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Card class: Non-HeroCategory: Ecommerce Platform

At a glance

What it countsDistinct count of Sales Header WHERE Document Type = Return Order, posted in window.
Tax treatmentn/a (count).
Currencyn/a.
Time window30D vsP
Alert triggerup >20% vsP
Sentiment keyreturns_trend
Rolesowner, operations

Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

Worked example

US distributor: 84 Return Orders this 30D vs 72 prior (+17%). Just below 20% alert. Investigate which SKUs cluster in returns.

Sibling cards merchants should reference together

CardWhy pair
Sales Credit Memo ValueDollar value.
Margin Erosion AlertsReturns affect margin.

Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look in Business Central:
Sales > Return Orders list filtered to date
Why may differ:
ReasonDirectionWhy
Multi-Company aggregationCard sums
Cross-connector reconciliation: shopify.refund_count for DTC subset.

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Healthy return rate? B2B: 1-3%. DTC apparel: 15-25%. Electronics: 5-10%. Returns vs Sales Credit Memos? A Return Order generates a Sales Credit Memo at posting. This card counts the Return Order document; Sales Credit Memo Value counts dollars.

Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

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