[asterisk-users] Re: AMI - Originate Action and Busy, NoAnswer calls - CDR

[Nick Adams]

Michael Collins wrote:

> Has anyone found a workaround or a best practice that allows CDR records 
> to contain the dialed phone number for every Dial() or Originate that 
> Asterisk processes?

I got around this by generating a call to a "Local" channel which is 
always (well...nearly always) successful. The Local channel then issues 
the Dial command and the dialplan captures the ${DIALSTATUS} via AGI. 
Messy but works.