Frequency Report
The Frequency Report can provide analysis information based on a variety of measurements. It can display the data using single or multiple categories over a specified time period. The date ranges can be based on any date-type category.
The Frequency Report is commonly used to normalize the data that you are viewing, or to analyze the data that falls within a particular threshold. These thresholds can be statically defined, or calculated using the standard deviation.
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To access the Frequency Report:
From the Application Function Bar, select Reports > Reports Admin > Case Reports > Frequency Report.
Report Options
The following table provides descriptions of the options available for this report.
Field | Description |
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View As | Select the output type of the report. For more information, see Report Output Types. |
Report Title | Type the title that you want to appear on the report results. The title displays at the top of each page of the report for the PDF, Word, and Excel formats. |
Excel File Name | Enter a name for the Excel file that will contain report results. |
Overwrite File | Select this check box to replace an Excel file of the same file name with new results. |
Excel Sheet Name | Enter a name for the Excel sheet that will contain report results. |
Overwrite Sheet | Select this check box to replace an Excel sheet of the same sheet name with new results. |
Generate Columns
If columns are added on the Columns tab, the column options on the Options tab are ignored. When the report is run, a message notifies you that the columns have been set up on the Columns tab, click OK and a message indicates that you need to set up data filters on the Filters tab.
Field | Description |
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Category | Select a primary category for the report. You can select a date-type category or a standard data category. If you select a date-type category the Level, Display, and Top-N Limit fields are grayed out and cannot be entered. If you select a standard data category the Report Time Frame field is grayed out. Emplifi Agent reports allow you to add columns to a report for an active or inactive category and category code. |
Level | If the selected category is a code hierarchy, select the level within the hierarchy on which you want to report. |
Display | Select how you would like information from a code hierarchy to be displayed. You can select from either the code or one of the three descriptions, or a combination of code and description 1. |
Top-N Limit | If you would like to limit the chart to include only the most frequently occurring codes, you can enter the number here (for example, show the top 5 issue reason codes and show the top 10 products with the most issues.) |
Report Time Frame | This is the time frame in which data displays on the report. If the column category is a date-type category, you must select time frames for the report. You do not need to fill out these fields if you have selected a category whose type is something other than a date. For more detailed information on setting these values, see Time Frames and Dates on Reports and Utilities. |
Show Column Total | Select this check box to display a total column. This check box is required if using the Threshold or Top N (rows) fields. This option only applies to output types other than "Web Page." The web output always has the column totals. |
Generate Row Groups
If rows are added on the Row Groupings tab, the row grouping options on the Options tab are ignored. When the report is run, a message notifies you that the rows have been set up on the Row Groupings tab, click OK to run the report.
Field | Description |
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Category | Enter the name of the category (field) that you want to display on the report. |
Row Label | Enter a label to use as the column heading on the report. |
Row Level | Select the level of the hierarchy which you want to include on the report. This field is ignored for categories that do not use codes. |
Row Display | Select how you would like data from this category to be displayed. You can choose to display the actual code value, description 1, 2, or 3, or a combination of the code and description1. |
Data
Field | Description |
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Filter On | Displays the column by which to filter the data that is displayed on the report. If the Column Category field is not a date category, the filter is based on case received date. Otherwise, the report is filtered on the selected date category. |
Time Frame | This is the time frame that will be used for selecting data to appear on the report. It defaults to the same as the report time frame but does not have to be. |
Between X and X | Select the date range for data to include on the report. |
Row Relations
Field | Description |
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Address Join | This option determines how adding address fields to the report will affect the report data.
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Issue/Enclosure Join | This setting determines how information related to issues and enclosures will be included on the report.
If you are not using both issue and enclosure data on the report, use the default value (Any Issue, Any Enc Req). |
Action Join | This setting determines how information related to actions will be included in the report.
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RD Usage Join | This setting determines how information related to Emplifi Knowledge Agent Assist Usage will be included in the report:
You must add the special report columns Emplifi Knowledge Agent Assist Usage and Emplifi Knowledge Agent Assist Usage Update to display whether agents used these features. Use the Emplifi Knowledge Usage User column to display the ID for the users that used this feature. For information, see Special Report Columns. |
Display
Field | Description |
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Value | This option determines how counting is done on the report. For information, see Values on the Chart and Frequency Reports. |
Order | Determines the order in which row data is sorted on the report.
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Show Percentages | Determines if percentages will be shown on the report. The following options are available:
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Suppress Missing Values | If any of the dimensions for a row are null, it will normally show up on the report as "(none)." If this option is selected, those rows do not get included on the report. |
Threshold | Enter the threshold value for the report. The default value is 1. Leaving this field blank assumes the default value. If you enter 0, the report will show all codes in the displayed hierarchy, even if they were not used on a case. If the value for the Total column on the row is less than the specified threshold value, that row will not be included on the report. You must select the Show Column Total check box to use the Threshold field. The Threshold value is not used if a value is entered in the Top N (rows) field. |
Top N (rows) | Enter a number for the top number of rows to return on the report. For example, if you enter 10 in this field, this value could return the top ten complaints in your system. If there are tied values for a place, both values are shown on the report, so you may have more than the specified number of rows of data returned on the report. You must select the Show Column Total check box to use the Top N (rows) field. |
Std. Dev. Mult. (Standard Deviation Multiplier) | Allows the user to calculate a threshold using the standard deviation, rather than having to rely on a static threshold. For information, see Standard Deviation Threshold. |
Results Language | Select the results language for the report. For more information, see the Results Language section on page Reports Overview. |
Time Zone | Select the time zone to use when processing the report. This indicates the time zone to use when using dates on filters, displaying dates, and the dates used for calculating bucket counts. If this field is blank, the dates will reflect the time zone of the user. For category dates, only the system date time is updated for the time zone (Type J), all the other dates are shown as stored in the database. |
Report Date Format | Select the format to use when displaying dates on the report. Choose from:
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Report Time Format | Select the format to use when displaying time on the report. Choose from:
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Normalization
Normalization is an optional feature of the Frequency report. Normalized reporting can provide a more accurate evaluation of your data by considering factors such as the number of units sold, the total value of items sold, or the number of customers served. For a full explanation on how normalized reporting works, see Normalized Reporting Overview.
Rows with norm set data of "0.0" or that are missing norm set data are not included in the totals for the reports.
Also, when different categories have the same code or folder value the correct normalized values are reported. In addition, when a category is the same as another company ID (not the company ID of the reporting data), the normalized values are taken from the “same as” company ID for the category. The frequency counts are taken from the company for which the report is being run.
Field | Description |
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Normalization Set | Select the name of the appropriate normalization set by which to normalize your report results. Normalization sets can be entered manually (see Normalization Set Maintenance) or imported using the Normalization Data Import Utility. |
Scale Factor | The scale factor is filled in directly from the information contained in the normalization data set. (For a definition of scale factor, see Normalization Set Maintenance.) You can override the value here if you want. |
Period Offset | This setting allows you to normalize the data from a period against the normalization data from a previous period. The default value of zero will use the data from the current period. Enter a negative number to run the normalization using a previous period. Example: |
Also Show Non-Normalized Values | Select this check box to include a column with the non-normalized values on the report. |
Also Show Normalization Set Data | Select this check box to include a column with the normalized set data on the report. |
Totals: Recompute Normalization, Show Norm Data, % of Norm | When the check box is selected, the norm data totals appear in all group totals (if that option is selected), the group (and column) totals are sum (raw count in group) divided by the sum (norm data in group), multiplied by the scale factor. The percentage (if shown) is the ratio of the normalized counts to the grand total normalized count (by column), so they don't add up to 100% but are a "% of Average Norm". When the check box is cleared, the norm data totals are not shown, the group and column totals are simple sums of the normalized counts, and the percentages are based on the sum of all normalized counts (so they add up to 100%). |
Show issue count when normalization value is zero | When the check box is selected and the normalization value is 0 or missing, the report will show the issue count. If this check box is clear, the report will show "DIV/0!". The check box is selected by default. |
Columns
Columns not only define the data that will appear across the report, but they also act like filters in the way they select or filter out data from the report.
If columns are added on the Columns tab, the column options on the Options tab are ignored. When the report is run, a message notifies you that the columns were set up on the Columns tab. Click OK and a message indicates that you need to set up data filters on the Filters tab.
To create a new Column, use the drag-and-drop operation to move a category into the Column view. When you drag a new category onto the Column view below the existing column, it is assigned the next column sequence number.
You can add multiple columns of the same category and assign each a different label. For example, you can add three Reason category columns, but label each one "Complaints", "Inquiries", and "Results" in order to view the frequency results of each reason.
To create a column filter within a column, use the drag-and-drop operation to move a category onto an existing column. When you drag a new category onto an existing column, it is assigned the same column sequence number.
Reordering columns using drag-and-drop operation is not supported. You will need to edit the column sequence number to reorder columns.
Field | Description |
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Category | The category on which you want to filter the selection. Emplifi Agent reports allow you to add columns to a report for an active or inactive category and category code. |
Label | Enter a descriptive label to appear at the top of the column. |
Filter Criteria | Select the operator for the type of comparison you want to perform. Then, select the value(s) to compare. |
Column | This is the sequence number for the column. |
For more information, see Report Columns.
Filter the Report into Buckets
Emplifi Agent allows the user to run the Frequency report with a filter that places cases in “buckets” based on when the case was opened and closed. This provides a report based on the average days to close by intervals. The report includes the following buckets:
Case Days to Close: Displays the difference between the close date and the date opened, expressed in days.
Issue Days to Close: Displays the difference between the close date and the date opened, expressed in days.
Case Age in Days: Displays the number of days since the case was opened. This is the difference between the current date and the date opened, expressed in days.
Issue Age in Days: Displays the number of days since the issue was opened. This is the difference between the current date and the date opened, expressed in days.
To filter by these buckets, add a new column to the report and select one of the above buckets in the Category field. The column is displayed on the report with the number of cases that matches that particular buckets criteria.
Row Groupings
To add a new row grouping, select a category from the pane on the right side of the screen to expand it. Then, use drag and drop to move your selection into the Row Groupings pane.
To delete a row grouping, use drag and drop to move it back into the pane on the right.
To re-order row groupings, on the Row Grouping pane use drag and drop to move the row groupings in the order you want them to display.
If rows are added on the Row Groupings tab, the row grouping options on the Options tab are ignored. When the report is run, a message notifies you that the rows have been set up on the Row Groupings tab. Click OK to run the report.
Field | Description |
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Row Category | Enter the name of the category (field) that you want to display on the report. |
Row Label | Enter a label to use as the column heading on the report. |
Level | Select the level of the hierarchy which you want to include on the report. This field is ignored for categories that do not use codes. |
Display | Select how you would like data from this category to be displayed. You can choose to display the actual code value, description 1, 2, or 3, or a combination of the code and description1. |
Page | Select this option to force a page break when the group value changes. |
Special Reports Columns
For information about Special Report Columns, see Special Report Columns.
Filters
For information, see Filters in Emplifi Agent.