A trixbox user contributed a cool little app that makes a flow chart out of your dial plan. You can see how all your IVR menus fit together. Even exports to PDF very cool.
Install the trixboxGraph package using the package manager and go the URL
http://yourtrixbox/trixboxGraph
it doesn’t have a link in the control panel yet.
nice job! works great!
Tim Booth FtOCC
MaineVoIP Systems
VisionCom
Portland, Maine
Don't see it in the manager?
Robert
EDIT, changed the settings and it showed up...... :-(
Robert Keller - Chief Technologist at large
The VoIP Experience
Open Telephony Training Seminar
This is very very cool!
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
Pretty nice utility to have, however I am experiencing some issues with it:
1. Queues, they show up but they are not attached to the callplan in a form I would expect them. On my dialplan diagram it shows that call comes into an IVR and has two options, but both the options link to ext-queues and not the actual queue for that option. Normal or busted?
2. The image file should actually be renamed to .php or something and then having the headers set to display it as an image, as it sits at the moment with it being .png or .gif it gets cached and won't update after making changes.
Cool, but where is the package?
jekl2000 wrote:
Cool, but where is the package?
yum install trixboxGraph
WARNING: I no longer actively participate in these forums. My thoughts on trixbox in a nutshell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xBMkWu1pE Use AsteriskNOW instead.
Major cool!
It only shows the SIP trunks and not any Zap trunks. Is this normal?
Installed Trixboxgraph in "packages" but when pointing browser to "http://mytrixbox/trixboxgraph" nothing comes up. Did I forget anything?
Thx! klaus
it is /trixboxGraph and not /trixboxgraph
do you see the diff?
:)
devil in the detail :) THX it works now of course!
This is very cool! Wouldn't it be cool if you could make edits on the graphical display, and have them propagate back into the system!
A
Hello,
I installed trixboxGraph using the yum install.
However, is there a trick to get it to display anything? When I go to it, I get some options I guess but no way to display it.
Does it display automatically?
I do notice then on lower right side "select * from ringgroups => Table 'asterisk.ringgroups' doesn't exist"
What does that mean and how do I fix it?
I do not have ringgroups enabled on my box....
Nevermind, figured it out.
You must have ringgroups module installed for it to work....don't have to have anything in them but must be installed.
This is very nice and I think this could be a valuable tool for TB users. I was waiting for someone to do this :) I was using Switchvox for a few years until I heard about TB. I Installed TB and haven't gone back :) But there were a few things that I liked about the user interface with the "other guys"... was the ability to have a nice GUI so you can easily look at your Asterisks records/extensions, IP's, calls in/out, who's is talking now and more.
Could we make a "Wish List" for functions :)
BTW, has anybody had issues with the new TB2.0 menu not closing properly when you mouse-out of the menu?
What's up with all the html br?
Doesn't seem to enumerate IAX extensions...anyone else having this issue?
Is it possible to install the graph module on a non-Trixbox system?
Hi all,
I'll answer all the questions in one post (I'm a pretty busy guy ;) ).
- You cannot use the app on a non-trixbox system. It reads the trixbox database, not the dialplan itself.
- Likewise, not "seeing" IAX, ZAP trunks and so on, either I didn't find them in the database (I do not have IAX active myself) or I could not figure out how they link. I just spend a day or so on this, like I said I don't have much spare time. I am hoping for someone else to pick up the source and maintain it.
- Editting the image and feeding it back to the dialplan is several magnitudes more complex than this utility... guess what: no time :(
- Image update issue (output PHP): Yes, good plan! An easier solution is to set your browser to check for updates on each visit to a page, in my experience this fixes many problems (like this one).
Thanks for all the feedback, it's nice to have ones efforts appreciated :)
Absolutely awesome ... saves hours of Visio time? I think the community owes you a big one.
Well done.
Colin
Great application. What kind of license this application distributed under?
Ihave some installation notes regarding running the application on a non-trix system that I would like to share (With very few code alteration).
Please advice.
I noticed that there really isn't any sort of security to access this site. So, anyone on the network can view the dial/routing plan.
Is there anything that I can add to this that will require a login to view it?
Netstar Solutions, LLC.
http://www.netstarsolutions.com
Wow!!!...Nice one...Great tool
Walter,
Sir, I salute you, what a wonderful and useful tool.
Wyatt
Thanks for all the praise (*blush*)
Two new questions:
- License: Basically GPL: you may use it as you wish but if you expand/change things in a generally useful way I really would like you to submit your updated version here. Be aware that the core functionality is provide by GraphViz, which has its own licensing, of course.
- Security: my original version required you to provide a valid MySQL login. Andrew told me he'd removed that so probably it picks up your login from Trixbox itself? Andrew, any comments?
Regards,
Walter.
When I downloaded this and installed it i thought it would be good but when we printed out the pdf and showed it to the powers that be and explained that if there is the occasional glitch this is what we are up against, they were amazed at how complicated a simple system is. They say a picture is worth a thousand words - this is priceless.
Simon
tomorrow I will try this software , from the description, it is cool .so try it.!!! :-D
Cool, all we need now is "drag and drop" configuration...
wglenncamp wrote:
I noticed that there really isn't any sort of security to access this site. So, anyone on the network can view the dial/routing plan.Is there anything that I can add to this that will require a login to view it?
You can use basic http auth. Google that, but the basics are:
<Directory /path/to/directory/in/filesystem>
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Authorization Required"
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/htpasswd
Require valid-user
</Directory>
then you'll need to do (the first time):
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/htpasswd username
users after that you just use:
htpasswd /etc/httpd/htpasswd username
HTH.
WARNING: I no longer actively participate in these forums. My thoughts on trixbox in a nutshell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4xBMkWu1pE Use AsteriskNOW instead.
Is there a thread/forum/site to submit bug fixes and features for trixboxGraph?
Guys,
Please somebody update the project information inside TrixBox website. I waste two hours looking for a simple information about install process "yum install trixboxGraph".
Thanks,
Julio Jacob - Brazilian TrixBox Expert
actually -its simpler than that, might save you time on future installs - go to the settings / repositories in the maint webpage and enable the right repository. Then just click on packages and it will show up there in the list of installable programs.
--my PBX is run on 2 V8's
never mind
Gilda
Ok - I tried a few of the suggestions here - 2 Questions:
1. Does TrixboxGraph actually exist?
2. If so, how do I get it, install it, and run it.
Or am I just retarded today?
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where did it go? can't find it either in package manager or yum!!!! want it!
/Hasse
/Hasse
What repository is it in, running 2.4.2 but can't find it in package manager?
Cheers
yeah, its missing. Engineer Tim is working on finding it.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
trix 2.4 works?
trix 2.2 works?
Heron Leal
Florianópolis - SC - Brasil
Heron Leal
Florianópolis - SC - Brasil
Thanks for that Engineer Tim and Kerry. Looks like something which your client base might find most useful.
Also looking for it... not in yum installer or in repositories... where did the module disappear to?
hmmm. maybe that was the second aisle??? Did someone bin it???
Its not available right now. We found an old copy and are trying to make sure it works with current versions of everything.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
Kerry,
I missed this first time around and was talking just yesterday to my boss about diagraming the system in Visio. This would be much simpler/better/cooler.
Hows the testing going?
Thanks,
Tracy
Recently, I have been looking for graphical tools to manage & support trixbox systems. I came across trixboxGraph and this thread. I tried trixboxGraph on a tb2.0 CE system and was impressed.
I have put together some notes on how-to install the old and only version of trixboxGraph under the current versions of tb running under Centos5. The details are here http://cat24.net/trixboxGraph.html
Basically you need to satisfy a variety of dependancies and once this is done trixboxGraph can be downloaded from the trixbox - centos 4 repo and manually installed. The installation seems to be OK and as long as you do not want to display queues trixboxGraph seems to work. The table defining queues in current trixbox CE appears to have changed from 'queues' into two tables queues_config and queues_details.
Consequently running the old trixboxGraph under tb CE 2.6.x gives rise to the error
"select distinct id from queues => Table 'asterisk.queues' doesn't exist"
The following hack seems to provide a work around. In the file /var/www/html/trixboxGraph/index.php about halfway down there is a section
if ($showQueues) {
$sql = "select distinct id from queues";
and a few lines further on
mysql_free_result ($res);
$sql = "select id,data from queues where keyword='member'";
the two references to the variable 'queues' needs to be changed to 'queues_details' to fit the new asterisk sql database table definitions. So the lines should be as follows:
if ($showQueues) {
$sql = "select distinct id from queues_details";
and
mysql_free_result ($res);
$sql = "select id,data from queues_details where keyword='member'";
Changing the code above removes the queue error and displays queues in the same way as they were with earlier tb ce version. I have not gone through the code in detail and more than likely there are thngs that I may have missed. HTH
John
Cat24.net
Hey anchor85, cheers for your post :)
Kerry how are things comming along with getting trixboxGraph in as standard to save people the above config effort?
Also are there any plans for the talented trixbox team to develop trixboxGraph any further than it is?
Also when is the next tb build due, and will it have trixboxGraph and Asterisk 1.4.19 in it?
Cheers All.
We have no plans to develop trixboxgraph as we didn't develop it in the first place. Since nobody has mentioned it in months we didn't feel there was any demand for it.
The next build is due Friday, it will not have trixboxgraph built in and I do not know yet if it will have asterisk 1.4.19 as there have been problems compiling it.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
Hey Kerry, cheers for the quick response.
Ok how about this, maybe you could setup a voting post where people could vote on whether they would like to see the trixbox team take trixboxGraph further and make it part of the trixbox interface?
I know you say no one has mentioned it in months, but then again I have only just come across it for the first time and talk about a great missing feature!
Little work for great gains in my eyes :)
Cheers All.
Let's get it working properly with 2.6.x first. Or someone from the community can always submit a finished RPM back so we can just add it to the repo.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
Kerry
My post above gives a solution that gets trixboxgraph working. I am happy to contribute more, but as far as I can see there is no build info available and 'wstroebel' above appears to be inactive on this site & there is no PM link on his account.
However, since this is a noarch.rpm it should be possible to start from scratch, I think the only custom files needed are the two php files installed under the trixboxGraph directory. The libraries etc needed are given in my how-to I assume. I think the trixboxgraph app is a set of libraries and two php files.
So subject to any other suggestions I will try to build an rpm from scratch. What do you think?
John
Cat24.net
We have a source RPM and we will look into it based on your work, much appreciated.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
I've not seen this but the idea of a graphical flow chart sounds great, as an IT manager one of my big concerns is trying to get others to be able to make changes and understand the system..
Kerry, what is the progress on this?
Cheers :o)
It's in the repo.
Kerry Garrison
http://www.VoipStore.com - http://3cxbook.com
(888) VOIPSTORE - (888) 864-7786
Hi Keery,
I hv upgraded my system to 2.6.0.7. Everything works fine.
I wanted to check the Graph module with the system. I tried to install it through Packages, its failing with dependancy errors. I tried to install it manually as well. However, the dependancy list is growing everytime i try to install a new one.
Can we get that module installed through yum?
It is true that trixbox graph is now included in the trixbox package manager. However,
1. If you have 'trixbox stable' and trixbox addons' selected as the repositories then as kulman points out the install fails when you use the package manager, you get dependancy failures with ghostscript and urw-fonts missing. Perhaps selecting more repos will cure that I have not tried.
2. The simple / quick solution is to use yum to install the package.
yum install tb-trixboxgraph
This works fine without changing any of the repo settings. This command will install 13 packages and all the dependancies are satisfied.
However, the trixbox team have changed the package name so that now to run trixboxgraph you need to use the url
http://your-trix-ip/tb-trixboxgraph
NOTE that originally the package had capital G for Graph now its all lowercase and tb- is added as well.
3. Additionally the trixbox team do NOT seem to have updated the index.php file inline with my earlier post so the current index.php file that I have just installed fails to work if you select queues because the queue definition has changed in the latest release of the mysql database.
If you read my post of Mon, 04/07/2008 - 11:49pm above you need to change the occurrence of
queues
to
queues_details
twice in the file
/var/www/html/tb-trixboxgraph/index.php
as I mention above and then queues will work.
hth
John
Cat24.net
EXCELLENT! i JUST found out about this today.
Several feature requests-
-some sort of wrapper script, perhaps, which would let one generate flowcharts from a shell session
-export to html, maybe even pdf directly (i.e. render directly to a file output) (doing this via the htmldoc software should be viable).
It would be nice if the graph could show the ext's that the ivr's break out to as well. Otherwise great little program!
This has been really useful for myself and Chris (chrism2) in documenting the dialplans for the trixbox systems we install. Like kspare, there were a few things I thought it'd be nice to have, so I had a look at adding them.
As an example a simple dialplan with the original version might produce http://www.eccentricwombats.com/trixbox/display/trixboxgraph-orig.png but the same dialplan will produce http://www.eccentricwombats.com/trixbox/display/trixboxgraph-new.png with the additions I made.
The code I now have can be found http://www.eccentricwombats.com/trixbox/. Hopefully it'll be useful to other people too.
First I want to thank anchor85, his process worked perfectly.
@pbeaton: You should put some instructions on your site on how to install this. It took me a lot of trial and error to get it working. Once I did get it working though, it was GREAT, the extra info, and the way it creates more of a flow chart, makes this a awesome addition.
Instructions for installation of pbeatons mod of the script
2.4 or using anchor85 method of getting it working
Using any current version of Trixbox > 2.6
No matter what version you are installing, if you have changed your MYSQL user and or password, you must change it in the functions.php file
nano functions.php
On the second line, you'll see
$mcon = mysql_connect ("localhost", "root", "passw0rd");
Change root and passw0rd with the appropriate username/password.
I assume 2.2 would be the same as the 2.4 instructions, but I don't have a 2.2 box to test that on.
pbeaton matched the layout of this app in the 2.6 version to the same color scheme Trixbox uses. Now all we need to do is edit the maint page, and add it to the System menu. Then add http auth using KodaK's method above, using the same user access as /maint/ has, and boom, fully integrated and (as) secure (as trixbox's maint login is)
This is awesome! Can't wait to try it out on Monday.
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Hello All ,
I have installed the { yum install tbm-trixbox} but when ever i tried to open it { http://my-ip-trixboxGraph}
it is not opening. it said 404 page not found any clue???
I am using TRIXBOX CD 2.6.2
Thanks
Thanks Guentha
It works :)
Thanks
Aman
Does anyone have this working on a current version of TB? I get the settings portion of it, but I can't get any images to generate.
-THX2000
tb 2.6.2.2 is the latest version where I have tested the graphing package. I tried to install it using the package manager but 2 dependencies were thrown up which I solved with
yum install urw-fonts ghostscript
then I used the package manager to install trixboxgraph. So I could have just done the following
yum install urw-fonts ghostscript tb-trixboxgraph
You then need to go back to my first post in this thread on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 11:49pm and follow my instructions there to edit
/var/www/html/tb-trixboxgraph/index.php edit the two occurrences of queues and change to queues_details This seems to work
John
Cat24.net
Thanks for the reply. I am running v2.6.2.2, and I followed those instructions but still no dice. I turned on PHP error reporting thinking the script may have just been failing, but it's not throwing any errors either.
Have you selected the items to render? when selected they go blue. eg
incoming
devices
ringgroups
Digital receptionists
Queues
John
Cat24.net
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