# Trends Over Time Report

The [Trends Over Time](https://app.aikido.dev) Report shows how your security posture evolves week by week. It focuses on volume and movement, not just a static snapshot.

This report has two main views:

**Open issues**

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Track your outstanding backlog over time. It’s the quickest way to see whether risk is accumulating, flattening out, or dropping.

**New & Handled issues**

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Compare the inflow of new issues to the number of issues handled in the same period. It helps answer: “Are we reducing the backlog, or just treading water?”

**Out of SLA**

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The Out of SLA chart visually depicts the number of issues that have surpassed their service level agreement (SLA) timelines over a selected period. By analyzing this graph, teams can identify when SLA breaches peak and link them to operational factors to determine root causes.

## When to use this report

Use the Trends report when you need to:

* Track the impact of security initiatives
* Identify recurring spikes in issues
* Understand if teams are keeping up with new findings 
* Verify that handled issues consistently match or exceed new issues


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