Performing a CDR file transfer

This topic provides information on performing a Call Detail Recording (CDR) file transfer. You can use CDR to create a data file that can be downloaded, using the FTP process, from the Message Networking server on to another system for analyzing and reporting purposes. For more information on FTP, see Message Networking FTP Support.

The Message Networking CDR feature writes a call detail record for each of the following:

• Successful delivery of a message from one subscriber to another, including digital, AMIS Analog, and Octel Analog Networking message transfers
• Failed delivery of a message from one subscriber to another, including digital, AMIS Analog, and Octel Analog Networking message transfers

One week's worth of data, on average, is stored on the Message Networking system. The exact length of time for which this data is to be stored is determined by the value entered in the CDR Retention field on the General Parameters page. For a detailed list of the CDR records in format, you can generate a CDR Subscriber Detail report.

Message Networking provides an interface that allows a system to copy CDR data from a CDR file on the Message Networking system to another system. CDR file transfer is done by using FTP.

Complete the following steps to create a CDR file to be used for transferring:

1. Start at the Administration menu, and select Message Networking Administration > Call Detail Recording > Unload CDR Data.
   The system displays the Unload CDR Data page.
2. Complete the fields on the page. For information on completing the fields, click the field names or Help on the Web-based administration page.
3. Click Display.
   If you previously unloaded the CDR data, a message asks if you want to overwrite the existing CDR data:
   • Click Yes to overwrite the data and display the Unload CDR Data page.
   • Click No if you do not want to continue.
     
   
   Once a CDR file has been transferred from Message Networking to your machine, to verify that the transfer has taken place, run a cdr directory list on your machine and compare the file (for example, file size) to the cdr subdirectory under the ICFTP_DIR (iclog/icftp/cdr) directory list on the Message Networking system.
4. Click Return to Main.

CDR file fields

The following table provides a description of the fields contained in the CDR file.

Field	Length	Description
Record Length	3	Length of the call detail record in bytes, including this field (leading zeroes), but not including line feed. This field provides information about the record itself and is not actually stored in the database (193).
Record Type	2	Message delivery detail. This field provides information about the record itself and is not actually stored in the database (04).
Record Version	2	Version of this record. This field provides information about the record itself and is not actually stored in the database (04).
Message Networking Name	14	Name of the Message Networking machine generating this record; not actually stored in the database.
Message ID	10	Unique number assigned to every message sent within a Message Networking system; a combination of message ID, sending date/time, and sending mailbox ID guarantees uniqueness; numbered in chunks of 256 (511-256, etc.). This ID remains unique across Message Networking reboots and server updates. Numbering is recycled after 10 billion.
Delivery Result	2	Indicates the delivery status. See the Delivery Status Codes table for a list of delivery status codes.
Number of Delivery Retries	2	Number of retries to deliver a message (right justified; leading zeroes).
Received Date	8	Date when message was received by Message Networking (in the format yyyymmdd).
Received Time	6	Time when message was received by Message Networking (in the format hhmmss).
Sending Date	8	Date when successful delivery or failure occurs (in the format yyyymmdd).
Sending Time	6	Time when successful delivery or failure occurs (in the format hhmmss).
Sending Network Address	30	Network address of the sending machine.
Receiving Network Address	30	Network address of the receiving machine.
Sending Machine Name	24	Name of the sending machine.
Receiving Machine Name	24	Name of the receiving machine.
Voice Size	5	Voice component size in seconds (leading zeroes).
Fax Size	3	Fax component size in pages (leading zeroes).
Text Size	5	Text component size in KB (leading zeroes).
Binary Size	5	Binary component size in KB (leading zeroes).
Annotation Size	1	Annotation component size in KB (leading zeroes); the Subject line.
Priority	1	Indicates whether the message was sent as a priority message: 0 - no 1- yes
Private	1	Indicates whether the message was sent as a private message: 0 - no 1 - yes
Line Feed	1	Line feed for record. This is field is not actually stored in the database.

Delivery status codes

The following table lists the delivery status codes for the CDR report.

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