Introduction
The Solution for Better BI
Nectari is a robust business intelligence solution that covers all your reporting and data analysis needs from Day 1.
Serving as a central hub for all data sources, Nectari simplifies the process of accessing and collecting information, then turns that information into actionable insights for smarter business decisions.
The Universal Sales Data Model presented throughout this document demonstrates the power of having access to well over 150 KPIs that follow sales business reporting standards.
Whether you use the predefined dashboards and reports, or choose to easily create your own, Nectari ensures that you’re equipped with everything you need for analyzing your enterprise’s sales activities, including actual and forecasted numbers, comprehensive customer analysis, and top product sellers and sales reps.
With minimal set-up required, boosting your enterprise’s performance begins the day you make the decision to work more efficiently with Nectari’s streamlined process for accessing, gathering, consolidating, and organizing data.
Hit the ground running today with the sales information you need at your fingertips!
Forecast Data Entry Model

Fire Up Your Forecasting
With the new Universal Sales Data Model, we’re delivering a new forecasting module that allows sales forecast data entry, validation and analysis.
- Configure the level of detail for your forecast, using forecasting by year, sales rep and customer only, and even go as far as product number and statistical groups if required.
- Generate multiple revisions of these forecasts as needed.
- Streamlined workflow between the sales rep working on the forecast and the manager they are submitting it to for revision. Once the forecast is approved it’s pushed to the Sales UDM, where you can analyze the forecast versus actuals.
- Forecasts created are always generated with a 12-month rolling logic, so you can always plan 12 months in advance, even during a revision in the middle of the year.
Dashboards

Sales Summarized

Summary
The Sales Summarized dashboard provides a global view of company sales, with growth over time, total invoice amounts, margins, and top invoiced products.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Filter data by Time, Customer, and Product statistical group. Additional filters can easily be added.
- Show the Month to Month growth with last year comparison.
- Give the top 5 products by invoiced amount compared to last year.
- Geographical display of the customers indicating visual comparisons of Year to Year growth.
Sales Performance

Summary
The Sales Performance dashboard compares overall sales to previous months and years, shows top selling products, and where geographically these products are selling the most.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Show the top 10 product performances versus last year.
- Geographical representation of sales for any map.
- Monthly Product Stats breakdown.
- Filter data by time, product and geographical regions.
Sales Top Performers

Summary
The Sales Top Performers dashboard gives you insight into the company’s top sales reps, best customers, standout products, invoice amounts, revenue margin and sales growth.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Sales growth quarter over quarter.
- Monthly sales comparison over all historical years.
- Tops sales representatives, customers and products.
- Bubble revenue exceptions for nonperforming products year over year.
- Filter data by time, representative, customers, and products.
Forecast Realization

Summary
The Forecast Realization dashboard provides a clear view of sales expectations, showing top sales performers, forecast by state, expected sales and forecast ratios, and comparisons of previous and future forecasts.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Features
- Filter data by time, customer and product stats group, sales representative and regions.
- Actual to Date and future forecast comparison with last year, and cumulative end of year expectations.
- Top sales representative with forecast achievement.
- Expected sales to forecast ratio and this year to last year ratio.
- Geographical representation of forecast realization.
Forecast Performance

Summary
The Forecast Performance dashboard compares the real sales numbers against what was forecasted, to assess the accuracy of the predicted numbers and provide a baseline for more refined future assessments.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Filter data by time, customer and product stats group, sales representative, customer and product.
- Sales representative performances by size of cumulative achievement.
- Top customers and product performers with forecast achievement.
- Actual to date and future forecast representation.
Customer Order Analysis

Summary
The Customer Order Analysis dashboard displays key numbers on customer including count, retention rate, lifespan, new customers, customer churn, and order amounts and margins versus averages.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Filter data by time, customer and product stats group, sales representative, customer and product.
- Customer retention and churn rate.
- Customer Average lifespan and order frequency with amount vs margin comparison.
- List of new and churned customers over the last 12 months.
- Monthly order amount and margin vs moving average.
Customer Purchase Analysis

Summary
The Customer Purchase Analysis dashboard reveals important insights based on customer purchasing habits, including best-selling products, what products are frequently bought together, and product sales growth.
Audience
VP of Sales
Sales Manager
Sales Rep
Features
- Filter data by time, customer and product stats group, sales representative, customer and product.
- Bubble exception on the most ordered products versus returning customers, churned customer and new customers.
- Show the affinity between a specific product and other products based on when they are ordered together.
- Quarter to quarter growth based on the product count and order quantity.
Key Performance Indicators

Actual and Forecast

Actual and Forecast
Actual Cumulative AmountTotal of Actual Amount from First Period to Chosen Period. Total of Actual Amount from First Period of Forecast to Chosen Period |
Actual Cumulative Quantity LYTotal of Actual Quantity LY from First Period to Chosen Period. |
Forecast Cumulative AmountForecast Amount entered and validated in the forecast data entry module of Nectari from First Period of Forecast to Chosen Period. |
Ratio Expected SalesBlended actual sales ratio over the original forecast. Expected Sales / Forecast Total |
Cumulative Forecast % AchievementRatio to compare to Forecast to see how well did we do against Forecasted Amount up until now. Actual Cumulative / Forecast Cumulative |
Actual Cumulative QuantityTotal of Actual Quantity from First Period to Chosen Period. Total of Actual Quantity LY from First Period of Forecast to Chosen Period |
Forecast AmountForecast Amount entered and validated in the forecast data entry module of Nectari. |
Forecast Cumulative QuantityForecast Quantity entered and validated in the forecast data entry module of Nectari from First Period of Forecast to Chosen Period |
Ratio Expected Sales Last YearBlended actual sales ratio over the last year actuals. Expected Sales / Forecast Total LY |
Forecast LY % AchievementRatio to compare to Forecast to see how well did we do against Forecasted Amount For last year. Actual LY / Forecast LY |
Actual Cumulative Amount LYTotal of Actual Amount LY from First Period to Chosen Period. |
Forecast QuantityForecast Quantity entered and validated in the forecast data entry module of Nectari. |
Expected SalesSum of Actuals until Chosen Period plus Forecasts for remaining period of forecast. |
Forecast % AchievementRatio to compare to Forecast against Forecasted Amount to assess performance. Actual / Forecast |
Cumulative Forecast LY %Achievement Ratio to compare to Forecast to see how well did we do against Forecasted Amount up until now for Last Year. Actual Cumulative LY / Forecast Cumulative LY |
Customer Analysis

Customer Analysis
This Year Customer CountNote that Last Year is rolling, so it occurs between Chosen Period -12 and Chosen Period - 23 |
New CustomersNumber of Customer that ordered this year but not last year. |
Customer Retention RateRate of Customer that came back in the last 12 months but that purchased in the last 24 months. Returning Customer / Customer Count Last Year |
Order Amount Average Per OrderAverage Amount by Order. Order Amounts / Total Number of Orders |
Margin Average Per OrderWill give you the average margin per order. Total Sales Margin (Profit) / Total Number of Orders |
Last Year Customer CountNote that This Year is rolling so it occurs between Chosen Period and Chosen Period - 11. |
Churned CustomerNumber of Customer that ordered last year but not this year. Last Year - Returning |
Customer Average LifespanAverage number of years that a customer will return for. 1 / Customer Churn Rate |
Order Amount Avg Customer ValueAverage Order Amount per Customer for the last 12 Months. Average per Order (Revenue) x Average Frequency Order |
Average Customer Value MarginAverage Margin Amount per Customer for the last 12 Months. Average per Order (Profit) x Average Frequency Order |
Returning CustomersNumber of Customers that were retained. |
Customer Churn Rate or Attrition RateRate of Customer that didn’t come back in the last 12 months but that purchased in the last 24 months. Churned Customer / Customer Count Last Year |
Order FrequencyAverage Number of Orders by Customer in the last 12 months. Order Count / Total Customer |
Order Amount Cust. Lifetime ValueExpected Customer Order Amount (Revenue) for their expected entire Lifetime as a customer. Average Customer Value (Revenue) x Average Customer Lifespan |
Customer Lifetime Value MarginExpected Customer Order Margin (Profit) for his expected entire Lifetime as a customer Average Customer Value (Profit) x Average Customer Lifespan |
Sales Matrix

This Month | Last Month | Last Quarter | Last Year | Month to Month Growth % | Quarter to Quarter Growth % | Year to Year Growth % | Rolling 3 Months | Rolling 12 Months | Year To Date | Rolling 12 Last Year | Moving Average 12 Months | Moving Average 3 Months | |
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Order Amount | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Order Cost | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Order Margin | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Order Margin % | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Order Quantity | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Number of Orders | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Product Count | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Invoice Amount | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Invoice Quantity | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Invoice Cost | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Invoice Margin | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Invoice Margin % | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |