Reviewing Benchmark Reports In Beam Machine

This page shows you how to use the benchmark-report route in the current BM build.

Product: Beam Machine
Module: Reporting -> Benchmark Reports
Role: Financial Controller, Practice Lead, Reviewer
Difficulty: Intermediate
Time: 5 minutes
Last Updated: 2026-03-10
Version: Current live reporting route in this repo

Before You Start

• You should understand that benchmark output only appears after benchmark reports have been generated elsewhere in the product flow.
• If there are no reports yet, this page will stay empty apart from its guidance.

What is this page?

This route is the benchmark-report review surface. It summarizes peer-comparison output and lists recent benchmark reports.

The current page shows:

• total reports
• top percentile
• improvement actions
• metrics tracked
• latest reports table

When do you use this?

Use this page when:

• you want to compare your performance to a peer set,
• you need a quick benchmark summary,
• or you need to see what benchmark reports already exist.

Where do you find it?

Primary path: Reporting -> Benchmark Reports

How do you review benchmark output?

1. Open Reporting -> Benchmark Reports.
2. Review the summary cards first.
3. Review the latest reports table.
4. Check:
   • metric type
   • peer group
   • your value
   • peer average
   • percentile
   • creation date

Common Questions & Issues

"The page says there are no benchmark reports"

Why this happens: The route is a review page. It does not prove that benchmark generation has already happened.

Fix: Treat the empty state as normal until reports are actually generated.

What's Next

• Using the KPI Dashboard
• Working With CFO Narratives

Related Pages

• ../99-functionality-gap-map.md
• ../modules/07-working-in-reporting-and-group.md
• ./04-reviewing-executive-summary.md

Still Stuck?

• Search the help centre
• Check the route in ../98-screen-map.md
• Contact support: support@veva.co.za

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