Home page metrics in Microsoft Dynamics GP

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This article contains examples of the types of graphs that can be displayed in the metrics area of the home pages, and descriptions of the metrics that are available with Microsoft Dynamics GP.

The metrics area on your home page displays graphical representations of your Microsoft Dynamics GP data. This document contains examples of the types of graphs that a metric can display and describes the data that is displayed for each metric.

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Types of graphs

Each metric displays a graph that represents specific Microsoft Dynamics GP data. There are three types of graphs: line graphs, clustered bar graphs, and clustered column graphs. Examples of each type are displayed below.

Line graph:

Example of a line graph

Clustered bar graph:

Example of a clustered bar graph

Clustered column graph:

Example of a clustered column graph

Metric descriptions

The metrics that are available in Microsoft Dynamics GP are listed in the following table. You can view a metric only if you have security access to the window that is associated with it.

Metric nameGraph typeDescriptionAssociated windows

Employee Payment Types: Deposit vs. Checks

Clustered bar graph

Compares the number of active employees who are paid by check with the number of active employees who are paid using direct deposit.

Employee Inquiry window

Employee Direct Deposit Maintenance window

Gross Profit for the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the gross profit amount for each of the past 12 months.

Summary Inquiry window

Sales Order Processing Document Inquiry window

Net Sales vs. Cost of Goods Sold for the Past 12 Months

Line graph

Compares the net sales figures per month with the cost of goods sold per month.

GL Summary Inquiry window

Sales Order Processing Document Inquiry window

New Employees (Current Year vs. Previous Year)

Clustered column graph

Compares the number of employees that were hired per calendar quarter for the current year with the the number of employees that were hired per calendar quarter for the previous year.

Employee Inquiry window

New Employees for the Past 6 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the number of employees per month that were hired for the past six months.

Employee Inquiry window

Number of Inactivated Employees (Current Year vs. Previous Year)

Clustered column graph

Compares the number of employee records that were inactivated per calendar quarter for the current year with the number of employees records that were inactivated per calendar quarter for the previous year.

Employee Inquiry window

Number of Inactivated Employees for the Past 6 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the number of employee records that were inactivated per month for the past six months.

Employee Inquiry window

Number of Late MOs for the Past 10 Days

Line graph

Displays the number of late manufacturing orders (MOs) per day for the past 10 days. An MO is considered late when the MO status is marked complete on a date that is after the due date for the MO.

Manufacturing Order View window

Number of Late Shipments for the Past 10 Days

Line graph

Displays the number of late shipments per day for the past 10 days. A shipment is considered late when the requested ship date is before the actual ship date.

Sales Order Processing Document Inquiry window

Opened HR Requisitions for Previous 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the number of opened Human Resources requisitions per month for the past 12 months.

Requisitions window

Payables Aging

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the payables amounts per aging period.

Payables Summary Inquiry window

Payables Summary by Type and Amount

Line graph

Displays the document transaction amount per document type for payables documents.

Payables Summary Inquiry window

Payables Summary by Type and Count

Line graph

Displays the number of open payables documents by document type.

Payables Summary Inquiry window

Receivables Aging

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the receivables amounts per aging period.

Receivables Summary Inquiry window

Receivables Summary by Type and Amount

Line graph

Displays the document transaction amount per document type for receivables documents.

Receivables Summary Inquiry window

Receivables Summary by Type and Count

Line graph

Displays the number of open receivables documents by document type.

Receivables Summary Inquiry window

Sales Document Count for the Past 12 Months

Line graph

Displays the number of sales documents per document type for the past 12 months. There is a separate line graph for each type of document.

Sales Order Processing Document Inquiry window

Today’s Work Center Load - Employee

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 work centers with the greatest percentage of employee load for the current date.

CRP View window

Today’s Work Center Load - Machine

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 work centers with the greatest percentage of machine load for the current date.

CRP View window

Top 10 Employee Departments by Number of Inactivated Employees in the Past 6 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the number of employee records that were inactivated in a single month for the 10 departments with the greatest number of employee records that were inactivated in a single month for the past 6 months.

Employee Inquiry window

Top 10 Employee Departments by Number of Inactivated Employees in the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the number of employee records that were inactivated in a single month for the 10 departments with the greatest number of employee records that were inactivated in a single month for the past 12 months.

Employee Inquiry window

Top 10 Items by Dependent Cost for Last Month

Clustered column graph

Displays the total dependent usage cost per item for the 10 items with the greatest dependent usage cost in the previous month.

Item History window

Top 10 Items by Dependent Quantity for Last Month

Clustered column graph

Displays the total dependent usage quantity per item for the 10 items with the greatest dependent usage quantity in the previous month.

Item History window

Top 10 Items by Purchasing Shipment Amount for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 items with the largest quantity available per shipment amount for the past 30 days.

Purchase Order Processing Document Inquiry window

Top 10 Items by Purchasing Shipment Quantity for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 items with the largest quantity available per shipment quantity for the past 30 days.

Purchase Order Processing Document Inquiry window

Top 10 Items by Sales Amount for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 items with the largest sales amount for the past 30 days.

Sales Order Processing Item Inquiry window

Top 10 Items by Sales Quantity for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 items with the largest quantity sold for the past 30 days.

Sales Order Processing Item Inquiry window

Top 10 MOs with Production Variances for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 manufacturing orders (MOs) with the largest production variance percentage for the past 30 days.

Manufacturing Order Variance window

Top 10 MOs with Standard Cost Variances for the Past 30 Days

Clustered column graph

Displays the 10 manufacturing orders (MOs) with the largest standard cost variance percentage for the past 30 days.

Manufacturing Order Variance window

Top 5 Customers by YTD Sales

Clustered column graph

Displays the five customers that you have sold the most to during the past year.

Customer Payment Summary Inquiry window

Top 5 Vendors by YTD Purchases

Clustered column graph

Displays the five vendors that you have purchased the most from during the past year.

Vendor Credit Summary Inquiry window

Total Payables for the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the accounts in each payables account category for the past 12 months.

Summary Inquiry window

Total Purchases for the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the purchases amount for each period for the past 12 months.

Payables Summary Inquiry window

Total Receivables for the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the accounts in each receivables account category for the past 12 months.

Summary Inquiry window

Total Sales for the Past 12 Months

Clustered column graph

Displays the sum of the sales amount for each period for the past 12 months.

Receivables Summary Inquiry window



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