Sales Trend by Product

What is a Product Sales with Ranking and Trend Analysis Report? Product-focused sales reports are considered sales analytics tools and are often used by sales executives and product managers to determine how each product is performing both in terms of volume and sales amount. Some of the key functionality in this type of analytical report is that it combines chart visualizations with a numerical report sections. The top of the report shows products ranked by year-to-date (YTD) sales amounts, the second chart shows actual current year YTD sales versus last year. The numerical section at the bottom shows each product down the rows and each month up to the current period, last year YTD and variance across the columns. You find an example of this type of analytical report below.

Purpose of Product-focused sales reports Companies and organizations use product-focused sales reports to to get a quick snapshot of product performance with drill down to transactional detail for quick answers. When used as part of good business practices in a sales and product management department, a company can improve its comparative analysis and product performance tracking as well as reduce the chances that underperforming products go undetected for longer than necessary.

Who Uses This Type of Analytical report? The typical users of this type of analytical report are: Sales executives, product managers. Other Analytical reports Often Used in Conjunction with Product-focused sales reports Progressive sales and product management Departments sometimes use several different Product-focused sales reports, along with sales summary reports, sales dashboards, regional and sales person reports and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

This Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Sales Trend by Product in Solver? The Sales Trend by Product is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver that delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface, eliminating the need for manual data work or custom report development.

Who uses this Solver report template? Cfos, fp&a managers, and controllers rely on this Solver report template for consistent, parameter-driven reporting that can be run on demand or on a scheduled basis. It eliminates the manual work typically required to produce this type of analysis.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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