Use case

Big Box Stores owns and operates retail chains that include huge Big Box warehouse stores, large retail operations in groceries and general department stores and small convenience stores that sell gasoline, beverages, and fast food. The company has added brands and stores over the past few years through a series of mergers. Each brand has its own unique point of sale system. The stores operate in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Western Europe.

The loss prevention department has noticed that a number of store sales and clerical staff are helping themselves to "five-finger bonuses." The staff members use various ruses to take money from cash registers, obtain goods without paying for them, or otherwise embezzle money or steal goods from Big Box. These patterns typically unfold over periods of several days or weeks. For example, employees will make purchases using their employee discount at the store where they work, then return the product for full price at another store where...