CDR Records display detailed records of all calls on the system. These records can be searched based on the following details:
Note: Using % before the number will catch all calls including internationally formatted calls +1NPA-NXX-XXXX calls and nationally formatted calls 1-NPA-NXX-XXXX
- Date Range: Pop up calendar used to set the To and From, time and date, you will be searching through.
- From: Numeric field used to find where the call came from.
- Example: Using the search, %2135551212, in the from field, will result in the system finding the call if it was formatted with the international format +1, or the national format, 1.
- To: Numeric field used to find who the call was made To:
- Status: You can further filter your search based on the status of the call by selecting 1 of the 4 call statuses.
- Answered
- Not Answered
- Busy
- Error
- ID#: The Identification number of the call.
- ID%: Anything with the identifier of the call in it.
When using the Search tool, the % symbol is used as the wild card character.
You can toggle between the call ID# and call ID% by clicking on the blue symbol to the right of ID, # or %.
Performing CDR Searches
To perform the searches described in this section you must be a member of the administration group. Standard users have the ability to do basic CDR searches on their personal calls through the Self-Care Portal.
In this example we are looking for a call that came in from 156275xxxxx that came in between the hours of 09:00-11:00.
- Log into the Administration portal via https://ux.firelinecommunications.com
- Once logged in select Reports then CDR.
- Click inside the Date Range field to pop out the To and From Calander.
- Enter the start and end date for the calls you are searching for.
- Select both the To and From times you would like to search through.
- Click Search
- Enter the telephone number the call was from in the From field then press enter to refine the search.
- During further investigation it appears as if the call closer to 13::00 or 1:00pm. We find the call that matches the time frame and click on the line showing the from number to the destination or To number.
- Notice the ID number of the call is populated.
- Click the Search icon to filter by the ID number.
- The call will be filtered down to 2 parts of the call
- The first part of the call is the calling number, (From Field) to the number that was called. In this case a DID on your system.
- The second part of the call shows the calling number and the second step of the call which was the call being answered by a dial group.
- Select the call showing the from telephone number and the call group.
- Move your mouse to the ID# field and click on the # symbol. Notice it will turn into a % symbol and the field now ready ID%.
- Click the Search icon,
- The call will be filtered once more however this time will show all records where the ID# appears in any of the records. From here we can trace how the call was finally answered.