The Service Item Trendscape window provides a scrollable summary of service ledger entries that are related to a specific service item. This summary is generated for a specific time period.

To use the trendscape, from the Service Items window, select a service item. On the Navigate tab, in the Serv. Item group, point to Statistics, and then choose Trendscape.

When you scroll up and down, the amounts (in LCY) are calculated according to the time interval that you have selected.

You can specify which service items are included in the trendscape by setting a filter in the Service Item No. field on the General FastTab.

The Period Start and Period Name fields on the Lines FastTab contain a series of dates that are determined by the time interval that you have selected in the View by field on the Options FastTab. Accounting periods are set up in the Accounting Period table.

The following table describes the other fields in the Lines FastTab.

Field Description

Prepaid Income

The total income (in LCY) that has been posted to the prepaid account with regard to the service item in the periods specified in the Period Start field.

Posted Income

The total income (in LCY) that has been posted to the general ledger for the service item in the periods specified in the Period Start field.

Parts Used

The cost of spare parts used in the period shown in the Period Start field.

Resources Used

The cost of resources used in the specified period.

Cost Used

The cost used in the specified period.

Profit

The profit (posted income minus posted cost in LCY) for the service item in the period specified in the Period Start field.

Profit %

The profit percentage for the service item in the specified period.

All amounts are calculated from service ledger entries, which are entries that are created when you post service orders or service invoices.

Important
If you have set the time interval to Day and you want to scroll over a long period, you can do it faster by shifting to a larger interval such as Quarter. When you have found the desired period, you can shift back to the original interval to see the data in more detail.

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