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Running this report over longer periods of time increases the reliability of its results.

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A new window will appear, where you can select the reporting criteria for your report.

Selecting the reporting period

Every report requires a period to run overFor each report, you must specify a time span that covers the calls you want the report to include. This is generally defined known as the "Reporting reporting period".

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There are several preset periods that can be selected from a drop-down list. The predefined periods are based on a standard Gregorian calendar and are defined as follows:

 

reporting periods available for selection, based on the standard Gregorian calendar. The following table describes how the start and end times are defined for each preset period:

PeriodDescription
TodayThe start and end dates are set to the current date. The start time is set to 00:00:00 and the end time to 23:59:59.
YesterdayThe start and end dates are set to the current date minus one day. The start time is set to 00:00:00 and the end time to 23:59:59.
This weekThe start date is set to the first day (normally Monday) of the current week. The end date is set to the current day. The start time is set to 00:00:00 and the end time to the current time.
Last weekThe start date is set to the date of the last Monday, and the end date is set to the start date plus seven days. The start time is set to 00:00:00 and the end time to 23:59:59.
This monthThe start date is set to the first day of the current month. The end date is set to the current day. The start time is set to 00:00:00 and the end time to the current time.
Last monthThe start date for this period is set in three stages. : The day is set to 01, the first day of the month. The month is set to the current month minus one, or in the case of January, it is set to 12previous month. The year is set to the current year, unless it is a new yearcurrently January, in which case, the previous year is reduced by oneused. The start and end times are set to 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 respectively.
This yearThe start date is set to the first day of the first month of the current year, whilst the end date is set to today's date. The start and end times are set to 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 respectively.
All callsThe start and end dates and times are set to the date dates and time times of the first and last call in the entire call database, respectively.
Custom periodEnter the start and end dates and times into the boxes below. The start and end times are linked to their respective dates.

If you want to be more specific, you can choose the Custom period from the drop-down list. This option will allow you to define the Start date and End date yourself, as well as the Start time and End time of the calls In addition to the presets described above, it is possible to specify a custom reporting period by choosing Custom period from the

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of the period you want to report on.

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When the report is executed, the reporting engine will substitute the start and end dates based on the current date or the relevant selection made by the user.

Once you have set the report reporting period, click on the Next button to set more of the additional report 's parameters and options, or select the Finish button to run the report immediately.

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NOTE: Running this report over longer periods of time increases the reliability of its results.

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