I have 100 Extension and with 16 outbound Channels for PSTN & Mobile calls,
1)if some extension calls to Mobile Number or PSTN Number i want to add bill to that extension.
2)If some extension is not directly allowed to outbound calls ,then its says to Operator to make call for him/her , then Operator transfer call to That extension , so it should be billed to that person ,

My dialing Rules are

My All Elastix Ext are 4 Digit :xxx eg 1000- 1010,1020 =No Billing
My Mobile Number are 03xx7899998 (03xx=Mobile Operator Code)=2.5Rs/Mint
My PTCl Numbers 457689=2Rs/mnt
MY PTCL OutCit xxx4567808 (xxx=CityCode)2Rs/Mnt


So how i do above things , is i needed A2Billing for that , if yes then please provide me any tutorial to do that.

thanks and waiting.

I recently wrote a tutorial about billing for extension calls using a2billing.

You can find it here - sysadminman.net/blog/2010/using-a2billin...alls-in-elastix-1307

Hope it helps. Matt.

awesome im going to ckeck it out.

Hi
I tried your manual, but are you sure you haven`t missed anything?
My route work well, but when I set him to work with a2billing (Local/$OUTNUM$@a2billing/n)in the extension phone I hear <All the lines are busy now, try latter> and in the elastix report I have

2010-07-31 01:46:56 70001 0037431230466 SIP/70001-b7d00bd8 7544939010 Local/0037431230466@a2billing-b94f,1 NO ANSWER 0

At first I thougth that I had done anything wrong, but I chacked it three more times step by step.

Can we solve this problem?

With regards

If that's all you're getting in the logs it looks like the call isn't being passed through to the a2billing.php script.

The setup for that is on this page - sysadminman.net/blog/2010/create-a-custo...with-a2billing-1282.

It's this bit -

echo '#include extensions_a2billing.conf' >> extensions_custom.conf

that should set that up. You'll need to restart Asterisk, or at least reload the dial plan, after setting this.

I've had a few people e-mail to tell me they got it working after following the guides so it should all be in there.

Matt

Ok Matt! I think you`re right!
after command

echo '#include extensions_a2billing.conf' >> extensions_custom.conf

I opened extensions_custom.conf & there was no #include extensions_a2billing.conf. I wrote it in extensions_custom.conf & saved it. Is it right?

Now a2billing takes call

2010-08-01 04:42:47 70001 0037431230466 SIP/70001-0876dd90 9869327274 Local/37431230466@a2billing-4e1a,1 ANSWERED 1

but it hangs up. I think the problem is in my extensions_a2billing.conf
Here it is

[a2billing]

exten => _X.,1,Answer
exten => _X.,n,Wait(1)
exten => _X.,n,DeadAGI(a2billing.php|1)
exten => _X.,n,Hangup

With regards Artush

I`m sorry I found out the problem, but I couldn`t solve this
[01/08/2010 05:34:30]:[file:Class.A2Billing.php - line:719]:[CallerID:70001]:[CN:9869327274]:[ERROR ::> RateEngine didnt succeed to match the dialed number over the ratecard (Please check : id the ratecard is well create ; if the removeInter_Prefix is set according to your prefix in the ratecard ; if you hooked the ratecard to the Call Plan)]

I checked it is well create, removeInter_Prefix is set, I hooked the ratecard to the Call Plan.

I solved the problem, Sorry for lot of posts, but I hope they will help someone, who have same problems.
I just gave 777 permision to file /var/www./db/rate.db & it works well.!

Matt thank you very much for your manual!

With regards Artush

Hi Artush, that for the feedback and the update. I will check that out and add the the instructions.

Cheers, Matt

Still Unable to make billing.There are no logs in a2billing cdr reports.As from Outbound routes i have three routes
192.168.1.240
192.168.1.241
192.168.1.242
One new route is also ready to server which i have added as custom route with name of Local/$OUTNUM$@a2billing/n

Please clear me In outbound routes if i select only Local/$OUTNUM$@a2billing/n route then , My asterisk sever respond "All circuit are busy try later "

how i can check settings