{"id":12697,"date":"2026-03-23T05:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/?p=12697"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:48:17","slug":"reporting-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/en\/2026\/03\/23\/reporting-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New report types for &#8220;By phone&#8221; and &#8220;By phone instead of in person&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Previously, the three options &#8220;By phone instead of in person&#8221;, &#8220;By phone&#8221; and &#8220;Other report&#8221; resulted in the same report type &#8220;Other report&#8221;. From now on, there is a separate report type for each of these three cases. This allows you to configure the custom fields differently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-benutzerdefinierte-Felder-Telefonat-statt-Besuch-Filter-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-benutzerdefinierte-Felder-Telefonat-statt-Besuch-Filter-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new report types can also be found in the import, export and extended search. If necessary, adjust any automated exports and processing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This function is not yet available if portatour\u00ae is connected to Dynamics CRM as the data source system.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Scheduling status and urgency of the called customers in the report<\/h2>\n<p>portatour\u00ae adds further details on the status of your completed calls to the report. In the section &#8220;<strong>call reports<\/strong>&#8220;, you can see in the table in the additional columns &#8220;<strong>Scheduling status and urgency<\/strong>&#8221; whether a customer was in the schedule at the time the report was created and what the urgency was at that time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-Besuchsberichte-Besuchsberichte-EN-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-Besuchsberichte-Besuchsberichte-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1302\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new columns are also available via the report export.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a new section &#8220;<strong>Planning status and urgency of customers visited in the last 90 days<\/strong>&#8220;. There you can see statistics based on these values.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-Besuchsberichte-Planungsstatus-und-Faelligkeit-EN-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-Besuchsberichte-Planungsstatus-und-Faelligkeit-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1380\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that the underlying data is determined and saved when the report is created. Subsequent changes to the call reports have no influence. Call reports entered late can distort the statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The section &#8220;<strong>Currently overdue customers<\/strong>&#8221; now also shows if a customer call is planned for this customer in the schedule.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-derzeit-ueberfaellige-Bestandskunden-geplant-am-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Report-derzeit-ueberfaellige-Bestandskunden-geplant-am-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1111\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This feature is not yet available if portatour\u00ae is connected to Dynamics CRM as the data source system.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Entering reports externally<\/h2>\n<p>Does your company record call reports also in another system? portatour\u00ae can now seamlessly connect to it. When you click on \u201c<strong>Called now<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>Missed now<\/strong>\u201d for a customer, portatour\u00ae opens the external URL you have configured. This allows you to open the appropriate data record or the desired entry form directly in the external system. The external URLs are opened in addition to the actions from \u2018Report creation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>How to enable this feature organization-wide as an administrator:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the &#8220;<strong>Workspace Organization<\/strong>&#8220;, open &#8220;<strong>Options<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;<strong>Reporting<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Set &#8220;<strong>Enter reports externally<\/strong>&#8221; to &#8220;<strong>Enter externally<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-Berichtswesen-Berichte-extern-erfassen-aktivieren-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-Berichtswesen-Berichte-extern-erfassen-aktivieren-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>At &#8220;<strong>For customers<\/strong>&#8221; click on &#8220;<strong>Configure<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the external URL to be opened at &#8220;<strong>Called now<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-Berichtswesen-Berichte-extern-erfassen-Platzhalter-anhaengen-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/users\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Firmenweite-Optionen-Berichtswesen-Berichte-extern-erfassen-Platzhalter-anhaengen-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Optionally use placeholders that portatour\u00ae fills with the corresponding values when the URL is opened.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If required, you can overwrite the settings for each user. The new authorization &#8220;<strong>Edit external report entry settings<\/strong>&#8221; controls which authorization level is required for the override.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This function is not yet available if portatour\u00ae is connected to Dynamics CRM as the data source system.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New report types for &#8220;By phone&#8221; and &#8220;By phone instead of in person&#8221; Previously, the three options &#8220;By phone instead of in person&#8221;, &#8220;By phone&#8221; and &#8220;Other report&#8221; resulted in the same report type &#8220;Other report&#8221;. From now on, there is a separate report type for each of these three cases. 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