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<h2>Introduction</h2>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_1.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>The Busy channels report allows you to break down each business day into half-hour periods, showing the maximum and average number of telephone lines in use in any particular half-hour. You can opt to exclude weekends, when perhaps not many calls are being made or received, and so as not to distort the averages. You can also concentrate on only incoming or outgoing calls.</p>

<p>This report is ideal for determining whether or not you have enough lines, or if you have too many!</p>

<p>Please note that running this report over longer periods increases the reliability of its results.</p>

<h2>Running the report</h2>

<p>On the <span class="reference">Reports</span> screen, click on <span class="reference">Busy channels</span> in the reports list and then press the <span class="button">Select this report</span> button.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_2.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>The following report selection criteria window appears:</p>

<h4>Reporting period</h4>

<p>Every report requires a period to run over. This is generally defined as the "Reporting period".</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_3.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>There are several pre-defined periods that can be selected from a simple drop-down list as shown above.</p>

<p>The built-in periods are based on a standard Gregorian calendar and are defined as follows:</p>

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			<th class="confluenceTh" width=98>Period</th>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Today</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date and end date is set to the current date. The default start time is set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and the end time to the current time.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Yesterday</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date and end date is set to the current date minus one day. The start time is set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and the end time to <span class="keyword">23:59:59</span>.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>This week</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date is set to the Monday of the current week, whilst the end date is set to the current day. The default start time is set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and the end time to the current time.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Last week</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date is set to the last Monday, whilst the end date is set to the start date plus seven days. The start time is set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and the end time to <span class="keyword">23:59:59</span>.</td>
		</tr>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>This month</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date is set to the 1<span class="exponent">st</span> day of the current month and the end date to today. The default start time is set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and the end time to the current time.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Last month</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date for this period is set in three stages. The day is set to <span class="keyword">01</span>, the month is set to the current month minus one, or in the case of January, 
			it is set to <span class="keyword">12</span>. The year is set to the current year, unless it is a new year, in which case the year is reduced by one. The start and end times are set to 
			<span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and <span class="keyword">23:59:59</span> respectively.</td>
		</tr>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>This year</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date is set to the first day of the first month of the current year. The end date is set to today's date. The start and end times are set to <span class="keyword">00:00:00</span> and <span class="keyword">23:59:59</span> respectively.</td>
		</tr>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>All calls</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The start date is set to the date of the first call in the database, whilst the end date is set to the date of the most recent call in the database. Times are also set to the times of the first and last calls in the database.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Custom period</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">Enter the start and end dates and times into the boxes below. The start and end times are linked to their respective dates.</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>If you want to be more specific, you can choose the <span class="keyword">Custom period</span> from the bottom of the drop-down list. This option
will allow you to define the start date and end date yourself, as shown below. When you need to be even more specific,
you can also choose a start time and end time.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_4.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>When the report is executed, if the user has selected an in-built period, the reporting engine simply substitutes the start
and end dates based on the current date and the period the user selected.</p>

<p>Once you have set the report's period, click on the <span class="button">Next</span> button to set more of the report's features or select the <span class="button">Finish</span> button to run the report.</p>

<h4>What do you want to report on?</h4>

<p>In addition to the reporting period, each report offers you the opportunity to define exactly what you want to report on. This is
generally a site, group or user.</p>

<h5>Site</h5>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_5.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>TIM Plus will allow you to log information from up to five sites. If you want to report on a specific site, select that site from
the drop-down list or to select all sites' data, leave it at the default <span class="keyword">All sites</span> as shown above.</p>

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NOTE: The username and password you have been allocated may mean you are restricted to specific sites or groups. If you have any difficulty accessing other sites or group, please contact your system administrator and check that access has been enabled.

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<h5>Group</h5>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_6.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>There is no limit to the number of groups available on each site. Groups, like sites are available as a drop-down list. You
can choose to select a specific group or leave at the default <span class="keyword">All groups</span>. Please note that the drop-down list for each
group can only appear if a site has already been selected.</p>

<h5>User</h5>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_7.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>Once a site and group has been selected, you can decide whether you would like to report on all users or select a
particular user from the drop-down list as shown above.</p>

<p>Once you have set the report's entities, click on the <span class="button">Next</span> button to set more of the report's features or select the <span class="button">Finish</span> button to run the report.</p>

<h4>Filter call information</h4>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_8.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>You have the option of filtering the information, based on a number of call filters. These filters allow you to be very
specific, when deciding the call information you would like in the final report.</p>

<p>If you do not want to select any filters, simply press the <span class="button">Next</span> button to skip.</p>

<p>Please find a brief description of all filters below:</p>

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			<th class="confluenceTh" width=122>Filter</th>
			<th class="confluenceTh">Description</th>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Account code</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you want to produce a bill consisting of all chargeable calls made using a particular account code, enter the account code in this filed. To report on more than one account 
			code, simply comma separate.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Call type</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">This filter allows you to define the type of call you would like to report on. If you would like to report on all calls, leave at the default <span class="keyword">All calls</span>.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Carrier</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you use more than one carrier, you can choose which carriers calls you would like to report on. 
			<p>To report on all calls from all carriers, leave at default.</p> 
			<p>If you only use one carrier, there will be no drop-down list available and no option to choose a different carrier.</p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>CLI</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The Caller Line Identification (CLI) is the number associated with the incoming call. This is sometimes withheld by the person making the call.
			<p>You may choose to report on calls from a particular CLI or from numbers beginning with a particular CLI by entering the number in here. For example, for calls from Tri-Line you would enter in "02072652600". This filter accepts the comparison operators <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>, e.g. to exclude calls from Tri-Line use "!020726526*".</p>
			<p>To report on more than one CLI, simply comma separate.</p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Cost</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you want to add a filter for call costs, simply the cost you wish to define as shown below and add the appropriate above, below, between symbol . This filter accepts range (<span class="keyword">-</span>) and comparison operators (<span class="keyword">></span>, <span class="keyword"><</span>, <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>).</td>
		</tr>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Destination</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you want to filter calls to a specific destination and that destination has been added to your locations field, simply type the destination in here. This filter accepts the comparison operators <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>, e.g. to exclude all calls to France use "!France*"</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Dialled number</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">To filter calls to a specific number, type the number in the dialled number field. To filter calls to a specific area, a partial number may be entered here e.g. "0033" for calls to France. This filter accepts the comparison operators <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>, e.g. to exclude calls to 0207 265, enter "!0207265*"</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Duration</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">To filter call above or below a particular duration, simply enter the number of seconds and the relevant symbol. This filter accepts range (<span class="keyword">-</span>) and comparison operators (<span class="keyword">></span>, <span class="keyword"><</span>, <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>). 
			<p>In the example above, the filter will look for calls above 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Alternatively you may want to exclude calls below a certain threshold e.g. below 3 seconds.</p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>LCR code</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you are using Least Cost Routing (LCR), you may want to filter by LCR code in order to check a bill from your LCR provider. To do this simply enter the LCR code in the LCR field. This filter accepts the comparison operators <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>, e.g. to exclude a specific LCR code, simply add as follows "!162*"</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Response</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">This filter allows you to filter based on the response times to calls. You have the option of
filtering for calls above or below a threshold. You can define this threshold in the box
alongside. 
			<p>The figure relates to seconds. e.g. the example above shows 30 seconds. By
selecting from the drop-down list, you will be able to filter calls that took more than 30
seconds to answer or see calls answered in less than 3 seconds.</p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Start time</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">This filter allows you to filter calls based on the start time. This is the time of day
when the call started in the format <span class="keyword">hh:mm:ss</span>, e.g. if you want calls after 8 a.m. only, then
enter the start time in as "08:00:00" as shown above.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Trunk access code</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">If you want to filter by Trunk access code, simply enter the Trunk access code in this field. This filter accepts the comparison operators <span class="keyword">!</span> and <span class="keyword">*</span>. The <span class="keyword">*</span> is not needed if it's an exact match, so the 9 for TAC should just be "!9", e.g. to exclude all calls with access code 9, add "!9" to the TAC field.</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<h4>Specific Options</h4>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_9.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>This section allows you to add more specific filters to your report. The filters are fairly self-explanatory. 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. In the example above, a filter has been
added to exclude weekends and any calls shorter than 3 seconds.</p>

<h5>Exclude weekends</h5>

<p>This option gives you the option of excluding weekend calls from any results shown. If you would like to exclude weekend
calls, simply select the tickbox to exclude weekend calls.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/weekends.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h5>Exclude transfers</h5>

<p>Select this option if you would like to exclude transfers when running a report. For example if you were running an
incoming call analysis report and wanted to see only how well calls were answered when first presented, you would
choose the option on excluding transfers.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/transfers.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h5>Don't replace numbers with contact names</h5>

<p>Tick this option if you do not want dialled numbers, CLIs and account codes replaces with their named equivalents, as
they are defined in your web user's contacts list(s).</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/numbers.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h5>Sort order</h5>

<p>Choose whether you would like the results of the report to appear in ascending or descending order, by selecting from the
drop-down box.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sort_order.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h5>Sort results by</h5>

<p>You may choose the order in which results are sorted by selecting the appropriate option from the list shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sort_results.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h5>Ignore missed calls shorter than</h5>

<p>If you would like to exclude 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, e.g. calls below 3 seconds, simply enter the number '3' in the box. As shown here.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/ignore_missed_calls.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<h2>Creating the report</h2>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_10.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>When you have chosen a reporting period, and are happy with your selections, you have two options:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Run the report now</li>
	<li>Schedule for future delivery</li>
</ul>

<p>To choose your preferred option, select the appropriate button.</p>

<p>If you choose to run the report now, click the <span class="button">Run now</span> button. The results will appear immediately in your
chosen format.</p>

<p>To schedule the report for delivery at a later date, follow the instruction given on the <a href="Schedule a report">Schedule a report</a> section.</p>

<h2>Understanding the results</h2>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_1.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<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>

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			<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>
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			<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>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Total duration</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The total time spent on calls to that chargeband.
			</td>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Total cost</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The total cost of calls to that chargeband.
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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<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" />

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<h2>Introduction</h2>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels.png" alt="Busy channels" />

<p>The Busy channels report allows you to break down each business day 
into half-hour periods, showing the maximum and average number of 
telephone lines in use in any particular half-hour.  You can run the 
report for your entire organisation or for any entity within your 
organisation. You can even add filters e.g. to see how many channels 
were used answering calls to a specific number.</p>

<p>You can also opt to exclude weekends, when perhaps not many calls are
 being made or received, and so as not to distort the averages.  You can
 also concentrate on incoming or outgoing calls or look at all calls.</p>

<p>This report is ideal when trying to determine if you have enough 
lines or indeed if you require more lines. Please note that if your call
 traffic tends to fluctuate throughout the year, you may want to run the
 report for a period that includes busy times before deciding to reduce 
lines!</p>

<p>This report is also ideal if you have a number of legacy switches 
throughout your organisation and are looking to replace with an IP 
solution which will allow you to streamline and save on redundant line 
costs.</p>

<h2>Understanding the Results</h2>

<p>All reports can be exported in five different formats; Web, PDF, XML, CSV and Excel.</p>

<h4>Output to Web</h4>

<p>When selecting <span class="reference">Web</span> as the output format, the Busy channels 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. The headers of this report are as follows:</p>

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	<tbody>
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			<th class="confluenceTh" width=110>Header</th>
			<th class="confluenceTh">Description</th>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Time slot</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">To sort by time slot, simply click on the <span class="reference">Time slot</span> header. On web reports all headers are clickable so you can alternate between 
				ascending and descending order of time slot.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Total duration</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The total duration is the sum of all time when lines were busy in the half-hour slot alongside. To sort and see which half-slot contained the longest duration of time 
				when channels were busy, click on the <span class="reference">Total duration</span> header.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Max busy</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">To reorder the report to show the average number of busy lines per time slot, simply click on the <span class="reference">Max busy</span> header. The report will 
				immediately re-arrange itself in descending order to show which time slots were busy on average. To see the least busy time-slots, simply click once again to re-arrange in ascending order of average busy.
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Average busy</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">To reorder the report to show the average number of busy lines per time slot, simply click on the <span class="reference">Average busy</span> header. The report 
				will immediately re-arrange itself in descending order to show which time slots were busy on average. To see the least busy time-slots, simply click once again to re-arrange in ascending order of average busy.
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>If you would like to go back and view this 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" />

<h4>Output to PDF</h4>

<p>This report format appears as a three page PDF report. The first page shows the name of the person who has prepared/scheduled the report. This name is picked up from your login. It also contains the entity you report on, the period covered and any filters used in the report.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_pdf_1.png" alt="Busy channels PDF" />

<p>The second page has a graph depicting average and maximum number of channels used as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_pdf_2.png" alt="Busy channels PDF" />

<p>The third page breaks this graph down into detail showing the time slots with the maximum and average number of channels busy and the total duration of time spent on calls for each time slot depicted.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_pdf_3.png" alt="Busy channels PDF" />

<h4>Output to XML</h4>
<p>You can choose to output information as an XML feed for use in external applications. This may look a little odd when presented as shown below but is ideal when you need to provide a call logging feed to other applications.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_xml.png" alt="Busy channels XML" />

<h4>Output to CSV</h4>
<p>The CSV option allows you to output the data to a CSV file. This can be either opened immediately or saved for future use.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/busy_channels_csv.png" alt="Busy channels CSV" />

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Introduction

The Busy Channels report allows you to break down each business day into half-hour periods, showing the maximum and average number of telephone lines in use for each half-hour period. This report is useful for determining whether or not you have enough lines or if you have too many.

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On the Reports screen, select the Busy channels report from the left-hand pane and click the Select this report button.

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Selecting the reporting period

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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:

Period	Description
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 of the current week (normally Monday). 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 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 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 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

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drop-down list and specifying your own

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,

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,

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and

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of the period you want to report on.

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

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Running this report over longer periods of time gives a more accurate picture of your telephone line usage.

Selecting the reporting entity

The Reporting entity parameter allows you to select the part of your organisation whose calls the report should include, e.g. a site, a group or an individual user.

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Site

To report on a particular site, select it from the drop-down list or select All sites .

Reporting_filter

Filter	Site
Value	All sites

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.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Group
Value	All groups

User

If both a site and group have been selected, you can further limit the report's results to include only calls involving a particular user, by selecting that user from the drop-down list.

Reporting_filter

Filter	User
Value	All users

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If your web account is restricted to a specific site or group, only those entities to which you have access will be available in the drop-down lists.

Once you have selected the scope of your report, click on the Next button to set additional report parameters and options, or to run the report immediately, click the Finish button.

Selecting the report filters

You can limit the results of your report by choosing one or more of the following filters:

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Account code

To produce a report consisting only of calls that were made using a particular account code, enter the account code in the field provided.

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Filter	Account code
Value	0140

To report on more than one account code, separate each code using a comma.

Call type

This filter 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 all types of call, set this to All calls.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Call type
Value	All calls

Carrier

If you use more than one carrier, you can limit the results to include only calls that were made using a specific carrier.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Carrier
Value	All carriers

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If you use only one carrier, there will be no drop-down list available and no option to choose a carrier.

CLI

Calling Line Identification (CLI) is 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 could enter 02072652600.

Reporting_filter

Filter	CLI
Value	02072652600

You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a CLI from the report's results, and/or the

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Label	*

symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls from Tri-Line, but include all others, you could use !020726526*. To report on more than one CLI, use a comma to separate each entry.

Cost

You can define a cost filter to include calls above or below specific values by entering your criteria, as shown below:

Reporting_filter

Filter	Cost
Value	<2.00

You can specify a cost range by using the

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symbol; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, and

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.

Destination

If you want to filter calls to a specific, known destination, type the name of the destination in the text box provided. This filter accepts the ! and * symbols for excluding values and specifying partial matches, respectively.

For example, if you wanted to exclude all calls to France, you could enter

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Label	!France*

, as shown below:

Reporting_filter

Filter	Destination
Value	!France*

Dialled number

To filter calls to a specific dialled number, type it in the text box provided. The dialled number is 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 can be entered (e.g. 0033 for calls to France).

Reporting_filter

Filter	Dialled number
Value	0033

You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a dialled number from the report's results, and/or the

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Label	*

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 desired duration in seconds.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Duration
Value	>1800

You can specify a duration range by using the

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Label	-

symbol; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, and

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Label	!

.

In the above example, the report will return only calls longer than 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

LCR code

To filter your results to include only calls that used a Least Cost Routing (LCR) code, enter it in the text box provided.

Reporting_filter

Filter	LCR code
Value	162

You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a LCR code from the report's results, and/or the

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Label	*

symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls made using all LCR codes beginning

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Label	162

, you could enter

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Label	!162*

. 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, measured in seconds. Specify the desired response time threshold in the text box provided.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Response time
Value	>10

In the above example, the search results will display calls that have a response time greater than 10 seconds.

You can specify a response time range by using the

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Label	-

symbol and; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, >, <, and

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Label	!

.

Start time

This option allows you to filter calls based on the time the call started. Specify the start time in the text box provided using the hh:mm:ss format.

For example, to include only calls that began after 10 am, you could enter 10:00:00 in the Start time field, as shown below:

Reporting_filter

Filter	Start time
Value	10:00:00

Trunk access code

If 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.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Trunk access code
Value	9

You can use the ! symbol to explicitly exclude a trunk access code from the report's results, and/or the

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Label	*

symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls made using the

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Label	9

trunk access code, you could enter

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Label	!9

. To report on more than one trunk access code, use a comma to separate each entry.

Selecting the report options

This section enables you to further narrow down your report results, by excluding certain types of calls. It also allows you to sort the report's results in a particular manner.

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Exclude weekends

To exclude weekend calls from your report's results, select the

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Label	Exclude weekends

option.

Reporting_option

Option	Exclude weekends

Exclude transfers

To exclude transferred calls from your report's results, select the

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Label	Exclude transfers

option.

Reporting_option

Option	Exclude transfers

Sort order

Choose from the

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Label	Sort order

drop-down list whether you want the results of the report to appear in ascending or descending order.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Sort order
Value	Ascending
Option	Sort order

Sort results by

To sort your report's results by a particular column, select it from the

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Label	Sort results by

drop-down list.

Reporting_filter

Filter	Sort results by
Value	Time slot

Ignore short missed calls

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 a duration threshold in the text box provided, e.g. to ignore calls below 3 seconds, enter

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.

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Selecting the report format

This section allows you to choose the media format of your completed report. The formats available are

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,

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,

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,

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and

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.

More details about each report format are available in the Setting the report format section above.

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Creating the report

When you have selected a reporting period and have chosen any filters and options, you can either run the report immediately by clicking on the

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Label	Run now

button, or schedule it for future delivery.

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The report's results

Web format

Below is an example of this report's output in

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format, displaying the activity of your telephone lines grouped in half-hour time slots:

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The

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format is the most interactive of all formats: all column headers are click-sortable and most graphical and tabular elements can be drilled down into, allowing deeper analysis of your results. 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.

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

The body of the report consists of a graph and a table:

The graph is a quick and easy indication of your line usage, broken down into half-hour time slots. The percentage on the y-axis shows the number of lines utilised, and the x-axis shows each half-hour of the day. The bars on the graph coloured light-purple show the maximum number of busy trunks in each particular half-hour, and the overlaid dark-purple ones show the average number of busy trunks in the same time period.
The table displays the actual data organised in columns for maximum and average busy lines and the total duration for each half-hour time slot. Each column is described below:

Header	Description
Time slot	The time of day in half-hour periods
Total duration	The total duration of all calls made or received within the time slot shown
Max busy	The maximum number of trunks in use during the time slot shown
Average busy	The average number of trunks in use during the time slot shown

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All column headers are clickable, allowing you to dynamically reorder the results.

To modify your report to cover a larger organisational scope, click on an element of the breadcrumb as shown below:

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PDF format

If you chose to run the report in

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format, the report will consist of three pages.

The first page shows the login name of the person who has prepared/scheduled the report, the entity you are reporting on, the period covered and any filters used in the report.

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The second page has a graph depicting the average and maximum number of channels used, as shown below:

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The third page contains a table of time slots, showing the maximum and average number of channels that were busy, along with the total duration of time spent on calls during each time slot.

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Busy Channels

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Key

Introduction

Running the report

Selecting the reporting period

Selecting the reporting entity

Site

Group

User

Selecting the report filters

Account code

Call type

Carrier

CLI

Cost

Destination

Dialled number

Duration

LCR code

Response

Start time

Trunk access code

Selecting the report options

Exclude weekends

Exclude transfers

Sort order

Sort results by

Ignore short missed calls

Selecting the report format

Creating the report

The report's results

Web format

PDF format