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Item Purchases During Period report
Your purchases of each item in a set period — for tracking prices and quantities over time.
What is this report?
It shows your purchases of each item within a date range you choose.
Where to find it
Reports → Purchasing Reports → Item Purchases During Period, or /dashboard/reports/item-purchases-period.
Permission: reports:item_purchases_period.
The most useful case: tracking prices
This is what genuinely makes a difference.
Run the report over several consecutive periods for the same item and see how the price moves:
| The price | What it means |
|---|---|
| Steady | A stable supplier |
| Rising steadily | Raise it with the supplier using figures, or find an alternative |
| A sudden jump | Ask why before the next order |
| Falling | Order more while it is down |
And more importantly: that purchase price is what sets your average cost, and therefore your entire margin. An unnoticed rise in a supplier's price eats your profit without you feeling it.
Comparing two periods
- Run the report on the first period and export it.
- Change the dates to the second period and export that.
- Compare the two files in Excel.
The difference from Most Purchased Items
| Most Purchased Items | During Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Overall ranking | A specific period |
| Used for | What you buy most | Tracking price and quantity over time |
Click Apply Filters
Changed the dates and the result is unchanged? You did not click Apply Filters.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it differ from Most Purchased Items?
Both show your purchasing, but this is scoped to a period you set — better for comparing two periods, or tracking an item's price over time.
How do I track a supplier's price increases?
Run the report over several consecutive periods for the same item and compare. If the price keeps rising, that is a conversation to have with your supplier, backed by figures.
Why did nothing change?
You did not click Apply Filters.
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