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Summary_list
Task1What is an alarm?
Task2Adding an alarm
Task3Configuring an alarm

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What is an alarm?

An Alarm object can be set up at any level of the Directory in order to trigger an alert when certain criteria are met, such as calls above a particular duration, calls to specific phone numbers, or when user-defined cost thresholds are exceeded.The criteria set for the alarm can be triggered by calls or by a particular stats point. The criteria that must be met to trigger an alarm is user-defined and email alerts can be sent to one or more recipients.

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Adding an alarm

To add an alarm object to the system, drill-down to the Directory level where you want to place the alarm, and click on the

Referencemacro
LabelNew object
tab, as shown below:

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In the new window that opens, select the Alarm object from the Other object list, enter a relevant name and click on the Add button, as shown below:

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The alarm will appear in the Directory, as shown below:

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Configuring an alarm

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

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A new window will open, allowing you to configure properties of the alarm object. Each tab in this window is described below:

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General

The

Referencemacro
LabelGeneral
tab allows you to edit the alarm's name and select the type of alarm you want to add to the system.

FieldDescription
Alarm nameEnter a relevant name for the alarm object.

Alarm type

Select the type of alarm you want to add to the Directory.

Trigger only once until alarm is reset (call alarms)

Enable this option if you want the alarm to be triggered only the first time the alarm's criteria is met.

Criteria

To set up the criteria that must be met in order to trigger the alarm, click on the

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icon, as shown below:

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A new window will open, displaying a list of filters you can set up in order to configure your criteria. Each filter consists of three elements: the filter's property (account code, dialled number, etc), an operator and a value field.

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To add a filter to your alarm object, select a filter type from the

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
list, enter a relevant value and define its purpose with an operator. (enter a relevant value and match a suitable operator in order to define its meaning) The available operators are described in the table below:


OperatorDescription

Equals

An alarm will be triggered when the 

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call matches the value entered. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's destination is
Referencemacro
LabelGermany
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value3Germany
Value1Destination
Value2Equals

Does not equal

An alarm will be triggered when the 

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call does not match the value entered. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's LCR code is not 
Referencemacro
Label1470
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value31470
Value1LCR
Value2Does not equal

Begins with

An alarm will be triggered when the 

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call begins with a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's dialled number begins with the digits
Referencemacro
Label0207
.
Alarms_enterprise
Value30207
Value1Dialled number
Value2Begins with

Does not begin with

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call does not begin with a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's CLI does not begin with the digits
Referencemacro
Label0131
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value30131
Value1Dialled number
Value2Does not begin with

Ends with

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call ends with a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's LCR code ends with the digits
Referencemacro
Label70
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value370
Value1LCR code
Value2Ends with

Does not end with

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call does not end with a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's trunk access code does not end with the digits
Referencemacro
Label44
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value344
Value1Trunk access code
Value2Does not end with

Contains

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call contains a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's account code contains the digits
Referencemacro
Label40
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value3Smith
Value1Destination
Value2Contains

Does not contain     

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call does not end with a particular combination of characters. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's chargeband does not contain the letters
Referencemacro
LabelUKNAT
.

Alarms_enterprise
Value3UKNAT
Value1Chargeband
Value2Does not contain

Is greater than

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call is greater than a particular value. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's response time is greater than
Referencemacro
Label10
seconds.

Alarms_enterprise
Value310
Value1Response time
Value2Is greater than

Is less than

An alarm will be triggered when the  

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
of a call is less than a particular value. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a call's duration is less than
Referencemacro
Label30
seconds.

Alarms_enterprise
Value330
Value1Duration
Value2Is less than

 

Calls alarms

Stats alarms

To set this up,

 

Account code

To set up a filter based on an account code, select Account codes from the

Referencemacro
LabelProperty
list, enter a relevant value and match a suitable operator.

This filter allows you to set up an alarm based on account codes. To set up the alarm criteria, enter a relevant value in the box provided and match the correct operator. The table below describes all the available operators:

Call type

This filter allows you to set up an alarm based on the type of call, in terms of where the call originated and where it was delivered, e.g. incoming, outgoing, internal, etc. To set up the alarm criteria, enter a relevant value in the box provided and match the correct operator. In the example below, an alarm will be triggered when a

Keywordmacro
LabelTandem
call has been logged:

Alarms_enterprise
Value3Tandem
Value1Call type
Value2Equals