Statistics
The Statistics page provides an overview of your customizations. This page explains what statistics show and how to use them.
Statistics tiles have been temporarily removed. A Microsoft bug in Business Central prevented the menu page from opening while the tiles were displayed, so they were taken out of the product.
This is expected behaviour, not an installation error or a misconfiguration — a fresh install or reinstall, including in a new sandbox, will not show them either. There is nothing to fix.
The statistics feature is planned to return as a standalone page in a future release.
Accessing Statistics
- Open Simple Object Designer
- Choose the Statistics action in the action bar
- Click any statistic to drill down
Available Statistics
New Fields Added
Shows count of custom fields created via SOD.
Drill-down: Opens Add Fields page filtered to your fields
Use for:
- Tracking customization scope
- Reviewing field inventory
- Planning maintenance
Fields Placed on Pages
Shows count of field placements on pages.
Drill-down: Opens Existing Pages showing customized pages
Use for:
- Understanding UI coverage
- Finding where fields are placed
- Reviewing page modifications
Fields Added to Reports
Shows count of field additions to report datasets.
Drill-down: Opens Existing Reports showing customized reports
Use for:
- Tracking report customizations
- Understanding reporting scope
Field Transfers
Shows count of field transfer configurations.
Drill-down: Opens related configuration
Use for:
- Reviewing data transfer rules
- Understanding field relationships
APIs Created
Shows count of table API endpoints.
Drill-down: Opens API Endpoints
Use for:
- Tracking integration scope
- Managing API inventory
Business Logic APIs
Shows count of business logic API endpoints.
Drill-down: Opens Business Logic API
Use for:
- Tracking exposed codeunit methods
Features
Shows count of feature tables created.
Drill-down: Opens Feature Group List
Use for:
- Reviewing custom features
- Understanding feature scope
Mandatory Field Conditions
Shows count of mandatory field rules.
Drill-down: Opens rule configuration
Use for:
- Understanding validation rules
- Reviewing business rules
Calculated Fields
Shows count of page calculated fields.
Drill-down: Opens the Global Page Action List (the drill-down landing target is not the calculated-fields configuration page — to manage calc fields directly, use the Tasks group entry "Page Calculated Fields" instead).
Use for:
- Tracking calculated field usage
- Reviewing expressions
Report Calculated Fields
Shows count of report calculated fields.
Drill-down: Opens the Global Page Action List (to manage report calc fields directly, use the Tasks group entry "Report Calculated Fields" instead).
Use for:
- Tracking report calculated field usage
Queries
Shows count of data queries created.
Drill-down: Opens Query List
Use for:
- Understanding query inventory
- Managing data queries
Using Statistics for Governance
Scope Assessment
Statistics help understand:
- How much customization exists
- What areas are modified
- Complexity of changes
Impact Analysis
Before changes:
- Review what exists
- Understand dependencies
- Plan modifications carefully
Documentation
Statistics provide:
- Quick inventory
- Starting point for documentation
- Change tracking basis
Statistics Refresh
Statistics update when:
- You open the main menu
- After publishing
- After making changes
If statistics seem stale, navigate away and return.