Troubleshoot report totals and missing records
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Reports and saved reports run against the current user’s authorized data. Sharing a report definition does not grant the owner’s record access. Currency amounts remain separated, and dashboard date filters have metric-specific meanings. Differences between users or between a list and a dashboard can therefore be expected rather than evidence of lost data.
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Use this procedure to reconcile a reported discrepancy before changing records or reporting permissions.
Prerequisites
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The report name, current filters, selected currency and user context.
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Access to the underlying records needed for reconciliation.
Procedure
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Record the report type, date range, owner/team filters, pipeline/stage and displayed currency. Apply the filters and refresh before comparing results.
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Compare the same report as the affected user. Review effective module and source-record permissions if another user sees different totals.
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Check the metric definition. Dashboard filters distinguish creation-based populations from closed opportunities using their close dates; do not assume all cards use one date field.
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Compare amounts within one currency. Do not sum separate currencies or overlapping team groups as an organization total.
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For exports, confirm export permission on both the saved report and its source module, and narrow the selection if it exceeds the 10,000-row bound.
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Escalate a remaining discrepancy with a small, sanitized record sample and the exact filters and metric definition.
Expected result
Section titled “Expected result”The comparison uses equivalent scope, dates, currencies and permissions, exposing a reproducible discrepancy only when one remains.
Important notes
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Team memberships can overlap, so team totals need not add to the organization total.
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Weighted pipeline is a management projection using configured probabilities, not recognized revenue or a promise of cash collection.
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A saved report stores a definition; its result changes with current data and current access.
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Record-list summary cards may describe all accessible records while table filters narrow the visible rows. Read the page’s scope note.
Troubleshooting
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CSV is denied: review both source and report export grants.
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A report becomes empty after role changes: inspect source visibility and parent relationships before recreating it.
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Historical trend differs from current pipeline: compare closed-period metrics with current open-stage metrics, which measure different populations.