Monthly Profitability Analysis

The monthly Profitability Analysis report lists volume, income, expense, profit/loss, and fee information at the following profitability levels:

On the Portfolio Reporting page, from the Reporting Area drop-down list, select Profitability.
From the Report Occurrence drop-down list, select Monthly.
The page refreshes and Profitability monthly report options become available.
From the Report drop-down list, select Profitability Analysis.
The page refreshes and Profitability Analysis filter criteria become available.
Select the Month that you want to view from the drop-down list.
Select the Bank Number to include in the report.
Do you want to choose a Profitability Level other than Bank?
- If yes, select the Profitability Level from the drop-down list, and then go to Step 7.
- If no, go to Step 8.
Provide the following required information, based on the Profitability Level you selected:
- If you selected Group, type the Group ID number.
  The six-digit group number to which an association belongs.
  
  Note: You can search for a group ID number. For more information, refer to Searching for data entities.
- If you selected Association, type the Association ID number.
  The six-digit number that indicates the association to which a merchant belongs.
  
  Note: You can search for an association ID number. For more information, refer to Searching for data entities.
- If you selected Merchant, type the Merchant ID number.
  A number assigned by TSYS that identifies the merchant.
  
  Note: You can search for a merchant ID number. For more information, refer to Searching for data entities.
- If you selected SIC Code, type the code.
  The four-digit Standard Industry Code (SIC) code that classifies the business type of the merchant (also called a Merchant Category Code).
  
  Note: You can search for an SIC code. For more information, refer to Searching for data entities.
- If you selected REP Code, type the sales representative code.
  A four-character numeric code that designates the merchant sales representative.
Select the Profitability Category from the drop-down list.
Did you select Individual Plan as the category?
- If yes, select the View, and then go to Step 10.
  Note: If you do not select a view, the system generates a summary view of the report. You must select Detail from the View drop-down list to view the Individual Plan detail report.
- If no, go to the Step 10.
Click Generate Report.
If data for the selected criteria are available, the report appears.

Note: You can access a detail view of some reports. For more information, refer to Detail of Profitability Analysis.

The monthly Profitability Analysis report is available in monthly totals and year-to-date prior month (YTD-PM) totals views. In addition to the fields described in the "Fields common to all categories" section, the report includes unique fields for each category as described in the following table:

Profitability Category	Unique Fields
Authorization	Vendor The third-party vendor that performed one or more of the following actions: Authorized the transaction. Captured the transaction. Processed the EBT or debit transaction. Media Type (Vendor detail view) A textual description that identifies the method used to transmit an authorization. Auth Plan (Media Type detail view) The plan type (such as Visa or MasterCard) for the authorization. Communication Type (Auth Plan detail view) The type of telecommunication line used to transmit the authorization.
Data Capture	Vendor The third-party vendor that performed one or more of the following actions: Authorized the transaction. Captured the transaction. Processed the EBT or debit transaction. Category (Vendor detail view) This indicates the type of discount for which discount totals are stored. This Indicates various totals related to the capture transmission, such as number of items captured, number of batch headers, etc.
Debit Network	Debit Category The debit network or gateway corresponding to the Debit transactions. Note: The description for this field is client-defined.
Discount	Category This indicates the type of discount for which discount totals are stored. This Indicates various totals related to the capture transmission, such as number of items captured, number of batch headers, etc. Discount The amount of discount for each profitability category. The fee paid by the merchant to the acquirer based on volume and the discount rate assigned by the acquirer.
Debit-Merchant Billing	Source The type of activity; authorization or capture. Network (Source detail view) The debit network or gateway corresponding to the debit transactions. Vendor / Tran Code (Source detail view) The code for the type of transaction or activity. The third-party vendor that performed one or more of the following actions: Authorized the transaction. Captured the transaction. Processed the EBT or debit transaction.
EBT-Merchant Billing	Source The type of activity; authorization or capture. Vendor / Tran Code (Source detail view) The four-character number that identifies the type of transaction on the system. The third-party vendor that performed one or more of the following actions: Authorized the transaction. Captured the transaction. Processed the EBT or debit transaction.
ECC (Electronic Check Conversion)	Program Type The type of electronic check program through which the transaction occurred. ECC Items (Program Type detail view) The type of electronic check conversion (ECC) activity.
Interchange	Payment Type The plan type, such as Visa or MasterCard. The plan type, such as Visa or MasterCard, for which interchange totals are recorded. Fees Qualification (Payment Type detail view) Interchange qualification levels within each payment type.
Overall	Profitability Category Discount The amount of discount for each profitability category. The fee paid by the merchant to the acquirer based on volume and the discount rate assigned by the acquirer. Fees
Individual Plan	Category (Summary view) This indicates the type of discount for which discount totals are stored. This Indicates various totals related to the capture transmission, such as number of items captured, number of batch headers, etc. Payment Type (Detail view) The plan type, such as Visa or MasterCard. The plan type, such as Visa or MasterCard, for which interchange totals are recorded. Discount (Detail view) The amount of discount for each profitability category. The fee paid by the merchant to the acquirer based on volume and the discount rate assigned by the acquirer.
System Generated	Detail Item The category for which various totals and fees are recorded, including all items corresponding to Charge records (such as Imprinter, Postage Fees, Accounts on File, etc.).