[asterisk-users] Authenticate() application and CDR

[Ricardo Carvalho]

Thanks Atis,

You've helped a lot.

Regards,
Ricardo.

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Ricardo Carvalho
ITEC / IRICUP / Reitoria UP
tel: +351220408108 (Ext: 5219)
e-mail/sip: rjcarvalho[at]reit.up.pt
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Atis Lezdins wrote:
> On Friday 21 September 2007 19:07:43 Ricardo Carvalho wrote:
>   
>> Works great, although there is a problem with the CDR: Asterisk accounts
>> only the call that is answered by Asterisk which asks for the pin. Case
>> the call hasn't been answered by the called party, or case it even
>> hasn't been dialed because the caller failed to insert the pin, or even
>> if it has been answered, Asterisk writes in CDR table that it has been
>> ANSWERED and billed from the time Asterisk picked up to ask the pin.
>> I'm I skipping something in my syntax, or is this some kind of BUG? (I'm
>> using Asterisk version 1.2.17)
>>     
>
> Nop, your dialplan is correct, and this is not a bug. Answer() in first line 
> marks incoming call answered, so counter (also from your provider) is on, and 
> you can't turn it off. Of course, Answer() is required, so that asterisk can 
> start receiving voice, and DTMF to authenticate. 
>
> If you would want to do your own billing, to count only duration of call 
> dialed to SIP/whatever, you can do
>
> 1,Answer()
> 2,Authenticate()
> 3,Playback()
> 4,ResetCDR()
> 5,Dial()
>
> NoCDR would tell to not write CDR for that channel, but ResetCDR later would 
> reset answer status for CDR, and start counting duration from that moment. 
> ResetCDR(w) would make you have two CDR records, one for each part (that can 
> be linked together by using uniqueid).
>
> Regards,
> Atis
>
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