I am currently working on implementing Hotel Billing in IPSwitchBoard. The idea is that a receptionist in a hotel can just right click an extension button and choose "Account"; IPS will now calculate the call charges made from that extension and show all calls and charges on a form. The receptionist now has the option to close the account which will reset the account. I will add a table for editing call charges, and there will be a possibility to add a fee for connection charges and also an option to charge calls per xx seconds and to add/subtract a percentage to all calls. I will add a family/key to the asterisk database to indicate if the extension is closed, this way you can stop outgoing calls from being made from a closed extension by checking the dial plan. Please let me know if there are any other features you would like to see in IPSwitchBoard. Thorben Download IPSwitchBoard for free here: http://ipswitchboard.thorben.dk
This seems to be exactly the application I was looking for :-). Since I'm working on a project where accounting and billing (http and voip traffic) is an issue, I'm glad to read that there will be a solution within a reasonable GUI. While dealing with squid and the great Squid2MYSQL script - used for Accounting and Billing - from Eugene V. Chernyshev [evc@fromru.com], I wasn't shure about the udp traffic. A time based Billing seems to be a good solution. Keep on going with your great work on IPSwitchboard. Guido Hecken> I am currently working on implementing Hotel Billing in IPSwitchBoard. > > The idea is that a receptionist in a hotel can just right click anextension> button and choose "Account"; IPS will now calculate the call charges made > from that extension and show all calls and charges on a form. > > The receptionist now has the option to close the account which will reset > the account. > > I will add a table for editing call charges, and there will be apossibility> to add a fee for connection charges and also an option to charge calls per > xx seconds and to add/subtract a percentage to all calls. > > I will add a family/key to the asterisk database to indicate if the > extension is closed, this way you can stop outgoing calls from being made > from a closed extension by checking the dial plan. > > > Please let me know if there are any other features you would like to seein> IPSwitchBoard.
Exactly what I am looking for also. Because we have multiple phones in one villa, I would need the ability to group extensions and produce an overall bill, and I would, of course, need the ability to set the charge rate versus the cost, i.e., the cost is $.02/min, but we might charge $.50/min regardless of destination, a flat fee for all long distance and international. This is so cool. Chris Mason www.anguillaguide.com> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Thorben Jensen > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:12 AM > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard > > I am currently working on implementing Hotel Billing in > IPSwitchBoard. > > The idea is that a receptionist in a hotel can just right > click an extension button and choose "Account"; IPS will now > calculate the call charges made from that extension and show > all calls and charges on a form. > > The receptionist now has the option to close the account > which will reset the account. > > I will add a table for editing call charges, and there will > be a possibility to add a fee for connection charges and also > an option to charge calls per xx seconds and to add/subtract > a percentage to all calls. > > I will add a family/key to the asterisk database to indicate > if the extension is closed, this way you can stop outgoing > calls from being made from a closed extension by checking the > dial plan. > > > Please let me know if there are any other features you would > like to see in IPSwitchBoard. > > Thorben > Download IPSwitchBoard for free here: http://ipswitchboard.thorben.dk > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
> Exactly what I am looking for also. Because we have multiple phones in one > villa, I would need the ability to group extensions and produce an overall > bill, and I would, of course, need the ability to set the charge rate > versus > the cost, i.e., the cost is $.02/min, but we might charge $.50/min > regardless of destination, a flat fee for all long distance and > international. > This is so cool.Hi Chris Grouping is a good idea, will not be in the first release, but later. There will only be a charge rate in the first release. You can charge depending on the destination. Thorben
Chris Mason (Lists)
2005-Apr-23 06:03 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Re: Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard
Also needed is a way to title and logo the print out so it looks like an invoice. A tempplate would work, and if can use HTML templates that would be easy to customise. Consider making the data a table that is substituted into the html template. Chris Mason www.anguillaguide.com> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of tgj > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:55 AM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard > > > Exactly what I am looking for also. Because we have > multiple phones in > > one villa, I would need the ability to group extensions and > produce an > > overall bill, and I would, of course, need the ability to set the > > charge rate versus the cost, i.e., the cost is $.02/min, > but we might > > charge $.50/min regardless of destination, a flat fee for all long > > distance and international. > > This is so cool. > > Hi Chris > > Grouping is a good idea, will not be in the first release, but later. > > There will only be a charge rate in the first release. You > can charge depending on the destination. > > Thorben > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thorben Jensen" <thorben@thorben.dk> To: "'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:11 AM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard>I am currently working on implementing Hotel Billing in IPSwitchBoard. > > The idea is that a receptionist in a hotel can just right click an > extension > button and choose "Account"; IPS will now calculate the call charges made > from that extension and show all calls and charges on a form. > > The receptionist now has the option to close the account which will reset > the account. > > I will add a table for editing call charges, and there will be a > possibility > to add a fee for connection charges and also an option to charge calls per > xx seconds and to add/subtract a percentage to all calls. > > I will add a family/key to the asterisk database to indicate if the > extension is closed, this way you can stop outgoing calls from being made > from a closed extension by checking the dial plan. > > > Please let me know if there are any other features you would like to see > in > IPSwitchBoard. >Hi, As mentioned before, how about being able to search and replay recordings from the switchboard. With call records now searchable hopefully it wouldn't take too much more work to enable. For example, being able to search on extension by date and time or by cli would be very handy. Best regards, Steve.
Hi, Have a look at http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-CallingCard+Applications I recently used this in a hospital for the same concept. Can charge on caller ID etc. Works really well. Ties to a MySQL database, so a PHP interface can be coded to view the call charges etc on a room. It works on a card system, but all the SQL commands are customisable, so it does the job. Also, the destination charges are managable through the tables and different charges for different prefixes can be a applied. Also it supports LCDial (least cost routing dialler). So it will choose the carrier (if you box will use it) based on the cheapest rate (for the hotel, still charges the customer the same). In the application I used it for, it puts International Calls through our IP Provider and local calls/mobiles through our carrier as it was cheaper. Hope this might help, Thanks Mathew ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com on behalf of Chris Mason (Lists) Sent: Sat 23/04/2005 23:03 To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard Also needed is a way to title and logo the print out so it looks like an invoice. A tempplate would work, and if can use HTML templates that would be easy to customise. Consider making the data a table that is substituted into the html template. Chris Mason www.anguillaguide.com> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of tgj > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:55 AM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Hotel billing in IPSwitchBoard > > > Exactly what I am looking for also. Because we have > multiple phones in > > one villa, I would need the ability to group extensions and > produce an > > overall bill, and I would, of course, need the ability to set the > > charge rate versus the cost, i.e., the cost is $.02/min, > but we might > > charge $.50/min regardless of destination, a flat fee for all long > > distance and international. > > This is so cool. > > Hi Chris > > Grouping is a good idea, will not be in the first release, but later. > > There will only be a charge rate in the first release. You > can charge depending on the destination. > > Thorben > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >_______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 6688 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050423/68c7f765/attachment.bin
> Also needed is a way to title and logo the print out so it looks like an > invoice. A tempplate would work, and if can use HTML templates that would > be > easy to customise. Consider making the data a table that is substituted > into > the html template. > Chris Mason > www.anguillaguide.comHi Chris, I will find a solution :-) thank you thorben