Use advanced search to locate product sales that are ahead of target
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Choose the 'Sales' database and select the Search icon .
Choose 'Product' from the dimension drop down box.
Select Plus > Calculation.
- Define the variables as the nine days in December when the promotions were active:
- Select the gray Plus to add variable a. Choose Stream = Sales and Measure = Value, and then click the period tab, set the Time Unit to Day, and start on 2nd Dec and end 4th Dec.
- Add variable b. Choose Stream = Sales and Measure = Value, and then click the period tab, set the Time Unit to Day, and in our case start on 12th Dec and end 13th Dec.
- Add variable c. Choose Stream = Sales and Measure = Value, and then click the period tab, set the Time Unit to Day, and in our case start on 23rd Dec and end 26th Dec.
- To add up the sales on all the promotional days, in the Expression box, enter the formula 'a+b+c'
- From the Search Type drop down, choose Greater Than and enter '10000'.
- Your set of rules should appear similar to the image below. Apply.
A list of products that have exceeded sales of $10,000 on promotional days will appear and a summary of your advanced search rules will appear in the Status bar.
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