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Scheduling Reports

Reports may be scheduled for distribution at a future date and time. This functionality is particularly useful for contact centers that run specific reports and distribute them to the same users on a regular basis. Scheduling reports automates the process of running reports with specific parameters and distributing reports via email or FTP/SFTP.


How to Schedule a Report

To schedule a report or to update the settings of a scheduled report, follow these steps:

  1. In Contact Center Administrator, navigate to Reports and select the desired type of report from the main menu (i.e., Agent/Team Reports, Outbound Reports, Scenario Reports, etc.).

  2. In the list of reports, select the name of the report you wish to schedule. The report properties will be shown in the bottom pane of the screen.

    Select a report name to display report parameters


  3. Click Schedule this report for distribution. The report scheduling parameters will be shown.

    Parameters tab for scheduling reports


  4. Select the Enabled checkbox.

  5. Specify the properties for Report Schedule and Report Parameters. See section "Parameters tab" below for descriptions of properties.

  6. Specify the properties for the Email Delivery tab, if needed. See section "Email Delivery tab" below for descriptions of properties.

    Email Delivery options


  7. Specify the properties for the FTP Delivery tab, if needed. See section "FTP Delivery tab" below for descriptions of properties.

    FTP Delivery tab


  8. Click Apply.

  9. Review the remaining report properties and edit as needed.

  10. Click Run Report.


Properties

As described in How to Schedule a Report, clicking Schedule this report for distribution brings up a new dialog with report schedule properties and other report parameters. The dialog includes three tabs: Parameters, Email Delivery, and FTP Delivery. The properties of these tabs are described as follows.

Parameters tab

Parameters tab properties


Enabled

Select the Enabled checkbox to enable the report to be scheduled for distribution.

Report Schedule

In this section of Parameters, define when and how often the report will be scheduled to be run.

Recurrence

Recurrence is the frequency that the report will be run and distributed.

Select one of four options:

  • Hourly
  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
Run at

Specify the time and the timezone in which the report will be scheduled to run.

Repeat every

Specify how often the report should be run, or if the report should be run only once. Available repeat options include every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, etc.

Repeat until

If you selected how often the report run should be repeated, you should specify the time when the report should stop being repeated.

Report Parameters

The Report Parameters section includes only the parameters relevant to the selected report name.

In the example shown, the selected report name is "Agent Activity" and therefore, only the Agent Activity report parameters "Time Frame" and "Agents" are shown.


Email Delivery tab

Email Delivery tab properties


Deliver report via email

Select the Deliver report via email checkbox to enable delivery of the report to specified email addresses.

Sender display name

Enter the desired Sender display name here. This name can be any name (e.g., organization name, your name, team name, service name, etc.).

Sender email address

The Sender email address is the email address that will be used to send the report.

Subject

The Subject is the subject line of the email message to be sent.

$()

Variables of the $(varname) format may be used in the Subject field and Message field.

The Insert Variables button allows you to insert one of the following variables into the Subject or the Message field:

  • $(agents) - This variable displays the name of the agent(s) defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(services) - This variable displays the name of the service(s) defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(scenarioName) - This variable displays the name of the scenario defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(endTime) - This variable displays the time of the last entry in the report .
  • $(startTime) - This variable displays the time of the first entry in the report.
  • $(timeframe) - This variable displays the timeframe of the report as defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(timezone) - This variable dislays the time zone as defined in the Report Schedule section.


Click $() to insert a variable in the Subject or Message


Message

The Message is the body text of the email message to be sent.

Format

Format is how the report will be provided in the email message to be sent.

Choose one of four options:

  • PDF
  • Excel
  • CSV
  • Text

Recipients

Recipients are the people who will receive the scheduled report. Click edit to select and add recipients to the list.


FTP Delivery tab

FTP Delivery tab properties


Deliver report via FTP/SFTP

Select the Deliver report via FTP/SFTP checkbox to enable delivery of the report via FTP/SFTP.

Format

Format is how the report will be saved and sent via FTP/SFTP.

Choose one of four options:

  • PDF
  • Excel
  • CSV
  • Text

Transport Protocol

Transport Protocol is the specified transfer protocol (FTP or SFTP).

FTP/SFTP Server hostname

FTP/SFTP Server hostname is the is the specified FTP/SFTP server username.

Destination folder and file name

Destination folder and file name is where the scheduled report will be saved.

$()

Variables of the $(varname) format may be used in the Destination folder and file name field.

The Insert Variables button allows you to insert one of the following variables into the Destination folder and file name field:

  • $(agents) - This variable displays the name of the agent(s) defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(services) - This variable displays the name of the service(s) defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(scenarioName) - This variable displays the name of the scenario defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(endTime) - This variable displays the time of the last entry in the report .
  • $(startTime) - This variable displays the time of the first entry in the report.
  • $(timeframe) - This variable displays the timeframe of the report as defined in the Report Parameters section.
  • $(timezone) - This variable dislays the time zone as defined in the Report Schedule section.


Click $() to insert a variable in the Destination folder and file name


FTP username

FTP username is the specified FTP username.

FTP password

FTP password is the specified FTP username.

Test connection

The Test connection button is used to test the FTP/SFTP connection with the supplied credentials.




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