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title: "Basic Information"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Basic Information

**File Name**

Name of the CDR file loaded into CostGuard, usually the file from the switch.

**Record Number**

Number used to identify a specific record from a single CDR file.

**Instance Number**

Number used to identify one of multiple CDREvents which are generated from the same source file and record.

**Service Number**

Service number of a subscriber in the CostGuard database.

**Call Start Time**

Date and time (to the second) the CDREvent began.

**UTC Offset**

The offset from the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in minutes, for the record. Adding the number of minutes to a Date-Time converts it to UTC.

**Account Number**

Subscriber's Account Number in CostGuard.

**Product Type**

Type of service (as set up in the Product Catalog) responsible for the call, such as Wireless or Private Line.

**Event Direction**

Direction of the call.

Originating = Service Number started the call.

Terminating = Service Number received the call.

**Event Type**

Classification of a CDREvent. Valid Event Types: MobileVoice, MobileMessage, MobileData, MobileContentDownload.

**Distance Type**

Classification of the distance between the originating and terminating numbers of a call.

Valid Distance Types:

- Intralata
- Interlata
- Intrastate
- Interstate
- International

**Bill Period**

The ID of the Bill Period where the record resides.

**Last Processed**

Most recent date and time the record was processed.