Categories
Categories report is the drill-down report which provides you the key metrics and detailed behaviour of the sales from different categories as you defined in the category tree at the selected marketplaces and period.
tip
You can click a category from the category list table to view the details of the orders, units, and revenue for that particular category. You can also go back to the main categories page by clicking the “categories” option displayed above the Total orders info card.
Sales
Click this to view the category wise sales of all the products sold in the selected time period.
Returns
Click this to view the category wise details of all the products returned in the selected time period.
Here is the list what you can get from the categories report,
- Total orders
- Units
- Revenue
- Trends
- Categories list
Total orders
It shows the total count of shipped and pending orders of all products that comes under the category defined in the category tree at the selected marketplaces.
Units
It shows the total units count of shipped and pending orders of all products that comes under the category defined in the category tree at the selected marketplaces.
Revenue
It shows the approximate total sales value amount generated from all the sold units of all products that comes under the category defined in the category tree at the selected marketplaces The revenue will be shown in the currency which is selected in the company profile.
Trends
Trends is the combination of a simple line and bar chart that displays sales trends in all the products that comes under the category defined in the category tree at the selected marketplaces.
You can view the chart based on either orders or units or revenue at a time. You can switch from Orders, Units, and Revenue from options provided in the chart. Detailed numbers of the purchased metrics in the currently selected periods, can be viewed on hover over the lines in the charts
Categories list
These are the list of columns that are generated in the categories report table for Sales and Returns.
note
The categories columns are defined and there are no options provided to select the columns. They cannot be selected or unselected to display like other reports.
| Column Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Category / Product | Name of category/Product at the selected marketplace | Hotel table cloths |
| Orders | Total number of orders purchased in all products and variants under the category | 2000 |
| Units | Total number of units purchased in all products and variants under the category | 3 |
| Revenue | The approximate sales amount generated from all products under the category. It is indicated in the currency defined in the profile. | $100 |
