Standard Analyses: Sales Information System 

In the standard system, the following standard analyses are available in the Sales Information System:

Customer

A customer analysis is always useful if you want to access data directly from the customer statistics. Direct access via customer is possible and is not dependent on the sales organization.

Material

This analysis should be used if you want to access specific statistical data that is directly linked to a material. You can use this analysis to answer questions such as: What quantity of a particular material was sold?

Sales Organization

This analysis make it possible for you to view data from the perspective of sales organization.

Shipping Point

The shipping point analysis is based on data that has been updated from the creation of the delivery note. You can use this analysis to answer questions such as: Who delivers in what way (freight forwarding) and to where (route)?

Sales Employee

This analysis enables direct access via the sales employee. You can use this analysis to answer questions such as: What sales volume has a specific sales employee achieved with regard to a specific customer? You can use the information from this analysis as the basis for a commission settlement.

Sales Office

This analysis enables direct access via the sales office. You can use this analysis to answer questions such as: What sales volume has a certain sales group achieved in a certain division?

Variant Configuration

This analysis enables you to evaluate data for configurable materials. In the case of the configurable material car, for instance, you can analyze the following questions: How many cars with the color red were sold? How high is the number of incoming orders for cars with a particular engine power?

In order to ensure that data is updated consistently and with a high level of performance, you need to observe certain special features during the statistics update. Please refer to Updating for Configurable Materials.

Exception Analysis

In the exception analysis, you can display Exceptions, which you have defined using the Early Warning System. The exception analysis acts as a filter; this means, only the exceptional situations are displayed. The exceptional situations can be highlighted in color.

See also:

Characteristics and Key Figures: Sales Information System