Lost Sales by Category

The Lost Sales by Category report shows all sales lost within a date range you enter.

The Lost Sales by Category report

Lost Sales by Category Report Data

The data on this report appears in rows and column groups.

Lost Sales by Category Report Rows

Each row is a labor category.

NOTE: When Count Jobs by Category is checked in the report criteria, the totals do not reflect the number of labor operations. If there are two labor operations for the same category, they are counted as one.

Sold Column Group

The following table describes the Sold column group.
Column Description
Jobs Number of labor operations sold.
Amount Total sales.

Declined Column Group

The following table describes the Sold column group.
Column Description
Jobs Number of labor operations declined.
Amount Total sales that were declined.

Open Estimates Column Group

The following table describes the Sold column group.
Column Description
Jobs Number of labor operations on open estimates.
Amount Total sales amount on open estimates.

Saved Estimates Columns

The following table describes the Sold column group.
Column Description
Jobs Number of labor operations on saved estimates.
Amount Total sales amount on saved estimates.

Lost Jobs Column

The percentage of all jobs that were declined.

Lost Sales Column

The percentage of all sales that were declined.

NOTE: Discounts are not subtracted from the above totals.

Drilldown Reports

When printed to the screen, the Lost Sales by Category report is a drilldown report. On this report, it means you can select a specific category and technician to open a report for that category.

Double-click on a category tab to open the same report for that specific category by technician in a new tab.

A category in the drilldown toolbar circled.

The tabbed report shows only the selected category.

The Lost Sales drilldown report for the category selected.

Double-click on a technician to view the report for that specific technician by repair order and job.

A technician button circled on the drilldown report toolbar.

The report shows sales by the selected category and technician.

The Lost Sales report for the selected category and technician.

The detail screen for specific technicians shows the following information for each repair order or estimate.

Lost Sales Report Columns

The following table describes the columns on the report data.
Column Definition
Inv/Est Repair order or estimate number
Date Closed or saved date
Sold Total sales amount sold
Declined Total sales amount declined
Open Estimates Total sales amount on open estimates
Saved Estimates Total sales amount on saved estimates
Lost Jobs Percentage of all jobs that were declined
Lost Sales Percentage of all sales that were declined

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