Salesforce report building guide

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With the Salesforce connector, you can explore how your opportunities, lead numbers, and closed sales have developed over time. Track pipeline health, compare team performance, and identify trends in lead conversion.

Before you begin

Before you build reports, you need to connect the data source to Supermetrics.

Note

You can choose to fetch opportunities and leads by created date, last modified date, or closed/conversion date. The default setting is the created date. Learn how to use the advanced date settings in Salesforce.

Popular queries

These query configurations help you track key performance indicators and analyze trends. You can use these settings in any Supermetrics destination, such as Data Explorer, Dashboards, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, or data warehouse destinations.

Track daily lead volume last month

See how many new leads were created each day last month — useful for spotting patterns in lead volume and assessing the day-to-day impact of marketing activity on pipeline generation.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last month

Metrics

Leads

Dimensions

Date

Suggested visualization

Time series chart

Understanding the data

  • Leads: The total number of leads created within the reporting period.

  • Date: Splits results by day so you can track daily lead volume trends.

Compare annual lead count year over year

See how many leads you've generated each month this year compared to the same period last year — useful for evaluating year-over-year growth and identifying seasonal trends in lead generation.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This year to date

Date range comparison

Previous period

Metrics

Leads

Dimensions

Year and month

Suggested visualization

Time series chart

Understanding the data

  • Leads: The total number of leads created within the reporting period.

  • Year and month: Splits results by month so you can compare lead volume trends across the year.

Break down leads by status

See the distribution of lead statuses for leads created in the last 28 days — useful for understanding how leads are progressing through the funnel and identifying where follow-up attention is needed.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last 28 days

Metrics

Leads

Dimensions

Lead status

Suggested visualization

Table or bar chart

Understanding the data

  • Leads: The total number of leads within each status category.

  • Lead status: The current status of the lead in the sales process, used to segment leads by pipeline stage.

Compare opportunities by owner last week

See how opportunities are distributed across your team last week compared to the week before — useful for monitoring workload balance and identifying team members who may need support or have capacity.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last week

Date range comparison

Previous period

Metrics

Opportunity count

Dimensions

Opportunity owner

Suggested visualization

Table

Understanding the data

  • Opportunity count: The total number of opportunities assigned within the reporting period.

  • Opportunity owner: The team member assigned to the opportunity, used to compare distribution across the sales team.

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