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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Statistics (STA)</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Statistics (STA)</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sta" role="module">Statistics</GUIRef> module to obtain insight in the intake, turnover, and cancellation of orders and schedules. This module controls the activities that are required to define the desired format and layout for transferring historical data or actual data to statistical information. You can create user-defined statistical reports and displays to view this information. As a result, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sta" role="module">Statistics</GUIRef> module facilitates data analysis.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can also use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sta" role="module">Statistics</GUIRef> module to enter <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#SalesBudget.td" role="glossary" Update="No">budgets</Link>. The entered budgets are used to compare, both in print and display, the actual sales/purchases (statistics) with the estimated sales/purchases, as defined in the budgets.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000419" role="manual">Statistics</Link>
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