2 thoughts on - Switched From Asterisk 1.8 To 13 – CDR Ringtime Now Always Zero (Joshua C. Colp)

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  Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:07:54 -0500
  From: “Joshua C. Colp”

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  Hi Joshua

  Thank you for the reply. I’ll go read the spec in detail (which is probably what I should have done in the first place anyway.)

  Yes, I am using local channels and generating the calls via AJAM by calling the Originate AMI / AJAM application. The “local” extension that is calling out is defined as local/xxxx@local where xxxx is the extension number, e. g. 3509, 3175, or whatever.

  So my AJAM Originate command is

  ActionID=201901080814t4qn82v Action=Originate Channel=local/3916@local Exten=0825588996
  Context=local Priority=1
  CallerID=3916_ctd Account=201901080814t4qn82v ChannelID=201901080814t4qn82v OtherChannelID=201901080814t4qn82vB
  Variable=__CallLimit=3600
  Async=true

  I’m not calling the Answer application in the dialplan when dialing out.

  Effectively the flow is the user clicks dial in our external application. This sends the above AJAM command to Asterisk, with parameters as specified. Asterisk originates the call on his extension as passed in the AJAM command, he picks up and the call then goes into the local context and gets routed. The STDOUT macro is called which does some prep (lots of 1.8 legacy stuff still in here) and this then calls VCCALLOUT, which contains the call to the dial() application.

  VCCALLOUT calls

  exten=>s,n(dialNoLimit),Dial(${chantouse}/${numtodial},60,TL(3900000:60000:30000))

  ${chantouse} will be something like SIP/sip-trunk-name
  ${numtodial} will be the target number, e. g. 27825588996

  to dial out.

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  Detail:

  My local context (simplified):

  [local]

  exten=>_082xxxxxxx,1,Macro(STDOUT,SIP/centra-out,27${EXTEN:1})

  and the STDOUT macro, edited for brevity:

  [macro-STDOUT]
  ;${ARG1} = channel
  ;${ARG2} = number exten=>s,1,Macro(WAITCHANNEL)
  exten=>s,n,Macro(WAITCDR)
  exten=>s,n,Macro(VCRECORD,${MACRO_CONTEXT}X${CALLERID(num)}ACC${CHANNEL(accountcode)},${ARG2})
  exten=>s,n(dodial),Macro(VCCALLOUT,${ARG1},${ARG2},${ARG3},${ARG4})
  exten=>s,n,NoOp(Setting Userfield after call completion)
  exten=>s,n,Set(CDR(userfield)=${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>s,dodial+101,Busy()
  exten=>s,n,Hangup()
  exten=>s,n,MacroExit

  exten=>h,1,NoOp(Call hangup MACROSTDOUT)
  exten=>h,n,UserEvent(RecordingToFile,Uniqueid: ${UNIQUEID},Channel: ${Channel},Filename: ${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(Recorded to ${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,Set(CDR(userfield)=${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(Account code is ${CHANNEL(accountcode)})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(call link var is ${call_Link})
  exten=>h,n,GotoIf($[“${CHANNEL(accountcode)}” != “”]?done)
  exten=>h,n(setacc),Set(CHANNEL(accountcode)=${call_Link})
  exten=>h,n(done),noOp(Call Completed)

  and the VCCALLOUT macro:

  [macro-VCCALLOUT] ;macro to dial numbers
  ; ${ARG1} Channel To Use
  ; ${ARG2} Number To Dial
  ; ${ARG3} FailOver Channel
  ; ${ARG4} FailOverNumber exten=>s,n(setchan),Set(chantouse=${ARG1})
  exten=>s,n,Set(numtodial=${ARG2})
  exten=>s,n(makecall),GotoIf($[“${timeLimit}” = “”]?dialNoLimit:dialLimit)
  exten=>s,n(dialNoLimit),Dial(${chantouse}/${numtodial},60,TL(3900000:60000:30000))
  exten=>s,n,NoOp(Dial Status: ${DIALSTATUS})
  exten=>s,n,GoTo(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)
  exten=>s,n(dialLimit),Dial(${chantouse}/${numtodial},60,TL(3900000:60000:30000))
  exten=>s,n,NoOp(Dial Status: ${DIALSTATUS})
  exten=>s,n,GoTo(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)
  exten=>s,dialNoLimit+101,Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)
  exten=>s,dialLimit+101,Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS},1)
  exten=>s,n(endcall),busy()
  exten=>s,n,NoOp(Call Completed – setting userfield to recording)
  exten=>s,n,Set(CDR(userfield)=${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>s,n,Hangup()
  exten=>s,n,MacroExit

  exten=>s-NOANSWER,1,goto(s,endcall)
  exten=>s-CANCEL,1,goto(s,endcall)
  exten=>s-BUSY,1,goto(s,endcall)

  exten=>h,1,NoOp(Call Hungup)
  exten=>h,n,UserEvent(RecordingToFile,Uniqueid: ${UNIQUEID},Channel: ${Channel},Filename: ${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(Recorded to ${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,Set(CDR(userfield)=${MIXMONITOR_FILENAME})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(Account code is ${CHANNEL(accountcode)})
  exten=>h,n,NoOp(call link var is ${call_Link})
  exten=>h,n,GotoIf($[“${CHANNEL(accountcode)}” != “”]?done)
  exten=>h,n(setacc),Set(CHANNEL(accountcode)=${call_Link})
  exten=>h,n(done),noOp(Call Completed)

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  Thank you very much for the reply!

  Regards

  Stefan

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• In article <009d01d4a7e0$af2e0a50$0d8a1ef0$@verishare.co.za>, Stefan Viljoen wrote:

  You shouldn’t Answer() the originating channel before calling Dial() on it. You should allow Dial() to propagate the answer, busy or other failure from the destination channel back to the originating channel.

  Is it possible that the setup part of the call (between initiation and answer)
  is recorded in a separate CDR?

  Cheers Tony
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  Tony Mountifield Work: tony@softins.co.uk – http://www.softins.co.uk Play: tony@mountifield.org – http://tony.mountifield.org

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