Pilferage

Pilferage applies to racks. It is the number of papers unaccounted for (most likely stolen) from a particular rack within a date range. Circulation determines pilferage by taking the draw for a day, subtracting the returns, and comparing the money collected from the rack (entered using Returns for a Day) to the value of the remaining papers. Expressed as an equation, this would be: pilferage = ((draw - returns) * rate) - amount collected

Pilferage is listed by route in the Pilferage Report. In the “Overage” and “Pilferage Amount” columns on the report, amounts for each day of the specified date range are displayed. The amount in the “Net Pilfered” column, however, is the net change. A negative amount in “Net Pilfered” indicates an overage for the route.

To produce the report:

• Select Pilferage Report from the Single Copy menu to display the Pilferage Report window.

  
• Click Add and complete the following fields.

  Field	Type	What to enter
  PRODUCT	setup	Enter the product for which to report pilferage (enter “*” to multi-select products).
  PERIOD START DATE PERIOD END DATE	date	Enter the date range to be covered by the report.
  PRINT BY EDITION	yes/no	Indicate whether the report should sort by edition.
  SELECTION TYPE	predefined	Indicate whether this report should include particular districts, zones, regions, or areas.
  SELECTION	setup	Enter the district, zone, region or area (depending on what type is entered above) to include, or enter “*” to multi-select.
  DETAIL/SUMMARY	predefined	Specify whether to create a detail or summary report. The summary report lists total pilferage for each route; the detail report breaks pilferage out for each day covered. Note that if money is collected and entered less frequently than daily, only the summary report provides meaningful data.

• Click OK and then Continue to produce the report.

Example—Pilferage Report (Summary)

Example—Pilferage Report (Detail)