The Real Time Report gives you instant insight into the revenue of your store, products being sold at that moment in time and a real-time activity stream of what is happening on your store. Additionally, real-time reporting becomes important when applied to other reports within the Ecommerce Analytics suite, including the Store Overview Report, the Carts Report, and the Merchandising Report as it can help shed light on trends.
The Real Time Report can be viewed under Analytics › Real Time.
Statistics
At the top you’ll see a summary of your store’s purchase and visitor history for that day.
Metric Breakdown
| Metric | Description | Calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | total revenue, up to the minute | sum (revenue from eligible storefront orders) |
| Visits | total visits to the site, up to the minute | sum visits |
| Orders | total storefront orders, up to the minute | sum eligible storefront orders |
| Items Sold | total quantity of items sold, up to the minute | sum (for each order sum (line item * qty)) |
Take Action with Data — Not only does this report help you keep tabs on your business in the moment, but it can help you monitor marketing campaigns or flash sales impact. This report is also great to direct your senior level management to, when they need a quick snapshot into how the business is performing day-to-day. Sales managers and CFOs tend to spend most of their time viewing this report to keep a pulse on hourly sales.
Latest Products Sold
Below you’ll see a list of the five most recently sold products. Click the name of the product to visit that product's Merchandising Report.
