related data that you capture by using other Revel products like POS, Online Ordering, Kiosk, etc.
Data designed to analyse orders, order items, item modifiers, customers, payments, staff
more data structures for easier analysis to come

Build visual dashboards in Business Intelligence tools for quick data informed and data driven business decisions to increase profits.
Forecast the performance of your business based on historical, segmented, cohort, seasonal data.
Integrate with other data sources like inventory, staff, delivery management tools and have 360 view on your restaurant performance.
Track KPIs to quickly adjust and optimise restaurant operations and menu.
Check product, combo, modifier performance in different establishments and areas you operate.
Compare the performance of products or even whole establishments in different time periods.
Identify which sales/distribution channels are the top performing and what are the trends.

Data Analysts - if you have data analysts in your company or outsourced data analysis who analyse your restaurant chain performance on a daily basis - having access to Data Connector will help them save up to 70% of time they spend preparing the data for analysis.
Business Analysts or any decision maker ready to dive deeper into conveniently structured data and find new ways to optimise restaurant performance.

It removes all the manual work needed to export reports from the Management Console.
Data has multiple dimensions and metrics that you could choose depending on your goal.
Data is structured and prepared for analytical purposes and custom reporting.
Data Connector has data from all establishments and infrastructure is easily scalable.
Visibility and transparency for executives.
Significant time-savings for corporate analysts to prepare data for visualisations and analysis.