REPORTS

REPORTS

Explore category details

Open an income or spending category to see the recorded transactions that contributed to the amount shown in your report.

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BEFORE YOU START

Category totals come from recorded activity.

A category in your report summarizes transactions assigned to that category for the selected month and financial scope.

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Start from Income Analysis or Spending Analysis

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Choose the category you want to understand

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Review the transactions included in its total

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Use transaction details to investigate unexpected activity

STEP BY STEP

Let's get it set up.

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Choose a category from your report

Start with a category that you want to understand in more detail. The amount and percentage show its contribution to the selected report.

SPENDING ANALYSISOctober 2026
TOTAL SPENDINGAED 10,000
HousingAED 4,00040%›
GroceriesAED 2,50025%›
TransportAED 1,50015%›
EntertainmentAED 1,20012%›
UtilitiesAED 8008%›
SELECTEDGroceriesAED 2,500 · 25% of total spending
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Open the category details

Opening a category shows the recorded transactions that contributed to its total for the selected month and account or card scope.

CATEGORY DETAILSGroceriesOctober 2026 · All accounts & cards
4 TRANSACTIONSAED 2,500
04 Oct
Grocery StoreCurrent Account
AED 650
11 Oct
SupermarketCashback Credit Card
AED 725
18 Oct
Grocery StoreCurrent Account
AED 525
25 Oct
SupermarketCashback Credit Card
AED 600
CATEGORY TOTALAED 2,500
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Understand what each transaction contributes

Each row identifies when the activity happened, its description, the account or card associated with it and the amount included in the category.

SELECTED TRANSACTION

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SupermarketGroceries
AED 725
DATE11 Oct 2026
CATEGORYGroceries
ACCOUNT / CARDCashback Credit Card
AMOUNTAED 725
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The report provides the summary. The underlying transaction provides the financial context behind it.

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Connect the transactions back to the total

The category total represents the combined value of the transactions included in that category for the selected report.

CATEGORY TOTALThe transactions add up to the reported amount.
04 Oct · Grocery StoreAED 650
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11 Oct · SupermarketAED 725
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18 Oct · Grocery StoreAED 525
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25 Oct · SupermarketAED 600
4 RECORDED TRANSACTIONSAED 2,500
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GROCERIESAED 2,500
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If a transaction appears in an unexpected category, review the underlying transaction rather than adjusting the report total itself.

FROM SUMMARY TO SOURCE

Follow a report number back to the activity behind it.

Category details give you a bridge between the summarized report and the individual transactions that created the category total.

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REPORTSpendingAED 10,000 total
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CATEGORYGroceriesAED 2,500 · 25%
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ACTIVITY4 transactionsUnderlying records
REPORT CATEGORYSummarizes activity
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TRANSACTIONSProvide the underlying records
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Reports help you understand transactions already recorded in MoniTrak. They do not create a separate copy of those transactions.

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