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<p>TIM Enterprise allows complete flexibility in the way you can select 
your Billing Periods.</p> 

<p>You have three types of period to select from. These are:</p>

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	<li><b>Preset period</b></li>
	<li><b>Last period</b></li>
	<li><b>Custom period</b></li>
</ul>

<h4>Preset period</h4>

<p>The standard Preset periods are shown below and can be selected from this simple drop-down list.</p>

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NOTE: We define last week from the pre-set periods as Sun-Sat of the previous week and last 7 days as the preceding 7 days.

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<h4>Last period</h4>

<p>The last period allows complete flexibility, e.g. last 3 hours, last 7 days, last 2 quarters.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/last_period.png" alt="Last period" />
Note

NOTE: We define last week from the pre-set periods as Sun-Sat of the previous week and last 7 days as the preceding 7 days.

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<h4>Custom period</h4>

<p>The user defined custom period allows the user to define the exact date and time that the report is required from and to.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/custom_period.png" alt="Custom period" />

The Period parameter allows you to 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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Preset period

The Preset option contains several reporting periods available for selection, based on the standard Gregorian calendar. The table below describes how the start and end times are defined for each preset period:

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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.

Last period

The Last period option is an alternative to the preset periods described above, allowing you to choose the number of minutes, days, months etc, you want to run the report for.

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The start and end times are defined as for the Preset periods described above. For example, Last week is defined as Monday to Sunday of the previous week, while Last 7 days is the preceding 7 days from the current day.

Custom period

In addition to the presets described above, it is possible to specify a custom reporting period by choosing Custom period from the Period drop-down list and specifying your own  Start dateStart timeEnd date and End time of the period you want to report on.

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