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Introduction

The Incoming Call Analysis report breaks down your working day into half-hour segments, providing detailed information about your incoming and abandoned calls, such as call volumes, duration and response time information. These figures are shown as maximum and averages, allowing you to more effectively plan your staff requirements.


Running the report

Access the Reports screen, select the Incoming Call Analysis report 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 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 a specific trunk group

To run the report on a specific trunk group, select it from the drop-down list. To report on all trunks, select the blank line.


Select a particular trunk

To report on a particular trunk, enter the trunk number in the box provided.


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:


Select calls to specific presented numbers

If you want to report only on calls to a specific number or range of numbers, enter the number(s) in the field provided, as shown below:


Transferred calls

If you want to report only on direct calls and exclude those transferred from another party, tick the Exclude box, as shown below:


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:


The report's results

Below is an example of this report's output:


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 displaying a breakdown of your incoming and abandoned calls, organised in half-hour time slots. The column headers of the table are described below:

Column headerDescription
Time slotThe time period to which the other headers' results relate
Answered Calls
Column headerDescription
Number of callsThe total number of answered calls
Response time - MaxThe maximum length of time a caller waited before a call was answered (in seconds)
Response time - AvgThe average length of time a caller waited before a call was answered (in seconds)
Call duration - MaxThe duration of the longest answered call (in hours, mins, secs)
Call duration - AvgThe average length of all answered calls (in hours, mins, secs)
Abandoned Cal
Column headerDescription
Number of callsThe total number of abandoned calls
Wait time - MaxThe maximum length of time a caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds)
Wait time - AvgThe average length of time a caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds)
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