Clicking the name of a report on the Reports Home page opens up a report with information based on the most current billing cycle, with pre-defined, default parameters.
You can perform the following from the Reports Home page:
§ Run the report and display it online by clicking the Run Online icon.
§ Run the report and display it in MS Excel by clicking the Run as Excel icon.
§ Run the report and display it in a PDF reader by clicking the Run as PDF icon.
You can customize the following report parameters after you click a specific report link:
§ Select report values – define the values for which to display the report
§ Apply a custom sort – specify the column by which to sort and the sort order
§ Add, delete, or change report summarization parameters – specify the levels of summarization/totals to display
§ Customize columns – specify column names, width, left or right justification, and create derived columns as a result of numeric calculations using an operand and operator
§ Select output format – specify the type of report output
§ Apply a filter – specify the exact report data required by stipulating whether or not a field should contain a specific value (for example, “Service Type Contains Voice” will display only accounts with voice-related services types)
§ Highlight data – draw attention to specific data on an HTML report, with colors of your choice
§ Run the report by clicking View Report.
§ Save the report by clicking Save Report.
§ Restore report default parameters by clicking Restore Defaults.
§ View report history and download offline reports by clicking Report History.
You can perform the following after an online report has been generated:
§ Apply ascending and descending sorts by clicking the required column header. Click the header again to change the sort order.
§ Return to the page to customize report parameters by clicking Modify Report.
Working With the Bill Summary Page