he Sales and Cost Analysis add-on allows you to review the details of the print history of all devices and understand the following based on the print history. By understanding the cost of media and ink, it is possible to examine the profitability of the business and the appropriateness of selling prices.

Some of the following functions may not be displayed in some devices. Please check here for compatibility status.

Models with limited functionality：

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1.  Price Settings

To use the Sales and Cost Analysis add-on, you first need to set the currency and the unit of length.

Please refer to the “Setting page” of top menu.

Once the settings for currency and length are complete, proceed to the settings for each device.

Setting the information of the media you are using

1-1 Select the device for which you want to enter media information.

1-2 Enter the width and length of the media you are using, and the purchase price of the media.

The media name set on the device is automatically displayed as the media name in Roland DG Connect. If no preset is set, it will be displayed as “When media preset is not selected.” Please set the media information and purchase price for the media you are using. Also, if you create a new preset, please restart Roland DG Connect Hub to load the preset information.

1-3 Register the selling price when your company sells the product printed on the media.

For setting the selling price, please set the selling price per square meter.

1-4 Enter the purchase price of the ink you are using.

Once the ink purchase price setting is complete, please press “Save” to save the settings.

2.  ROI Dashboard

In the ROI menu, graphs are displayed based on the set currency, unit of length, selling price, etc., from the actual printed size and ink usage.

3.  Log

By clicking on the log, you can check the history of outputs within the specified date range.

If you do not want to reflect data such as printing failures in your revenue, you can delete it from the ROI calculation by clicking on the “Waste” column.

Ink consumption in Roland DG Connect displays the amount of ink used from the start of printing to the end of printing. The ink consumption displayed in VersaWorks 6/7 is the assumed amount of ink estimated from the print data.
Therefore, the ink consumption in VersaWorks 6/7 and Roland DG Connect are different.

4. Specify display period

You can specify the period to be displayed on the ROI Dashboard. The settings for the display period are as follows:

When you select custom, you can freely select the display period from the calendar.

5.  Total Revenue

Displays the total sales revenue for a specified period. It also compares the past output for a specified period such as last month or the previous day, and displays the increase or decrease ratio of total revenue.

6.  Total Expense

Displays the total amount of media and ink costs for a specified period. It also compares the past output for a specified period such as last month or the previous day, and displays the increase or decrease ratio of total costs.

7.  Total Profit

It displays the total profit (total revenue – total cost) for a specified period. It also compares the past output for a specified period such as last month or the previous day, and displays the increase or decrease ratio of total profit.

8.  Expense and Revenue Breakdown

Displays the total revenue and cost for each day of the specified period.

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