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Standard General Ledger reports - "Cost Breakdown by" definitions - Connect

This guide will show you how to run a Standard General Ledger reports - "Cost Breakdown by" definitions

1. Access the GL reports in 'Telecom Expense' - > Reports -> Billing -> General Ledger
Access the GL reports by going telecom Expense -> Reports -> Billing -> General Ledger
2. Click on the 'Cost Breakdown by' filter. This article details what each breakdown option provides.
Click on the "Cost Breakdown by" filter. This article details what each breakdown option provides
3. 'Cost Centre Group' breakdown

This report sums costs at lower level Cost centres to a single cost at a higher level.

For example: all costs for NSW, NT, QLD etc will be rolled up to a total cost under the Cost Centre group "Australia", whereas all costs for Auckland, Canterbury, Hawkes Bay etc will be rolled up to a total cost under the Cost Centre Group "New Zealand".

Note: You need to set Cost Centre Groups up (under Settings -> Portal Settings -> Custom Fields) for them to be visible on the Cost Centre page. Then you need to choose a Cost Centre Group against each Cost centre level you want to be included in each Cost Centre Group GL

Cost Centre Group breakdown
4. 'Cost Centre' breakdown

This report provides a cost per Cost Centre.

For example: all costs under NSW will be summed into one figure, same for NT, Qld etc

Cost Centre breakdown
5. Cost Centre - 'Service Category' breakdown

This report provides a cost per Cost Centre, per Bluewater Category (Mobile, Voice or Data).

For example: for Cost Centre level NSW, there will be one line total for all mobile costs; one for all voice costs and one for all data costs (if Billing account includes all 3 Cateories of services)

6. 'Natural Account' breakdown

This report provides a cost per Cost Centre, per natural account code (customer defined).

For example: for Cost Centre level NSW, there may be 5 lines in the GL, relating to 5 different natural accounts applied to different service types.

Note: Natural account codes must be recorded against each service in the "Natural Account" field.

These codes can be captured at time of ordering; updated manually in the portal UI, or updated based on Category and/or Sub Category mapping (Found in Settings -> Portal Settings -> Natural Account)

7. 'Service' breakdown

This report provides a cost per service

8. 'Charge Description' breakdown

The report provides a summary of cost per service, per charge description (from billing data)

Charge Description breakdown