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title: What are generics vs. non-generics in GreenEdge®?
description: GreenEdge® contains both entries and filters that distinguish between generic/non-generic brands and products.
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# What are generics vs. non-generics in GreenEdge®?

## GreenEdge® contains both entries and filters that distinguish between generic/non-generic brands and products.

**Non-generic** designates sales attributed to specific brands and products.

**Generic brands** are labeled as to represent a bucket of brands for which we cannot expose the brand for the sales we see from our retail partners, however we want to ensure we have a place to recognize the revenue to the market and category for which they apply. *Generics* encompass several common situations:

- The specific brand/product cannot be determined from a retailer/dispensary POS feed. If we can identify the product classification but cannot distinguish the brand/vendor/item, the product sales will be attributed to, and reported under, a generic entry for the product category.
- *White-labeled products* or products purchased from a processor that do not carry a brand label are coded to a *generic brand* specific to the category. For example, a shatter or wax product sold without any specific brand affiliation is considered generic, the default generic brand would be reported as *“CONCENTRATE.”*

When viewing brand lists, if you see a brand labeled as a product category such as CONCENTRATES, FLOWER, or EDIBLES, this line represents the *aggregate* of all of the generic products assigned to that category. 

- **Recommendation**: When conducting category-level analysis, "Include All" for the Generic Brand filter to ensure you are representing the full volume of sales. When analyzing for top-selling brands and products, select *Non-Generic Vendors* only from the filter options.

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