Tops & Flops

This page explains the calculation types, dimensions and filters available to you for the key figure Tops & Flops.

The key figure Tops & Flops displays the most and least sold item variations, providing insights into which products are driving sales and which ones are lagging behind. This key figure is essential for analysing and assessing the performance of your item variations. The metric differentiates between “Tops”, products that sell very well and are in high demand, and “Flops”, products that sell slowly and are in low demand.

This page explains the calculation types, dimensions and filters available to you for the key figure Tops & Flops. This page is for reference purposes only and assumes that you already have basic knowledge about the plentyBI tool.

Using the default key figure configuration

The key figure configuration Tops & Flops is a so-called default key figure configuration. This means that it is already set up in your PlentyONE system with some preparatory settings. Thus, you don’t necessarily have to create an additional key figure configuration. Go to Setup » plentyBI » Key figure configurations and click on the key figure configuration Tops & Flops that has been created by plentymarkets.

1. plentyBI edition

This key figure is free of charge. This means you can use the key figure without having to book a plentyBI edition first.

However, note that other functions and key figures cost money in the plentyBI tool.

Simply choose the right plentyBI edition with the help of the PlentyONE configurator.

2. Calculation type

2.1. Orders

This calculation allows you to see how many times an item was bought within the time period defined on your dashboard.

2.2. Gross profit

This calculation allows you to see the gross profit the item generated within the time period defined on your dashboard.

3. Dimension

3.1. Variation

The Tops & Flops key figure is grouped by variations. This field cannot be edited.

4. Filters

Filters allow you to narrow down the data calculated by the key figure.

The Tops & Flops key figure contains the same filters as the Orders key figure. Refer to it to see the full list along with a brief explanation of each filter.

In addition, this key figure contains two new filters described below:

4.1. Exclude inactive variations

Filters the selected key figure to exclude inactive variations that are not visible to customers in plentyShop.

4.2. Exclude unsold variations

Filters the selected key figure to exclude variations without any sales.