Spotlight is the home page experience in Restaurant365. It displays profitability metrics, health scores, and operational recommendations for a selected location and time period, giving managers and above-store users a consolidated view of restaurant financial and operational performance.
Spotlight includes the following: the Profitability Overview widget, Profitability Score Details, the What's Driving Health Score section, and the Recommendations widget. From certain cards on the profitability overview, the Advisor AI can be used to learn the details of the metric and how to improve it.
No setup is required to access Spotlight. It appears automatically in the Dashboards app for users with the correct permissions.
Security
Users must have the following permission to access the Spotlight page:
Administration → Dashboard → Home Dashboard → View Home Dashboard
These permissions can be added to custom user roles or individual users. The Permission Access report can be used to determine which user roles or users already have these permissions assigned. For more information, see User Setup and Security.
Navigation
Navigation Steps
Open the Dashboards app.
Select Spotlight from the left navigation rail or the dashboard selector.
Search
Location and Date Selectors
Use the Location Selector at the top of the page to filter all data by location. Use the date range dropdown to set the time period for displayed data.
Home Page Sections
Profitability Overview
The Profitability Overview widget displays the profitability health score, net sales, prime cost, and check counts for the selected location and time period. Compare results to the prior period and toggle the inclusion of unapproved Daily Sales Summaries in check count and sales calculations. Select How it's calculated to open Profitability Score Details.
See Profitability Overview Widget for more information.
Profitability Score Details
Profitability Score Details shows how each component metric contributes to the profitability health score. Access it by selecting How it's calculated on the Profitability Overview widget.
See Profitability Score Details for more information.
What's Driving Health Score
The What's Driving Health Score section displays the four key metrics that make up the profitability health score: Sales growth %, Cost of Goods %, Labor cost %, and Net margin %. Select Ask Advisor on a metric to get AI-powered explanation or guidance.
Read more about using Ask Advisor.
Recommendations
The Recommendations widget displays operational recommendations based on current performance data. Review and act on recommendations directly from the Spotlight page.
Read more about the recommendations widget.
FAQ
I don't see the Spotlight page in R365. What should I do?
Confirm that Spotlight is enabled for the organization by contacting the customer success manager. If Spotlight is already enabled, verify that your user role includes the View Home Dashboard permission. Contact an administrator to review your role assignment. See R365 Default User Roles for details.
Why isn't the View Home Dashboard permission visible in my permissions settings?
The View Home Dashboard permission only appears in the permissions UI after Spotlight has been enabled for the organization. If the permission isn't visible, contact the customer success manager to confirm Spotlight is enabled for the organization.
Which user roles automatically get access to Spotlight?
Access to Spotlight requires the View Home Dashboard permission. Several default R365 user roles include this permission automatically, including .
Accounting Admin
Full Access
R365 Global Admin
Restaurant Manager
Operations Admin
Above Store Manager
Contact an administrator to confirm your role assignment.
My organization is still on the Home Dashboard. How do I get Spotlight?
To enable Spotlight for the organization, contact the customer success manager. Until Spotlight is enabled, the Home Dashboard remains available. See Home Dashboard Overview for documentation on the Home Dashboard.