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Entry point for object and field writeups that help users build better Salesforce reports

Use these guides when a report builder asks "which field should I use?" or "why do these totals not match?" The goal is to explain the data model in reporting language, not developer language.

Object Map For Report Writers

Which Guide To Use

Report questionStart hereWhy
Lead quality, account health, stale customers, pipeline, ownership transfer.CRM Object FieldsExplains Lead, Account, Opportunity, Task/Activity, and Address Tracker fields.
Quote approvals, quote conversion, quote margin, quote PDFs.Quote Object FieldsExplains Quote and Quote Line fields and approval metrics.
Sales totals, AR, fulfillment status, tracking, order margin.Sales Order Field GuideExplains order-header fields users see on Sales Order records.
SKU/product performance, line-level margin, commission, fulfillment quantity.Line Item Object FieldsExplains Quote Line and Sales Order Line fields.
Payments, receipts, settlement, failed charges, open balances.Payment and AR Object FieldsExplains Payment Order, Transaction, Receipt, Invoice, saved method, and token fields.
Catalog, stock, purchasing, BOM, warehouse, inventory movements.Item, Inventory, Purchasing FieldsExplains item setup, inventory, POs, PO lines, BOMs, and components.
3PL runtime health, sync failures, tracking coverage, shipped quantities.3PL and Fulfillment Object FieldsExplains provider config, runtime requests, transactions, sync state, tracking, and shipped lines.
GL setup, financial audits, commission configuration, commission tiers.Finance and Commission Object FieldsExplains finance and commission reporting objects.
Parent totals, counts, latest dates, lifetime values.DLRS and Rollup FieldsExplains rollups and how to avoid wrong report grains.

Reporting Rule

Use parent objects for summary questions and child objects for explanation questions.

If the user asksUse
"Which orders are paid?"Sales Orders.
"Which payment charged the card?"Payment Transactions.
"Which SKU caused low margin?"Sales Order Lines.
"Which customer has the most credit history?"Accounts, then drill into credit lines/orders.
"Which address gets the most shipments?"Address Tracker, then drill into Sales Orders/Tracking.
"Which provider call failed?"3PL Transactions or Runtime Requests.

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