asterisk users - May 2005 - What does Asterisk need in the way of a GUI?

We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.

Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
control!

Thank you for your suggestions,
Mitchel & Tom

Are you talking about an Asterisk configuration GUI that would modify
Asterisk settings or an end-user GUI that would compliment a regular user's
phone?

MATT---

-----Original Message-----
From: Mitchel Constantin [mailto:mitcheloc@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:59 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] What does Asterisk need in the way of a GUI?


We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.

Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
control!

Thank you for your suggestions,
Mitchel & Tom
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Let me recollect what I needed:

1) We need a TRUNK Configurator that can easily create multiple SIP/IAX
trunks and assign them to the dialing contexts. Current GUI tolls are
not doing this properly.

2) We need DUNDI configurator for Inter-Server access

3) We need an Accounting Module that can apply the rate plan to the
calls and generate call accounting records.

Seshu

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Constantin
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:59 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] What does Asterisk need in the way of a GUI?

We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk is
lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we won't
be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.

Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not in
backend programming as Mark and others have that well under control!

Thank you for your suggestions,
Mitchel & Tom 
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Here are a couple of items I hear people asking for regularly.

- Multi-tenant functionality
- Allow users to change their own preferences via web (call forwarding, MoH, 
etc...)

> We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
> dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
> would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
> is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
> available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
> won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.
> 
> Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
> in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
> control!
> 
> Thank you for your suggestions,
> Mitchel & Tom
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Mitchel,
It needs a better conference manger call control system. (Indosoft have
a great layout but they haven't released it to the asterisk user
community).

Something using dtmf tones to perform various functions (record, mute,
unmute, kick, polling, vote etc etc)

Some suggestions have been posted before, if this is something you are
interested in let me know.

You should also check out an email I'm going to post in 30 minutes
called Google Gas.


Cheers,
Dean


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mitchel Constantin
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 May 2005 1:59 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] What does Asterisk need in the way of a GUI?
> 
> We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
> dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
> would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
> is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
> available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
> won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.
> 
> Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
> in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
> control!
> 
> Thank you for your suggestions,
> Mitchel & Tom
> _______________________________________________
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-----Original Message-----

<snip>
Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
control!

--DSS/BLF functionality will be a big one.  Configuring the application to
be tied to the UA would also be good.  That would give you current call
status etc.

Easy configuration of application screenpops via url with wildcard for CID,
DDE controls to access other client applications etc.

A good view of the queues, calls waiting to be answered, time in queue, etc.

Stuff like that.

Jason

Mitchel.. Follow the talk about CRM integration which has to do with web
apps and enabling callerid, CRM integration, monitoring, etc. 

|-----Original Message-----
|From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com 
|[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
|Mitchel Constantin
|Sent: Mi?rcoles, 25 de Mayo de 2005 12:59 p.m.
|To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
|Subject: [Asterisk-Users] What does Asterisk need in the way of a GUI?
|
|We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we 
|will be dedicating the next three months towards programming 
|for Asterisk and would like to get some input from everyone on 
|what they feel Asterisk is lacking or needs based on what is 
|not currently a part of it or available through third parties. 
|Hopefully, by asking up front we won't be wasting our time on 
|something nobody wants or needs.
|
|Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or 
|not), not in backend programming as Mark and others have that 
|well under control!
|
|Thank you for your suggestions,
|Mitchel & Tom
|_______________________________________________
|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
|

Here are a couple of items I hear people asking for regularly.

- Multi-tenant functionality
- Allow users to change their own preferences via web (call forwarding, MoH, 

etc...)

> We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
> dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
> would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
> is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
> available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
> won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.
> 
> Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
> in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
> control!
> 
> Thank you for your suggestions,
> Mitchel & Tom
> _______________________________________________
> Asterisk-Users mailing list
> Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com
> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
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Please do yourself and everyone involved a favor and use an open and 
widely used management standard such as WBEM. Start at www.openwbem.org 
and/or http://sblim.sourceforge.net/ for a jumpstart on WBEM.

I had started on this already, but got sidetracked on other projects and 
never got back to it. I'll be happy to answer any questions you might 
have on the subject, to the best of my ability.

Greg

Mitchel Constantin wrote:
> We are two programmers who are passionate for Asterisk and we will be
> dedicating the next three months towards programming for Asterisk and
> would like to get some input from everyone on what they feel Asterisk
> is lacking or needs based on what is not currently a part of it or
> available through third parties. Hopefully, by asking up front we
> won't be wasting our time on something nobody wants or needs.
> 
> Specifically I am asking in the way of GUI's (web-based or not), not
> in backend programming as Mark and others have that well under
> control!
> 
> Thank you for your suggestions,
> Mitchel & Tom
> _______________________________________________
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