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Group Spending

In this use case, the user views total fees for the current group (cost center).

Table 39. Group Spending
Function
Description

Name

Group Spending

Trigger
  • Business Reports List
  • Report drop-down

Chart

Default Chart Type, Bar (user selectable), X axis: Group, Y axis: Total Value

Standard Features
  • Printer-friendly view
  • Download CSV or XML

Configuration Points

Report Threshold Value for Batch Mode. Determines the number of result set lines above which a report must process in batch mode instead of as an online download. You can set values for each type of download file:

  • CSV. The maximum number of output lines.
  • XML. A percentage of the CSV threshold value (Default is 20%).

For example, if the CSV report threshold is set to 3,000 result set lines, then an XML threshold value set at 20% must process in batch mode when it has 600 or more result set lines.

Main Path for Group Spending

The following path describes the Group Spending use case:

  • The user selects the Group Spending report from the List of Business Reports.

    Oracle Self-Service E-Billing determines query parameters based on report context or defaults and returns group spending report.

Alternate Paths for Group Spending

Alternate paths can occur in this use case.

If the current hierarchy node context is not a group, the default report for the current object is displayed

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing forwards the user to the proper report view.

The user changes the period (default is current period)

The user changes the period to:

    • Another single period (to and from are the same period)
    • Different to and from aggregation periods
Group Trend Report Version (compare periods)
1 The user selects the T link at the end of a row.
  1. Oracle Self-Service E-Billing displays a trend report with columns for the row selected:
    • Period 1
    • Period 2
    • Period 3
    • Period n. (Up to the number of periods available online)

      NOTE:  The group trend report comparison can expand and contract the company and account levels, but does not expand to the service agreement level.

Drill-down through hyperlinks to other reports

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing displays the default report for the object type link selected using the current hierarchy context (type, name, and period) to display the report view.

The user selects the Printer-Friendly action

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing invokes the Printer-Friendly use case.

The user selects the Download action (CSV or XML)

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing downloads the report in the selected format.

Exceptions for Group Spending

The following exceptions can occur with this use case.

The user encounters a server system error

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing invokes the error message use case.

    
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