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Allows creating a new report query

Allows previewing a query

 

Allows running a respective report by this query

Indicates thatsending a report via email/monitoring option is enabled.

Info

You can enable/disable the rule after it's been created in the system by clicking the indication icon.


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Indicates thatsending a report via email/monitoring option is disabled.

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Prompts to the Traffic Processing rules created by matching factors in a query

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Allows deleting a query

To start managing, choose the respective query from the section and click on the name to open the settings.

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Information BlockDescription
NameSpecify a the name of the template
Visibility

It allows controlling the visibility of respective reports templates whether you want to keep templates private or leave them visible for other users:

  • Public - available for all users of the same Reseller
  • Private - accessible strictly for the creator.
ReportHere, a report type will be prefilled.
Filters / Output

Here you need to specify filters that will be used for generating a correct report and choose the output type to view the report

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Information BlockDescription
GeneralStatus

Specify if this function is on:

  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Output Type

Specify a file type to be sent:

  • CSV
  • Excel
RecipientsUsersDefine system Users to send a Query to (can be empty if the Extra Emails field is filled in)
Extra EmailsSpecify the needed extra email addresses (can be empty if the Users field is filled in)
SchedulingType

Report generation scheduling approach:

  • fixed (run at specific times/days);
  • periodic (run at certain intervals).
Fixed

TimezoneIndicate a timezone for a selected report run time
Add Time button
  • Time - specify the time;
  • Days of the Week - specify the needed frequency (Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, Custom);
  • Specific days - becomes active if Custom is selected as a Days of the Week parameter. Specify exact days here.
Tip
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If you want to receive reports for a previous month every 1st day of the next month, you will need to:

  • set Last Month as an Interval in the Query
  • set First Run in the To Email as the first day of the month

The report will be queried for the previous interval and be sent to the respective email/-s on the first day of each month.


Last RunIndicates when the report was last run by the system
Periodic



Every

Determine an appropriate interval to generate a report automatically, it could be in minutes, hours, days, weeks,

or

months, or years.

Info

Please note that an xDRs List Report Query period for monitoring is limited to 1 week.

First RunOffset a specific date & time up to a second (incl. a timezone) for the first run of a report
Last RunIndicates when the report was last run by the system

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After creating the Query, you can manage whether to allow generating reports at the specific times and send results to specified emailsmonitor statistics and generate alerts, as well as block numbers, codes/code names, destinations, clients, or accounts if set conditions are met. For this, open the needed Report Query, and click the To Email Monitoring tab:

Screenshot: Monitoring tab

Information BlockDescription
GeneralStatus

Specify if this function is on:

  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Output Type

Specify a file type to be sent:

  • CSV
  • Excel
RecipientsUsersDefine system Users to send a Query to (can be empty if the Extra Emails field is filled in)Extra EmailsSpecify the needed extra email addresses (can be empty if the Users field is filled in)
Schedule








Query execution

SchedulingTypeReport generation

scheduling approach:

  • fixed (run at specific times/days);
  • periodic (run at certain intervals).
Fixed
TimezoneIndicate a timezone for a selected
report
query run time

Add Time button

  • Time - specify the time;
  • Days of the Week - specify the needed frequency (Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, Custom);
  • Specific days - becomes active if Custom is selected as a Days of the Week parameter. Specify exact days here.
Tip
titleTip

If you want to receive reports for a previous month every 1st day of the next month, you will need to:

  • set Last Month as an Interval in the Query
  • set First Run in the To Email as the first day of the month

The report will be queried for the previous interval and be sent to the respective email/-s on the first day of each month.


Last RunIndicates when the report was last run by the system
Periodic
EveryDetermine an appropriate interval to generate a report automatically, it could be in minutes, hours, days, weeks, or years.
First
Next RunOffset a specific date & time up to a second (incl. a timezone) for the first run of a report
Last RunIndicates when the report was last run by the system
Traffic ProcessingMatch

Here you can specify Report fields to build Traffic Processing Rules.

Tip
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For example, if you want to block only an Account, you should select "Account ID". Meanwhile, having only "Client ID" will block the whole Client.'


Action

What the produced Traffic Processing Rules should do:

  • Block - the Rules should block events matching them;
  • Add Tags - the Rules should add specific Tags to events matching them.
Expire
When the produced Traffic Processing Rules should expire:
  • No Expiry - the Rules shouldn't have an Expiry Date;
  • After - the Rules should expire after a fixed interval after their creation;
  • By Payment Terms - the Rules should expire at the end of the current period of Client Payment Terms.
Note
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Expiry by Payment Terms is possible only with matched Client or Account.


NotificationsUsersDefine system Users to send a notification to (can be empty if the Extra Emails field is filled in)
Extra EmailsSpecify the needed extra email addresses (can be empty if the Users field is filled in)
Client checkbox

In case of blocking a Client or its Account, we can email the client (using Reports Monitoring - External Mail Template) or their owner (using Reports Monitoring - Internal Mail Template). You can also specify the Client's email from their settings in this field:

  • Main Email
  • NOC Email
  • Billing Email
  • Rates Email