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Adding descriptions to phone numbers

You can add up to two descriptions to each phone number to give your reports more meaning in Usage Analyst. Add descriptions to one phone number at a time using the online form, or add descriptions to multiple numbers at once by uploading a spreadsheet (saved as a .csv file) to Usage Analyst.

Add a description to one number

Add descriptions to multiple numbers

Adding a description to one number at a time

To add a description to a phone number:

Click Monitoring, click Voice Reports, then click Usage Analyst.

Click the icon on the right side of the row for the account you want to view.

Control Center opens Bill Analyst in a new tab.

On the blue bar, click View: Bill Analyst, then click Usage Analyst.

Click the Setup tab.

In the Descriptions section, click Phone Numbers.

Click Add Phone Numbers.

Type the phone number(s) you want to add description(s) to and one or two descriptions for each into the form.

Click Save.

Adding descriptions to multiple numbers at once

You can upload a list of phone numbers and their descriptions to Usage Analyst.

Create an Excel spreadsheet in which column A contains the phone number (format: xxx-yyy-zzzz), column B contains Description 1, and column C contains Description 2. Save the spreadsheet as a .csv file.

To add descriptions to multiple phone numbers:

Click Monitoring, click Voice Reports, then click Usage Analyst.

Click the icon on the right side of the row for the account you want to view.

Control Center opens Bill Analyst in a new tab.

On the blue bar, click View: Bill Analyst, then click Usage Analyst.

Click the Setup tab.

In the Descriptions section, click Phone Numbers.

Click Import Descriptions.

Do the following:
1. Select the .csv file file you want to upload.
2. If the phone numbers in your list already have descriptions, click one of the radio buttons to Replace existing descriptions or Keep existing descriptions.