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Introduction

The Daily Activity report provides a summary showing the volume of all inbound, outbound and missed calls for each day. It is useful for organisations whose call traffic fluctuates throughout the year because, by identifying your busiest periods, it allows you to more effectively plan your staffing requirements.

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Running the report

Access the Reports screen, select the Daily Activity from the list and click on the Run now button.

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

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:

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 Period drop-down list and specifying your own  Start dateStart timeEnd date and End time of the period you want to report on.

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.

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:

Weekend data

Calls made at weekends may distort the result of the report. To exclude such calls, tick the box, as shown below:

Transferred calls

You can choose to exclude calls that were answered as a result of a transfer from one party to another. To exclude transferred calls, tick the box, as shown below:

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The report's results

Below is an example of this report's output, displaying the total volume of all inbound and outbound calls for each day.

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 body of the report consists of a table showing a summary of your incoming and outgoing calls for each day during the period you selected. Each row shows the following information:

Column headerDescription
DayThe date and day of week
Incoming Calls
Column headerDescription
QtyThe total volume of calls received
Total DurnThe total length of time spent on incoming calls
Avg DurnThe average call duration of inbound calls
Avg ResponseThe average length of time taken to answer a call
LostThe average length of time a caller waited before abandoning the call (in hours, minutes, seconds)
Outgoing Calls
Column headerDescription
QtyThe total volume of outbound calls
Total DurnThe total length of time spent on outbound calls
Avg DurnThe average duration of outbound calls
CostThe total cost of all calls made, irrespective of each call's local currency