Trend by operating unit report (RetailTrendByChannel)

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

Use this report to view and compare the sales trends for selected retail channels for a selected period of time.

Note

This report can also be accessed in Enterprise Portal for Microsoft Dynamics AX. When you access the report in Enterprise Portal, the following section of this topic does not apply:

  • How to work with reports

How to filter the data on this report

When you generate this report, the following default parameters are displayed. You can use these parameters to filter the data that will be displayed on the report. For more information, see Filter the data on a report.

Field

Description

From year

Enter the earliest year for which to include retail channel sales data on this report.

To year

Enter the latest year for which to include retail channel sales data on this report.

Retail store

Select one or more retail channels to include on this report.

Printer

The printer that is currently selected. To select a different printer, click Destinations ....

This field is blank if Screen is selected in the Print destination field.

Print destination

The destination where the report is produced. Click Destinations ... to change the destination for the report.

How to work with reports

The following topics explain how to print a report and how to filter and sort the data on a report.

Details of this report

The following table explains where to find the report in the Application Object Tree (AOT) and how to navigate to the report in the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.

Detail

Description

Name of report in the AOT

RetailTrendByChannel

Location of report in the AOT

SSRS Reports\Reports\RetailTrendByChannel

Menu item of the report

RetailTrendByChannel

Navigation to the report

Click Retail > Reports > Trend by operating unit.

To access the report from Enterprise Portal, click the Retail tab. Under Reports, click the Trend by operating unit report. Specify a date range by using the From year and To year fields. Select the retail channels to include in the report in the Retail store field, and then click View report.

Where the data in this report comes from

The data on this report comes from the following sources:

  • DynamicsAXOLAP

If you are a developer, you can learn more about where the data on a report comes from by using the following procedure.

  1. Open the AOT.

  2. Locate the report in the SSRS Reports\Reports node.

  3. Right-click the report and click Add-Ins > Cross-reference > Using (instant view).