Dashboard
The dashboard is usually the first page that appears when you log in to the Admin and can provide a real-time overview of sales and customer activity. Dashboard data provides a snapshot of lifetime sales, average order amount, recent orders, and search terms. The chart shows completed orders and amounts for the selected date range, and can be generated from either dynamic, real-time data, or historical aggregated data. The tabs at the bottom provide quick reports of your best-selling products, most viewed products, new customers, and customers who have purchased the most.
If you have a lot of data to process, the chart can be turned off to improve performance. The dashboard in the following example is configured to use real-time data and shows completed orders by the hour for the last twenty-four hours. The chart is updated for each completed order.
Dashboard
Advanced Reporting displays a personalized dashboard based on your product, order, and customer data. For more extensive analysis, see Magento Business Intelligence.
Advanced Reporting
Configure the dashboard
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On the Admin sidebar, go to Stores > Settings > Configuration and complete any of the following settings.
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When the configuration is complete, click Save Config.
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After saving the changes, click Cache Management and refresh every invalid cache.
Enable charts
If you have a large amount of data to process, you can turn off the display of the chart to improve performance. When not enabled, the message “No Data Found” appears in place of the chart, although the summary totals below are still generated.
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In the left side panel under Advanced, choose Admin.
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If necessary, expand the Dashboard section.
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To change the default value, clear the Use system value checkbox.
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Set Enable Charts to
Yes
.
Change the startup page
The dashboard is the default startup page for the Admin, although you can configure a different startup page.
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Continuing in the
Advanced
>Admin
section, click to expand the Startup Page section. -
Clear the Use system value checkbox and choose the Startup Page that you want to appear when you log in to the Admin.
Choose the starting dates
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In the left side panel under General, choose Reports.
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In the
Dashboard
section, clear the Use system value check boxes for the date settings. Then, do the following:-
Set Year-To-Date Starts to the Month and Day.
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Set Current Month Starts to the Day.
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Configure the data source
The dashboard chart can be generated in real-time or by using historical, aggregated data. If performance is an issue, you can speed things up by using aggregated data.
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In the left side panel, click to expand Sales and choose Sales.
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In the Dashboard section, clear the Use system value checkbox and set Use Aggregated Data to one of the following:
- For historical, aggregated data, choose
Yes
. - For real-time data, choose
No
.
- For historical, aggregated data, choose
Chart sections
Section | Description |
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Orders | The Orders tab displays a real-time chart of all completed orders for the current store view and specified time period. |
Amounts | The Amounts tab displays a real-time chart of all completed order amounts for the current store view and specified time period. |
Time Range | Determines the data that is represented in the chart and summary totals below. Options: Last 7 Days / Current Month / YTD / 2YTD |
Summary Totals | The revenue, tax, shipping, and quantity totals below the chart are based on the chart data and current time range setting. |
Snapshot data
Section | Description |
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Lifetime Sales | The aggregated total sales during the lifetime of the store. |
Average Order | The average order amount during the lifetime of the store. |
Last Orders | A summary of the last five placed orders. |
Last Search Terms | The last five search terms. |
Top Search Terms | The five most commonly-used search terms. |
Report tabs
Section | Description |
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Bestsellers | The five best-selling products during the specified time period. |
Most Viewed Products | The five products viewed the most during the specified time period. |
New Customers | The most recent five customers who registered for an account during the specified time period. |
Customers | The last five customers with an order that completed processing during the specified time period. |
Dashboard buttons
Button | Description |
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Reload Data | Refreshes dashboard data. |
Go to Advanced Reporting | Displays a personalized dashboard of dynamic charts and reports based on your product, order, and customer data. For more extensive analysis, see Magento Business Intelligence. |