NEC 750370 SECTION 3 U SE BILLING L

EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Issue 3
Console Maintenance A - 3
SECTION 3
USE BILLING LOG In some cases, you may want to keep track of the number and length of
calls made or received by the remote com puter. To do this, turn on the
billing log. When the billing log is on, the informatio n about a sessio n is
saved as a single record in a t ext file. You can print this file on a print er, or
use it in database, spreadsheet, or word processing programs. The
information is useful to bill a customer for the time you spend maintaining a
voice mail system, or for other reporting reasons.
Each record in the billing log file is sepa rated by a Return . Each record
contains these fields:
Operator ID
The ID entered by the person w ho turned on the billing log. You can
change the Operator ID when you disconnect from the host computer.
Name
The name of the host computer taken from the remote computer Phone
Book Entry for the host computer.
Description
A 40-character field used for comment s. Initially, the description is taken
from the remote computer Phone Book Entry for the host computer. You
are asked to edit the description when you disconnect from a host
computer. This field is useful for keeping notes ab out t he session.
Telephone Number
The host computer telephone num ber. The telephone number is taken
from the host computer Phone Book Entry. You can edit the telephone
number when you disconnect from the host computer.
Direction of the Connection
Indicates whether the remote comp uter made or receiv ed the call. ORIG
indicates that the remote computer made the ca ll. RCV D indicates that the
remote computer received the call.
Date
The date the call occurred, in MMDDYY format.
Day-of-Week
The day the call occurred, where 1~7 is M on day~Sunday, respectively.