Use Case: Generate a Monthly Transactions Report
You can use specific settings to gather all transaction activity for the month and download it in a convenient Excel-compatible file format for recordkeeping, data visualizations, or general metrics tracking. This tutorial walks you through the steps to configure the Transactions report to retrieve all activity for the month in one report.
Objective
Generate a Transactions report to see all transaction activity for the month within your portfolio.
Audience
Facilitators
Referrers
Environment
Portal (Production)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites:
You must have a fully boarded Payrix account to perform any of the actions described in the use case guides.
Warnings
Warning: Depending on the volume of transactions for active Merchants in your portfolio, the Transactions report can take several minutes to generate.
Tips
Tip: To gather as much up-to-date data as possible, run this Monthly Transactions report on the last day of each month, or use the Custom option in the date range to set your reporting to exactly 1 month before.
Additional Resources
See the tips below to help you get started.
See Reporting Values for a table with descriptions of data shown on various reports to help better interpret the report for reconciliation.
Generate a Monthly Transactions report
1: Access the Reports Page
Click the PLUS icon next to Reports in the left navigation panel to open a drop-down menu.
Click Create Reports in the Reports drop-down menu to open the Reports page.
2: Configure your Transactions Report
From the Select Report dropdown, select Transactions.
In the Report Date dropdown, select This month.
Note: If you're running this report any time other than the last day of each month, use the Custom option in the Report Date dropdown and select the start date as one month before your reporting date.
(Optional) In the Templates dropdown, select a previously saved report template or create a new one from the parameters being set by clicking Add Template.
Note: To view all your Merchant balances in the same report, do not adjust any Filter By or Advanced Filter settings.
Click Generate Report to begin generating your Transactions report.
Click the CSV or XLS download icon in the upper-right corner of the page to download the report to an Excel-readable format. You can also view the data right in the portal.
Result: In your newly downloaded Transactions report with the date range for the month, you can see a consolidated view of your entire portfolio transaction activity at once.
Next Steps
When you’re done reviewing the monthly transaction information, review the following use case guides for additional information on related topics:
Verify Transaction Activity with the Transaction Details Report: Review and verify the details of transaction activity in your portfolio.
Generate a Monthly Transactions Report: Get detailed transaction activity for your business.
Retrieve Active Merchant Account Balances: Generate a report to review all active Merchant account balances.
Balance Daily Disbursements: Use the Disbursement Summary Report to balance your daily disbursements on Daily Statement Billing.
Create a Granular Balance Details Report: Create a consolidated view of the Balance Details Report and Statement Details Report for Merchants on Daily Statement (Gross) Billing.
Create a Statement Billing Details Report: Create a consolidated view of the Disbursement Summary Report and Statement Details Report for Merchants on Monthly Statement (Gross) Billing.
Create a Net Billing Details Report: Create a consolidated view of the Disbursement Summary Report and Balance Details Report on Net Billing.
Schedule Reports for Regular Email Delivery: Set up your favorite Quick Reports to be generated and sent to your email regularly.
Reconcile Disbursements with a Disbursement Summary Report: Reconcile your account payouts under Net Billing.
Reconcile Negative Disbursements with a Disbursement Summary Report: Reconcile your account charges under Net Billing.
Conclusion
Generating a monthly transaction report can be beneficial for your business’s recordkeeping and accounting processes, Merchant tracking and support, and can help in the manual or automated reconciliation process.
References
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