How to > View How Much a Report Costs to Run

Each GOLDWriter report varies in how much it costs to run. Some reports are only a few cents, while others cost more. Each time a GOLDWriter report is run, a billing charge is created.

Additionally, if you run reports in batch mode, it can save your institution about 30 percent per report. When "Run Batch Mode" is selected from the Actions menu, the system assigns the report the lowest priority on the host. Because the report is assigned a low priority on the host, the report will take more time to run in comparison to running a report normally. The advantage of running a report in batch mode is the cost savings due to not having the host use excess resources in running your report.

Because we don't know how big each report you set up will be, we do not calculate the billing costs of running reports until after a report is run. When the results of a report are displayed, the billing icon becomes enabled.

	Tip: When setting up a new report, narrow the selection (such as account numbers) to only include a small range of accounts. Then when the setup is completed, run the report to verify that it is the way you want it. The cost for this "test" run will be minimal. You can then modify the report as needed and expand the account number range in Report Wizard Step 1.

When you click this icon , the billing cost of the report is displayed, as shown in the following example:

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Your institution is billed accordingly.