[Asterisk-Dev] Re: Creating An Asterisk Data Model

[Paul Mahler]

I'm working on a data model, too. Steve has shared his model with me. I am
doing The ER model right now. 


Paul Mahler 
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> [mailto:asterisk-dev-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Peter Nixon
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 2:58 AM
> To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Dev] Re: Creating An Asterisk Data Model
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> On Saturday 29 May 2004 02:20, Ray Burkholder wrote:
> > I've been working on implementing such a project.  The 
> basics for much 
> > of this stuff is in place.
> >
> > I have the basic double entry accounting tables in place 
> for handling 
> > sales orders, invoicing, shopping cart, AR, AP, GL.
> >
> > Basic telephony tables are in place to handle atomic 
> services such as 
> > origination, termination, did numbers, corporate dial plan, per 
> > extension feature handling, voicemail, etc.  There is a 
> then a 'package'
> > table that allows a mix and match of atomic services to 
> make a service 
> > provider offering.
> >
> > A user self-provisions various services through a web based 
> interface.
> > Services are selected and placed on an order, then invoiced.  In a 
> > prepaid scenario, and deposit has to be applied before provisioning 
> > takes place.  On post paid accounts, provisioning can 
> happen right away.
> >
> > Provisioning is simply a matter of enabling the atomic services 
> > selected via the package.
> >
> > Incoming calls are directed via a double AGI step, the first 
> > identifies the inbound DID and it's generic call processing 
> script.  
> > That specific script is then started to handle the 
> specifics of that 
> > DID's 'character'.
> >
> > Termination is handled in a similar manner.  There are 
> various calling 
> > plans to which one may subscribe.  The context:script handling that 
> > terminating call authorizes the termination if the account 
> is active, 
> > otherwise not if it is suspended or some such.  Then the 
> appropriate 
> > rating table is pulled up to rate and route the call.
> >
> > At call completion, a manager interface pulls out the cdr, 
> figures out 
> > the account and service type, and throws it into a sales order.  
> > Account status is updated at this time to reflect balances 
> available 
> > for further calls and such.
> >
> > The user can review their sales orders and invoices at any time and 
> > apply payments.  On a regular basis, the system post sales 
> orders to 
> > invoices and submits email reminders for payments.
> >
> > Accounting is built in but I've been considering 
> accelerating that by 
> > connecting up with open source accounting such as Compiere.
> >
> > The solution runs on a minimum of 3+n servers.  A base system is 
> > composed of:
> >   * SQL server, currently PostgreSQL
> >   * Apache web server running a bunch of Mason/Perl scripts
> >   * Asterisk server with ip and tdm termination and more Perl call 
> > processing scripts
> >
> > All scripts and configurations are CVS'd to facilitate server 
> > rebuilding and expansion.
> 
> - --snip--
> 
> > Now the question that comes to my mind is that it would be 
> interesting 
> > to share the solution as alpha as it may be in order to accelerate 
> > development and improvement, but still be able to glean 
> some dollars 
> > off it.
> >
> > That is a hard question.
> 
> It is, but as you, Steven and myself all appear to be 
> independently working towards similar goals, it makes sense 
> to chare the code. I think you choices of both Postgres and 
> perl are good ones and Compiere is a good idea, although 
> something that I have currently left out on the grounds that 
> I don't know enough about accounting systems :-)
> 
> Cheers
> - -- 
> 
> Peter Nixon
> http://www.peternixon.net/
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