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Introduction

The Top 50 Calls report is useful for discovering unusual calling patterns and identifying potential abuse, by highlighting the longest and most costly calls made by people in your organisation. 

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Running the report

Access the Reports screen, select the Top 50 Calls from the list and click on the Run now button.

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A new window will open, allowing you to configure the parameters of your report:

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Select a report period

For each report, you must specify a time span that covers the calls you want the report to include.

There are several preset 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:

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  Start and End dates, as shown below:

Choose a site to report on

If your system is set up to log multiple sites, you can select a particular site from the drop-down list. To report on all sites, select the blank line.

Choose an extension group

To monitor the call activity for a specific department, select an extension group from the drop-down list. To report on all extension groups, select the blank line.

Choose a particular extension

You can choose to report on a single extension or a range of extensions, by entering the details in the box provided, as shown below:

Type(s) of call

This option allows you to define the type of call you want to report on, in terms of where the call originated and where it was delivered, e.g. incoming, outgoing, internal, etc. To report on a specific type of call, tick the appropriate box.

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Order results by

By default, the report's results are ordered by cost. To sort the results by duration, select this option from the drop-down list.

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<p>The default is to order by cost. To change and order by duration, simply select from the short list.</p>

<h2>Creating the Report</h2>

<p>When you have chosen a reporting period, and are happy with your selections, click on the <span class="button">Run Now</span> button.</p>

<h2>The results</h2>

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Creating the report

When you have selected a reporting period and have chosen the report's criteria, click on the Run now button, as shown below:

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The report's results

Below is an example of this report's output, displayed as an itemised list.

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The header of the report will display its title, any friendly name you assigned to it, the period of the report and any options you have selected in the report's selection criteria window.

The report consists of a table containing a list of your top calls, as defined by your selection criteria. Each column header of the table is described below: