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Use Case: Viewing the Account Billing Trend Report


This use case lets a user view the Account Billing Trend report for the selected billing account and period, showing a bar chart of charges plus billing trend details such as the number of contracts in the account and a breakdown of usage and other charges. A user can also choose another billing period or range.

Main Path for Viewing the Account Billing Trend Report

The main path occurs when a user clicks Account Billing Trend on the Dashboard Overview page to display the Account Billing Trend page for the billing account. In the Consumer Edition, the user clicks Account Billing Trend or the billing period in the Billing Trend module on the Dashboard page.

Alternate Paths for Viewing the Account Billing Trend Report

The following alternate paths can occur in this use case:

  • A user clicks Analytics, Billing, and then Account Billing Trend.
  • A user selects the report from the Prompt module on another analytic report page.
  • A user clicks the T link on the Account Billing Overview report.
Account Billing Trend Page Elements

Table 38 describes the elements of this page.

Table 38. Account Billing Trend Page Elements
Page Element
Description

Page Title Text

Account Billing Trend

Prompt Module

This module displays the following elements:

  • Tabs:
    • Report
      Target: Displays the Account Billing Trend page.
    • Batch Request
      Target: Displays the Create Batch Report page. For details, see Create Batch Report Page Elements.
  • Text: Period Range
  • Text and drop-down list: From List
  • Text and drop-down list: To List
  • Text and drop-down list: Billing Reports List
  • Button: Submit
    Action: Displays the selected report.
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Report Chart Module

The Billing Trend Bar Chart module displays a bar chart showing dollars billed for the selected billing period range. A red bar indicates that the value is greater than the standard deviation.

Report Details Module

This module displays the following elements:

  • Module title text and data: Account Billing Trend Report Details (Number items)
  • Column titles:
    • Text and sorting link: Billing Periods
    • Text and sorting link: Number of Contracts
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Monthly Charges (Currency)
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Usage Charges (Currency)
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Credits (Currency)
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Other Charges (Currency)
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Taxes (Currency)
    • Text, data, and sorting link: Total Charges (Currency)

Report Details Module, continued

  • Column content:
    • Data and link: Billing period
      Link target: Displays the Service Billing Overview page. For details, see Service Billing Overview Page Elements.
    • Data: Number of contracts
    • Data: Monthly charges
    • Data: Usage charges
    • Data: Credits
    • Data: Other charges
    • Data: Taxes
    • Data: Total charges
  • Column content for total row:
    • Text: Total
    • Data: Monthly charges total
    • Data: Usage charges total
    • Data: Credits total
    • Data: Other charges total
    • Data: Taxes total
    • Data: Total charges for the report
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