Lucent Technologies Audix Administration And Data Acquisition Guide

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4. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
When the file has b een b ac ked  up , the p revious messag e reap p ears with 
information ab out the next hourly traffic  file to b ac k up  and  p rompts you to 
p ress any key to c ontinue. 
5. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t.
When all d ata files are b ac ked  up , a messag e ap p ears on the Status line 
indic ating that the bac kup  c omp leted  suc c essfully. 
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
Back Up Daily System Traffic Data
This op tion b ac ks up retrieved  d aily traffic  d ata, inc lud ing  d aily traffic  feature, 
traffic  load , traffic  network load , traffic  c ommunity, traffic  remote messag es, and  
traffic  sp ec ial features rec ord s for all d ates. 
Perform the following  step s to bac k up  d aily system traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 2) Daily System Traffic  Data. 
The Daily System Traffic  Data Backup screen appears. (This bac kup 
sc reen c onsists of four func tion key lab els.)
2. Press   (CHANGE/RUN) to start the b ac kup. 
PC2AUDIX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
3. Enter y
 to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
. 
4. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
When the file has b een b ac ked  up , the p revious messag e reap p ears with 
information ab out the next d aily traffic  file to b ac k up  and  the p romp t to 
p ress any key to c ontinue. 
5. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When all d aily system traffic  files are b ac ked  up , a messag e ap p ears on 
the Status line ind ic ating  that the b ac kup  c omp leted suc c essfully. 
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
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Back Up Monthly System Traffic Data
This op tion b ac ks up retrieved  monthly traffic  data, inc lud ing  monthly traffic  
remote messag es rec ord s. 
Perform the following  step s to bac k up  monthly system traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 3) Monthly System Traffic  Data. 
The Monthly System Traffic  Data Bac kup  sc reen ap p ears. (This b ac kup  
sc reen c onsists only of the four func tion key lab els.)
2. Press   (CHANGE/RUN) to start the b ac kup. 
PC2AUDIX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
3. Enter y
 to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
. 
4. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
5. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When all monthly system traffic  files are b ac ked  up , a messag e ap pears 
on the Status line ind ic ating  that the b ac kup  c omp leted  suc c essfully. 
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
Back Up Monthly Subscriber Traffic Data
This op tion b ac ks up retrieved  monthly subsc rib er traffic  d ata. This monthly 
sub sc rib er traffic  d ata is used  b y PC2AUDIX to c alc ulate monthly b ills. It is wise 
to keep  b ac kup  c op ies of this d ata. 
Bac kup  c opies are mad e for one month’s worth of d ata at a time. If you have a 
more than 4,000 sub sc rib ers, you may need  more than one 360 KB d iskette for 
eac h month of d ata. 
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Perform the following  step s to bac k up  monthly sub sc rib er traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 4) Monthly Sub sc rib er Traffic  
Data.
The following sc reen appears:
The d efault month in the Date of Data field  is the month of the oldest 
monthly sub sc riber traffic  d ata that was found . 
2. Enter a d ifferent month for whic h to b ac k up  monthly sub sc rib er d ata, or 
use the d efault months.
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN).
PC2AUDIX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
4. Enter y
 to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
. 
5. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
6. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When the sp ec ified  d ata has b een b ac ked up , a messag e app ears on the 
Status line ind ic ating  that the b ac kup  c omp leted  suc c essfully. 
7. Enter a d ifferent month for whic h to b ac k up  monthly sub sc rib er traffic  
d ata, and  p ress   (CHANGE/RUN) to b ac k up  d ata for that month.
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
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							AUDIX Administration and Data Acquisition Package  585-302-502  Issue 14
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Back Up Daily Subscriber Traffic Data
This op tion b ac ks up retrieved  d aily sub sc rib er traffic  d ata. Bac kup  c op ies are 
mad e for one d ay’s worth of d ata at a time. If you have more than 4000 
sub sc rib ers, you may need  more than one 360 KB d iskette for eac h d ay of d ata. 
Perform the following  step s to bac k up  d aily sub sc rib er traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 5) Daily Sub sc riber Traffic  Data. 
The following sc reen appears: 
The Date of Data field  d efaults to the d ate of the old est d aily sub sc rib er 
traffic  d ata. 
2. Enter a d ifferent d ate for whic h to b ac k up d aily subsc rib er d ata, or use 
the d efault sub sc riber date.
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN).
PC2AUIDX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
4. Enter y
 if you want to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
.
5. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
6. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When the sp ec ified  d ata has b een b ac ked up , a messag e app ears on the 
Status line ind ic ating  that the b ac kup  c omp leted  suc c essfully. 
7. Enter a d ifferent d ate for whic h to b ac k up d aily subsc rib er traffic  d ata, 
and  p ress   (CHANGE/RUN) to b ac k up  d ata for that d ate.
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
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Back Up Monthly Billing Data
This op tion b ac ks up retrieved  monthly billing  d ata. It is wise to keep  b ac kup  
c op ies of b illing  d ata in c ase d up lic ate rec ord s are req uired  in the future. 
Billing d ata is c reated  from Monthly Traffic  Sub sc rib er d ata using the Monthly Bill 
Calc ulation form. This file varies in size d ep end ing  on how many b illing  
c ond itions you selec ted  on the Define Pric e Breakd own form and  on how many 
sub sc rib ers are in your d atab ase. 
Perform the following  step s to bac k up  monthly b illing  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 6) Monthly Billing  Data. 
The following sc reen appears: 
The Date of Data field  d efaults to the month of the old est monthly b illing  
calculation data. 
2. Enter a d ifferent month(s) to b ac k up  other monthly billing  d ata, or use the 
d efault billing  months.
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN).
PC2AUDIX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
4. Enter y
 to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
. 
5. Press any key to c ontinue at the p romp t. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
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6. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When all monthly billing  d ata has been b ac ked  up  for the sp ec ified  month, 
a message ap p ears on the STATUS line ind ic ating  that the b ac kup  
completed successfully. 
7. Enter a d ifferent month to b ac k up  monthly b illing  d ata and  p ress   
(CHANGE/RUN) to b ac k up  d ata for that month. 
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
Back Up Subscriber Site Data
This op tion b ac ks up PC2AUDIX sub sc rib er information. This inc lud es 
information c ontained  in PC2AUDIX sub sc rib er rec ord s b ut not in sub sc rib er 
rec ord s in the voic e mail d atab ase, suc h as room numb er, job  title, and  
org anization c ode. It is wise to keep  b ac kup  c opies of this data, esp ec ially sinc e 
this data may not b e availab le from another sourc e. 
If you have more than 4000 sub sc rib ers, you may need  more than one 360 KB 
d iskette. You should  keep  a c urrent b ac kup, p lus one ad ditional b ac kup c op y 
(the p revious b ac kup). Beyond  two b ac kup  c op ies you c an rec yc le the diskettes. 
Perform the following  step s to bac k up  sub sc rib er site d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Bac kup  menu, selec t 7) Sub sc rib er Site Data. 
The Sub sc rib er Site Data Bac kup  sc reen ap p ears. (This sc reen c onsists 
of four func tion key lab els.)
2. Press   (CHANGE/RUN) to start the b ac kup p roc ed ure. 
PC2AUDIX d isp lays the b ac kup  filename, d atab ase size, instruc tions to 
insert a diskette, and  a promp t for formatting  the d iskette.
3. Enter y
 if you want to format the d iskette, otherwise enter n
. 
4. Press any key to c ontinue, at the p rompt. PC2AUDIX c op ies the d isp layed  
file to the d iskette. 
5. If the d iskette fills up , insert another d iskette at the p romp t. 
When all d ata has b een b ac ked up , a messag e ap p ears on the Status line 
indic ating that the bac kup  c omp leted  suc c essfully. 
After you have mad e a b ac kup  c op y, you c an use the Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk op tion to d elete old (unneed ed ) rec ord s. 
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Deleting Retrieved Data 
The Data Deletion submenu p rovid es d eletion of six typ es of d ata files. This 
op tion d eletes old  or unneed ed  d ata (files and /or rec ords) from your PC. 
Make 
sure you have a valid backup copy before deleting essential data.
 The voic e mail 
system keep s a fixed  amount of information ab out system and sub sc rib er traffic . 
If you d elete information from the PC, it may not be available from the voic e mail 
mac hine if you wish to view that information ag ain. 
NOTE:
Use extreme c aution with this option as you may not b e ab le to reverse its 
effec ts if the information no long er exists on the voic e mail system.
 Yo u  m a y  
want to have a b ac kup  c op y of the d ata on d iskette. 
Perform the following  step s to delete retrieved  d ata from your PC: 
1. At the Data Manag ement Op tions menu, selec t 2) Delete Data From Fixed  
Disk.
The following submenu appears: 
2. Selec t the op tion c orresp ond ing  to the typ e of d ata you want to d elete. 
This sec tion instruc ts you how to d elete eac h d ata typ e. 
NOTE:
If you are out of sp ac e on your PC fixed  d isk, d eletion of sub sc rib er 
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Delete Hourly System Traffic Data
Perform the following  step s to delete hourly system traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Deletion menu, selec t 1) Hourly System Traffic  Data. 
The following sc reen appears: 
The Old est Data and  Latest Data show what d ata is p resent on the PC. 
The start and  stop  deletion d ates and  times default to the d ate and time of 
the oldest hourly system traffic  data rec ord . You c an c hang e the start 
d eletion d ate and  time and  leave a gap  in the rec ord s, b ut this is not 
rec ommend ed. 
2. If you wish, c hang e the stop  d eletion d ate and  hour, otherwise use the 
d efault dates. 
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN). 
PC 2 A U D I X p ro m p t s  yo u ,  Do you want traffic files from 
 to  deleted?
 
4. Enter y
 to d elete the sp ec ified d ata, otherwise enter n. 
If you enter n
, you 
can enter different start and stop dates and times, or use a function key to 
exit without deleting data. 
When the req uested  d ata has b een d eleted , a messag e ap p ears on the 
Status line showing  how many rec ords were d eleted . 
5. To d elete ad d itional rec ord s, repeat step  2 throug h step  4.
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Delete Daily System Traffic Data
Perform the following  step s to delete d aily system traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Deletion menu, selec t 2) Daily System Traffic  Data. 
The following sc reen appears: 
The Old est Data and  Latest Data show what d ata is p resent on your PC. 
The start and  stop  d eletion d ates d efault to the date of the old est d aily 
system traffic  d ata rec ord . You c an mod ify the start d eletion d ate and  
leave a gap in the records, but this is not recommended. 
2. If you wish, c hange the stop  d eletion d ate, otherwise use the d efault d ate. 
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN). 
PC 2 A U D I X p ro m p t s  yo u ,  Do you want traffic files from 
 to  deleted?
 
4. Enter y
 to d elete the sp ec ified d ata, otherwise enter n. 
If you enter n
, you 
can enter different start and stop dates and times, or use a function key to 
exit without deleting data. 
When the requested data has been deleted, a message is displayed on 
the Status line showing how many records were deleted. 
5. To d elete ad d itional rec ord s, repeat step  2 throug h step  4. 
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Delete Monthly System Traffic Data
Perform the following  step s to delete monthly system traffic  d ata: 
1. At the AUDIX Data Deletion menu, selec t 3) Monthly System Traffic  Data. 
The following sc reen appears: 
The Old est Data and  Latest Data show what d ata is p resent on your PC. 
The start and  stop  d eletion months d efault to the month of the old est 
monthly system traffic  d ata rec ord . You c an c hang e the start d eletion 
month and  leave a g ap  in the rec ord s, b ut this is not rec ommend ed . 
2. If you wish, c hang e the stop  d eletion month, otherwise use the d efault 
month. 
3. Press   (CHANGE/RUN). 
PC 2 A U D I X p ro m p t s  yo u ,  Do you want traffic files from 
 to  deleted? 
4. Enter y
 to d elete the sp ec ified d ata, otherwise enter n. 
If you enter n
, you 
c an enter d ifferent start and  stop  months, or use a func tion key to exit 
without d eleting  d ata. 
When the req uested  d ata has b een d eleted , a messag e ap p ears on the 
Status line showing  how many rec ords were d eleted . 
5. If you wish to d elete ad d itional d ata, rep eat step  2 throug h step  4. 
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