CDR Mediation

On this page you can view xDR collections that have already been imported or are still in process of being imported. An xDR collection is a set of xDRs that can contain processed data from multiple source files. How xDR collections are arranged is defined during the xDR import configuration.

 

 

The search panel on the top of the page allows you to filter xDR collections using multiple criteria.

 

Field Description

Status

Select the status of the xDR collections you want to view:

  • In Queue – The collections added to the import queue by the xDR Rating utility.
  • Processing – The collections being processed by PortaBilling®.
  • Processed – The collections already processed by PortaBilling®.
  • ANY – Collections of all types.

Date

Filter xDR collections by when they were added to the import queue by the xDR Rating utility.

  • For last month
  • For last week
  • For 24 hours
  • Specific – Select this value to enter the required start and end dates.

From

Enter the start date of when the xDR collections were added.

 

This option is available when Specific is selected from the Date list.

 

Click the Calendar icon to select the date in the date navigator.

till

Enter the end date of when the xDR collections were added.

 

This option is available when Specific is selected from the Date list.

 

Click the Calendar icon to select the date in the date navigator.

With rejected CDRs only

Select this check box to view only those collections that have rejected xDRs within.

 

The main part of the page contains a table with xDR collections’ parameters.

 

Field Description

xDRs

Click the xDRs icon to review xDRs from a particular collection.

CDR Collection

The name of the xDR collection.

Status

The status of the collection:

  • In Queue – The collection is added to the import queue by the xDR Rating utility.
  • Processing – The collection is being processed by PortaBilling®.
  • Processed – The collection was already processed by PortaBilling®.

Added

The date and time of when the collection was added to the import queue.

Processed

  • For the collection already processed: The date and time that the collection processing was completed.
  • For the collection being processed: The collection import progression displayed as a progress bar.

Total Records

The total number of xDRs in the collection.

Imported

The number of the collection’s xDRs that were imported.

Skipped

The number of the collection’s records that were skipped at the extraction stage. These are xDRs that the Extraction utility hasn’t been able to parse.

Rejected

The number of the collection’s records that were rejected at the rating stage.

 

Click the Re-process rejected CDRs button to launch the reprocessing of rejected xDRs.

CDRs of Collection

On this page you can review xDRs from a particular collection and see their real-time status. Multiple selection parameters are available. From this page you can launch the reprocessing of the rejected xDRs.

 

 

There is a search panel at the left-hand side of the page. Enter the criteria by which you want to filter the xDRs.

 

Field Description

Status

This block describes xDR collection status-specific filters.

Imported

Select this check box to view imported xDRs.

In Queue

Select this check box to view xDRs that are awaiting import.

Rejected

Select this check box to view rejected xDRs.

Account charge error

Select this check box to view xDRs that were rejected because PortaBilling® was not able to charge the account (e.g. the account was not found or rates were not defined, etc.).

Vendor charge error

Select this check box to view xDRs that were rejected because PortaBilling® was not able to calculate the cost of the consumed service (e.g. the vendor was not found or the vendor tariff was not defined, etc.).

Radius response timeout

Select this check box to view xDRs that were rejected because PortaBilling® did not send any response message to the xDR Rating on time (e.g. because of network issues).

Other Radius error

Select this check box to view xDRs that were rejected because of any other issues with RADIUS requests or responses.

Connect Time

This block describes the time period during which the service session was established (e.g. when a voice call was established or a message sent).

From

Enter when the Connect Time period starts.

 

Click the Calendar icon to select a date in the date navigator.

till

Enter when the Connect Time period ends.

 

Click the Calendar icon to select a date in the date navigator.

Other

This block describes other available search filters.

Billing ID

Enter the account’s name for which you want to view xDRs.

Vendor

Select the vendor for which you want to view xDRs.

Service

Select the type of service for which you want to view xDRs.

CLD

Enter the call destination for which you want to view xDRs.

 

The main part of the page contains a table with a list of xDRs and their parameters.

 

Field Description

Details

Click the icon to inspect the xDR – both how it looks in the source file and in the parsed format. See CDR details dialog box.

BE Log

Click the icon to view the BE log for this session.

Billing ID

The name of the account that was charged for the service.

CLI

The session initiator (e.g. a caller ID for Voice services, etc.).

CLD

The session receiving party (e.g. a called ID for Voice services, etc.).

Service

The consumed service.

Connect Time

A date and time for when the session was established (e.g. when the voice call was made or the message sent, etc.).

Used Service

The amount of the consumed service (e.g. the duration of the voice call).

Customer Charges

How much the end user was charged for this session.

Vendor Cost

Your costs associated with this session (i.e. how much you owe the vendor).

Vendor

The vendor associated with the consumed service.

Status

The status of the xDR.

 

CDR details dialog box 

 

 

Field Description

CDR source

The xDR the way it looks in the source file.

Parsed CDR

The xDR the way it looks in the parsed format.

 

How to reprocess rejected xDRs

To launch the reprocessing of rejected xDRs, complete the following:

  1. Adjust the PortaBilling® settings, if required: add missing rates, accounts, vendors, etc.
  2. Click the Re-process rejected CDRs button on the top right-hand side of the page.