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Common UI Elements

Pages in the Self-Service application share some common user interface elements for navigating and searching for information. These elements frame the main page area that displays user data.

Common UI elements in the Self-Service application are:

• Masthead. The masthead displays at the top of each page and displays the application name, user name, and links for choosing a language and logging out. For details, see Masthead Element.
• Mailing Address module (Consumer users only, if Web Services are enabled). The Mailing Address module displays in all pages that a B2C User accesses and displays the user's address.
• Quick Links module (Not shown for prepay accounts). A list of quick links appears on the left side of each page for direct access to a few functional areas of the Self-Service application. Business and consumer users see a different set of quick links. For details, see Quick Links Module.
• Report Context module (Business users only). Report context information appears on the left side of each page, showing the name of the company, hierarchy, and position the user is assigned to, and which defines the scope of the report data displayed on the page. For details, see Report Context Module (Business Edition Only).
• Scheduled Payments module (Not shown for prepay accounts). In the payment-related use cases, a list of scheduled payments appears on the left side of each page in payment-related use cases, showing the payments scheduled by account number and date. For details, see Scheduled Payments Module.
• Tab menus. Tab menus on each page provide subnavigation for individual functions. Business and consumer user roles see a different sets of tab menus.For details, see Tab Menus.
• Logical Paths. Logical paths show the navigation path to each page and provide live links for navigating back. For details, see Logical Paths.
• Footer module. The footer displays at the bottom of each screen and displays legal notices and provider contact links. For details, see Footer Element.
• Paging element. When needed, the paging element appears to let users navigate multiple report pages. For details, see Paging Element.
• Download and printer-friendly element. Where available, the download and printer-friendly features let users download and print reports. For details, see Download and Printer-Friendly Elements.

Masthead Element

The masthead appears at the top of each page in the Self-Service application, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Masthead Element

The individual masthead components are described in Table 2.

Quick Links Module

Quick Links provide access to frequently used functions in the Self-Service application. Quick links vary for business and consumer users, and do not appear on prepay screens.

Quick Links for Business Users

Figure 6 shows the Quick Links module displayed to business users.

Figure 6. Quick Links Module for Business Users

Table 3. describes the quick links displayed to business users.

Quick Links for Consumer Users

Figure 7 shows the Quick Links module displayed to consumer users.

Figure 7. Quick Links Module for Consumer Users

Table 4. describes the quick links displayed to consumer users.

Report Context Module (Business Edition Only)

The Report Context module displays in all use cases in the Business Edition that present Self-Service report information. The report context displays the following information, which identifies the user's hierarchy position and defines the scope of the report:

• Text and data: Company Name Company name
• Text and data: Hierarchy Name Hierarchy name
• Text and data: Position Position

Figure 8 shows the Report Context module displayed to business users.

Figure 8. Report Context Module for Business Users

Scheduled Payments Module

The Scheduled Payments module displays in all payment-related use cases, showing all payments scheduled for the account. The Scheduled Payments module does not appear for consumer prepay accounts.

The Scheduled Payments module contains the following elements:

• Text and data: Account Number Account number
• Text and data: Date Date
• Text (If applicable): No Scheduled Payments

Figure 9 shows the Scheduled Payments module.

Figure 9. Scheduled Payments Module

Tab Menus

Tab menus appear across the top of all pages in the Self-Service application. Tab menus vary for the following:

• Tab Menus for Business Users
• Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Postpay Accounts)
• Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Prepay Accounts)

Tab Menus for Business Users

Figure 10 shows the tab menus that display to business users in the Self-Service application.

Figure 10. Tab Menus for Business Users

Table 5 describes the tab menu options for business users.

Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Postpay Accounts)

Figure 11 shows the tab menus that display to consumer users with postpay accounts in the Self-Service application.

Figure 11. Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Postpay Accounts)

Table 6 shows the tab menu options for consumer users with postpay accounts.

Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Prepay Accounts)

Figure 12 shows the tab menus that display to consumer users with prepay accounts in the Self-Service application.

Figure 12. Tab Menus for Consumer Users (Prepay Accounts)

Table 7 shows the tab menu options for consumer prepay accounts

Logical Paths

Logical paths appear beneath the tabs on each page and show the tab and options leading to the page, for example:

• Statements > Account Summary
• My Account > Personal > User Profile
• Analytics > Billing Reports > Account Billing Overview

Live links within the path let the user navigate back within the same functional tab area.

Figure 13 shows an example of the logical path element.

Figure 13. Logical Path Element

Footer Element

The footer displays at the bottom of each screen and displays legal notices and provider contact links.

Figure 14 shows the footer that appears on Self-Service application pages.

Figure 14. Footer Element

Table 8 describes the components of the footer element.

Paging Element

The paging element displays on detail tables when the number of rows returned exceeds a configured value.

Figure 15 shows an example of the Paging element.

Figure 15. Paging Element

Table 9 describes the components of the paging element.

Download and Printer-Friendly Elements

Most reporting use cases provide file download and printer-friendly options in the Self-Service application.

Figure 16 shows an example of the Download and Printer-Friendly elements.

Figure 16. Download and Printer-Friendly Elements

CSV and XML are standard download formats and are available in each use case where the Download element appears. PDF file format is also available in the following use cases:

• Print Summary (B2C User only.) For details about the Print Summary Quick Link, see Table 4.
• Use Case: Viewing a Statement Summary
• Use Case: Viewing the Account Billing Overview Report
• Use Case: Viewing the Service Details Report
• Use Case: Viewing the Total Cost by Plan Report

Table 10 describes the components of the download and printer-friendly elements.