_WATSON-21765 RN 9x

Dynamic application of standard sets  (21765)

In most operations, labor standards for target markets remain stable, regardless of fluctuations in metrics. However, exceptional circumstances might call for the application of standard sets that differ from the norm. For example, hotels might use consistent labor standards, regardless of fluctuations in average daily rate (ADR)—mainly because businesses like hotels rarely experience wide fluctuations in revenue within specific time periods or seasons. For a rare event, such as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, a hotel might need to apply a separate labor standard to reduce operating losses in environments where occupancy is recovering faster than the ADR being paid for a room. 

In this release, the UniFocus software can now be configured to determine the daily standard set that should be used for generating projected and standard hours based on the forecast and actual values of a determinant KBI. For example, with this new feature, the system can automatically choose which set of standards to use based on the ADR being forecast and actually paid for the day.

The following screens and functionality include changes based on this new feature:

• Enter revenue in Edit Rooms Foreacast screen—

  If dynamically applied standard sets are applied, an additional Rooms Revenue KBI line appears. 

• Enter revenue in Enter Actual KBIs screen—

  If dynamically applied standard sets are applied, an additional Rooms Revenue KBI line appears. 

• Weekly Labor Summary Report—The configuration screen includes an option to include the dynamically applied standard set. The generated report displays information for the dynamically applied standard set. 
• Task Scheduler—For users with existing tasks set up to generate standard and projected hours, the Task Scheduler will apply the dynamically selected standard sets, not the originally configured standard sets for the tasks.