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<h2>Introduction</h2>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/call_analysis.png" alt="Call analysis" />

<p>The Call analysis report breaks down your working day into half-hour 
segments and details important information about your calls. You get a 
clear graphical image showing incoming, outgoing and abandoned calls.</p>

<p>This is broken down into half hour timeslots, showing how long it 
takes you to answer or how long people are waiting before they give up 
and abandon the call. These figures are shown as maximum and averages 
so you can more effectively plan your staffing requirements throughout 
each working day. You can add numerous filters which are described here 
in detail, if you want to be even more specific in the information 
displayed.</p>

<p>You can also optimise to exclude weekends from this report, 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>

<h2>Understanding the Results</h2>

<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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			<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 to sort in alternative ascending order.

			</td>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b class="red">Missed</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The missed calls column is always displayed as red. It allows you to re-order your call analysis detail based on whichever of the following criteria is most important: 
				<ul class="table">
					<li><b><img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sigma.png" alt="Squiggle" />:</b> This shows the total number of missed calls in the corresponding half-hour 
						timeslot. e.g. Select this option if you want to re-order the Call analysis report to display the half hour slot with the most missed calls. Click again to display the half hour slot with the least 
						missed calls.
					</li>

					<li><b>Max:</b> This shows the maximum length of time a caller waited before hanging up (in seconds). Select this option if you want to sort your missed call in order of the maximum amount 
						of missed calls in any half-our time slot. <br>By clicking again the report will alternate between the time slot with the most missed calls and the time slot with the least missed calls.
					</li>

					<li><b>Avg:</b> How long the average caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds).<br>Select this option if you want to sort your missed calls in 
						order of the average number of missed calls in any half-our time slot. By clicking again the report will alternate between decending and ascending order for average number of missed calls. 
						How long the average caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds).
					</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b class="green">Answered</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The answered calls columm is always displayed in green. It allows you to re-order the Call analysis report based on incoming call information. You can re-arrange based on any 
				of the following selection criteria:
				<ul class="table">
					<li><b><img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sigma.png" alt="Squiggle" />:</b> Select this option if you would like to re-order your Call analysis report to sort 
						by half hour slot with the most answered calls. Click again to re-order to start with the half hour with the least answered calls. Answered calls can also be re-ordered by time taken to answer 
						(ring time) and duration of call.
					</li>
					<li><b>Ring time Max:</b> This column shows the maximum time a caller had to wait before being answered (in seconds). Select this option under the Ring time (secs) header if you want to re-order to 
						show the half hour slot with the longest ring time. <br>Click again to show the half hour slot with the shortest ring time for answered calls. By clicking again, the report will alternate between the 
						time slot with the longest and shortest ring time.
					</li>
					<li><b>Ring time Avg:</b> This shows this average time a caller had to wait before being answered (in seconds). Select this option under the Ring time (secs) header if you want to show the half hour slot 
						in descending order of average ring time. Click again to in ascending order. By clicking again the report wil alternate between the time slot with the longest and shortest average ring time.
					</li>
					<li><b>Duration Max:</b> This shows the maximum length of time a caller waited before hanging up (in seconds).<br> Select this option if you want to sort your missed call in order of the maximum amount of 
						missed calls in any half-our time slot. By clicking again the report will alternate between the time slot with the most missed calls and the time slot with the least missed calls.
					</li>
					<li><b>Duration Avg:</b> This column shows how long the average caller waited before abandoning the call (in hours, minutes, seconds).<br> Select this option if you want to sort your missed call in order of 
						the average number of missed calls in any half-our time slot. By clicking again the report will alternate between decending and ascending order for average number of missed calls. How long the average 
						caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds).
					</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b class="blue">Outbound</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">The outbound calls column is always displayed in blue. It shows the total number of calls for each half hour, the maximum, average and total duration for calls in that half hour and average 
				and total cost of calls made in that half hour. It also allows you to re-order the Call analysis report based on this outbound call information. You can re-arrange based on any of the following selection 
				criteria:
				<ul class="table">
					<li><b><img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sigma.png" alt="Squiggle" />:</b> Select this option if you would like to re-order your Call analysis 
						report to sort by half hour slot with the most outbound calls. Click again to re-order to start with the half hour with the least outbound calls. Outbound calls can also be re-ordered by time taken to 
						answer (ring time) and duration of call.
					</li>
					<li><b>Duration Max:</b> Select this option under the outbound Duration header if you want to show the half hour slot with the longest outbound call. Click again to show the half hour slot with the 
						shortest outbound call. By clicking again the report will alternate between the time slot with the longest and shortest outbound call.
					</li>
					<li><b>Duration Avg:</b> Select this option under the outbound Duration header if you want to show the half hour slot in descending order of average call duration. Click again to see in 
						ascending order. By clicking again the report will alternate between the time slot with the longest and shortest average outbound call duration.
					</li>
					<li><b>Duration Total:</b> Select this option under the outbound Duration header if you want to show the half hour slot in descending order of total call duration. Click again to see in ascending 
						order. By clicking again the report will alternate between the time slot with the longest and shortest total outbound call duration.
					</li>
					<li><b>Cost Avg:</b> Select the Max option under the Cost header if you want to show the half hour slot with the most expensive average outbound call costs. Click again to show the half hour slot with the 
						least expensive average outbound call costs. By clicking again the report willl alternate between the time slot with the most and least expensive call.
					</li>
					<li><b>Cost Total:</b> Select the average option under the Cost header if you want to show the half hour slot in descending order of total call costs. Click again to see in ascending order. By clicking again 
						the report wil alternate between the time slot with the most and least expensive call costs.
					</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<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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Introduction

The Call Analysis report breaks down your working day into half-hour segments, providing a clear graphical representation of your outbound, answered and abandoned calls. Call volumes are shown as maximums and averages which can help with staff planning.

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Running the report

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

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A new window will appear, where you can set the parameters of your report.

Selecting the reporting period

For each report, you must specify a time span that covers the calls you want the report to include. This is known as 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:

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 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 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

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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.

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 .

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FilterSite
ValueAll 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
FilterGroup
ValueAll 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
FilterUser
ValueAll users

Tip

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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FilterAccount code
Value0140

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.

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FilterCall type
ValueAll 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.

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FilterCarrier
ValueAll carriers

Info

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.

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FilterCLI
Value02072652600

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

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 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
FilterCost
Value<2.00

You can specify a cost range by using the 

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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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, as shown below:

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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).

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FilterDialled number
Value0033

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

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 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.

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Value>1800

You can specify a duration range by using the 

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 .

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.

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FilterLCR code
Value162

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

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 symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching.  For example, to exclude calls made using all LCR codes beginning
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, you could enter
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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
FilterResponse 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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 symbol and; to specify limits, use the comparison operators, ><, and 
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 .

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:

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FilterStart time
Value10:00:00

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.

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FilterTrunk access code
Value9

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

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 symbol as a wildcard in digit pattern matching. For example, to exclude calls made using the
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 trunk access code, you could enter 
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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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Exclude transfers

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

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Sort order

Choose from the

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Sort results by

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

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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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Selecting the report format

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

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 Run now button, or schedule it for future delivery.

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The report's results

Below is an example of this report's output in Web format, displaying a breakdown of calls organised in half-hour time slots:

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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 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. The headers of this report are as follows:

HeaderDescription
Time slotThe time period to which the other headers' results relate.

Missed

  • SquiggleImage Added: The total number of missed calls.
  • Max: The maximum length of time a caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds).
  • Avg: The average length of time a caller waited before abandoning the call (in seconds).

Answered

  • SquiggleImage Added: The total number of answered calls.
  • Ring time Max: The maximum length of time a caller waited before a call was answered (in seconds).
  • Ring time Avg: The average length of time a caller waited before the call was answered (in seconds).
  • Duration Max: The duration of the longest answered call (in hours, mins, secs).
  • Duration Avg: The average length of all answered calls (in hours, mins, secs).

Outbound

  • SquiggleImage Added: The total number of outbound calls.
  • Duration Max: The duration of the longest outbound call (in hours, mins, secs).
  • Duration Avg: The average length of all outbound calls (in hours, mins, secs).
  • Duration Total: The total duration of time spent on outbound calls.
  • Cost Avg: The average cost of all outbound calls.
  • Cost Total: The total cost of all outbound calls.

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

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