Understanding Reports in Smart Cookies

There are several helpful reports in Smart Cookies. In this article we will take a deeper dive into a few of the most commonly used reports. When pulling any report in Smart Cookies you will start from the Report tab> Current.

From the report screen you can select the report you are looking for and even choose to add it to your list of My Favorite Reports, by highlighting and clicking Add to Favorites.
Select the report you want to run, then select Go to Report.

Click on the report below that you would like to learn more about.

Girl Balance Summary

The Girl Balance Summary provides a summary of all cookies and monies assigned to a girl in Smart Cookies.

Monies: This reports reflects all credit card transactions for Girl Delivery and Direct Ship orders and all cash/check payments entered by the troop volunteer.

Cookies: This report reflects all cookies assigned to the Girl Scout in the initial order, Direct Ship, Care to Share and any transfers made from the troop to girl by the troop volunteer.

This report does not reflect “offline” sales entered by girl/parent in Digital Cookie. Please be sure that all troop to girl transfers have been entered and all Care to Share orders assigned before issuing this report to parents.

Booth Transfer INThese are transfers made from the Smart Booth Divider. These included transfers from the Virtual Delivery-Pending Distribution and included an order ID to help you locate them in Smart Cookies.
Non-Booth Transfers INThese are transfers made to the Girl Scout, such a Troop to Girl transfer (T2G), and included an order ID to help you locate them in Smart Cookies.
Booth Transfers OUTIf you made a girl to troop transfer using the BOOTH CASES/PACKAGES, which enables a Girl Scouts to use troop inventory without financial responsibility, because the troop collected all monies and is only allocating credit to the Girl Scouts for packages sold, that would show up here. These cookies will show inside of () parenthesis as a negative number, moving inventory from the Girl Scout back to the troop. * Please note the BOOTH CASES/PACKGES is only used in rare cases.
Non-Booth Transfer OutThese are transfers made from a Girl Scout to a Troop and will show inside of () parenthesis as a negative number and moving inventory from the Girl Scout back to the Troop.

*Please note this report has been edited to show you the various components and is not a whole report.

Negative Balance Due

Please be sure that all troop to girl transfers have been entered and all Care to Share orders assigned to the girl before your final reconciliation with parents.

To see any outstanding Care to Share or Girl Delivery Orders in Digital Cookie, troop volunteers can use the All-Orders Report in Digital Cookie or the Girl Cookie Order Detail Report in Smart Cookies.

The Girl Cookie Order Detail Report provides details on orders imported from Digital Cookie.

  • It will report both girl delivery and ship only orders.
  • Girl delivered orders will need to be allocated in Smart Cookies as Girl Scouts pick up cookies from troop cookie chair to satisfy orders.
  • All direct ship orders are already credited to the Girl in Smart Cookies. No action is needed on the part of the troop cookie chair.
  • This report will also show totals of each variety sold by the Girl Scout including Care to Share, by the Girl Scout and the totals in relation to the whole troop.
  • INCL in IO means included in initial order. As a direct sale council, no Care to Share was included in your initial order. 

Available Booth Sale Summary

Lists all available booth locations and time slots. This list can be useful when trying to determine what booths you would like to sign up for in Smart Cookies, without live searching the Smart Cookies system. Selection criteria include location, start and end date.

When running this report, you can choose the location you want to see from the drop-down menu (pictured) or you can run it for All Locations.

You can do the same for the date. Run the entire program or select the starting and ending dates to be between a specific time.

When you run this report, it can be run as a PDF or an Excel, under the Select View Type. The Excel is easiest to sort and manipulate the data however the PDF is cleaner to read.

Troop Balance Summary Report

The Troop Balance Summary Report reports troop information including proceed and recognition plans, girls registered and selling. Initial orders, transfers, ship only, and Care to Share orders. Reports troop proceeds and amounts due to Council and all financial transactions. It is a useful final report review.

In the example below you will notice the highlighted values for calculating the first ACH debit which is 30% of Council Proceeds MINUS all payments (Digital Cookie, deposits, credits). It mirrors the Smart Cookie Dashboard, Financial Summary section.

For more help with ABC Smart Cookies you can contact them by visiting our gsHelpCenter article or contact the Cookie Hotline at 510-995-2900 or email info@gsnorcal.org.