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User Guide
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 7
eBill features .................................................................................................................................7
About the user guide ...................................................................................................................8
System requirements...................................................................................................................9
Terminology ..................................................................................................................................9
Billing activities........................................................................................................... 29
About billing periods ................................................................................................................. 29
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Payments .................................................................................................................... 58
View payment history ............................................................................................................... 58
For Billing or Reporting foundation accounts ........................................................................58
For billing accounts ................................................................................................................58
View and print remittance forms............................................................................................ 59
View and print remittance forms for foundation accounts ...................................................59
View and print remittance forms for billing accounts .......................................................... 60
Payment methods .....................................................................................................................60
Make payments with a credit card ....................................................................................... 60
Make payments using Electronic Funds Transfer .................................................................. 61
Make payments by mail.........................................................................................................62
Make payments by phone .....................................................................................................63
Make payments in an AT&T store .........................................................................................63
Make payments online ..........................................................................................................63
Foundation account payment activities................................................................................. 63
Billing account payment activities .......................................................................................... 63
One-time payments ..................................................................................................................64
Installment plan payments....................................................................................................... 65
Recurring payments ..................................................................................................................66
Set up recurring payments ................................................................................................... 66
Make a one-time payment and set up recurring payments ..................................................67
Modify existing recurring payments ..................................................................................... 68
Change payment details for a recurring payment ................................................................ 68
Temporarily suspend ............................................................................................................ 70
Delete a recurring payment................................................................................................... 71
View installment payment schedules..................................................................................... 72
Payment arrangements ............................................................................................................ 72
Arrangement options............................................................................................................. 73
Make arranged payments......................................................................................................74
Modify future payments ........................................................................................................ 75
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Reports........................................................................................................................ 78
Access reports ............................................................................................................................ 78
Reports for Billing and Reporting foundation accounts ...................................................... 79
Reports Home page ...............................................................................................................79
Data dictionaries ....................................................................................................................79
Report history ....................................................................................................................... 80
Main reports ......................................................................................................................... 80
Usage reports ....................................................................................................................... 80
Saved report templates ......................................................................................................... 81
View and download reports .................................................................................................. 81
Cost Center reports ................................................................................................................... 82
Invoice reports ........................................................................................................................... 85
Other reports .............................................................................................................................86
Year-to-Date reports ................................................................................................................. 89
Usage reports .............................................................................................................................90
Remittance Detail reports .................................................................................................... 90
Usage Detail reports .............................................................................................................. 91
Modify a report...........................................................................................................................91
Customize reports ..................................................................................................................... 92
Report modification tabs .......................................................................................................92
Create custom reports .......................................................................................................... 94
Modify existing custom reports .............................................................................................95
Delete custom reports ...........................................................................................................95
Offline reports............................................................................................................................96
Download offline Bill Analysis reports .................................................................................. 96
Delete offline Bill analysis reports .........................................................................................97
Compressed reports ..............................................................................................................97
Data Delivery Portal and recurrence ...................................................................................... 98
Set up Delivery Data Portal ................................................................................................... 98
Data Delivery Portal program eligibility................................................................................ 99
Create delivery profiles......................................................................................................... 99
Edit delivery profiles .............................................................................................................101
Expire delivery profiles ........................................................................................................ 102
Set up custom reports for delivery ...................................................................................... 102
Set up custom reports for recurrence ................................................................................. 103
Electronic Data Interchange................................................................................................... 104
EDI eligibility ........................................................................................................................104
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Set up EDI…..........................................................................................................................104
Change EDI........................................................................................................................... 105
Cancel EDI.. .......................................................................................................................... 105
Track EDI…. ..........................................................................................................................106
Reports for Fulfillment foundation accounts ...................................................................... 107
Custom reports for fulfillment foundation accounts........................................................... 108
Monthly User Statements ....................................................................................................... 110
Create and manage an address book ...................................................................................110
Add multiple email addresses................................................................................................ 111
Create and edit emails .......................................................................................................... 112
View email status.................................................................................................................. 113
Unbilled usage reports............................................................................................................. 115
Create an unbilled usage report ........................................................................................... 115
Export an unbilled usage report ........................................................................................... 116
View a report that was run offline........................................................................................ 116
Schedule unbilled usage reports .......................................................................................... 116
Change an unbilled usage report schedule .......................................................................... 117
Delete an unbilled usage report schedule ............................................................................ 117
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Introduction
eBill, the online billing, payment, and bill analysis tool for Premier, helps small
business and corporate users manage stand-alone mobility accounts and
services online through Premier with fast and efficient billing and payment
capabilities.
In this chapter
eBill features
About the user guide
System requirements
Terminology
eBill features
eBill for Premier supports the features and activities shown in the following table. Your access to
features and capabilities depends on your role and the type of account you have. Fulfillment
foundation accounts have different menu options than Billing or Reporting foundation accounts.
If you can't access the menu option in a procedure, you might have a Fulfillment foundation
account. Most of the procedures in the guide assume you have a Billing or Reporting foundation
account, unless otherwise specified.
eBill features
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• Knowledge of the account and wireless numbers you want to access. This includes
foundation account numbers, billing account numbers, and wireless numbers.
Note: All procedures in this User Guide start on the eBill homepage.
System requirements
• Internet connection
• Adobe Flash® Player (version 10 or later) and Adobe® Reader®. To download Adobe Reader,
visit http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
• One of the following browsers:
− Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or later
− Mozilla® Firefox® 40.0 or later
− Google Chrome™ 45.0 or later
Your experience with eBill may be affected by Internet security software or firewalls. If you're
having problems, check your computer's Internet security settings.
Terminology
The following table provides terminology specific to AT&T and eBill.
Term Definition
account in context The currently selected foundation account, billing
account, or wireless number. The account in context
determines the level of the billing details shown.
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Term Definition
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Term Definition
CLIN overlay billing Type of billing where a contract line item number (CLIN)
appears for all charges on the invoice (both the
consolidated invoice and the billing account invoice). CLIN
overlay billing is determined by the contract and is
assumed by the foundation account and billing accounts
associated with that agreement.
customer code Applies to payments made with some Visa®, MasterCard®,
or American Express® credit cards and check cards. You
can specify a short description that appears on your credit
or check card bill.
customer proprietary network Under federal law, you have a right, and we have a duty,
information (CPNI) to protect the confidentiality of information about your
phone usage, the services you buy from us, who you call,
and the location of your device on our network when you
make a call. This information is sometimes referred to as
customer proprietary network Information, or CPNI. We
share CPNI and other personal information about you
with affiliates of AT&T that provide telecommunications
services to which you also subscribe. Before sharing CPNI
in any other way, we'll notify you of your rights under the
law, describe how we intend to use the information, and
give you an opportunity to opt out of such usage (or,
when required by law, to opt in).
custom hierarchy Structure you assign to a hierarchy within eBill. For
example, you could allocate billing charges to cost centers
that mirror your company's structure. With a custom
hierarchy, an online billing data summary report can be
specific to your organization and usage. See Custom
hierarchy.
Data Delivery Portal (DDP) Feature that can automatically deliver billing information
in 1 or more Billing Analysis reports when a new bill is
available. You can customize the delivery format and
specify the online server to receive the file. DDP is
available to Fulfillment and eligible Billing and Reporting
foundation accounts as Raw Data Output. See Data
Delivery Portal.
eBill homepage Your entry point into eBill. The homepage includes a
snapshot of the billing information for the account or
wireless number in context and provides access to all
billing activities. See Using eBill.
electronic data interchange (EDI) The computer-to-computer exchange of strictly formatted
data. This process automatically delivers billing data to
your company's server. See Electronic Data Interchange.
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Term Definition
electronic funds transfer (EFT)) A payment made directly from a bank account using the
bank routing number and your bank account number. See
Make payments using Electronic Funds Transfer.
financial electronic data Process by which payments are transmitted through
interchange (FEDI) electronic data interchange (EDI). FEDI may occur in
tandem with a billing EDI feed. eBill doesn't currently
manage this process. For more information, contact your
AT&T representative.
Fulfillment foundation account Account type that summarizes the underlying billing
accounts and drives the contractual service discounts
associated with the national corporate contract. The
Fulfillment foundation account doesn't pay any charges at
the foundation account level. The individual charges for
each billing account are paid by the billing account. If you
select a Fulfillment foundation account, you can create
custom hierarchies through which to view a summary of
the current billing period in the online Hierarchy Summary
report. You can also use the Raw Data Output file.
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Term Definition
Small Business Account A billing account that doesn't have a signed AT&T
Business Agreement and that isn't associated with a
foundation account. Small Business accounts user can
view and download their invoices, make payments, and
download usage details.
unbilled usage Current, not-yet-billed usage for voice, data, and
messaging.
user An authorized person who can access eBill. For example,
company administrators, billing account managers,
wireless users, and appropriate internal AT&T employees.
user-defined label (UDL) Labels associated with an individual wireless number. You
can have up to 4 UDLs. Labels are defined by the
foundation account (Reporting and Billing accounts only),
and then each wireless number (optional). For example,
you could define UDL 1 and 2 as Employee ID and State.
Each wireless number would then have values in these
fields for the employee ID and state for each device.
Labels are maintained by the company administrator
outside of eBill. Individual wireless number values are
shown as they were received at the time each bill file was
originally loaded for the selected billing period. For more
information, contact your AT&T representative.
user role eBill has 3 user roles, defined by the types of privileges
each has: company administrator, billing account
manager, and wireless user.
wireless number The number for a wireless device.
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Get started
This chapter presents important concepts and guidelines that will help you
use eBill efficiently.
In this chapter
Access eBill
User roles
Using eBill
Billing information
Alerts
Get help and support
Access eBill
Before you can access eBill, your company administrator must first give you access permission.
You access and use eBill through Premier. Log in to Premier, and then select an account or
wireless number to view the eBill homepage. From the eBill homepage you'll have access to
other levels of billing data and functionality, based on your user role and account type.
Note: After 18-19 minutes of inactivity, the system logs you out of eBill.
User roles
The user role you're assigned determines which features you can access and which level of
billing data you can see. Premier eBill has these user roles:
• Company administrator—Primary company contact who manages the online billing and
payment experience for all users within your company. The company administrator is
responsible for 1 or more foundation accounts and can see details for all billing accounts and
wireless numbers assigned to the foundation account.
• Billing account manager—Primary contact within the company who manages the online
billing and payment responsibilities for 1 or more billing accounts under the same
foundation account. Billing account managers can a Premier billing account administrator
(non-subscriber, created by the company administrator) or a wireless subscriber who has
been assigned billing account-level access by the company administrator. Billing account
managers also support eBill for users of Small Business accounts who don't have a signed
AT&T Business Agreement and associated foundation account.
• Wireless user—User who has a wireless number as paid for by their company. Also known as
a Corporate Responsibility User. Wireless users can access only a single wireless number.
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This guide specifies which roles can perform each activity. Options change to match permissions
you have.
Using eBill
You access different activities within eBill by navigating through various menu selections,
buttons, tabs, and links. You can go directly to other pages in eBill using the title bar and menu
options.
The buttons and links available depend on your user role and what type of account you've
selected.
Caution: When navigating in eBill, avoid using your browser's Back and Forward buttons. All eBill
pages include buttons that move you to previous screens or navigation at the top-left of the
page ("breadcrumbs") that show you a list of previous screens viewed. Using your browser's
Back button can result in lost information, errors in multistep processes, or even a security error
that would require you to log in again. Your experience will vary based on your browser and
settings. If you inadvertently use your browser's Back or Forward buttons and you receive an
error message, use the browser's Refresh (F5) option to reset to the last screen viewed.
Title Bar
The title bar is located at the top-right of the page and contains links to access important eBill
pages and documentation.
• eBill Home—Returns you to the eBill homepage from any page within eBill.
• User Guide —Takes you to the eBill User Guide (this document).
• Log out—Ends your current session and returns you to the Log In page.
Menus
The menu bars located at the top of the eBill page, under the blue bar. The top level of the menu
represents the activity. Each top-level menu also has submenu options.
The menus are customized for each user role and show only the options available to you.
Menu options change based on the type of account you select and the permissions for your user
role. If you don't see the menu option you want, select a different foundation account or billing
account, and view menu options again. For more information about selecting different accounts,
see Change foundation accounts and Change billing accounts.
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Using the menus, you can access all eBill functions. The following table lists eBill menus and
options for different types of foundation accounts.
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About tables
All tables in eBill that have a large number of items (more than 10 rows) use pagination controls.
To the right of the table title, you'll see which elements appear on the current page and how
many elements are in the entire list.
You navigate between pages in the same table using pagination controls (arrows).
When you can select multiple items in the table, select all items or clear all selections by clicking
the checkbox icons ( ) in the table heading.
You can export the contents of eBill tables to Excel. This includes all the items that appear in a
table, not just the single page currently displayed. To export a table, click the Excel icon ( )
at the top-left of the table.
You can change the order in which items are listed in eBill tables by sorting the columns. When
an icon (an up and down arrow) appears in the column heading, you can sort by the options in
the dropdown list. Clicking a column heading sorts the column data in ascending order. Clicking a
column heading again reverses the sort order.
Sort icon
All eBill tables have a default sorting order, which depends on the specific table. Most columns
are sorted in ascending order based on the first column, but some are sorted based on other
rules, such as reverse chronological order (for example, Payment history).
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Account information
Account information appears at the top right of every eBill page. You'll see the foundation
account number, billing account number, and wireless number in context. The lowest level
shown is the billing level you're currently viewing. Values can be linked or static text. If you can
access that level, the values appears as links. If you can't access that level, the value isn't linked.
• For a foundation account (if applicable), you'll see the foundation account number, name,
and type. If you have access to more than 1 foundation account, you can select a different
foundation account.
• For a billing account, you'll see the foundation account information (if applicable), the billing
account name, and billing account number. If you have access to more than 1 billing
account, you can select a different billing account.
• For a wireless number, you'll see the foundation account (if applicable) and billing account
information, the wireless number, and the associated user's name.
Billing information
On the eBill homepage, the Billing Information section shows current billing details for the
account level shown in the Account section:
• For company administrators with a foundation account is in context, the Billing Information
section shows billing details for the foundation account.
• For company administrators and billing account managers with foundation and billing
accounts in context, the Billing Information section shows billing details for the billing
account.
• For wireless users with a wireless number in context, the Billing Information section shows
the most recent invoice details available to view in eBill for your wireless service.
The following table shows what the Billing Information section displays for each user role and
account type.
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Role/ Company admin Company admin Billing account Billing account Wireless user
Account with Fulfillment with Billing or manager with manager with
type → foundation Reporting Billing Reporting or
account foundation foundation Fulfillment
account account foundation
account, or
small business
account
Total Always shows a The total amount Always shows a Outstanding Not applicable.
balance zero amount that's due for the zero amount current amount
due (0.00). selected (0.00) because due on the
foundation the balance is selected billing
account. The transferred to account. This
total balance due and paid at the amount appears
for a Billing foundation in real time and
foundation account level. reflects
account reflects payments and
the actual adjustments to
balance of the the account. It
consolidated includes any
foundation past due
account invoice. balance and
For a Reporting may include
foundation charges from
account, the invoices that
total balance due are not yet
is the balance of available to
only any view in eBill.
foundation
account level
charges. At
times, the total
balance due can
include charges
from invoices
that aren't yet
available to view
in eBill. Total
balance due also
includes any past
due balance.
Pending The total of any The total of any The total of The total of Not applicable.
dispute existing charges existing charges existing charges existing charges
amount for the for the for the Billing for the
foundation foundation foundation foundation
account that account that are account that are account that's
being disputed.* being disputed.*
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Role/ Company admin Company admin Billing account Billing account Wireless user
Account with Fulfillment with Billing or manager with manager with
type → foundation Reporting Billing Reporting or
account foundation foundation Fulfillment
account account foundation
account, or
small business
account
are being being
disputed.* disputed.*
Total The outstanding The current The current The current Not applicable.
amount balance minus balance minus balance minus balance minus
less any pending any disputed any pending any pending
pending disputed pending disputed disputed
disputes amounts. amounts. amounts. amounts.
Due date Not applicable. The date when Not applicable. The date when Not applicable.
No payment is any unpaid The balance due any unpaid
required at the current balance is paid at the current balance
foundation due is considered foundation due is
account level. late and can account level. considered late
incur penalties as and can incur
a result. penalties as a
result.
Past Due This field always Amount for the Always shows a Amount on the Not applicable.
balance shows a zero selected account zero amount selected billing
(0.00) amount. that wasn't paid (0.00) because account that
before the the balance is wasn't paid
previous paid at the before the
invoice's foundation previous
payment due account level. invoice's due
date. date.
Last Not applicable. Amount of the Not applicable. Amount of the Not applicable.
Payment Payments aren't most recent Payments are most recent
amount posted at the payment activity applied to the payment
foundation processed for foundation activity
account level. the selected account, not to processed for
account. the billing the selected
account. billing account.
Last Not applicable. The date that the Not applicable. The date that Not applicable.
Payment Payments aren't most recent Payments are the most recent
Date posted at the payment activity applied to the payment
foundation was processed foundation activity was
account level. for the account. account, not the processed for
billing account. the account.
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Role/ Company admin Company admin Billing account Billing account Wireless user
Account with Fulfillment with Billing or manager with manager with
type → foundation Reporting Billing Reporting or
account foundation foundation Fulfillment
account account foundation
account, or
small business
account
Last Invoice The invoice The most recent The most recent The most recent The most recent
Date date, always the invoice that you invoice that you invoice date details for your
2nd of the can view in eBill. can view in eBill. that you can wireless service. As
month, only As new invoices As new invoices view in eBill. As new invoices are
determines are created, are created, new invoices created, there's a
which billing there's a short there's a short are created, short delay before
account delay before you delay before you there's a short you can see them.
invoices will be can see them in can see them in delay before
grouped eBill. eBill. you can see
together for a them in eBill.
30-day period.
Any billing
account
invoices
available before
this date are
included in the
current
summary; any
invoice
available after
are included in
the next
summary.
* Pending disputes for AutoPay accounts aren't shown separately because the disputed amount
is already deducted from the balance pending final resolution of the disputes.
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You might also receive a message telling you that there's no billing data available for the
currently in context account. You could receive this message when:
• A new user has registered in Premier and accesses eBill before his or her first bill is loaded
into eBill.
• A user has added a new billing account or wireless number and accesses eBill with the new
entity in context before the first bill that contains this new entity is loaded into eBill.
• A user accesses eBill after a billing hierarchy change (for example, a new foundation account
is attached or a wireless number moved) before the first bill that reflects the new hierarchy
is loaded into eBill.
• A user has a combined bill for wireless and wireline AT&T services. Combined bill invoices
are not shown in eBill.
The default level for a company administrator is the foundation account. At least 1 foundation
account summary file must be loaded into eBill to access the entire billing hierarchy, including
any billing account invoices.
For Fulfillment foundation accounts, this file is the 30-day summary for billing account invoices
associated with the foundation account.
For Reporting and Billing foundation accounts, this file contains consolidated billing data for the
entire foundation account loaded approximately 3 to 5 days after the consolidated bill cycle for
the foundation account.
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Alerts
The Alerts section of the eBill homepage shows all your current unread alerts. An alert is no
longer visible once it has been read (by clicking the alert or viewing it on the Alert History page).
Bill Ready alerts are replaced when a new Bill Ready alert is received for the same account. For a
list of previous alerts, click the Notifications menu, and then select View notification history.
Which alerts are shown on the eBill homepage are determined by your alert settings. To learn
how to specify which alerts appear on the eBill homepage, see Alerts and notifications.
Premier Chat
You can chat with an agent from any eBill page. Just click the Chat available tab. If all chat agents
are busy, the tab is unavailable (grayed out). Users can have only 1 chat session open at a time.
Chat sessions that you start in Premier can address only questions pertinent to Premier
functions. Chat sessions in eBill address eBill questions. If you start an eBill chat session and have
questions about Premier, the chat agent will transfer the session to a dedicated Premier chat
agent. Chat is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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For customers in California, contact the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
If we can't resolve your issue, you can write to:
California Public Utilities Commission
Consumer Affairs Branch
505 Van Ness Ave., Room 2003
San Francisco, CA 94102
You can also contact the commission at www.cpuc.ca.gov, or by calling 800.649.7570 or
TDD 800.229.6846.
For customers in New Mexico, contact the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
If you have questions or concerns about your bill, call National Business Services at
800.999.5445.
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Note: All procedures in this User Guide start on the eBill homepage.
How the eBill homepage looks depends on your user role and permissions, the type of account in
context, and the level of the billing hierarchy selected.
• The billing data shown depends on the navigation path you've taken to access eBill. For
example, if a foundation account is in context when you enter eBill, you'll see billing
information at only the foundation account level.
• The account or wireless number currently in context appears below the menu bar, at the
top-right of the page. The lowest billing level shown is the account in context for the current
session. On the eBill homepage, click the account and wireless numbers to view and manage
the selected account or wireless number.
• The eBill homepage shows current billing and payment information for the account in
context. It also shows any related billing and payment promotions and new user alerts.
• The eBill homepage shows information in real time; any changes you make to an account are
typically reflected immediately after being updated by AT&T. For some activities, there may
be a short delay between when you make a change to when it appears online.
For example, if you submit a new payment for an account, the balance isn't updated on the
eBill homepage until that payment is confirmed, processed, and approved. Depending on
the current amount of system activity, this could take several minutes.
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A successful search puts the selected billing account in context, including resetting the billing
period to the most current, and directs you to the eBill homepage for that account.
• Company administrators can search for foundation accounts, billing accounts, or wireless
numbers.
• Billing account managers can search for billing accounts or wireless numbers.
• Wireless users cannot use Search Account, and the link isn't shown.
Many eBill activities require that a foundation account be in context. If you're a company
administrator, you can perform activities on a different account by selecting a different
foundation account.
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Note: Only company administrators and billing account managers can select billing accounts.
• Company administrators may have access to 1 or more foundation accounts and can access
all billing accounts associated with their foundation accounts.
• Billing account managers may have access to 1 or more billing accounts. Billing account
managers for Small Business Accounts have only 1 billing account.
The table on the Select billing account page shows only billing accounts from 1 foundation
account at a time. If you're a company administrator and the billing account isn't listed, you may
have to change your selected foundation account. For more information, see Change foundation
accounts.
Note: Only company administrators and billing account managers can select wireless numbers.
Company administrators and billing account managers may have access to 1 or more billing
accounts. They can access all associated wireless numbers under their billing accounts.
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Billing activities
Billing activities relate to viewing an account bill and the underlying billing
entities. The amount of bill information you can view depends on your role.
In this chapter
A company administrator might want to create a billing account manager to access the invoice
before the first foundation account cycle becomes available. A billing account manager doesn't
depend on the foundation account cycle so can access the billing account and associated
wireless numbers after the billing account invoice is loaded.
For billing accounts and wireless numbers, the billing period shows both a start date and an end
date. For foundation accounts, the billing period is specified only by the bill cycle close date for
the consolidated cycle.
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If you have a billing account that's not associated with a foundation account, eBill doesn't show
fields for the foundation account because it doesn't apply. All wireless numbers must be
associated with a billing account.
Different user roles can access different billing levels. Only company administrators can access
foundation accounts. Company administrators and billing account managers can access billing
accounts. All users can access wireless numbers.
There are 3 types of foundation accounts: Billing, Reporting, and Fulfillment. The foundation
account type reflects the national corporate contract established between your company and
AT&T. The foundation account type determines what information eBill shows and which billing
and reporting functions are available.
• Billing foundation account—consolidates all charges from wireless numbers and billing
accounts paid from a single foundation account invoice. Billing foundation accounts are used
for many complex billing options. Company administrators with a Billing foundation account
selected can access predefined and customized eBill reports. This user can also create
custom hierarchies through which to view a summary of the most current billing period or
use the hierarchies in Billing Analysis reports to allocate costs to custom cost centers. These
users can also access Raw Data Output files.
Billing foundation accounts can have associated billing accounts, but those billing accounts
can't access eBill payment features because all payments are made at the foundation
account level. All invoices for billing accounts contain a "do not pay" message and can be
viewed as a "shadow statement" of the billing account charges in the hierarchy.
All billing accounts under a Billing foundation account have a "do not pay" message on the
billing account shadow statement. Currently, eBill doesn't support online payment options
for Billing foundation account invoices.
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A company administrator with a Reporting foundation account i can access predefined and
customized eBill reports and can create custom hierarchies to view a summary of the most
current billing period. This user can also use the hierarchies in Billing Analysis reports to
allocate costs to custom cost centers, and can access Raw Data Output files.
Billing accounts associated with Reporting foundation accounts can access eBill payment
features. Payment methods, credit card and electronic funds transfer (EFT), are determined
by the company.
• Fulfillment foundation account—provides a summary of the underlying billing accounts and
determines the contractual service discounts associated with the national corporate
contract. Company administrators with a Fulfillment foundation account in context can
create custom hierarchies through which to view a summary of the most current billing
period via the online Hierarchy Summary report, and can also access Raw Data Output files.
Because the purpose of this account is to provide a summary of the billing accounts, the
company administrator doesn't pay any charges at the foundation account level.
eBill also has Small Business Accounts, which are billing accounts that don't have a signed AT&T
Business Agreement, such as Wireless Business Advantage (WBA), Cingular Business Edge
(Edge/3G), AT&T Mobility Business (AMB), or AT&T Corporate Digital Advantage (ACDA), and
isn't associated with a foundation account. Small Business Accounts don't receive contractual
service discounts and can't access eBill reports and custom hierarchies.
Small Business account administrators can view and download their billing invoices, make
payments, and download usage details.
• Foundation account level charges−In Billing foundation accounts, the charges are most
often other charges and credits or discounts. These charges do not come from the
billing account charges, but are billed specifically to the foundation account.
o Total billing account level charges−includes billing account level charges and
wireless user charges.
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• Billing account level charges-Charges issued specifically to the billing account, and do
not come from the wireless user account. These charges are not limited by the
foundation account type, and can be part of charges for every billing account.
o Total monthly access charges−includes monthly charges for the wireless user
accounts in the billing account.
o Total other charges and credits−includes all other charges, fees, credits, and
any adjustments.
Only company administrators can access foundation account invoices and details.
For Fulfillment foundation accounts, the billing cycle always ends on the 2nd of the month. The
page is updated with a new billing cycle on the 3rd of the month. Because AT&T doesn't
consolidate billing data for Fulfillment foundation accounts, the Foundation account billing page
organizes the available billing account invoices that are loaded into eBill as of the 2nd of the
month. Because the 2nd is the last update for the page, the invoices are presented in monthly
summaries.
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Note: If a billing cycle end date falls within the last week of the month or the first 2 days of the
following month, there's a chance that eBill won't have loaded that invoice file by the 2nd of the
following month (billing account invoices generally are available in eBill 5 to 10 days after the
billing cycle end date). In this scenario, the foundation account billing summary won't include
this billing account invoice; it will be included in the next summary update. When that latest
invoice is available, company administrators can access it by selecting the billing period.
• Other billing details, including charges such as co-pay details and Contract Line Item
Number (CLIN) details. If you don’t have charges for these, they won’t be listed on the
summary.
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For Billing foundation accounts, the billing account invoice is a shadow statement and provides
only information. The actual balance due is rolled up to the foundation account and is paid from
the foundation account invoice. Billing account invoices contain a "do not pay" message to
remind you that the balance is paid by the foundation account.
For all other types of foundation accounts, and for Small Business Accounts not associated with
an AT&T Business Agreement and foundation account, the billing account invoice contains the
balance and payment is made from that billing account invoice.
Your invoice may contain several messages. Messages vary between different billing accounts.
Many are legal notices mandated by state or local governments. The messages appear on the
Billing Account Full Invoice page, and they're also available on a separate page if you want to
print them. Not all messages apply for the account in context.
Note: If your account is not signed up for specific options, those options won’t appear on the
account summary page.
• If you’ve already selected a billing account, the Billing account summary page appears.
• If you haven’t yet selected a billing account, the Select billing account page appears. Select
a billing account and click Go. the Billing account summary page appears
From the Billing account summary page, you can see various details to see specific charges
applied to the billing account. If there are no charges for specific items, that item will not be
accessible.
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• Account charges
• Wireless charges
• Taxes and government fees−for more information, see Government fees and taxes.
• Co-pay details−For more details, see Co-pay details for foundation and billing accounts.
• Contract Line item number details−For more details, see CLIN details for foundation and
billing accounts.
Note that the bill image may not include call detail records for all the wireless numbers on the
billing account. If you prefer to add usage details to the PDF, check Include usage details prior to
submitting your request. Or, to minimize file size and download time, you can obtain the call
detail records in comma-separated value (CSV) format (see Download billed usage details).
After you download a bill image, you can search the document for specific billing details, print
copies, or save the PDF for your records should you need to access it offline.
The bill image downloaded through this process doesn't contain the payment scan line used to
submit a payment by mail. To submit a payment by mail, see View and print remittance forms
for billing accounts.
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5. You’ll see a message asking if you want to save the generated pdf. Click Save to save the file
to your local download folder. Click Open to view the pdf.
• Voice usage (including date, time, number called, voice category, number called to, long
distance, roaming, minutes, rate code, feature, and airtime charges)
• Data usage (including date, time, call to/from, category, roaming, type, messaging, rate
code, and more)
The usage charges summary includes a breakdown of charges at the billing account level and
charges made to individual wireless numbers. In most cases, you can click a number to view a
more detailed breakdown of the charges under that category. You can also access the full billing
account invoice and details about group, billing account (NBI) pooling, and Co-Pay plans if the
account participates in these options.
Pooling details
For billing accounts enrolled in billing account-level National Billing Instance (NBI) pooling plans,
company administrators and billing account managers can view adjustments made during a
specific billing period. eBill provides both voice and data pooling details for each pool of the
billing account. Pooling details include:
If the billing account is on a Billing foundation account and some or all of the wireless services
participate in the legacy foundation account-level consolidated (BEST) pooling, details about this
pooling plan aren't shown. To see these sorts of details, use the Voice Pooling or Data Pooling
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Bill Analysis reports. See Other reports. For Reporting and Billing foundation accounts, the Bill
Analysis Voice Pooling and Data Pooling reports provide pooling billing details. These reports
also have details for any pools on the legacy foundation account-level consolidated (BEST)
pooling.
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Equipment charges
Company administrators and billing account managers can view equipment detail charges,
including any equipment purchased and billed to the billing account or any wireless numbers on
that account. Equipment detail charges include:
If the billing account participates in CLIN billing, you'll see a CLIN near each charge in this section
of the invoice.
Subscriber equipment charges include equipment and accessory charges ordered for a wireless
number, and includes shipping and tax charges for the item (shipping charges are equally divided
for each item in an order). Billing account equipment charges include charges for equipment
and accessories ordered at the billing account level, and includes the shipping and tax charges
for the order.
Note: For equipment and accessory purchases ordered at the wireless number level before July
2009, all shipping and tax charges are at the billing account level on the Billing account
equipment charges.
You can view installment plan details for up to 200 wireless numbers on a billing account at a
time.
To pay to upgrade or pay off an AT&T Next or AT&T Equipment Installment plan
1. With a foundation account selected, from the View Bill menu, click Billing account
summary. The Billing account selection page appears.
2. Under Other billing details, click Installment payment schedules. The Installment Plan
Information page appears.
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3. Under Installment Payment Schedule, in the Pay To Upgrade Amount or Pay Off Amount
column, check the appropriate box. To pay to upgrade or pay off multiple installments,
check multiple boxes. To pay to upgrade or pay off all wireless numbers, check the box in
the column heading.
Note: If your account is not signed up for specific options, those options won’t appear on the
account summary page.
• If you're a company administrator, you can view co-pay details for Billing and Reporting
foundation accounts participating in the Corporate Co-Pay Program for each billing period.
Co-pay details provide totals across all the billing accounts and lists each individual co-pay
charge.
• Both company administrators and billing account managers can view billing account co-pay
details for each billing period. Co-pay details aggregates all co-pay allowances charged to
that billing account.
The allowance amount is the amount of co-pay charges for the billing account (the same as the
amount of the credit shown for the wireless number). A co-pay summary groups allowances by
Allowance ID (up to 3 Allowance IDs can appear). Each Allowance ID has a maximum allowance
amount that a wireless number can have for a billing period, but the actual allowance charge
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might be less than this amount. For Billing and Reporting foundation accounts, you can create a
Co-Pay Allowance report that details these charges. See Cost Center reports.
You can view CLIN details from the account summary page.
• For Billing or Reporting foundation accounts participating in CLIN billing, eBill shows all
individual charges in the form of a CLIN associated with each charge.
• For billing accounts participating in Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) billing, company
administrators and billing account managers can view individual charges in the form of a
CLIN associated with each charge.
Note: This option appears on the account summary page only for accounts participating in CLIN
billing, and when the selected billing period has CLIN billing.
The CLIN Detail report also details these charges. See Cost Center reports.
• Only company administrators can compare invoices for foundation accounts. For Reporting
and Billing foundation accounts, you can compare invoices for the current billing period
only.
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Note: Because the current bill invoice is always used, the 2 foundation accounts aren't
required to have the same invoice date. Be aware that, depending on when the analysis is
run, one foundation account may have a more recent invoice than the other.
• Billing account managers for Small Business Accounts and users with billing account-level
access have only 1 billing account associated with their user role, so cross-account analysis
doesn't apply.
To compare bills
1. From the View Bill menu, click Compare bills. The Compare Bills page appears.
2. If you're a company administrator, under Graph Attributes, specify a billing or foundation
account. If you're a billing account manager, these buttons won't appear because you can do
cross-account analysis only on billing accounts.
3. Under Graph Attributes, select the comparison criteria from the Criteria dropdown list.
4. Click Cross-Account Comparison, and click Select to choose the 2 foundation accounts to
compare. The Account Selection page appears.
5. Select the account, and then click Select. You return to the Compare Bills page.
6. At the bottom-left of the page, click Go. The comparison appears at the bottom of the page.
7. To view the results as a table, click Table View. To view results as a graph, click Graph View.
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The billing accounts included in a bulk request are determined by the last foundation account
invoice received. Accounts added later to the foundation account aren't automatically enrolled
in paperless billing. Similarly, paperless billing is not turned off for accounts removed later from
the foundation account.
Company administrators and billing account managers can set the paperless statement settings
for billing accounts on a Billing foundation account. The separate bills for each billing account are
transferred to a single invoice at the foundation account level. The shadow statement for a
billing account includes all the same charge and usage details as a regular invoice, but the
statement includes a "do not pay" message on the first page.
To turn off paperless billing and receive paper bills, contact your account representative.
When you sign up an account for paperless billing, you're automatically enrolled in an online
alert for that billing account telling you when your bill is ready. You can later turn off this alert,
but then you won't be notified (by online, email, or mail) when a new bill is ready in eBill.
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When an account is enrolled in paperless billing, you can view your bill online and download the
bill image as a PDF file. The bill PDF is an exact representation of the paper invoice that would
have been sent by mail.
For some billing accounts, you won't be able to enroll the account in paperless billing in eBill.
This could be the case when the permission to change this is restricted by settings in Premier, for
billing accounts in specific markets, or if the billing account is from an Affiliate.
Reports are subscriber-based. Each line includes a subscriber number and the usage details for
that wireless number. You must request voice and data usage reports separately.
• Voice usage (including long distance, roaming, overage, directory assistance, and so on)
• Data usage (including roaming messaging, IP, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Cingular
Business Edge (EDGE/3G), and so on)
1. From the Usage menu, click Download billed usage details. The Download billed usage
details page appears.
2. Select the billing month. The most recent billing period is selected by default, but you can
create usage reports for the previous 16 months.
3. Select Voice or Data. You submit separate requests for voice or data usage details for each
billing period.
4. Under Usage for, if a foundation account and billing account are in context, Billing account
is selected as the default. If a wireless number is also in context, Wireless number is
selected as the default.
5. Click Download Billed Usage.
- If your bill has less than 1,000 pages, a PDF image of your bill appears.
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- If your bill has more than 1,000 pages, you may want to check back later because it can
take some time to generate the bill. (A bill with many pages may take from 1 to 24 hours
to appear.) To view the downloaded bill, from Reports, click View generated reports.
For a wireless number, you can view usage and charges from previous billing periods (bills that
have already been created and sent for payment) and unbilled usage (usage that has occurred
since the last bill was generated and that will be applied to the next bill). For unbilled usage,
there may be some delay in reporting, meaning that any usage from the past 48 hours might not
yet appear. Any charge or rating information won't appear for unbilled usage, because this is
only available after your billing cycle closes and the invoice charges are calculated.
While wireless numbers produce the majority of charges, the invoice is paid at the billing
account or foundation account level, as applicable. An individual wireless number has only a
statement of charges, not an invoice.
Company administrators, billing account managers, and wireless users can view the Wireless
account summary.
If the billing account participates in Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Billing, you'll see CLIN near
each charge in this section of the invoice.
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To view subscriber data or voice usage details, from the Wireless account summary page under
Other charges and credits, expand Data usage or Voice usage. The section expands to show a
usage details table.
Roaming details
Voice roaming includes any usage that occurred outside the user's home calling area. This
includes any international roaming calls that may occur when a wireless device is used while in
another country. Usage is classified as home or roaming based on the rate plan and features
associated with the wireless number.
Company administrators, billing account managers, and users can view voice roaming details.
To view voice roaming details, on the Wireless account summary page under Other charges and
credits, expand Data usage or Voice usage. You’ll see roaming details in the Roaming column.
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Mobile purchases and downloads includes any proprietary content offered by AT&T or an off-
portal provider that can be downloaded to a wireless device and charged to the monthly bill for
eligible subscriptions (for example, ringtones, games, tools, and graphics). All these purchases
are included on the invoice in the Third-party purchases and downloads section of the Wireless
account summary page for each wireless number.
On-portal charges are purchases made from the AT&T MEdia™ Net Home Deck or ATT.com. Off-
portal charges are from non-AT&T content providers who have agreements with AT&T to invoice
through AT&T billing. Off- portal content providers typically advertise on TV, magazines, and
online (for example, daily horoscopes, date chat, jokes, ringtones, and games). Interactive TV is
also considered off portal.
Note: Not all users can make mobile purchases and downloads.
You can sort the feature column to group the same type of usage together (for example, Push-
to-Talk, Anytime Minutes, Mobile to Mobile, and so on). To learn how, see About tables.
The item number associated with calls on the Long Distance Details page is the same for that
same call on the Voice Usage Details or Roaming Voice Usage Details list. The same number is
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used so you can easily reference a particular call that appears in the other list. Long distance calls
always appear on either the Voice Usage Detail or Voice Roaming Usage Detail list. For more
information, see Data and voice usage details and Roaming details.
Note: If Voice doesn't show Long Distance, the wireless number selected doesn’t have long
distance calls for the selected billing period.
If the billing account participates in Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Billing, you'll see a CLIN
near each charge in this section of the invoice.
On the Billing account summary, billing account Equipment charges can be found under the
category New charge details, and then listed under Other charges and credits. These charges
are summarized at the billing account level for company administrators and billing account
managers.
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Equipment and accessory purchases billed to a wireless number appear on the Wireless
summary page.
You can view unbilled usage for Reporting, Billing, and Fulfillment foundation accounts, as well
as Small Business Non-contracted accounts.
Your user role determines what unbilled usage you can view:
• Company administrators and billing account managers can view current unbilled usage for
voice, data, and messaging for all billing accounts in a selected foundation account.
• Wireless users can view their own voice, data, and messaging usage.
• View overages at a glance. Unbilled usage charts let you see who’s exceeded their usage
limit, who’s close to exceeding it, and who’s within limits.
• View accounts with zero usage.
• If subscribed, view current usage for Mobile Share groups, voice pooling groups, and data
pooling groups within a billing account. You can also view the wireless users within a group.
• Export unbilled usage data.
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• View unbilled usage for new wireless users as soon as they become active.
• Run unbilled usage summaries for voice, data, and messaging for one, many, or all wireless
users in the individual billing accounts within a single foundation account, as well as a
summary report for the foundation account.
• Run usage detail reports for voice, data, and messaging for one, many, or all wireless users
in the individual billing accounts within a single foundation account, as well as a detailed
report for the foundation account.
• Run unbilled usage reports as needed, or schedule reports for unbilled voice, data, and
message usage on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. To learn how, see Unbilled usage
reports.
To view unbilled usage for a single wireless number, see View unbilled usage for wireless
numbers.
4. The Details table at the bottom of the Unbilled usage since page shows summary usage
details. To view usage details for a particular wireless number, enter the number in the
Search by wireless number text box, or click the number in the Details table.
5. To export usage details to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file, click Export results. To view
the exported file, from the eBill homepage, click Reports, and then click View generated
reports.
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Note: This option appears only if you have Mobile Share groups.
To find out how to create, schedule, and update unbilled usage reports, see Unbilled usage
reports.
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an individual user summary and a summary of unbilled usage for all the wireless numbers in a
billing account.
The unbilled usage for a particular wireless number depends on the rate plan and features
available. Because unbilled usage is shown before billing, you'll see no charges associated with
the usage details here. Some features, such as pooling and Rollover Minutes®, haven't yet been
applied, so the usage shown may not fully reflect the eventual charge for this wireless number.
The unbilled usage summary shows only the current billing period. While the bill is being
processed, there may be a short time when it's unavailable. There may be times when an invoice
isn't yet available and the unbilled usage summary already shows a new billing period. In these
cases, you can't view your billed usage information for the recently closed billing period until
your invoices are processed. To be notified when a new invoice with this usage information is
available, sign up for an alert (from the Notifications menu, click Set up). Also note that unbilled
usage from the last 48 hours might not be included in this summary.
How you view unbilled usage for a wireless number depends on your user role and what type of
account you have in context.
• For wireless users, company administrators, and billing account managers with a
wireless number in context, when they click View unbilled usage, the Wireless account
summary page appears.
View unbilled voice and data usage details for a wireless number
Voice usage details includes all voice call records for the current (but not yet invoiced) billing
period. Unbilled voice usage includes all types of usage, including long distance and roaming,
and shows whether roaming was on or off the AT&T network.
Unbilled data usage includes roaming, text, whether the data was sent or received by the device,
and so on, and shows:
• Type of data usage (text message, AT&T MEdia™ Net, AT&T DataConnect, and more)
• Number of units (kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), messages (Msg), minutes (Min))
• In/Out indicator (I = Received by the device; O = Sent by the device)
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To download current voice and data usage details for a wireless number
1. If you have a wireless number in context, on the eBill homepage, click Usage, and then click
View unbilled usage. The Wireless account summary page appears. If you don’t have a
wireless number in context, see View unbilled usage for wireless numbers to find out how to
select one.
2. On the Wireless account summary page, you can download usage details in two ways:
• From the Generate reports section, select what you want to view in the report, and
then click Generate.
• Under the Details – Unbilled wireless usage section:
− From the View by menu, select the type of usage details you want to download.
− Click Export results. The Request Offline Report page appears. Click Submit. You’ll
see a message saying your report is being processed.
3. When the report is available, you can access it from the View generated reports page. On
the eBill homepage, from the Reports menu, click View generated reports.
1. On the Unbilled usage since page, under I want to view usage for, select an unbilled usage
type.
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2. In the Details section, in the View list, select whether you want to view data, voice, or text.
3. In the View usage list, select an option (Overages, Over 90%, Over 75%, or Under 75%). The
Details table shows summary usage for all wireless numbers in the billing account.
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Bill disputes
You can dispute charges at the foundation account, billing account, and
wireless number levels (depending on your user role). You can also view
pending and historical bill disputes and status, including disputes created by
an AT&T Customer Care representative after a phone call.
eBill supports disputes on a 6-month rotating basis. The bill cycles for which you can submit a
dispute appear in the dropdown list on the Create Dispute page. Wherever real-time balances
appear for an invoice, the pending dispute total is calculated and shown. Pending disputes for
AutoPay accounts aren't shown separately because the disputed amount is already
automatically adjusted against the balance pending final resolution of the disputes.
Disputes of billing account and wireless number charges can't exceed the amount per charge.
For foundation account-level disputes, the amount can't exceed the total amount of all
foundation account-level charges for the selected billing period. Bill disputes address only
monetary disputes, not disputes about Rollover Minutes® or bonuses.
In this chapter
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After you create and save a dispute, you can cancel, edit, or submit the dispute for processing.
After you submit a dispute, you'll see with a confirmation page that includes the dispute tracking
ID and an itemized list of all disputed charges. To view the list of pending disputes and status,
from the Payments menu, click Track a dispute.
Submitted disputes appear on the One Time or Recurring Payment and Payment history pages
as Pending Dispute Amount. Pending disputes are also noted on the online remittance pages.
Disputes don't appear on the printed remittance form. If you want to be notified about disputes,
before you submit your first dispute, set up your alerts for dispute closures.
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Track disputes
You can track the status of your submitted disputes by billing entity or by tracking ID. When you
search for foundation account-level disputes, you can see the submitted disputes for the
selected the foundation account. Depending on your permissions, you can track submitted
disputes using the following billing methods for the specific billing entity:
To configure alerts that notify you when a dispute is closed, see Dispute tracking notification.
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Payments
At the foundation account or billing account level, you can view previous
payments, make one-time payments, or set up recurring payments. You can
print a remittance form to mail with payment, or pay by credit card, check
card, and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Note that some payment activities
aren't available at both levels.
Online payments are available only for billing account invoices. Wireless users
can't access the Payment menu and some menu items aren't available for
billing accounts associated with Billing-type foundation accounts.
In this chapter
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source. You can view 12 months of payment history, and you can search up to 3 months of
billing account-level payment history at a time. By default, eBill shows the previous 3 months for
the date selection range, but you can enter a different date range.
Billing accounts under Billing foundation accounts don't have any payment history because the
balance due is transferred to a single invoice at the foundation account level.
Note: On the foundation account remittance form, late fees are added to the total current
charges.
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Payment methods
You can make payments with a credit card, check card, and using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
You can also make payments by mail or phone, online, and in an AT&T company-owned retail
store.
Caution: Some browsers save data that you enter. If you're concerned about other users of your
computer obtaining this data, clear the browser cached data (for details, view the
documentation for your browser). For security reasons, eBill masks (obscures) your payment
information.
When you make a payment, your payment is recorded and will be processed. Save the payment
confirmation number for future reference. As soon as your payment is processed and approved,
it appears on the Payment history page.
When you enter payment information, all mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
During the payment process, you can cancel at any point before submitting your payment. When
you click Cancel, you return to the eBill homepage and your payment details are deleted.
Note: AT&T currently limits one-time, credit, and check card payment transactions to a
maximum amount of $99,999.99 per transaction, and up to 10 separate transactions a day for
each account.
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You can't make a one-time payment in eBill for billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts.
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You can't make a one-time payment for billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts with eBill.
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• To make a payment by phone, call 800.331.0500 or 611 from your mobile phone. For
TTY/TDD, call 866.241.6567.
Company administrators can view earlier payments applied to a foundation account. eBill also
provides a remittance form that you can print and mail with your payment. Currently, online
payment methods are not available at the foundation account level.
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• An accepted credit card or check card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express)
• An Electronic Funds transfer (EFT) from your bank account
You can review past payment activity to verify that all payments have been received and
recorded correctly.
To help protect your sensitive data, all online payments are made using encryption. After you
verify your information, eBill masks (obscures) the data in crucial fields.
Not all users can use the online payment options. For billing accounts on a national corporate
contract and foundation account, eBill uses the company's preferences for payments as specified
in the foundation account profile. To modify these preferences, have an authorized company
representative contact the Mobility Account Team representative, or contact Premier Support at
1-866-499-8008.
Payment activities aren't available for all accounts, including billing accounts belonging to Billing
foundation accounts and billing accounts from an Affiliate.
One-time payments
For billing accounts, company administrators and billing account managers can make one-time
payments using a credit card, check card, or Electronic Funds Transfer.
Note: AT&T currently limits one-time, credit, and check card payment transactions to a
maximum amount of $99,999.99 per transaction, and up to 10 separate transactions a day for
each account.
Note: Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts are not eligible for one-time payments in
eBill.
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− Other Amount
4. To also set up a recurring payment with this information, check the box next to Click here to
also set up a recurring payment with this information.
5. Click Continue. The Payment Verification page appears with the payment information you
entered.
6. Verify that all payment information is correct, and review the terms and conditions. To
change information, click Edit at the bottom-right of the page.
7. To view the terms and conditions as a separate page, or to save or print them, click View
Printer Friendly Terms and Conditions.
8. To change information, click Edit at the bottom-right of the page.
Caution: If you click your browser's Back button, you may have to re-enter some data.
9. When all the information is correct and you accept the terms and conditions, click Submit.
The Payment Confirmation page appears. From here you can set up a recurring payment,
view your paperless billing status, or return to the eBill homepage.
Note: If you have a past due balance, you can't pay to upgrade or pay off your AT&T Next
account.
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4. To view your installment plan ID, the wireless number for this plan, and the payment
amount, under Installment Payments, click the plus sign (+) next to Pay Off <number of>
Devices.
5. Select a payment method.
Note: Don't check the Click here to also set up a recurring payment with this information
box. You can't set up recurring payments for AT&T Next or AT&T Equipment Installment Plan
accounts.
6. Click Continue. The Payment Verification page appears.
7. Verify that all payment information is accurate. To change information, click Edit at the
bottom-right of the page.
8. Read the terms and conditions. To view the terms and conditions as a separate page, or to
save or print them, click View Printer Friendly terms and conditions.
9. When all the information is accurate and you accept the terms and conditions, click Submit.
The Payment Confirmation page appears.
Recurring payments
Note: Before you can set up recurring payments, first pay any past due balance. See Make a one-
time payment and set up recurring payments.
When you enter payment information, all mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
During the payment process, you can cancel at any point before submitting your payment. When
you click Cancel, you return to the eBill homepage and your payment details are deleted.
Recurring payments aren’t available for billing accounts belonging to Billing foundation accounts.
Recurring payments take effect at the beginning of the next billing period. To avoid late fees or
penalties, pay any current balance now.
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Note: If this billing account is already set up for a recurring payment, you see the current
recurring payment details. You can modify, suspend, or remove the existing recurring
payment. See Modify existing recurring payments.
3. Leave the Click here to also make a one-time payment with this information checkbox
unchecked.
4. Click Continue. The Payment Verification page appears, showing the payment information
you entered.
5. Verify that all payment information is accurate. To change information, click Edit at the
bottom-right of the page and review the terms and conditions. To view the terms and
conditions as a separate page, or to save or print them, click View Printer Friendly Terms
and Conditions.
6. When all the information is correct and you accept the terms and conditions, click Submit.
The Recurring Payment Confirmation page appears.
Your recurring payment is established. Save the confirmation number for future reference. From
the Payment Confirmation page, you can set up another recurring payment, view your paperless
billing status, or return to the eBill homepage.
Note: Before you can set up recurring payments, first pay any past due balance.
After you set up recurring payments on a billing account, the recurring payments for the current
amount due are automatically deducted each billing period. The timing of these payments is
based on your billing cycle.
You have 2 ways to make a one-time and recurring payment: You can set up a recurring payment
when you make a one-time payment, or you can add a one-time payment to a recurring
payment setup.
Note: Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts are not eligible for one-time or recurring
payment in eBill.
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modify, suspend, or remove the existing recurring payment. See Modify existing recurring
payments.
2. Select a payment method.
3. Specify the amount that you want to pay:
− Pay Total Invoice Amount
− Pay Past Due Balance (if any)
− Other Amount
4. Check the Click here to also set up a recurring payment with this information box, and then
specify your payment method.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Continue. The Payment Verification page appears, showing
the payment information you entered.
6. Verify that all payment information is accurate. To change information, click Edit at the
bottom-right of the page. Review the terms and conditions. To view the terms and
conditions as a separate page, or to save or print them, click View Printer Friendly Terms
and Conditions.
7. When all of the information is accurate, and you accept the terms and conditions, click
Submit. The One-Time and Recurring Payment Confirmation page appears.
Your payment is now established. The one-time payment and recurring payment setup have
separate confirmation numbers. Save these confirmation numbers for future reference. As soon
as your one-time payment is processed and approved, it appears on the Payment history page.
Recurring payments take effect at the beginning of the next billing period. To avoid late fees or
penalties, pay any current balance due now.
Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts aren't eligible for recurring payment activities in
eBill.
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For security, eBill masks (obscures) payment information to prevent unauthorized users from
obtaining sensitive information. If a field uses security masking and you want to modify the data
in that field, you must re-enter all the data for that field.
Note: Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts aren't eligible for recurring payment in
eBill.
4. At the bottom-right of the page, click Next. The Payment Verification page appears with all
the payment information you've just entered.
5. Verify that all payment information entered is correct. To change information, click Edit at
the bottom-right of the page. Review the terms and conditions.
6. To view the terms and conditions as a separate page, or to save or print them, click View
Printer Friendly Terms and Conditions.
7. When all of the information presented is correct and you accept the terms and conditions,
click Submit at the bottom of the page. The Recurring Payment Confirmation page appears.
Your recurring payment setup is now updated. Save the confirmation number for future
reference. On the Payment Confirmation page, you can view your paperless billing status or
return to the eBill homepage.
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For security, eBill masks (obscures) payment information to prevent unauthorized users from
obtaining sensitive information. If a field uses security masking and you want to modify the data
in that field, you must re-enter all the data for that field.
Note: Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts are not eligible for recurring payment in
eBill.
3. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The Payment Verification page appears with all the
updated payment information you've entered.
4. Verify that all payment information entered is correct. To change information, click Edit at
the bottom-right of the page.
5. Review the terms and conditions. To view the terms and conditions as a separate page, or to
save or print them, click View Printer Friendly Terms and Conditions.
6. When all the information is correct and you accept the terms and conditions, click Submit.
The Recurring Payment Confirmation page appears. From here you can set up a recurring
payment, view your paperless billing status, or return to the eBill homepage.
Your recurring payment setup is now updated. Save the confirmation number for future
reference. From the Payment Confirmation page, you can view your paperless billing status or
return to the eBill homepage.
Recurring payments take effect at the beginning of the next billing period. To avoid late fees or
penalties, pay any current balance now.
Temporarily suspend
Company administrators and billing account administrators can suspend a recurring payment on
a billing account for 1 billing period. Because the balance due won't automatically be deducted,
you must use an alternate payment method to pay the amount due.
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For security, eBill masks (obscures) payment information to prevent unauthorized users from
obtaining sensitive information. If a field uses security masking and you want to modify the data
in that field, you must re-enter all the data for that field.
The process to modify recurring payment details is similar to the process of modifying a
recurring payment. Note that some recurring payments can't be temporarily suspended.
You use the same process to remove the temporary suspension and reinstate the recurring
payment.
You can't set up recurring payments for billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts.
Your temporary suspension is now set up. On the Payment Confirmation page, you can view
your paperless billing status or return to the eBill homepage.
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Note: Billing accounts on Billing foundation accounts are not eligible for recurring payment in
eBill.
Installment payments aren’t available for billing accounts belonging to Billing foundation
accounts
Payment arrangements
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Company administrators and billing account managers with Reporting or Fulfillment foundation
accounts can make a payment arrangement if your account balance is past due. This option isn’t
available for billing accounts belonging to Billing foundation accounts. The status of your billing
account determines the options available.
Arrangement options
To see what payment options are available to you, do 1 of these things:
The status of your account determines which payment arrangement options are available to you.
Options include:
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• If you select Split Payment and you have AutoPay payments set up, you can modify your
AutoPay payments. From the eBill homepage, under Payments, click Schedule a recurring
payment.
• If you select Split Payment and have a future-dated payment already set up, you can cancel
the future payment.
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Your payment is recorded and will be processed. Save the payment confirmation number for
future reference. As soon as your payment is processed and approved, it appears on the
Payment history page.
Your payment is recorded and will be processed. Save the payment confirmation number for
future reference. As soon as your payment is processed and approved, it appears on the
Payment History page.
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Your payment is recorded and will be processed. Save the payment confirmation number for
future reference. As soon as your payment is processed and approved, it appears on the
Payment history page.
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2. Do 1 of these things:
− To suspend an AutoPay payment, from the dropdown list next to Recurring Payment
Status, click Temporary Suspend.
− To remove a temporary suspension and reinstate a recurring payment, click Remove.
Note: You can't modify any of the recurring payment data while setting up a temporary
suspension or while a temporary suspension is in effect.
3. Click Submit. The Payment Verification page appears presenting all the recurring payment
data for the billing account.
4. Verify that all the payment information is correct, and then click Submit.
5. The Payment Confirmation page appears. You can view your paperless billing status or
return to the eBill homepage. Save the confirmation number for reference.
Your recurring payment takes effect for the next billing cycle, so pay any balance due using
another payment method.
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Reports
Use eBill reporting (Bill Analysis) to review and analyze your charges and
usage. Your role and account access permissions determine which reporting
activities you can access and the corresponding menu items that appear in Bill
Analysis while a specific account is in context. Changing the selected account
changes the menu options available.
In this chapter
Access reports
Reports for Billing and Reporting foundation accounts
Cost Center reports
Invoice reports
Other reports
Year-to-Date reports
Usage reports
Modify a report
Customize reports
Offline reports
Data Delivery Portal and recurrence
Electronic Data Interchange
Reports for Fulfillment foundation accounts
Monthly User Statements
Access reports
Only company administrators for Billing and Reporting type foundation accounts can access Bill
Analysis reports.
If you have a Small Business AMB agreement, the account defaults to a Fulfillment foundation
account type that doesn't offer access to Bill Analysis reporting. Predefined reports are available
based on a consolidated billing cycle for all Fulfillment foundation accounts. For more
information, see Reports for Fulfillment foundation accounts.
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Note: Users with Fulfillment foundation accounts can't request offline reports, even though
large reports may be generated offline. For more information, see Reports for Fulfillment
foundation accounts.
Predefined reports are grouped into 2 general types: main reports and usage reports.
• View reports
If the predefined fields suit your purpose, you can view all standard reports on the Reports
Home page without making modifications. Click the respective icon next to the report name
to view reports online ( ), download to Microsoft® Excel® ( ), or view as a PDF file ( ).
• Select foundation and billing accounts
• Select invoice dates
• Customize a report
• View data dictionaries, the specification documents for a report (see Data dictionaries)
• View report history (see Report history)
• View saved report templates (see Saved report templates)
Data dictionaries
Technical specification documents, or data dictionaries, provide information about the content
and format of the data in each report.
To view data dictionaries, at the top-right of the Reports Home page, click Data Dictionary.
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Report history
You can view report history and all reports generated offline. Reports menu options vary,
depending on the type of account you have. Report history can only be viewed for Billing
foundation accounts.
Main reports
You can find all standard predefined reports listed under MAIN REPORTS on the Reports Home
page.
• Cost Center Reports—Use these reports to compare and contrast charges to wireless
numbers on different billing accounts, or to allocate costs to a selected cost center.
• Invoice Reports—Use these reports for an overview of charges on specific invoices, at the
service or foundation account level.
• Other Reports—These reports include all reports that don't fit into the Cost Center, Invoice,
or Year-to-Date reporting categories.
• Year-to-Date Reports—Use these reports to compare values across multiple billing periods,
helping you see significant trends over time.
Usage reports
The Reports Home page shows 2 types of predefined usage reports:
• Remittance Detail Reports—Use these reports to get details on financial transactions and
breakdowns of charges summarized on the Foundation Account Remittance form. These
reports also show financial interactions between billing accounts and the applicable
foundation account.
• Usage Detail Reports—Use these reports to analyze individual voice calls, messages, and
data usage records for the wireless numbers on the account.
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All saved customized reports are located under Saved Report Templates on the right of the
Reports Home page.
3. (Optional) From the Invoice Month list, select whether you want the report to show data by
month or by date, and then select the months or dates that you want the report to contain.
For Year-to-Date reports, select From and To dates.
4. (Optional) To specify which foundation accounts to include in the report, click All
Foundation Accounts. A window listing foundation accounts opens.
Note: This foundation account page is slightly different from other account selection pages
because you can select multiple foundation accounts.
− To include all foundation accounts, click Include All.
− To not show subtotals in your report, click No Subtotal.
− To show only a selected foundation account, click the foundation account you want to
include. Use this option to change the foundation account you want to appear on the
report. The report modification page refreshes and shows the newly selected
foundation account or accounts.
− To select a foundation account, enter the foundation account number in the Search box.
This is particularly useful when you have many foundation accounts in the list. As you
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5. (Optional) Make additional changes by selecting options in the remaining tabs on the report
modification page. You can make changes to the Sorting, Summarization, Columns, Output
Format, Filters, and Highlighting tabs.
6. When you're finished, click View Report.
Note: If a report takes more than 10 seconds to be generated, it's processed offline. You can
continue using eBill while the report is being created. You'll be notified when the offline
report is complete.
Use them to compare and contrast charges to wireless numbers on different billing accounts or
to allocate costs to a selected cost center. You can specify which cost centers (geographic
markets), billing accounts, or wireless numbers to include in the report. You can also specify your
own labels (user-defined labels, or UDLs) and hierarchy, and add sorting or subtotaling based on
the customized hierarchy.
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You can combine and view multiple foundation accounts in the same report. When you select
this option, each foundation account must have the same billing cycle close date.
Report Description
CLIN Detail (Contract Line Item Available only for foundation accounts subscribed to
Number) CLIN Overlay Billing. This report shows a Contract Line
Item Number (CLIN) for each item (each bundled rate
plan, feature, accessory, and so on has a unique CLIN)
and includes a breakdown of each CLIN charge or credit
detail across the entire foundation account.
Charges and Usage Summary Contains high-level summary information, including rate
plan information, total usage, and total charges. Each
row represents charges and usage associated with a
wireless number or charges associated directly with a
billing account (not associated with a wireless number).
Current Charges Contains a breakdown of the charges for each billing
(Data & Voice) period. Charges applied directly to billing accounts (not
applied to any wireless number) are indicated by
additional fields. In this case, each row represents the
charges associated with a single wireless number or
billing account.
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Report Description
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Report Description
Itemized Roaming Charges Contains a breakdown of voice and data roaming usage
charges. Also includes any surcharges, long distance
charges, roaming taxes, and international charges.
Invoice reports
Invoice reports, under MAIN REPORTS on the Reports Home page, provide an overview of
charges on specific invoices, at the service or foundation account level. Invoice reporting
includes these standard reports:
Predefined Invoice reports provide information similar to that found on a foundation account or
billing account invoice and its wireless numbers. You can manipulate and analyze the data in the
report to suit your business needs.
Invoice reports
Report Description
Service Level Current Shows current charges broken down by categories similar to those
Charges found on a paper invoice. Charges include usage amounts and
charges, feature charges, taxes, and miscellaneous charges.
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Report Description
If there is more than 1 Monthly Recurring Charge (MRC) Modifier for a
specific wireless number, the MRC Modifier amount is the total of all
the individual credits, and the description value appears as Multiple,
with a number representing the count of separate MRC Modifiers
included in the summary.
The report also includes 1 row for each payment and adjustment
activity under the corresponding invoice row. Generally used for
Billing foundation accounts (because of the consolidated invoice at
the foundation account level), this report can also be used on
Reporting foundation accounts when there's a foundation account-
level invoice for charges at that level.
Other reports
Other reports include all reports that don't fit into the Cost Center, Invoice, or Year-to-Date
reporting categories. These reports vary in content and nature.
Other reports
Report Description
All Data Export – Service Contains nearly all the fields available from any other report
Summary run at the wireless number or billing account level.
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Report Description
Multiple, with a number representing the count of separate
MRC Modifiers included in the summary.
All Data Export – Usage Detail Contains nearly all the fields available from all other reports
run at the usage detail level, including international roaming,
international long distance, and voice and data messaging
events. This report also clearly identifies outbound versus
inbound events.
All Service Data – Non Totaled Contains many of the fields available from other reports run at
the wireless number or billing account level. This report
excludes fields that are totals of other fields.
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Report Description
level consolidated (BEST) pooling offers are included in this
report.
Equipment Detail Contains itemized details of equipment purchase transactions
billed to the billing account or wireless number levels.
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Year-to-Date reports
Year-to-Date reports, under MAIN REPORTS on the Reports Home page, compare values across
multiple billing periods, helping you see significant trends over time.
Year-to-Date reports are designed to show up to 16 months of the most recent billing data.
(Based on your billing account history and permissions, the report may show less than 16
months.)
Data is organized by specific start and end dates. The report then includes billing periods that fall
within the range for each of the selected billing entities. For example, quarterly reports provide
the total charges during a 3-month period; annual reports provide total charges for a 12-month
period.
Year-to-Date reports
Report Description
Company Summary Summarizes information about a foundation account.
Can include:
• Service count (number of wireless numbers)
• Usage totals (voice, data, and messaging)
• High-level charge breakdown (service charges, feature
charges, usage charges)
• Equipment purchases
• Other charges, credits, and taxes
• Surcharges and regulatory fees
Each row represents the total charges for the specific foundation
account for a single billing period.
Service Summary Summarizes information about a single billing account or wireless
number.
Can include:
• Usage totals (voice, data and messaging)
• High-level charge breakdown (service charges, feature
charges, usage charges)
• Equipment purchases
• Other charges, credits, and taxes
• Surcharges and regulatory fees
Each row represents the total charges for a single billing account
or wireless number for a single billing period.
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Usage reports
Two predefined categories of usage reports, Remittance Detail and Usage Detail, are listed
under USAGE REPORTS on the Reports Home page.
Report Description
Adjustments Lists all adjustments made to previously billed balances on billing
accounts for a specific foundation account. Each row represents a
single adjustment and provides a description of the adjustment
source and amount.
The total amount of the columns in this report equals the Balance
Transfer (from Local Markets) amount presented on the
Foundation Account Remittance form for the specific billing
period.
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Report Description
Payment Transfers Provides details of the total payments received on all billing
accounts for a foundation account. The total amount shown in the
columns equals the Payment Transfers (from Local Markets)
amount shown on the Foundation Account Remittance form for
the specific billing period.
The average wireless number has 300 usages records per billing period, so these reports tend to
be very large. To make these reports more manageable, it's a good idea to include only a limited
amount of data on a single report. For example, you might include a single billing account or only
a small number of wireless numbers for a single report.
Report Description
All Calls (Voice) Includes voice usage only and includes all standard calls placed
from a wireless device.
Data Includes data usage in kilobytes. Includes tethering to a PC,
downloading music or ringtones, and sending images or files over
the Internet.
Messaging Includes all messages sent to or from a device, including Short
Message Service (SMS) and Multi-Media Service (MMS).
Mobile Purchases & Includes the details of mobile purchases or downloads of any
Downloads proprietary content offered by AT&T or from a third-party
provider. Examples include ringtones, games, tools, horoscopes,
date chat, jokes, graphics, and interactive TV.
Roaming Calls − Voice Includes only voice calls that used roaming.
Modify a report
You can customize any report to suit your business requirements. Select a report to use as a
baseline, and then modify the structure and details to match your needs. Then, save the settings
as a template, or you can display the results immediately online. Note that viewing the results
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online doesn't save the settings. To save the settings, click Save Report, and then supply a
unique report name.
Saved customized report templates are not affected when AT&T periodically makes changes and
updates the version of the pre-defined reports. These reports can be used as originally saved
until you're prepared to adopt the new version of the report, which is likely to provide new fields
and columns and other enhancements.
Customize reports
You can use any existing report (custom or predefined) as a baseline for a new custom report.
Add include additional categories in the report by checking the boxes for certain options. You
can show zero (0.00) amounts, download default reports, include user-defined labels (UDLs),
schedule the report, and change the date format, and so on.
Note that the options available in the Value Selections tab depend on the type of report you've
selected on the Reports Home page.
Sorting tab
Sort your report data. To limit the number of records displayed, select lowest and highest
parameters. You can also select to show records in ascending or descending order.
Note that the sorting options available in the Sorting tab depend on the type of report you've
selected on the Reports Home page.
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Summarization tab
Select which rows you want summarized into subtotals in the report. When rows with like values
are summarized, a subtotal row is added to the report.
This subtotal row is included only in reports with these output formats: Online (HTML),
formatted Excel, and PDF. The row isn't included in reports with these output formats: tab-
delimited TXT, CSV, and XML.
To select the fields to include in the report, select field names and then use the arrows to move
the names from the Available fields list to the Summarization Level list. You can include up to 9
fields from the Available fields list in a single report. You can also change the order or priority of
each group by clicking the up or down arrows.
Not all columns on a report are listed in the Available fields list. Some columns can't be
summarized.
To include customized levels in your report, select the options from the Custom Summarization
Level Display dropdown list. A summarization level can be unspecified. By default, the last
summarization field selected appears in the first column of the report.
Columns tab
Select which columns and fields to include in the report by moving them from the Available
fields list to the Columns list.
To define the order of the columns in your report, use the arrows or drag names into the order
you want. You can customize column names, width, justification, and sequence.
Removing a column from the output doesn't remove it from other modification tabs. You can
still sort, filter, or create summarization groups on a column, even if it's not included in the
output.
The Online Presentation (HTML view) is limited to 2,000 rows of data. Reports with more than
2,000 rows and 9 or fewer columns are converted to PDF format; reports with more than 9
columns are converted to formatted Excel format.
The Pipe (with headings) format is limited to 64,000 rows. Reports with more than 64,000 rows
are converted to Tab Delimited format.
If the foundation account is enrolled in Data Delivery Portal (DDP), you can select Delivery
Profile to automatically generate and deliver the report to a specified destination server when
new data is available. See Data Delivery Portal (DDP) and recurrence.
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Filters tab
You can use up to 4 filters for a single report. For each filter, you specify the field to which it
applies, set a logical comparison (less than, equal to, greater than, not equal to), and manually
enter a value.
Highlighting tab
In online (HTML) reports, you can highlight up to 5 column values to focus attention on those
values. From the Columns dropdown list, select an option. Enter the values that you want to
highlight, and select a color for each highlight.
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4. At the bottom of the page, click Save Report. The Save Report page appears. Enter a unique
name, description, and folder for the report. To reuse a name you've already used, first
delete the existing customized report.
5. Click Save. All the settings of the customized report are saved and can be used for future
reports. The saved report is listed in the Saved Report Templates menu on the Reports
Home page.
Select a custom report for foundation accounts enrolled in Data Delivery Protocol
1. Under Saved Report Templates on the Reports Home page, select a custom report. The
Report Modifications page appears.
2. Click the Output Format tab.
3. If you want the report to be sent to a specific destination server, select a delivery profile for
the report from the list.
The process for editing a custom report is similar to the process of creating a new custom report.
The same category options are available on the Report Modification page, including Value
Selections, Sorting, Summarization, Columns, Output Format, Filter, and Highlighting.
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2. From the Saved Report Templates menu, locate the name of the report you want to delete.
3. In the row that shows the report name, click the red X. The Saved Report Templates menu
refreshes and the report is deleted.
Offline reports
An offline Bill Analysis report is a report that takes longer than 10 seconds to process, or one
that you generate in PDF file ( ) or Microsoft® Excel® ( ) format. When the offline report is
ready, you'll be notified both online and in an email alert. See Offline Report/Download file can
now be viewed alert.
Offline reports remain on the eBill server for up to 45 days, and then are deleted.
Offline reports are usually available within a few minutes, but can take up to an hour depending
on the report size, complexity, and system load at the time of your request.
• Size—If a report is too large, it's automatically placed in a queue for offline processing. You
can continue to work in eBill while the report is being processed.
• Generation time—If a document takes too long to generate, it's automatically placed in a
queue for offline processing. eBill generates all PDF files, such as a Billing Account Invoice
with Call Detail Records, offline.
• Offline generation by default—Requests for Billed Usage Details and Unbilled usage – All
Records reports are always generated offline because of the amount of time required to
create these documents.
• Any reports that were automatically generated offline due to the length of time required for
processing.
• Any recurring reports that were automatically generated when a new bill cycle was loaded.
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Remember to download your offline reports before they're automatically deleted after 45 days.
Note: When downloading a report in comma-separated values (CSV) format, clicking Open
opens the file in the application set for CSV file types in your local computer profile. If Excel is
specified, the default format for some columns may not appear as expected. To control the
column formats, click Save, download the file to your computer, and then open Excel and use
the Import External Data option under the Data menu. A wizard helps you adjust the way Excel
presents the columns.
Compressed reports
Offline reports that exceed 5 megabytes (MB) are compressed to a zip format similar to the
invoice PDF, and the .zip extension is added to the original filename. These offline report types
are compressed if they exceed 5 MB:
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Note: DDP is available to eligible large accounts on a Billing or Reporting foundation account that
have enrolled in the DDP program. Fulfillment foundation accounts are automatically enrolled in
the DPP program for the Raw Data Output file only.
Only company administrators with Billing and Reporting foundation accounts can access the
Data Delivery Portal (DDP).
The report will be delivered within 48 hours. If you don't receive the report within that time,
contact your AT&T representative.
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Note: Company administrators who have access permissions to a particular foundation account
can use a delivery profile for that account.
If you find that you need more technical support, contact your Mobility Account Team
representative or Premier Support and open a technical issue ticket.
Each foundation account has its own profile, and you can't save the profiles from 1 foundation
account for a different foundation account. If multiple users have access to the same foundation
account, any of those users can view and modify all the profiles on that account.
To correctly deliver your reports, eBill must have the information shown in the following table.
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Information Description
Profile name A name to help you distinguish this profile from
others on the foundation account. It must be unique
for this foundation account. This name appears in
your notification email, so make sure it's easily
recognizable.
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Be careful when making changes. For some fields, such as Destination Host or Port, inaccurate
changes may result in delivery failures.
Changes you make to a delivery profile update all Custom reports associated with that profile.
Any future recurrence for those files may be impacted.
When you change the server address under Destination Host result, the primary company
administrator for the foundation account is notified of the change as required by CPNI
safeguards.
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2. Click the name of the delivery profile you want to modify. The Modify Delivery Profile page
appears.
3. Edit the delivery profile fields as needed.
4. When you're done, at the bottom of the page, click Save. The Delivery Profiles page
appears, and the profile shows a new last updated date, reflecting the changes.
Note: To reactivate an expired profile, follow the procedure described in Edit delivery profiles.
The Expire Profile button will appear instead of Renew Profile.
Only reports generated offline are transmitted to a delivery profile. Viewing the report by
clicking the View Report button doesn't transmit the file to the delivery profile.
To set up automatic delivery, the report must be generated offline and it must be a customized
report set up for recurrence (see Set up custom reports for recurrence). Specify and save a
delivery profile for that customized report (you can use a single delivery profile for multiple
reports).
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Future offline or recurring reports generated for this customized report are automatically
delivered to the delivery profile specified.
It's a good idea to test delivery. Submit an offline report from your saved customized report that
has the new delivery profile. If the report isn't delivered to the delivery profile within 48 hours,
an error has occurred. Try creating the delivery profile again and test it. If the report still isn't
delivered within 48 hours, contact your AT&T representative.
All customized reports, except for Year-to-Date reports, can be run on a recurring basis. When a
report is set up for recurrence, eBill automatically generates an offline copy of the report using
new data as it becomes available for the foundation account. For example, as a new month of
billing data is made available for reports, recurring reports run automatically. New consolidated
billing data is loaded to eBill between 3 and 5 days after the foundation account's cycle end date.
After eBill automatically generates a recurring report offline, the report appears on the View
generated reports page (see Download offline Bill Analysis reports). If the customized report
also has a valid delivery profile, the report is automatically sent to the specified destination
server.
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You can also directly import data into your company's back-end business system with minimal
changes. If a Financial Electronic Data Interchange (FEDI) process is also set up for your system,
you can make payments using EDI. With EDI, eBill provides an automated on-boarding process,
and you can monitor transmissions on a monthly basis and maintain and update connectivity.
Note: Currently, Financial Electronic Data Interchange (FEDI) isn't managed through eBill. For
more information, contact your Account Team.
EDI eligibility
To use EDI, your system must have:
Set up EDI
Setting up EDI involves you, your AT&T representative, your designated IT representative, and
AT&T IT.
Set up EDI
1. Work with your AT&T representative to verify that your foundation accounts meet the
eligibility requirements.
2. Ask your Account Team to enable your foundation accounts for EDI.
3. Wait for confirmation from your AT&T representative that your accounts are ready. This
may take a few days.
4. Determine who your company's designated IT representative will be for this
implementation.
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After your AT&T representative confirms that the accounts are ready
1. From the Reports menu, click Manage EDI profile. The EDI Profile page appears. (If you
don't see the Manage EDI profile link under Reports, your foundation account isn't yet
ready.)
2. From the EDI Profile page, download the Trading Partner Information and the EDI File
Specification documents, and then send the documents to your company's IT representative
assigned to this implementation.
3. To start the EDI setup process, on the EDI Profile page, click Start Implementation.
4. Provide the contact information for your company's IT representative.
5. Review the details about the EDI file types outlined in the EDI File Specification document.
Under EDI Type, select the type, and then click Submit.
Note: To enable the account for EDI, complete and send the Trading Partner Information
document to AT&T within 10 business days of the request. If not received within 10 days, the
request will be canceled.
Change EDI
After your EDI implementation is complete, you can edit contact information or submit a request
to change connectivity.
Cancel EDI
You can cancel EDI at any time. From the Reports menu, click Manage EDI profile. The EDI
Profile page appears.
The buttons you'll see vary depending on the status of the implementation process.
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Cancel EDI
• During implementation—On the EDI Profile page, click Cancel Implementation.
• After implementation—On the EDI Profile page, click Cancel EDI Transmission.
Track EDI
After you submit the initial request to set up accounts for EDI to your Account Team, we'll
confirm the status of your request by email. After starting the implementation process in eBill,
you can track the progress of the implementation online. After the implementation is complete,
you can track the monthly file delivery status.
Note: During the implementation process, if you see AT&T IT Attempt to Contact Customer's IT
failed status, contact your company's IT representative.
Track EDI
1. From the Reports menu, click Manage EDI profile. The EDI Profile page appears.
2. On the EDI Profile page, click Status Indicator Tracking Log.
3. Review the details of each status indicated.
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Company administrators have unlimited access to all information for Fulfillment foundation
accounts associated with their profiles. Billing account managers and Corporate Responsibility
Users (CRUs) with billing account responsibility have limited access to the information for billing
accounts for which they have permissions.
Fulfillment foundation accounts are automatically enrolled in the Data Delivery Portal (DPP)
program for use with only the Raw Data Output file. See Raw Data Output.
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Note: Users with Fulfillment foundation accounts can't request offline reports, although reports
may be generated offline if the size of the report exceeds the online generation time.
Technical specification documents, or data dictionaries, are available to help you understand the
content and format of data of each report. Links to corresponding data dictionaries appear
within each report.
eBill has 12 different reports for fulfillment foundation accounts, described in the following
table.
Predefined reports
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To view a report
1. From the Reports menu, click Create custom reports. The Create/View Customized Reports
page appears.
2. Select a report from the available categories. The report's page appears.
3. Click the File icon to open the report. Click the Save icon to save it. If you save the
report, it will appear in the Saved Customized Reports table at the bottom of the
Create/View Customized Reports page. Click the report name to open it.
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You can change the billing cycle and view the respective charges for each report by sliding the
Billing Cycle bar.
• Billing account
• Wireless number
• Username
• Any user-defined labels
• Contact's email address
Note: Company administrators can add or change their email address. When an addresses is
updated, a green checkmark ( ) appears.
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4. To edit multiple addresses, use the bulk email address template. See Add multiple email
addresses.
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4. Under Select file to upload, click Browse to locate the file you created.
5. Read the terms and conditions.
6. Click Upload. You'll receive a confirmation message telling you how many email addresses
were added to your address book. If some addresses are still missing and you want to add
them, repeat the process. Click OK.
7. When you're done, on the Address book page, click Return to Monthly User Statement
homepage.
After you activate an email template for the first time, you can make changes to the subject or
body text at any time. You can also add, update, or delete email addresses in the address book.
To create emails
1. From the Reports menu, click Monthly User Statement. The Monthly User Statement page
appears.
2. After you create an address book, on the right of the Monthly User Statement page, click
Create and send email. The Set up a recurring email page appears.
Notice these preset sections:
− Recipients―The wireless users listed in the address book with valid email addresses.
− Status―Shows New when you first create the email. (If you edit the email later, the
status changes to Active.)
− Subject―Default content that you can edit. You must include a subject line.
− Body―Default content that you can change. You must include body text.
3. Under When do you want to send the email?, select Every billing cycle or Now and every
billing cycle.
4. Under Which reply actions do you want to make available to recipients?, select the options
to include in your email.
− If you want users to have the option to approve or reject the invoice summary, select
Approve and Reject. Users must enter a reason for the rejection.
− If you want users to have the option to approve, reject, or approve the invoice summary
with some exceptions, select Approve, Approve with exceptions, and Reject. Users
must enter a reason for an exception or rejection.
5. The email includes a usage summary. If you want to also include usage details in a PDF file
attached to the email, select Send usage details as an attachment.
6. Read the terms and conditions
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7. To preview the email before you send it, click Preview. To send the email, click Send. A
confirmation message appears, asking you to confirm that you want to send the email. You'll
receive an email confirming when your email will be sent.
At the bottom of the page, the Email delivery details table provides email status for each email
sent.
The following table shows what can appear in the Actions column based on the status of the
Monthly User Statement email that was sent. You can filter what appears in the table by
selecting an option in the Filter by email status dropdown.
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Status actions
Approved If the Email delivery details table is filtered to show only emails that
have a status of Approved, the Actions column doesn't appear.
Approved with If the Email delivery details table is filtered to show only emails that
exceptions are approved with exceptions, the column name changes to Reason
for exception and shows the text that the email recipient entered as
a reason for the exception.
Rejected If the Email delivery details table is filtered to display only rejected
emails, the column name changes to Reason for rejection and shows
the text that the email recipient entered as a reason for the rejection.
No reply If the Email delivery details table is filtered to show only emails that
have a status of No Reply, the column name changes to Resend
email and shows Send email or Email sent. If you click Send email, a
duplicate of the original monthly user statement email is sent to that
recipient. After the email is sent, the text changes to Email sent. If
the user selects a previous billing cycle in the Email summary sent
box, the text displayed is Not applicable and the user can't click in
the field.
To send a duplicate of the original email to all recipients who haven't
replied to the original email, click Resend email.
Not delivered Status changes depending on the reason for the email not being
delivered.
Failed delivery means that the email was sent but not delivered.
No email address means that there was no email address for the
user so the email wasn't sent.
Failed delivery If the Email delivery details table is filtered to show only emails that
were not delivered and the status is Failed delivery, the column
name changes to Update email address, and the recipient's email
address is shown so that you can update the address.
To save the edited email addresses and send a duplicate of the
original email to all recipients with addresses that have been edited,
click Resend email.
No email address If the Email delivery details table is filtered to show only emails that
were not delivered and the status is No email address, the column
name changes to Update email address, and Add email address
appears.
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• From the Generate reports section of the Unbilled usage since page, create a summary
report.
• From the Details table at the bottom of the Unbilled usage since page, export detailed
metrics.
• You can run a report for all billing accounts or for the billing account in context.
• You can schedule a report for all billing accounts in that foundation account.
• You can’t schedule a report for a single account within the foundation account.
1. On the eBill homepage, click Usage, and then click View unbilled usage. The Unbilled usage
since page appears.
2. Under Generate reports, select an option. Your choices depend on the type and number of
accounts you have, your authorization level, and the type of usage you're monitoring.
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3. Click Generate. You’ll see a message stating that your report is being processed offline. Click
OK. When your report is ready, you’ll receive an email.
You can schedule a comprehensive report that checks the unbilled usage on all the lines you
manage. Or you can narrow your selection and schedule reports on lines with unbilled overages
or lines that have zero usage.
If your billing account supports it, you can also schedule reports for unbilled Mobile Share or
pooled usage.
• You can schedule a report for a foundation account that has 1 billing account.
• For foundation accounts containing multiple billing accounts, you can schedule reports
for all billing accounts in that foundation account. You can’t schedule a report for a
single account within that multiple account.
• You can run a report for individual wireless numbers, but you can’t schedule reports for
individual wireless numbers.
To schedule a report
1. On the eBill homepage, click Usage, and then click View unbilled usage. The Unbilled usage
since page appears.
2. Under Generate reports on the right of the page, select options.
3. Click Schedule. The Unbilled usage report scheduling page appears where you define how
often you want to run the report. If you’ve configured delivery profiles, you can select one
now.
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4. Click Schedule report. A message tells you that you’ve successfully scheduled your report.
When your report is ready, you can access it on the View generated reports page. If you
chose to send the report to a secure FTP server, it is also available there.
1. On the Unbilled usage since page, under Generate reports, click Schedule. The Unbilled
usage report scheduling page appears.
2. Under Select a report, choose a report type from the list. If the report is already scheduled,
the page changes to Change or cancel a scheduled report. You’ll see when the report was
last run.
3. Select your options, and then click Update schedule. A message tells you that you’ve
successfully scheduled your report.
1. On the Unbilled usage since page, under Generate reports, click Schedule. The Unbilled
usage report scheduling page appears.
2. Under Select a report, choose a report type from the list. If the report is already scheduled,
the page changes to read Change or cancel a scheduled report. You’ll see when the report
was last run.
3. Click Cancel report. A message tells you that your scheduled report has been canceled.
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notification when the Raw Data Output is available. You can view the report on the View generated
reports page (accessed from the Reports menu).
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Custom hierarchy
A hierarchy provides a graphical representation of a company's structure, like
a tree, expanding out from largest to smallest―from the trunk, to various
branches, to individual leaves.
In a custom hierarchy, you assign variables to a hierarchy within eBill, so you can direct billing
charges to cost centers that mirror your company's organization. Creating a custom hierarchy
helps you generate an online billing data summary report that's specific to your organization and
usage. A custom hierarchy helps you analyze billed usage and charges independent of the billing
account hierarchy.
First, you choose a predefined template. A template defines the node types available and the
rules regarding the allowed relationships between nodes.
• Based on the location of a wireless device to see how the charges are distributed by state
and city.
• Based on employee tenure to investigate if a seniority-based wireless compensation
program fits your company's employees.
• Based on profit and loss centers to see which areas of the company use their wireless
devices the most.
After you create a custom hierarchy you can edit it, share it with other users (with sufficient
permissions), delete it, clone it (to make adjustments and compare to the original), and more.
You can use custom hierarchies in Bill Analysis reports for Billing and Reporting foundation
accounts. You can allocate the billing data presented in the report across the custom cost
centers defined by the custom hierarchy. See Reports.
Custom hierarchies can also use the Hierarchy Summary report, which you can run for all
foundation account types. This report provides the monthly charges, usage charges, included
features, rate plan, and much more. The fields in the Hierarchy Summary represent a composite
of the fields from Cost Center reports. See Cost Center reports.
A Hierarchy Summary report includes the current data for the most recent foundation account
cycle loaded, as shown on the Foundation account summary page. You can't request a Hierarchy
Summary report for historical bill files. To view data older than the current invoice, use Bill
Analysis reports that support custom hierarchies, if available, for your foundation account type.
In this chapter
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New custom hierarchies are based on a predefined hierarchy template. The template contains
the set of available nodes and the rules the nodes must follow. If the Corporate or Geographic
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templates don't match your needs, use the Generic template. Or ask your AT&T representative
or Premier Support to suggest a new hierarchy template.
When creating a custom hierarchy, you must complete the steps outlined above. When they're
complete and your custom hierarchy saved, you'll see the New Hierarchy Confirmation page.
Caution: If you log out from eBill or are automatically logged out due to inactivity, any
intermediate work on the custom hierarchy will be lost. It's a good idea to complete the initial 4
steps, and then return later to make changes. Make sure to save periodically.
3. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The New Hierarchy page appears, showing the second
step: Root Selection. Select a root node for your custom hierarchy. See Select a root node.
4. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The New Hierarchy page appears, showing the third
step: Define Nodes. Define additional nodes for your custom hierarchy. See Define hierarchy
nodes.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The New Hierarchy page appears, showing the fourth
step: Assign Billing Entities. Assign billing entities to your custom hierarchy. See Assign
billing entities.
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6. At the bottom of the page, click Finish. The New Hierarchy Confirmation page appears.
7. Click Back to Hierarchy list. The Hierarchy List page appears, and the newly created
hierarchy is included in the Custom Hierarchy table.
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4. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The Edit Hierarchy page appears, showing the second
step: Define Nodes. Add, remove, or move nodes. See Define hierarchy nodes.
5. Click Next. The Edit Hierarchy page appears, showing the third step: Assign Billing Entities.
See Assign billing entities.
6. Click Finish. The Edit Hierarchy Confirmation page appears.
7. Click Back to Hierarchy list to return to the hierarchy list. The Hierarchy List page appears
and the edited hierarchy is in the Custom Hierarchy table. To see what foundation accounts
are in the hierarchy, under Foundation Accounts, click View List.
Depending on the size of your custom hierarchy, eBill may take a few minutes to process your
summary report. While the report is being processed, you can't view or make changes to the
custom hierarchy. Because you're enrolled in the Offline Report Ready alert by default, you'll
receive notification when the summary report is available. See Offline Report/Download File can
now be viewed alert.
Note: If multiple people have permission to access a custom hierarchy and a person requests a
new summary report, no one can access the custom hierarchy until the summary report has
been processed.
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• Helps you use analyze current billing data using custom hierarchies for logical business
nodes between and above the billing hierarchy.
• Distributes billing charges for the current billing period across the custom hierarchy
selected.
Viewing the summary report is an interactive process. As you select nodes in the custom
hierarchy, the custom hierarchy summary refreshes to show the information for the newly
selected node. Sometimes custom hierarchies can be very large, especially for complex or
multifaceted organizations. The Hierarchy Summary Report page shows up to 20 nodes. You can
access additional nodes by using the pagination controls. See Navigate large hierarchy trees.
As with all tables in eBill, you can export the currently displayed information (a single node) to
Microsoft® Excel® for further analysis.
A Hierarchy Summary report includes the billing data for the selected foundation accounts and
connected billing entities for the current bill cycle available at the time the report was run. This
report remains available until a new report is requested. After a new foundation account cycle is
loaded, rerun the summary report to view the most recent billing information.
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Note: Users granted permission to access a custom hierarchy have the same capabilities as the
original owner. This includes the ability to remove the original owner's permission to access that
custom hierarchy.
The cloned custom hierarchy inherits the root node of the original custom hierarchy, and you
can't change the root node.
Cloning a custom hierarchy involves these 3 steps:
2. Define nodes.
− Add, move, or remove nodes from the custom hierarchy. When you remove nodes, all
record of the assigned billing entities is removed. These billing entities are then marked
as unconnected, and you can add them to other nodes in the custom hierarchy,
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custom hierarchy with new wireless numbers that have been activated on your billing
accounts.
Note: During editing, the Next button takes you to the next step and Prev returns you to the
previous step. At any point, click Cancel to return to the Hierarchy List page. Note that a copy of
the original hierarchy is still created (this copy is created as soon as you click Clone and it
remains in the list as an exact copy of the original hierarchy).
4. At the bottom of the page, click Next. The Edit Hierarchy page appears, showing the second
step: Define Nodes. You can add, remove, or move nodes in the custom hierarchy. See
Define hierarchy nodes.
5. Click Next. The Edit Hierarchy page appears, showing the third step: Assign Billing Entities.
Assign billing entities to your custom hierarchy. See Assign billing entities.
6. Click Finish. The Edit Hierarchy Confirmation page appears, showing your custom hierarchy
details.
7. At the bottom of the New Hierarchy Confirmation page, click Back to Hierarchy List. The
Hierarchy List page appears and the newly cloned custom hierarchy is included in the
Custom Hierarchy table.
The template you select in step 1 to create custom hierarchies determines which nodes are
available for the custom hierarchy. The Root Selection page presents all levels available in the
template. You can select any level above the lowest node level to act as root. Nodes higher than
the root are then not available for this custom hierarchy.
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2. From the Node Type Details section, select which level will represent the root for this
template.
Note: The Template Tree section shows all available nodes along with their relationship to
other nodes.
3. In the field next to Root Node Name, enter a name for the root node.
4. Click Next.
Note: Until the create custom hierarchy process is complete, you can always click the Prev
button to return to this screen and change the root node. If other nodes are already defined
to the custom hierarchy, you can't modify the root.
Each node must be connected to only 1 higher-level node, but not every node must be attached
to a lower level node. Multiple nodes can be attached to the same higher-level node. The term
leaf node refers to the lowest level node in a hierarchy.
Note: Many actions require that a node not have any billing entities assigned to it. Before you
can make changes to an existing custom hierarchy, you may need to disconnect all the billing
entities from the nodes that you want to change.
Note: If a node has billing entities assigned to it, you can't move the node. To detach billing
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entities from a node, see Assign billing entities. Also, you can't move a node if there are no
eligible destination nodes.
Assigning billing entities is a manual process. You must associate each entity with on 1 node. This
is because billing entities report the actual billing data. If a billing entity could be assigned twice,
its data would be reported twice―and counted twice―in the summary. You can assign billing
entities only to the lowest-level node in a hierarchy (leaf node). For example, if a wireless
number is assigned to a node in the custom hierarchy, you can't assign the billing account
associated with that wireless number to another node (because then the wireless number would
be counted twice in the summary).
Also note that when assigning entities, you can't assign a higher-level billing account or
foundation account if any of the lower-level entities are already assigned elsewhere.
Note: When a billing account is assigned to a node, eBill rolls up all charges under the billing
account, including billing account level and all wireless number-level charges.
It's best to assign billing accounts to leaf nodes at the wireless number level. You can assign
billing accounts at the foundation account and billing account level, but remember that when
you assign a foundation account to a leaf node, you're also assigning all billing accounts and
associated wireless numbers as well. And when you assign a billing account to a leaf node, you're
also assigning all associated wireless numbers.
When assigning billing entities, remember that you can assign them only to a node that has no
other nodes attached. This means that you can always assign billing entities to the lowest-level
node created for the custom hierarchy. You can assign billing entities to a higher-level node only
if no lower-level nodes are defined below that node.
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You can also disconnect or remove billing entities. Use hierarchies to remove billing entities if
you no longer want them to appear in the custom hierarchy or if you want to rearrange the
custom hierarchy nodes.
Note: If the hierarchy has been cloned, the clones (copies) are handled independently in the
delete process. If you delete 1 copy, other copies remain unchanged.
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3. Above the table showing your custom hierarchies, click Delete. The Delete Hierarchy
Approval page appears.
4. Verify that you've selected the correct custom hierarchy to delete.
5. If you're sure you want to permanently delete the custom hierarchy, at the bottom of the
page, click Continue. The Hierarchy Confirmation page appears.
Caution: The deleted custom hierarchy can't be recovered.
The Delete Hierarchy Confirmation page confirms that your custom hierarchy has been
successfully deleted. To return to the Hierarchy List page, click Back to Hierarchy List.
Whenever the tree has more than the 20 nodes shown, use the pagination controls to go to
other pages.
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Pagination controls
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Alert types
View previous alerts
Subscribe to alerts
Set additional parameters for alerts
View alerts from the eBill homepage
Alert types
eBill uses several different alerts to notify you when activities occur on your accounts. You can
receive alerts by email, view them under Alerts on your eBill homepage, or both. You can also
receive an alert and remittance forms by email for a billing account or a foundation account.
By default, new users are signed up to receive only the Offline Report/Download file can now be
viewed alert. Generally, you must sign up for the alerts you want to receive. For some alerts, you
must also specify which foundation accounts (if applicable), billing accounts, and wireless
numbers you want to receive alerts about.
The billing cycle end date determines the interval for new billing account invoices and shadow
statements. These bill files are loaded into eBill between 5 and 10 days after the billing cycle end
date of the billing account, and then the Billing Account Bill Is Ready for View alert is sent to the
company administrators who subscribed to the alert.
You can enroll up to 50 billing accounts to receive this alert. When enrolling a billing account in
Paperless Billing for billing accounts not on a Billing foundation account, you'll also be
automatically enrolled to receive the Billing Account Bill Is Ready for View alert for that billing
account, unless you've already reached the 50 account limit.
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For Billing and Reporting foundation accounts, the consolidated foundation account cycle date
determines the interval for new foundation account invoices. These invoices are loaded into eBill
approximately 3 to 5 days after the cycle date, when the Foundation Account Bill Is Ready for
View alert is sent to administrators who have subscribed to this alert.
For Fulfillment foundation accounts, there's no consolidated foundation account cycle because
AT&T doesn't consolidate the billing data for billing accounts on a Fulfillment foundation
account. eBill provides a foundation account summary for this type of account that includes a
view of the billing account invoices with billing cycle end dates that closed and were loaded into
eBill within the previous 30 days. On the 3rd of each month, eBill updates this view with the most
recent billing account invoices and sends the Foundation Account Bill Is Ready for View alert to
administrators who have subscribed to this alert.
Note: If a billing cycle end date is within the last week of the month or the first 2 days of the
following month, there's a chance that eBill won't have loaded that invoice file before the 2nd of
the following month (billing account invoices generally are available in eBill 5 to 10 days after the
billing cycle end date). In this scenario, the foundation account summary won't include this
billing account invoice and it will be included in the next summary update. Company
administrators can still access the latest invoice when it's available by selecting the billing period
on the Billing Account Summary page.
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The billing cycle end date of the billing account determines the interval for new billing account
invoices and shadow statements. These bill files are loaded into eBill between 5 and 10 days
after the billing cycle end date, and the Billed Usage Ready Alert for Wireless Numbers is sent
to users who've subscribed to the alert.
The Offline Report/Download file can now be viewed alert is sent when:
To receive notification, you must configure your Dispute Tracking alert before you submit a
dispute. You aren’t notified about disputes submitted before you turned on the alert.
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use a delivery profile, the Report Delivery is Complete alert notifies company administrators
that a report has been successfully generated and delivered to the specified destination.
(Fulfillment foundation accounts don't use this alert.)
This alert occurs only after a report is successfully delivered; if there's any problem, the alert
isn't sent.
This alert is sent for any offline report that's also set up for delivery. If used in conjunction with
the Offline Report Ready alert, you may receive 2 notices for reports, 1 when the report is
created and made available on the View generated reports page, and 1 when the report is
successfully delivered to the specific destination server.
Payment Event
The Payment Event alert notifies company administrators and billing account managers
whenever there's any relevant payment activity generated through eBill on a billing account. A
payment-related activity includes payments, but also payment-related notices (such as when a
credit card enrolled for recurring payments is about to expire). You can enroll up to 50 billing
accounts to receive these alerts.
Even if an alert remains unread, after 90 days it's removed from eBill and you won't be able to
view it.
If you want to see previous alerts, you can access them from the eBill Alert History page. You
can search your alerts by creation date and alert type.
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2. Select a date range to view the alerts you received during that period, and then click Find.
To add or modify alerts, click Configure Alerts.
Subscribe to alerts
The alerts available to you vary by your role. Not everyone can access to all alerts.
By default, you're subscribed to only 1 alert: Offline Report/Download file can now be viewed.
To receive other alerts, select Online or Email notifications, or both.
Note: All emails are sent to the email address specified in your online profile. You can't provide
an alternate email addresses.
For some alerts, you must specify additional parameters (such as which accounts receive the
alert). See Set additional parameters for alerts.
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1. From the Notifications menu, click Set up. The Configure Alerts page appears, showing your
current alert settings.
2. In the row for the Foundation Account Bill Is Ready for View alert, click Select Foundation
Account(s). (If you're not signed up to receive either email or online bill ready alerts, this
button is not available.) The Additional Alert Parameters – Select Foundation Accounts
page appears with your current settings.
3. To select foundation accounts to remove, check the corresponding boxes in the first column
of the left table, and then click Remove.
4. To select any foundation accounts to add, check the corresponding boxes in the first column
of the Available Accounts table, and then click Add.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Save Settings. The Configure Alerts page appears and your
alert settings take effect immediately.
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2. In the row for the Payment Event, click Select Billing Account(s). (If you're not signed up to
receive email or online payment alerts, this button is not available.) The Additional Alert
Parameters – Select Billing Accounts page appears, showing your current settings.
3. To select billing accounts to remove, check the corresponding boxes in the first column of
the left table, and then click Remove.
4. To select any billing accounts to add, check the corresponding boxes in the first column of
the Available Accounts table, and then click Add.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Save Settings. The Configure Alerts page appears and your
alert settings take effect immediately.
For example:
• The Billing Account Bill Is Ready for View alert redirects you to a view of the invoice
summary information for that billing entity.
• The Offline Report/Download File can now be viewed alert redirects you to the location of
the report.
• The Payment Event alert redirects you to the Payment history page.
When you click an alert, it disappears from your eBill homepage, but can be viewed on the Alert
History page. After 90 days, eBill deletes all alerts, even those that are unread.
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Index
foundation account, 32
A billing disputes, 55
create a dispute, 55
access eBill, 14
track dispute, 57
account in context, 9, 27
billing hierarchy, 10
account information, 18
custom, 11
account level charges, 31
hierarchy template, 12
billing account level, 32
billing information, 18
foundation account level, 31
billing periods, 29
wireless account level, 32
change, 29
account types, 29
browser, 9
Affiliate, 9, 43, 64
Business Shared Plans, 37
alerts, 23, 133, 137
Bill Ready alert, 135
Billing Account Bill is Ready for View alert, 133 C
Foundation Account Bill is Ready for View alert,
charges
134
equipment charges, 47
Offline Report/Download File can now be
government fees and taxes, 48
viewed alert, 135
long distance, 46
payment event alert, 136
monthly charges, 45
Receive Remittance Slip via Email alert, 134
off portal, 46
Report Delivery is Complete alert, 135
on portal, 46
set parameters, 137
one-time charges, 45
subscribe, 137
other charges, 47
track dispute notification alert, 135
surcharges, 47
types, 133
CLIN, 10, 11, 38, 44, 47
view from homepage, 139
details, 40
view previous alerts, 136
overlay billing, 11
AT&T MEdia, 46
combine future payments, 76
AT&T Next, 38
company administrator, 10, 14, 22, 134
AutoPay payments, 76
compare bills, 40
compare historical data, 41
B Consumer-Contracted Small Business, 27
Contract Line Item Number, 10
Bank draft, 10
co-pay, 36, 83
Bill Analysis reports, 30, 31
details, 39
billing account, 30
Cost Center report, 120
account summary, 34
CPNI, 11, 101
billing activities, 33
cross-account analysis, 40
change, 27
custom hierarchy, 11, 12, 30, 31, 120
co-pay details, 39
assign billing entities, 129
download bill image, 35
change permissions, 125
equipment charges, 38
clone, 126
government taxes and fees, 48
create, 121
group plan details, 37
define hierarchy node, 128
payments, 63
delete, 130
pooling details, 36
delete node, 129
billing account manager, 14, 22
edit, 123
billing account remittance form, 60
hierarchy list, 125
billing cycles
navigate hierarchy trees, 131
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eBill homepage, 11, 136 installment payments
account information, 18 schedules, 38, 72
alerts, 23, 139 installment plan payments, 65
billing information, 18 invoice, 29
menus, 15
navigation, 25
title bar, 15, 23, 28
K
EDI, 11 Kilobytes, 52
EFT, 12, 61, 69, 74
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), 11, 104
cancel, 105 L
changes, 105 logout, 15, 28
eligibility, 104 long distance, 36, 43, 46
set up, 104
track, 106
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), 12, 61, 74 M
equipment charges Megabytes, 52
billling account, 38 menu options, 15, 16
wireless user, 47 Notifications menu, 17
Equipment Installment Plan, 38, 65, 72 Payments menu, 16
Reports menu, 16
F Usage menu, 16
View Bill menu, 16
FamilyTalk, 37 mobile purchases & downloads, 46
Financial EDI, 12 Mobile Share Value, 37
foundation account, 12, 30 modify future payments, 75
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