> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.referly.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Date ranges and granularity

> Set the time period for your Referly analytics with presets or a custom range, and understand how chart granularity — hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly — changes with the period you choose.

Every chart and number in your [Analytics](/docs/help-center/manage/analytics/overview) area reflects a time period you choose. The date control sits at the top of the page and applies to both the [Program Performance](/docs/help-center/manage/analytics/performance) and [Affiliate Acquisition](/docs/help-center/manage/analytics/affiliate-acquisition) tabs at once.

## Pick a period

Select the date control at the top of the page to open it. You can choose a ready-made preset or set your own dates:

* **Maximum** — everything since your program started.
* **Today** and **Yesterday**.
* **Last 7 days**, **Last 14 days**, and **Last 30 days**.
* **This week** and **Last week**.
* **This month** and **Last month**.

Analytics opens on **This month** by default. To set an exact window instead, pick a start and end date on the calendar.

## Your period is remembered

The period you choose is saved, so when you come back to Analytics later it opens on the same range rather than resetting. It also stays put as you switch between the Program Performance and Affiliate Acquisition tabs, so you're always comparing the same window.

## Compare to the previous period

The "from last period" figure beneath each headline number always compares your chosen range to the one immediately before it, of the same length. Pick **Last 7 days** and it compares against the 7 days before that; pick **Last month** and it compares against the month before. Choosing a shorter, more recent range is the quickest way to see whether things are trending up or down right now.

## How granularity works

Granularity is how finely the chart is sliced — by hour, day, week, or month. Above the chart you'll see a toggle for **Hourly**, **Daily**, **Weekly**, and **Monthly**, but only the resolutions that make sense for your chosen period are available. Referly picks a sensible default based on how long your range is:

* **A single day** shows **Hourly**, so you can see the shape of activity through the day.
* **A week or less** shows **Daily**.
* **Up to about a month** lets you choose **Daily** or **Weekly**.
* **Longer than a month** lets you choose **Weekly** or **Monthly**, which keeps long ranges readable instead of cramming in hundreds of points.

Switch between the available options whenever you want a coarser or finer view of the same period — it only changes how the chart is drawn, not the totals.

## Related

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