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<h2>Introduction</h2>

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<p>The Account summary report will allow you to report on any calls
 run using account codes. Please note that your telephone system will 
need to be capable of providing account codes in order to use this 
feature.</p>

<p>Account codes are normally used when you want to be able to allocate 
all calls made on behalf of a user or client back to that persons bill 
e.g. a solicitor may be making several calls to different numbers on 
behalf of a client and answering calls from different people on behalf 
of the same client or a hospital may provide account code to allow 
particular users to use any phone on the hospital site and still have 
calls billed back to their personal account.</p>

<p>Many telephone systems provide the facility to enter in an account 
code before making a call or during a call. You simply enter in the 
account code(s) and the period you are interested in and you can get a 
detailed list showing all calls made/ and/or received for that account 
code or group of account codes.</p>

<h2>Understanding the Results</h2>

<p>When selecting <span class="reference">Web</span> as the output format, this report will appear as above.</p>

<p>The Web format allows for complete flexibility when viewing any report. To view details of any filters or selection parameters used in creating this report, simply click on <span class="link">About this report</span> at the top right of the page.</p> 

<p>All headers are clickable allowing you re-arrange the report layout in seconds, to sort the calls in ascending or decending order based on the header clicked. The headers of this report are as follows:</p>

<table class="confluenceTable">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<th class="confluenceTh" width=110>Header</th>
			<th class="confluenceTh">Description</th>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Carrier</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">This column shows the carrier used to route the call.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Charge band</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">It shows the chargeband applied to the call.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b><img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sigma.png" alt="Squiggle" /></b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">It shows the total number of calls to that chargeband.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Total duration</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The total time spent on calls to that chargeband.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Total cost</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The total cost of calls to that chargeband.
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>In the above example, the numbers <b>'52001'</b>,<b>'52002'</b> etc. represent the account code.</p>

<p>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 breadcrumb as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/breadcrumb.png" alt="Breadcrumbs" />

Summary_list
Task1Introduction
Task2Running the report
Task3Creating the report
Task4The report's results

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Introduction

The Billing report produces a fully itemised telephone bill for billing back telephone usage to your clients, with the option of adding a percentage markup or a fixed charge to each phone call. You can fully customise the style of the report's output to reflect your own brand, including a company logo, for example.

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Running the report

Access the Reports screen, select the Billing Report 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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Enter the billing period

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

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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:

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 the first day of the month. The month is set to the previous month. The year is set to the current year, unless it is currently January, in which case, the previous year is used. 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 dates and times of the first and last call in the entire call database, respectively.

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:

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Choose a site

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.

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Who do you want to bill?

This option allows you to select which type of entity you want to bill.

Extension Group

Select the extension group you would like the bill to cover.

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Extension number

Enter the extension number of the user you would like to bill.

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Account code

If you want to produce a bill consisting of all chargeable calls made using a particular account code, enter the account code in the box provided.

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Adjust how the bill is calculated

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Bill calculationDescription
Markup on each callA percentage markup can be added to each call
Surcharge per callA surcharge is a fixed amount that can be added to the original cost of the call
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Both a surcharge and a markup can be applied to the same bill, in which case, the surcharge is added after the markup is calculated, so that the surcharge is not being marked up.

Billing options

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Billing optionDescription
Include operator-assisted callsBy default, the bill includes all calls made from an extension, regardless of whether the call was originally dialled by that extension or by an operator on behalf of that extension. To exclude operator-assisted (or transferred outgoing) calls, deselect the check box provided.
Include client's own LCR accessesTick this option to indicate in the billing platform version that you would still like to bill calls that didn't use your network.
Show only calls to this numberTo report on calls to a specific number, enter the full or partial dialled number in the field provided.

How do you want the bill to look?

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Bill's lookDescription
Detailed (itemised) billThis option gives you a complete itemised list of calls made by the billing entity you have selected
Summary (cost only) billThis option will give you a summary of calls made by the selected billing entity
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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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If no custom changes were made to the footer and header, the report will show the billing entity on the top-left corner of the screen and your company logo on the top-right. The header of the report will show the billing period including dates and times, followed by the billing entity. If you have assigned a friendly name to the report, this will show in its header as well.

The body of the report will display a summary of each billing entity or, for an itemised bill, each individual call made by the billing entity.