From the Inventory Variance screen, users can comprehensively review fuel system trends, data patterns and current or historical results. The workspace contains an in-depth analysis of tank inventory and variance data at the daily level, with the capability to expand down to an hourly level for more extensive exception review. 

Tip: The Inventory Variance page applies automatic unit conversion when applicable. 

To configure your preferred units of measurement, click the arrow next to your name in the top right corner of the screen and select Unit & Language Preferences.

 

Navigate to Inventory Variance

To locate and open the Inventory Variance page for a specific facility, first navigate to that facility.

Locate a Facility

If you have access to multiple facilities, the top center of every page will contain the Facility Search. This search bar allows you to locate a specific facility by name or internal ID. 

The icon at the right of the search bar opens the Advanced Facility Search. This allows you to narrow search with additional terms such as Facility Status, Facility Group, Country, State, Regional Compliance Manager, IP Address, and more. 

You may also use the Facility List to view, filter, sort, and navigate to facilities using an interactive grid. 

To access this page, click the nine dots to open the global menu and under Home, select Facility List.

 

 

 In the left-side navigation menu for the facility, click Inventory Variance.

View Inventory Variance

The Inventory Variance page defaults to display results from the Latest Trend analysis. To review a different period, select Specify End Date from the dropdown menu at the top of the page and designate a date. 

Select a fuel system by clicking a tab. 

Each tab includes a color-coded icon for quick reference:

• Green P: Pass
• Orange I: Inconclusive
• Red F: Fail

Inventory Variance Widgets

Current Results

The Current Results widget displays a summary of the current trend analysis results for the selected fuel system. 

Details include the result, reason (if Inconclusive), period of the trend analysis, Trend% and LPD/GPD, MDLR, Sales, and date TGC was applied as well as information about the fuel system. 

Inventory Variance Insights

The Inventory Variance Insights widget contains a graph and grid displaying trends and recent history for the selected fuel system and time period. 

Inventory Variance Insights: Graph

At the top of the graph, users can adjust which fuel system, data types, and frequency are displayed. 

Data Types:

Users can also toggle Deliveries to indicate deliveries in the graph.

Inventory Variance Insights: Recent History

Users can easily switch between Daily and Monthly results. Also available at the top of the grid are an icon to download or expand to a full-screen view.

Values in the grid are color coded for at-a-glance interpretation:

• Black: Pass  

• Orange: Inconclusive 

• Red: Fail 

Results 

The Results widget displays the tank system's daily inventory data in tabular format for easy assessment, with the option to drill down to hourly data for detailed review. 

This grid consolidates the current Consolidated Observations, Hourly Observations and Data Adjustments Detailed reports. 

Users can easily switch between data types to compare differences.

Daily data can be expanded into hourly using the arrows in the far-left column.

To expand all hourly data for review or export, click the arrow in the far-left column header. 

When applicable, hover over values in the Deliveries and Adjustments columns to see additional information, or click on a value to slide out a grid containing further details.

Data Adjustments can be reviewed by hovering over values. A slide out panel will pop out with further detail if clicked into.