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Automated Poster ABC Inventory Analysis

Every Monday, WebRun opens Poster's ABC inventory analysis, pulls which ingredients drive most of your cost and usage, writes the breakdown to a Google Sheet, and emails you the weekly summary.

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Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Every Monday at 8:00 AM WebRunorchestrates each step
1 Poster run the ABC inventory analysis
2 Google Sheets write the ABC breakdown
3 Gmail email the weekly summary
In short

How do I automate Poster's ABC inventory analysis report?

Every Monday, WebRun opens Poster's ABC inventory analysis, ranking which ingredients drive the most usage and cost. It writes the full breakdown to a Google Sheet and emails you a summary, so you know exactly where to focus purchasing, portioning, and menu attention this week.

  • A and B ingredients are ranked by cost and usage every week
  • Purchasing attention goes to the ingredients that actually move the needle
  • The full breakdown lands in your inbox instead of buried in Poster reports

Built for cafe owners · inventory managers · bar managers · multi-location cafe operators

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens joinposter.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Poster - run the ABC inventory analysis
    joinposter.com
    WebRun in Poster: run the ABC inventory analysis
    WebRun opens Poster to run the ABC inventory analysis.
    • Open Poster's ABC inventory analysis for the past week
    • Read which ingredients fall into class A, B, and C by cost or usage share
    • Note any ingredient that moved class since last week

    Done when This week's ABC classification has been read for every ingredient.

  3. 2
    Google Sheets - write the ABC breakdown
    google.com
    WebRun in Google Sheets: write the ABC breakdown
    WebRun opens Google Sheets to write the ABC breakdown.
    • Open the ABC tracking Sheet
    • Write this week's class, usage share, and cost share for every ingredient
    • Highlight any ingredient that changed class since last week

    Done when This week's full ABC breakdown is logged and any class changes are highlighted.

  4. 3
    Gmail - email the weekly summary
    gmail.com
    WebRun in Gmail: email the weekly summary
    WebRun opens Gmail to email the weekly summary.
    • Draft a summary of the A items driving most of your cost and usage
    • List any ingredient that moved class this week
    • Send the summary to your own inbox

    Done when This week's ABC summary is sent to your inbox.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
joinposter.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every Monday at 8:00 AM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
ABC inventory report · Gmail
OutputWhat each run produces - A ranked breakdown of ingredients by ABC class, with usage and cost share for each.
Table
Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

What does ABC analysis actually tell me?

It ranks your ingredients by their share of usage or cost. A items drive the most, C items the least, so you know where to focus purchasing and portion control.

Does it change my Poster inventory settings?

No. WebRun only reads the ABC analysis Poster already calculates. It never edits ingredient records, recipes, or stock counts.

How often does the report update?

Every Monday, using the most recent full week of Poster data, so the ranking reflects what actually sold and moved through stock.

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