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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:

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

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

If you want to report only on direct calls and exclude calls that were answered as a result of a transfer from one party to another, tick the Exclude box, as shown below:

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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, 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: