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LBI-39077 BILLING FILES
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BILLING FILES
Billing files for Call Detail Records can either be stored in the \GTICON directory or in a separate directory named
\GTIBILL. The GTI Configurator will first look for the GTIBILL directory at the root of the hard disk to put the files there. If
that directory does not exist, then it puts the files into the GTICON (or current) directory. To setup the GTIBILL directory,
use the following procedure:
1. Type: CD\ <Enter> to go to the root directory.
2. Type: MKDIR GTIBILL <Enter> to create a new directory.
RETRIEVE CALL DETAIL DATA
Your GTI unit requires an IAM Interconnect Accounting Manager unit connected on the subscriber bus to record call detail
information. The Accounting Manager stores a call record for each interconnect call placed through every GTI unit on the bus
in the system.
You obtain the call detail data using the GTI configurator on your office computer to call your system, retrieve the data, and
write computer files to your hard disk. A new computer file is created for each GTI unit's data for each retrieval session.
The call detail buffer in the Accounting Manager can hold approximately 60,000 records. If the data is retrieved and stored to
disk successfully, the records are automatically cleared in the Accounting Manager.
NOTE
You can get more effective use of the buffer by discarding calls that are shorter than a specified period of time. Depending
upon the setting in the System Config database, you can save storage space and retrieval time by not storing short calls. Refer
to the "Min. Call Time to Store" field.
You can retrieve the call detail buffers as often as you wish. Each day's retrieval is stored in a separate computer file. If you
retrieve more than once per day, your data is appended to end of the data in the daily file.
Select Retrieve from the Comm menu. Then select Call Detail Records. The records are written into files on your hard disk in
the directory named GTIBILL, or if there isn't one in GTICON.
CLEAR CALL DETAIL BUFFERS
If call detail retrieval is completed successfully the records are automatically cleared from the Accounting Manager. If a
transfer is interrupted midstream, the records will remain intact in the Accounting Manager. If you need to clear your Call
Detail Records and don't wish to retrieve them first, they can be cleared by selecting the Clear Call Detail Buffers option in
the GTI configurator Comm Other menu.
BACKUP CALL DETAIL DATA
It is a good idea to backup your retrieved call detail records to removable media, such as floppy diskettes. This is especially
important at the end of each billing cycle when you move the data to your billing system for posting. To perform a data
backup, select File Backup Call Detail from the main menu.
Before beginning a backup, you need to prepare fresh diskettes with DOS compatible formatting information. You will need
approximately one 360K diskette for every 6000 records (20,000 records on a 1.2M diskette). So format enough blank
diskettes before you start the backup process (FORMAT A: from the DOS C> prompt).
It is also a good idea to put sticky labels on the diskettes that have the date and disk sequence number (GTICON SMDR -
today's date - disk #n). As you remove each backup diskette from the computer, it is a good idea to "write protect" the diskette
(black label covering the notch on 5-1/4" media; shutter open on 3-1/2" media).