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The Account Summary report produces a type of phone bill , grouped by the account code(s) used to make each call. Enter the account code(s) and the period you are interested in, and you will get a detailed list showing all calls made or received for that account code or group of account codes. Please note that your telephone system will need for tracking how much billable time you've spent with each client, grouping its results by account code.
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On the Reports screen, select the Account summary report from the left-hand -side pane , and press click the Select this report button.
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This will open a A new window will appear, where you can enter set the parameters of your report parameters:.
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 followsreporting 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:
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Today | The 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. |
Yesterday | The 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 week | The 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 week | The 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 month | The 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 month | The 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 year | The 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 calls | The 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 period | Enter 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 In addition to the presets described above, it is possible to specify a custom reporting period by choosing Custom period from the
drop-down list and specifying your own and , yourself,
as well as the and and of the
calls 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's 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.
Selecting the reporting entity
The reporting Reporting entity paramater parameter allows you to select which the part of your organisation you want to run the report for (site, extension group, channels or individual extensions)whose calls the report should include, e.g. a site, a group or an individual user.
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Site
TIM Plus will allow you to log information from up to five sites. If you want to To report on a particular site, select your preferred site it from the drop-down list , alternatively leave the default settings as or select All sites .
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Group
If a site has been selected, you are able to further limit the report's results by selecting a group from the drop-down list.
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Please note that the drop-down list for each group will appear only if a site has already been selected.
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User
If both a site and group has have been selected, you can also choose to report on further limit the report's results to include only calls involving a particular user, by selecting that user from the drop-down list, or you can leave the default setting as All users.
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Once you have set selected the scope of your report's entities, click click on the the Next button button to set more of the report's features or select the Finish button additional report parameters and options, or to run the report immediately, click the Finish button.
Selecting the report filters
This option allows you to filter out certain calls from your results, by selecting the values of the parameters. You can limit the results of your report by choosing one or more of the following filters:
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These filters allow you to be very specific, when deciding the call information you would like to display in the final report.If you do not want to select any filters, simply press the Next button to skip.
Please find a brief description of all filters below:
Account code
If you want to To produce a bill report consisting only of all chargeable calls that were made using a particular account code, enter this the account code in the field provided.
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Filter | Account code |
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Value | 0140 |
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To report on more than one account code, you can use separate each code using a comma to separate the entries.
Call type
This filter allows you to define the type of call you would like want to report on. If you would like to report on all calls, leave the default setting as , in terms of where the call originated and where it was delivered, e.g. incoming, outgoing, internal etc. To report on all types of call, set this to All calls.
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Filter | Call type |
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Value | All calls |
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If you want to report on one call type in particular, expand the drop-down list and select from the available options.
Carrier
If you use more than one carrier, you can choose which carrier's calls to report on. To report on all calls from all carriers, leave the default setting as All carrierslimit the results to include only calls that were made using a specific carrier.
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Filter | Carrier |
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Value | All carriers |
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CLI
The Caller Calling Line Identification (CLI) is a phone number that calls your organisation. This is sometimes withheld by the person making the call.You may choose to report on calls from a particular CLI or from numbers beginning with a particular CLI. For example, for the telephone number of the remote caller in an incoming call scenario.
You can report on calls that originate from a specific CLI or those whose CLI matches a particular pattern of digits. For example, to report on all incoming calls from Tri-Line, you would could enter 02072652600.
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Filter | CLI |
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Value | 02072652600 |
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This filter accepts the comparison operators ! and * (e.g. You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a CLI from the report's results, and/or the
symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls from Tri-Line,
but include all others, you
would could use
!020726526*). To report on more than one CLI,
user use a comma to separate
the entrieseach entry.
Cost
If you want to add a filter for call costs, type in the cost you wish to defineYou can define a cost filter to include calls above or below specific values by entering your criteria, as shown below. :
This filter allows you to You can specify a range (-) or use comparison operators (cost range by using the symbol; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, ! and *)and
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Destination
If you want to filter calls to a specific, known destination, you can type the name of the destination in the field text box provided. This filter accepts the comparison operators ! and * symbols for excluding values and specifying partial matches, respectively.
For example, if you want wanted to exclude all calls to France, you could enter
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Filter | Destination |
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Value | !France* |
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Dialled number
To filter calls to a specific dialled number, type the number that was dialled it in the text box provided. The dialled number can be a number that you dial out, or a DDI number within your organisation that someone dials in to get to a particular extensionis defined as the number that is dialled (in the case of an outbound call), or the DDI number that the remote party dialled to reach a particular extension or group (in the case of an inbound call).
To filter calls to a specific area, a partial number may can be entered (e.g. 0033, for for calls to France).
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Filter | Dialled number |
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Value | 0033 |
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This filter accepts the comparison operators ! and * (e.g. to exclude calls to 0207 265, enter !0207265* ).You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a dialled number from the report's results, and/or the
symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls to Tri-Line, but include all others, you could use !020726526*). To report on more than one dialled number, use a comma to separate each entry.Duration
To filter calls above or below a particular duration, enter the number of seconds and the relevant symbol in the box provided. This filter allows you to specify a range (-) or use comparison operators (>, <, ! and *).
desired duration in seconds.
You can specify a duration range by using the symbol; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, and
.In the above example, the filter report will look for return only calls longer than 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Alternatively, you may want to exclude calls below a certain threshold (e.g. below 3 seconds).
LCR code
If you are using To filter your results to include only calls that used a Least Cost Routing (LCR) , you may want to filter your results the by LCR code, in order to check a bill from your LCR provider. To do this, enter the LCR code enter it in the text box provided.
This filter accepts the comparison operators ! and * (e.g. to exclude a specific LCR code, add the code with the required operators !162*)
You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a LCR code from the report's results, and/or the
symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls made using all LCR codes beginning , you could enter . To report on more than one LCR code, use a comma to separate each entry.Response
This option allows you to filter calls based on their response time.The results will be filtered according to the , measured in seconds. Specify the desired response time threshold that you define in the text box provided field. The threshold you specify will be measured in seconds.
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Filter | Response time |
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Value | >10 |
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In the above example, the search results will display calls that have a response time above greater than 10 seconds.
You can specify a response time range by using the symbol and; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, and
.Start time
This option allows you to filter calls based on the start time of the call , which is basically the time of day the call started. Enter your preferred Specify the start time in the field text box provided , using the following format the hh:mm:ss format.
For example, if you want your results to include only calls logged that began after 10 a.m. onlyam, you need to could enter 10:00:00 in the Start time field, as shown below:
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Filter | Start time |
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Value | 10:00:00 |
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Trunk access code
If you want to filter your results by a trunk access code, enter this in the field provided. For example, to exclude all calls with access code 9, add !9 in the filed your telephone system uses trunk access codes to connect calls using specific channels, you can limit your report's results to include only calls made using those codes. Specify the trunk access code in the text box provided.
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Filter | Trunk access code |
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Value | 9 |
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This filter accepts the comparison operators ! and *.
You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a trunk access code from the report's results, and/or the
symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls made using the trunk access code, you could enter . To report on more than one trunk access code, use a comma to separate each entry.Selecting the report options
This section allows enables you to further narrow down your report results, by excluding certain types of calls or sorting the . It also allows you to sort the report's results in a particular manner.The filters are fairly self-explanatory. For example, if you would like to exclude weekend calls from the report, simply tick the option to exclude weekend calls. If you would like to ignore missed calls shorter than a specific duration, simply enter the duration in the box.
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Exclude weekends
If you would like to To exclude weekend calls from the search your report's results, simply select the tick-box to exclude weekend callsselect the
option.
Exclude transfers
Select this option if you would like to exclude transfers from the search results. For example if you want to see only how well calls were answered when first presented, you would choose to exclude transfersTo exclude transferred calls from your report's results, select the
option.
Tick this option if you do not want to replace dialled numbers, CLIs and account codes with their equivalent associated names, as defined in your web user's contacts list(s).
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Sort order
Expanding the drop-down list available, you can choose whether you would like Choose from the
drop-down list whether you want the results of the report to appear in ascending or descending order.
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Filter | Sort order |
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Value | Ascending |
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Option | Sort order |
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Sort results by
You may choose the order in which results are sorted by selecting the appropriate option from the drop-down list availableTo sort your report's results by a particular column, select it from the
drop-down list.
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Ignore short missed calls
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Missed calls below a certain duration can sometimes pollute the meaning of a report's results. To exclude such short calls from your report, enter the duration below which you'd like to ignore calls. If you would like to exclude very short calls (a duration threshold in the text box provided, e.g. to ignore calls below 3 seconds), simply enter the number enter
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Selecting the report format
This section allows you to choose the output media format of your completed report. To select the desired format, click on the drop-down list and choose from the available options: Web, PDF, Excel, CSV and XML. The formats available are
, , , and .More details about each report format are available in the Setting the report format section above.
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When you have chosen selected a reporting period , and are happy with your selections, you have two options:
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If you click on the Run now button, the report will run instantly in your chosen format.
If you want to schedule the report to run at a later time, follow the instruction given in the Schedule a report section.
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The report's results
The report's results will consist of this report are presented as a tabular breakdown of calls - grouped by account code , - according to the parameters you've selected.As with all reports, the header of the report includes:
- the report title
- the name of the report, if applicable
- the date and time the report was ran for
If you select Web as the output format, this report will appear as shown in the screenshot below. To view the details of any filters or parameters applied to the report, you can click on the About this report link on the top-right corner of the page.Below is an example of this report's output in
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As with all reports produced by TIM Plus, each page of the report includes the following information:
- the report's title
- the date and time that the report was generated
- the name of the report, if applicable
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format is the most
flexible interactive of all
reports. All headers are clickable allowing you to rearrange the report's layout in seconds, to sort the calls in ascending or decending order based on the header clickedformats: all column headers are click-sortable and most graphical and tabular elements can be drilled down into, allowing deeper analysis of your results.
The headers of this report are as follows:
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Carrier | This column shows the The carrier used to route the call. |
Charge band | It shows the chargeband applied to The charge band used to cost the call. |
| It shows the The total number volume of calls to that chargebandeach charge band. |
Total duration | The total time spent on calls to that chargebandeach charge band. |
Total cost | The total cost of calls to that chargeband. |
In the above example, the numbers "52003", "52004" etc. represent the account code.
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By clicking on the About this report link at the top-right corner of the page, you can review any filters and options that have been applied to the report.
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If you would like to go back and view any report for a larger section of the organisation, simply click on the appropriate link in the
To modify your report to cover a larger organisational scope, click on an element of the breadcrumb as shown below:
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