> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.rosysalonsoftware.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.rosysalonsoftware.com/reports/sales-growth-analysis.md).

# Sales Growth Analysis

This report will allow you to evaluate the pace of which your business revenue is growing by providing you with a clear understanding of growth over multiple periods of time.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Open the report

Go to **Reports** > **Sales Growth Analysis** (under Performance).
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Select the date range

**Start Date & End Date:** The dates that are entered through these filters will coincide with the ***Previous Years(s)*** OR ***Previous Consecutive Periods*** that are chosen.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Choose Previous Year(s)

**Previous Year(s):** Will only look at the last *years* of your business growth during the time range you choose. It will also take into account the ***Number of Years*** you have chosen.

![Previous Years](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/zlcsAfRIpDXfkHV3NZ2O/Previous%20Years.png)

**Example:** Date Range is June 1st - September 30th, chose "Previous Year(s)", Number of Years is 3

You will be shown the revenue from June 1st - September 30th this year, last year, and the year before that.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Choose Previous Consecutive Period(s)

**Previous Consecutive Period(s):** This will run the report for back-to-back time periods based on the date range that you choose.

![Previous Consecutive Periods](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/rwbik6WltxdO2GrR9TMR/Previous%20Consecutive%20Periods.png)

**Example:** Date range is September 8th - September 14th *(7 days)*, chose "Previous Consecutive Period(s)", Number of Periods is 9.

It will show me September 8th - September 14th, September 1st - September 7th, August 25th - August 31st, and so on to show you 9 of those period spans in a row.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Select an employee

If you would like to see a specific employee's revenue, choose them from the drop-down.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Choose the data to include

Once the time frames are chosen, move onto choose the data you'd like to include:

![choose data](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/zPFqtlYaEFjTNEoURDvL/choose%20data.png)
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Run the report

Click **Run Report**.

* **“I Need it now”** will run the report immediately and display it on your screen/page as long as you do not exit out.
* **“I can wait for it”** is designed for generating the report, *(even if you exit from the page)*, then saving it to the saved reports folder in the top, right corner of your main Reports page.
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}

## Sales Growth Analysis Graph

This report will include a graph that is intended to assist you in visualizing the trends in each type of sale. When looking at the graph you can choose to remove a sales filter from the set of data. Simply click on the sales filter that you want to remove from the graph within the color key. This will draw a line through it to let you know it is not included in the graph.

![sales growth](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/7914dSJL9APNDrwmtfGu/sales%20growth.png)