> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.multitudes.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.multitudes.com/knowledge-base/types-of-notifications/trend-summary.md).

# Trend Summary

This notifications provides an overview of how the selected team/organization is doing. We show 5 key metrics in this:

* `Change Lead Time`
* `Merge Frequency`
* `Change Failure Rate`
* `Out-of-Hours Work`
* `Participation Gap`

## Description of each section

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* **Check in on:** Metrics that have recently gotten worse or have been consistently doing poorly
* **Improved:** Metrics that recently improved
* **Still on track:** Metrics that have been consistently trending well

Each section will appear only if there is at least one metric in that section. The section will be removed if there are no metrics that apply, which means that your Trend Summary Notification may appear different from what is shown on this page.

For each metric, we give you the insights, and then an action if the insight status is potentially concerning. The status of these [insights](/metrics-and-definitions/multitudes-insights.md) are based on targets that you can [customize](/configuration-and-setup/customize-targets.md) from our default industry benchmarks.&#x20;

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For more information on these 5 metrics including how they’re calculated and the research behind our default industry benchmarks, check out our page on [Metrics & Definitions](/metrics-and-definitions/multitudes-insights.md).
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## Who it's for

Turn on Trend Summary notifications if you want regular updates on how your team is trending, delivered in your workflow. It's a quick view across 5 key metrics, and you can configure how you receive these notifications.

There are two ways you can receive these notifications:

* **Team Trend Summary:** Weekly notifications with insights and recommended actions, delivered to the whole team via Slack. You specify which team should get updates and in which Slack channel. Setup instructions here: [Set up Team Trend Summary](#for-team-trend-summary-notifications)
* **Personal Trend Summary:** Weekly notifications with insights about key metrics and recommended actions, for teams you are part of or [watching](https://docs.multitudes.com/configuration-and-setup/permissions#watcher-role). These notifications are sent to your email. Setup instructions here: [Set up Personal Trend Summary](#for-personal-trend-summary-notifications)

## How to set up Trend Summary notifications

### For Team Trend Summary notifications

1. Go to [**Settings > Notifications > Team**](https://app.multitudes.co/team-settings/notifications?section=team).&#x20;
   1. If you see a button with "Connect your Slack organization", then you'll need to get a Slack admin to install Slack with the instructions here: [**Integrations > Slack**](/integrations/slack.md)
   2. If you see a table with team names (like the below), then that means Slack is installed for your organization and you can proceed.

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2. You will see all your teams listed with a column on the right for specifying the Slack channel where you want to receive Trend Summary notifications.
   1. Click on the Edit icon on the right for the team that you want to receive notifications for.
   2. Under **Trend summary**, toggle **Send via Slack** to **ON.**
   3. Search for and select the Slack channel where you want to receive the notifications.
   4. Select when and how often you want to receive the notifications.
   5. Toggle whether you want to exclude weekends.&#x20;
   6. Toggle whether you want to only count PR reviews.
   7. Click **Save**.

**Note: To get notifications in private channels**, you need to add the `Multitudes for Slack` app to those specific channels. You can do this by typing `@multitudes` in each private channel, or clicking on the private channel's name and going to `Integrations > Add apps`.

### For Personal Trend Summary notifications

1. Go to [**Settings > Notifications > Personal**](https://app.multitudes.co/team-settings/notifications?section=personal).&#x20;
2. Under **Trend Summary**, toggle **Send via Email** to **ON**

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