USSD
For information on creating USSD processes, refer to the USSD Editor documentation.
Getting information about USSD sessions billing
To get an information about USSD sessions billing:
- Click the Billing under the USSD menu section.
- All detailed information about USSD sessions are placed in table. For more information on individual parts of the table see the USSD Billing view section.
Getting detailed information about USSD single billing session
To get an detailed information about USSD single billing session:
- Click the Billing under the USSD menu section.
- Click the info icon in the actions column.
- You should see dialog window with all information about this operation
- You can also find information about USSD session events. We can distinguish the following event types:
- User input (5) - the event contains a text entered by the customer on the phone
- USSD application response (6) - the event contains a text returned to the customer's phone by the USSD application
- System information (7) - misc system events that contain information about USSD session states and errors that occurred during the session
Searching for single USSD session with session id
To find specific session having operation id only, you need to:
- Click the Billing under the USSD menu section.
- Click the search icon
- Provide operation id
- Click "Next"
- If operation exist you will see all information about it.
- You can also find information about USSD session events. We can distinguish the following event types:
- User input (7) - the event contains a text entered by the customer on the phone
- USSD application response (8) - the event contains a text returned to the customer's phone by the USSD application
- System information (9) - misc system events that contain information about USSD session states and errors that occurred during the session
USSD Apps management
It's a place where you can check and manage your USSD apps.
Getting information about existing USSD apps
To get information about existing USSD apps:
- Click the Apps under the USSD menu section.
- All detailed information about USSD apps are placed in table. For more information on individual parts of the table see the USSD Apps view section.
Create new USSD app
To create a new USSD app:
- Click the Apps under the USSD menu section.
- Click the
+
icon. - Fill the form.
- Click the Create button.
Edit existing USSD app
To edit existing USSD app:
- Click the Apps under the USSD menu section.
- Click the pencil icon next to app you want to edit.
- Change fields in the form.
- Click the Update button.
Open existing USSD app in embedded editor
To open existing USSD app in embedded editor:
- Click the Apps under the USSD menu section.
- Click the icon next to app you want to open.
Check if the USSD app limit has been reached
You have a limited pool of app available to create. To check if the limit has been reached:
- Click the Apps under the USSD menu section.
- If you see the warning message it means that you reached the limit.
- You can always check the current and max number of available apps to create.
USSD reports management
It's a place where you can check and manage your USSD reports.
Check reports list
To check reports:
- Click the Reports under the USSD menu section. You should see table with columns:
- Name - Name of your exported report
- Size - Rounded to the largest unit, available for
created
andexpired
reports - Status - Current state of the report:
Pending
- All reports have this state right after start generating, this status will change automatically, into aCreated
orFailed
after a specific amount of time, depends on the size of the report.Created
- Report is ready to download.Failed
- Something went wrong during a report generation.Expired
- All reports expired after 30 days
- Time due to expire - a time until report will expire, in case of a created report, or time after report expired in case of expired report
- Actions - List of actions based on report status:
Pending
- You can performDetails
andCancel
actionsCreated
- You can performDownload
,Recreate
,Details
andDelete
actionsFailed
- You can performRetry
,Details
andDelete
actionsExpired
- You can performRecreate
,Details
andDelete
actions
Generate new USSD report
To create a new USSD report:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click the
+
icon.Provide report name and Click
Next
.Provide filters to apply and click
Generate report
.When everything is correct, you should see a success message.
Generate new USSD report with a predefined data
Click the Billing under the USSD menu section.
If you want to change data scope click
Filters
button.When everything is correct click
Create new USSD report
button.You will be redirected to the USSD Reports page and asked for the report name.
Form is filled by options you choose in Billing Filters. You can update them if needed.
Click
Generate report
to finish.When everything is correct, you should see a success message.
Retry report
Can be performed only for the Failed
report. To retry report:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click retry action to open the retry dialog window
Click
Retry report generation
to try to generate a report againWhen everything is correct, you should see the success message
Regenerate report
Can be performed for Created
and Expired
reports. To regenerate report:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click regenerate action to open the regenerate dialog window
Click
Regenerate report
to create a new report with predefined data scopeWhen everything is correct, you should see the success message
Cancel report
Can be performed for Pending
report. To cancel report:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click cancel action to open the cancel dialog window
Click
Cancel report generation
to cancel generating the reportWhen everything is correct, you should see the success message
Delete report
Can be performed for Created
, Failed
and Expired
reports. To delete a report:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click cancel action to open the cancel dialog window
Click
Delete
to delete the reportWhen everything is correct, you should see the success message
Check report details
Every report has details, there are depending on the report status. To check report details:
Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
Click details action to open the details dialog window
You should see the status of selected report
And you can perform available actions
And you can see base details information
And which filters was applied
Check if the report limit has been reached
You have a limited pool of reports available to generate. To check if the limit has been reached:
- Click the Reports under the USSD menu section.
- If you see the warning message it means that you reached the limit.
- You can always check the active and pending number of the current and max number of reports.