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<h2>Introduction</h2>

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<p>The Call Geography report includes graphical pie charts and a 
detailed table with complete information about where you make your calls 
to: local, national, international, mobile, etc.</p>


<p>Each segment is shown as a percentage of the number of calls, and 
again to show how much of the cost is made up of those types of calls.  
This quickly enables you to see which calls are costing you the most, 
and taking up the most call time.</p>

<h2>Understanding the Results</h2>

<p>The numbers <b>'52001'</b>,<b>'52002'</b> etc. represent the Account code. The <span class="reference">Carrier</span> shows the carrier used to route the call, the <span class="reference">Charge band</span> shows the chargeband 
applied to the call and the <img id="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/sigma.png" /> shows the total number of calls to that chargeband. This is followed by the <span class="reference">Total duration</span> spent on calls to that chargeband and the <span class="reference">Total cost</span> of calls to that chargeband.</p>

<p>The web format allows for complete flexibility when viewing this report. All headers are clickable allowing you rearrange the report layout in seconds to sort the calls in ascending or decending order based on the header clicked.</p>

<p>To view details of any filters or selection parameters used in creating this report, simply click on the <span class="link">About this report</span> on the top right of the page.</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>

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Overview

The Call Geography report consists of three pie charts, each showing call information grouped by volume, duration and cost. An accompanying table is also shown, containing details of where - geographically - your calls are made, classified by their tariff band, such as local, national, mobile or international.

The proportion of calls to each geographical destination is shown in terms of volume, duration and cost, highlighting the calls that are costing you the most and taking up most of your time.

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Running the report

Click on the Reports tab and select Call geography from the left-hand pane. The screen displaying the parameters of the report will appear, where you can configure the entity, period, filters, options and format of the report.

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For details about how to configure these parameters, refer to the relevant page(s) in the list below:

Creating the report

When you have configured the report's parameters, click on the Run now button to run the report immediately; alternatively, you can save the report's definition or schedule the report for future delivery.

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The report's results

Below is an example of this report's output in Web format:

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The final report consists of three pie charts and a table.

Pie charts

  • The left-hand pie chart shows the amount of calls to each location
  • The centre chart shows the time spent on calls to each location
  • The right-hand chart shows the cost of calls to each location

Table

The table shows the following information about the calls made to each charge band location:

HeaderDescription
Charge bandThe charge band, e.g. Local, National, International, Mobile, etc. Each listed charge band is click-able, allowing you to drill-down to see which site, department or user made calls to that charge band location.
% of callsThe number of calls per charge band location as a percentage of the total calls made. To reorder, click on the header to alternate between descending and ascending.
Number of callsThe total volume of calls made to each charge band location.
% of total durationThe total duration of calls made to each charge band location, expressed as a percentage of all charge bands.
Average durationThe average duration spent on calls to the corresponding charge band.
Total durationThe total amount of time spent on calls to the corresponding charge band.
% of total costThe total cost of all calls made to each charge band location, expressed as a percentage of the total cost of all calls.
Average costThe average cost of calls made to each charge band location.
Total costThe total cost of calls made to each charge band location.

The summary line at the foot of the table shows the total number of calls included in the report, the total duration of calls, average and total costs.

As with all reports produced by TIM Enterprise, 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 Web 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.

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

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