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Configuring a stats collector

Overview

To configure a stats collector, locate the object in the Directory, click on it and select Properties from the drop-down list, as shown below:


A new window will open, allowing you to configure the properties of the stats collector object.

General properties


FieldDescription

Subject

The stats points can be configured to group the collected calls by a particular subject, such as users, channels, dialled number, half-hour time slot etc. The available subjects are described in the table below:

SubjectDescription

User

The stats will group its collated calls by user. Select this option if you want to compare call stats for a number of different users.

User group

The stats will group its collated calls by user group. Select this option if you want to compare call stats for different groups of users.

Site

The stats will group its collated calls by site. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more sites.

Cost centre

The stats will group its collated calls by cost centre. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more cost centres.

Division

The stats will group its collated calls by division. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more divisions.

PBX

The stats will group its collated calls by PBX. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more PBXs.

Dialled number

The stats will group its collated calls by dialled number. Select this option if you want to monitor the most frequent dialled numbers.

CLIThe stats will group its collated calls by CLI. Select this option if you want to monitor the most frequent CLI numbers.

Chargeband

The stats will group its collated calls by chargeband. Select this option if you want to identify the most frequently used chargebands.

Destination

The stats will group its collated calls by destination. Select this option if you want to identify the most frequently dialled destinations.

Half hour time slot

The stats will group its collated calls by half hour time slot. Select this option if you want to identify peak times during the day.

Account code

The stats will group its collated calls by account code. Select this option if you want to identify the most frequently used account codes.

Channel

The stats will group its collated calls by channel. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more channels.

Channel group

The stats will group its collated calls by channel group. Select this option if you want to compare the call traffic between two or more channel groups.

Reset frequency
Choose the reset frequency of the stats point, by selecting a predefined period from the drop-down list.
Next reset
Choose the next reset period, by entering a date and time.

Filters

TIM Enterprise allows you to determine which calls are processed by a stats collector, based on each call's properties.

You must first decide whether calls will be included or excluded if the filters you specify match. You must also choose whether a single filter match is sufficient or whether all filters must match in order to include or exclude calls.

To add individual filters, click on the button, as shown below:


The Add new exclusion window will appear, allowing you to define which call properties you want to be included or excluded from the stats, by choosing a call property, an operator and a matching value.


Account code

To set up a filter based on account codes, enter the relevant code in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose account code is 4518.

Account code
equals
4518

Call type

To set up a filter based on the call type, select the relevant type of call from the list provided and choose the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter all types of calls, except internal calls.

Call type
Does not equal
Internal

Carrier

To set up a filter based on the carrier (tariff table) used to cost the calls, choose a carrier from the list provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter all calls that are not routed over a BT carrier.

Carrier
Does not equal
BT

Channel

To set up a filter based on a specific phone line, click on the icon to locate the relevant channel in the Directory; select the channel and choose the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter only calls going through T234 channel.

Channel
Equals
T234

Chargeband

To set up a filter based on the chargeband used to cost calls, enter the name of the chargeband in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose chargeband's name contains the characters Mob.

Chargeband
Contains
Mob

CLI

To set up a filter based on CLI of the caller, enter the relevant CLI in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose CLI contains the digits 2652626.

CLI
Does not contain
2652626

Cost

To set up a filter based on the cost of calls, enter the relevant value in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose cost is greater than 10.

Cost
Is greater than
10

Destination

To set up a filter based on the destination of the call, enter the name of the destination in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose the destination is France.

Destination
Equals
France

Dialled number

To set up a filter based on the number that was dialled, enter the dialled number in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose dialled number begins with 074.

Dialled number
Begins with
074

Duration

To set up a filter based on the duration of a call, enter the relevant value in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose duration is greater than 3600 seconds.

Duration
Is greater than
3600

LCR code

To set up a filter based on a Least Cost Routing (LCR) code, enter the relevant code in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose LCR code ends with  680.

LCR code
Ends with
680

Response time

To set up a filter based on response time, enter the the relevant value in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose response time is less than  5 seconds.

Response time
Is less than
5

Start time

To set up a filter based on the time a call started, enter the start time in hh:mm:ss format in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls who started before  09:00:00.

Start time
Is less than
09:00:00

Trunk access code

If your telephone system uses trunk access codes to connect calls using specific channels, you can set up a filter based on calls made using these codes. To set up a filter, enter the trunk access code in the box provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls whose trunk access code is  5480.

Trunk access code
Equals
5480

User

To filter a particular user from the stats collection point, click on the icon to locate the user in the Directory; select the user and choose the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls for John Smith

User
Equals
John Smith

Weekday

To filter calls for a particular day of the week from the stats collection point, choose the relevant weekday from the list provided and select the appropriate operator. In the example below, the stats collector will filter calls made on a Sunday.

Weekday
Equals
Sunday

Contents

The Contents tab allows you to check whether call stats are being collected by TIM Enterprise and it is generally used for troubleshooting purposes.


Click on the Refresh button to refresh the statistics on that page and verify that the stats point is collecting data. If you click on the Reset button, you can clear the statistics and reload them for the period that they cover, e.g. last week.

 

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