[Asterisk-Users] CDR Web Search Frontend

[PJ Welsh]

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On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 07:38:07AM +0100, WipeOut wrote:
> Mark Evans wrote:
> 
> >>I think we're getting away from the original purpose of this program.
> >>Are people really that desparate for a full, web-based admin/user 
> >>interface?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I sure am, I want to give as much control as I can for basic tasks
> >to my customer who may not even know what Linux is :)
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >  
> >
> So it sounds like we need to combine everyones thoughts into a feature 
> list of some sort..
> 
> To me it sounds like we have talked about the following..
> 
> * PHP based
> * Database Independent (Initially MySQL and PGSQL)
> * CDR Viewing (real time view of last 20 (filterable by 
> src/dst/accountcode etc..) CDR entries)
> * CDR Reporting (per user/company/line, Somthing like the itemised 
> billing from a telco, User Accessable)

Do you want everyone to know where everyone is calling? I could see mgmt/owners having an issue with this in a normal business environment! Look Mr. Gate$ at extention 666 made 500 calls to Mr Devil last week, I wonder what deals they are making ;) 

> * Asterisk Management (initially based on PHPconfig)

Doesn't this just display the config files for editing? I wouldn't want to put this as an internet reachable service without https. Heck if I'm just editing a file, why not just vi/vim/emacs/your-fav-editor from an ssh session ( lots of java ssh applets for this/ ssh clients )?

User Self Service would seem to mean replacing the PHPconfig anyway...

> * User Self Service (Ability to change VM password, Maybe even SIP 
> password, Advanded features in the future could be things like call 
> forwarding setup or a facility where the user could sit down in front of 
> any phone and "map" his extension to the phone on the desk in front of 
> him like hot desks in an office)

Make sure to think about limits for call forwarding. Should I be able to forward to a number in some other country?

Authentication/Authorization is a tough slippery slope... LDAP, NIS, NIS+, flatfile, database you get the picture.

You may want to think about Webadmin as a control frontend and build with that in mind...

Maybe CDR exports from the GUI (csv)?
In GUI Archiving mechanism for "old" records? ( record retention policy )

> 
> Feel free to add you ideas..
> 
> Later..
> 
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