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Top 10 Reserved Products Metric

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Intended Audience:

Business User

Author:

Movyn John

Changed on:

13 Nov 2025

Overview

Learn about the Top 10 Reserved Products Metric in Fluent Analytics

Key points

  • High reservations may indicate strong demand or allocation inefficiencies
  • Reserved inventory is not available for new orders
  • Reservation patterns can guide capacity planning

What it measures

Top 10 products with the highest volume of reserved inventory within the time period.

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When to use this metric

  • Monitor inventory allocation and reservation patterns
  • Identify products with high demand or allocation issues
  • Assess the impact of reservations on available inventory
  • Guide inventory planning for high-demand items

How to interpret

  • Good performance: Reservations align with expected order patterns
  • Potential issues: Excessive reservations may indicate allocation problems
  • Benchmark guidance: Reserved inventory should turn quickly into sales

Technical details

Formula: 

SUM(inventoryQuantity.qty) where type = {TYPE_RESERVED}
grouped by product, ordered by sum desc, limited to top 10
within the selected time period

Configuration:

  • TYPE_RESERVED: Type definitions for inventory quantity reservations (default: RESERVED)

Reference Parameters:

  • `retailer.ref`: Filters the metric to inventory positions from the selected retailer
  • `location.ref`: Filters the metric to inventory positions for the selected location