The system by default stores all chat conversations in the database. However, we have a file format that can be stored on the disk. This file format is used for exporting into file-based storage targets, and there is an option on each recorder service to generate them.
Cisco Jabber IM:
Cisco Compliance Service → IM Recording → Create Transcript and Metadata XML Files
SfB/Lync IM:
SfB/Lync IM Recorder → General → Create Transcript and Metadata XML Files
Import Service:
Import → General → Create IM Transcript Files
The .IM file is generally a zipped XML file. However, the storage service can skip the zipping step when exporting based on configuration.
Storage Management → Export → Compress IM conversations
The XML files are UTF-8 encoded.
The following table provides a description of the available fields. Not all fields are presented in all cases, only fields marked as mandatory.
| Field | Sample value | Description | Mandatory |
|---|
| cdr_id | 4a9d5ec0-7a40-11e4-8271-001cc092f276 | Unique conversation identifier in the Verba system. It is possible that some recorders write this field with name 'cdr'. | No |
| messages |
| The array of 'message' elements. | Yes |
The following table provides a description of the message attributes.
| Field | Sample value | Description | Mandatory |
|---|
| id | 18 ab5d60f8:acb7:4140:9c51:31a04beb73ce 41271025-c517-4b91-a873-252acb6b67f8 | Unique message identifier. Some platforms give us these ids. In other cases, we fill it with auto-incremented numeric values. | Yes |
| conference_id | 394WJ6JR | Platform-specific conversation conference identifier. | No |
The following table provides a description of the message fields.
| Field | Sample value | Description | Mandatory |
|---|
| timestamp | 2021.11.04 11:36:48.771 | Date and time of the message in UTC timezone in the following format: YYYY.MM.DD HH:mm:ss.SSS | Yes |
| source | norbi@verbalabs.com | The number/address of the sender of the message. | Yes |
| source_name | Norber Kakas | The name of the sender of the message. | No |
| destination | jsikorsky@verbalabs.com | The number/address of the receiver of the message. Can be filled only for peer 2 peer conversation. | No |
| plain_message | Hello World!
| The plain text formatted content of the message. | No |
| raw_message | <SPAN style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:black;">Hello World!</SPAN> | The raw message that was received from the platform. | No |
| message_header | INVITE sip:toth@verbalabs.com;maddr=fepool.verbalabs.com SIP/2.0 | Platform-specific message header. | No |
| subject |
| Platform-specific message subject. | No |
| message_id |
| Platform-specific message identifier. Deprecated. Use the message id attribute. | No |
| thread_id | 48b173dd-ea2b-11eb-9bde-84fdd16620a5 | For advanced IM data model, this id connects/links messages to a conversation. (correlation id) | No |
| ts_original | 2021.11.04 11:36:48.771 | For advanced IM data model, this is the original message timestamp. | No |
| update_delete | 0 | For advanced IM data model, this means the message action. The following values are possible: - 0 = created (a new message)
- 1 = updated (an already existing message)
- 2 = deleted (an already existing message)
| No |
| is_reply | 0 | For advanced IM data model, this means if the message is a reply to another message. The following values are possible: - 0 = not a reply
- 1 = is a reply
| No |
Example XML formatted chat records:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<im>
<cdr_id>4a9d5ec0-7a40-11e4-8271-001cc092f276</cdr_id>
<messages>
<message id="28" conference_id="">
<timestamp>2016.01.19 14:04:30.793</timestamp>
<source>balazs@verbalabs.com</source>
<destination>toth@verbalabs.com</destination>
<message_header>INVITE sip:toth@verbalabs.com;maddr=fepool.verbalabs.com SIP/2.0
content-length: 244
via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.168.1.25:52878;ms-received-port=52878;ms-received-cid=2B7A00
ms-application-via: ms-icr-to;state=ToPrimary;ms-pool=sfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2FLCS%2FInterClusterRouting;ms-server=FE2SFB.VERBALABS.COM
ms-application-via: SIP;ms-urc-target;ms-urc-rs-from;routed-to-role=registrar;target-hash=0FB1EE9E;ms-server=FE2SFB.VERBALABS.COM;ms-pool=sfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=ad894dc3-55e0-44bf-a07e-3c073aaa4a57
from: "Balázs Oláh"<sip:balazs@verbalabs.com>;tag=6107b9355b;epid=88509262b4
ms-application-via: ms-udc.cdr%3D5aeeece7785e9fc5365e0e83e03ef634%3A1;ms-pool=sfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2FLCS%2FUdcAgent;ms-server=FE2SFB.VERBALABS.COM
max-forwards: 70
to: <sip:toth@verbalabs.com>
call-id: 4a8a761f58a14a3c9c4a048d2d936095
cseq: 1 INVITE
contact: <sip:balazs@verbalabs.com;opaque=user:epid:sNs9l4A1x1Gehv02bvFmGgAA;gruu>
user-agent: UCCAPI/15.0.4779.1000 OC/15.0.4779.1001 (Skype for Business)
supported: ms-dialog-route-set-update
ms-text-format: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=VGVzenQNCg==
ms-im-format: text/html; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=PFNQQU4gc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1ib3R0b206MHB0OyBsaW5lLWhlaWdodDpub3JtYWw7IGZvbnQtc2l6ZToxMHB0OyBmb250LWZhbWlseToiU2Vnb2UgVUkiLHNhbnMtc2VyaWY7IGNvbG9yOmJsYWNrOyI+VGVzenQ8L1NQQU4+
ms-im-format: text/rtf; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=e1xydGYxXGZiaWRpc1xhbnNpXGFuc2ljcGcxMjUwXGRlZmYwXG5vdWljb21wYXRcZGVmbGFuZzEwMzh7XGZvbnR0Ymx7XGYwXGZuaWxcZmNoYXJzZXQyMzggU2Vnb2UgVUk7fXtcZjFcZm5pbCBTZWdvZSBVSTt9fQ0Ke1xjb2xvcnRibCA7XHJlZDBcZ3JlZW4wXGJsdWUwO30NCntcKlxnZW5lcmF0b3IgUmljaGVkMjAgMTUuMC40NzM3fXtcKlxtbWF0aFByXG13cmFwSW5kZW50MTQ0MCB9XHZpZXdraW5kNFx1YzEgDQpccGFyZFxjZjFcZjBcZnMyMCBUZXN6dFxmMVxwYXINCntcKlxseW5jZmxhZ3M8cnRmPTE+fX0NCg==
supported: ms-embedded-first-message
supported: ms-delayed-accept
supported: ms-renders-isf
supported: ms-renders-gif
supported: ms-renders-mime-alternative
Ms-Conversation</message_header>
<plain_message>Teszt</plain_message>
<raw_message><SPAN style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:black;">Teszt</SPAN></raw_message>
</message>
<message id="29" conference_id="">
<timestamp>2016.01.19 14:04:55.967</timestamp>
<source>balazs@verbalabs.com</source>
<destination>toth@verbalabs.com</destination>
<message_header>MESSAGE sip:toth@verbalabs.com;opaque=user:epid:1cTFqkG_-V26ZHP5x_TS9gAA;gruu SIP/2.0
via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.168.1.25:52878;ms-received-port=52878;ms-received-cid=2B7A00
content-length: 295
max-forwards: 70
from: <sip:balazs@verbalabs.com>;tag=6107b9355b;epid=88509262b4
to: <sip:toth@verbalabs.com>;epid=747d7f1c7a;tag=62be4425f9
call-id: 4a8a761f58a14a3c9c4a048d2d936095
cseq: 2 MESSAGE
route: <sip:fepool.verbalabs.com:5061;transport=tls;ms-fe=FE2.VERBALABS.COM;opaque=state:T;lr>
user-agent: UCCAPI/15.0.4779.1000 OC/15.0.4779.1001 (Skype for Business)
supported: ms-dialog-route-set-update
supported: timer
content-type: text/rtf
ms-application-via: ms-udc.cdr%3D5aeeece7785e9fc5365e0e83e03ef634%3A1;ms-pool=sfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2FLCS%2FUdcAgent;ms-server=FE2SFB.VERBALABS.COM
ms-routing-phase: from-uri-routing-done
</message_header>
<plain_message>IM test.</plain_message>
<raw_message>{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1250\deff0\nouicompat\deflang1038{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset238 Segoe UI;}{\f1\fnil Segoe UI;}}
{\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;}
{\*\generator Riched20 15.0.4737}{\*\mmathPr\mwrapIndent1440 }\viewkind4\uc1
\pard\cf1\f0\fs20 IM test.\f1\par
{\*\lyncflags<rtf=1>}}
</raw_message>
</message>
</messages>
</im>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<im>
<cdr>ea643f69-9750-4d69-b914-ce18107bb0cb</cdr>
<messages>
<message id="41271025-c517-4b91-a873-252acb6b67f8">
<timestamp>2021-07-22T15:38:19.8252288Z</timestamp>
<source>kakas@verbalabs.com</source>
<destination>columbo@verbalabs.com</destination>
<plain_message>4864</plain_message>
<raw_message>4864</raw_message>
<message_header>INVITE sip:columbo@verbalabs.com SIP/2.0
content-length: 242
via: SIP/2.0/TLS 10.110.77.11:52952;branch=z9hG4bKDAC5B8C4.DE48301CFE2FF8FB;branched=FALSE;ms-received-port=52952;ms-received-cid=52ED00
via: SIP/2.0/TLS 10.95.71.38:1078;ms-received-port=1078;ms-received-cid=4B6800
ms-application-via: ms-udc.cdr%3D9013333e5089eac0bebfdf56c591306b%3A3%3Barch%3D9013333e5089eac0bebfdf56c591306b%3A3;ms-pool=devsfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2FLCS%2FUdcAgent;ms-server=DEVFE2SFB.VERBALABS.COM
record-route: <sip:devsfbpool.verbalabs.com:5061;transport=tls;ms-fe=DEVFE1SFB.VERBALABS.COM;opaque=state:T;lr>;tag=3A98EE90947CB2BBC79A0580CE644BB9
max-forwards: 69
ms-application-via: SIP;ms-urc-target;ms-urc-rs-from;target-hash=5113A4A8;ms-server=DEVFE1SFB.VERBALABS.COM;ms-pool=devsfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=ad894dc3-55e0-44bf-a07e-3c073aaa4a57
from: "Norbert Kakas"<sip:kakas@verbalabs.com>;tag=7a7bf9ca6b;epid=a0586a87b7;verbasession=verbaim%7c3;verbaimrecorder=verbaim%7cdev-rs1.verbalabs.com
ms-application-via: ms-udc.cdr%3D9013333e5089eac0bebfdf56c591306b%3A1%3Barch%3D9013333e5089eac0bebfdf56c591306b%3A1;ms-pool=devsfbpool.verbalabs.com;ms-application=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2FLCS%2FUdcAgent;ms-server=DEVFE1SFB.VERBALABS.COM
to: <sip:columbo@verbalabs.com>
call-id: 6fbab6557277490d9b0de0822d2bd5a9
cseq: 1 INVITE
contact: <sip:kakas@verbalabs.com;opaque=user:epid:2CUGOjm8rlquPhxd21p37AAA;gruu>
user-agent: UCCAPI/16.0.14131.20010 OC/16.0.14131.20320 (Skype for Business)
supported: ms-dialog-route-set-update
ms-text-format: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=NDg2NA==
ms-im-format: text/html; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=PFNQQU4gc3R5bGU9J2ZvbnQtc2l6ZToxMHB0OyB3b3JkLXdyYXA6YnJlYWstd29yZDsgbWFyZ2luLWJvdHRvbTowY207IGZvbnQtZmFtaWx5OiJTZWdvZSBVSSIsc2Fucy1zZXJpZjsgY29sb3I6YmxhY2s7IGxpbmUtaGVpZ2h0Om5vcm1hbDsnPjQ4NjQ8L1NQQU4+
ms-im-format: text/rtf; charset=UTF-8; ms-body=e1xydGYxXGZiaWRpc1xhbnNpXGFuc2ljcGcxMjUyXGRlZmYwXG5vdWljb21wYXRcZGVmbGFuZzEwMzN7XGZvbnR0Ymx7XGYwXGZuaWxcZmNoYXJzZXQwIFNlZ29lIFVJO317XGYxXGZuaWwgU2Vnb2UgVUk7fX0NCntcY29sb3J0YmwgO1xyZWQwXGdyZWVuMFxibHVlMDt9DQp7XCpcZ2VuZXJhdG9yIFJpY2hlZDIwIDE2LjAuMTQxMzF9XHZpZXdraW5kNFx1YzEgDQpccGFyZFxjZjFcZjBcZnMyMCA0ODY0XGYxXHBhcg0Ke1wqXGx5bmNmbGFnczxydGY9MT59fQ0K
supported: ms-embedded-first-message
supported: ms-delayed-accept
supported: ms-renders-isf
supported: ms-renders-gif
supported: ms-renders-mime-alternative
Ms-Conversation-ID: Add/D5eRuGPd4+k4T8eoSj8NHHI0FA==
supported: timer
supported: histinfo
supported: ms-safe-transfer
supported: ms-sender
supported: ms-early-media
Roster-Manager: sip:kakas@verbalabs.com
EndPoints: <sip:kakas@verbalabs.com>, <sip:columbo@verbalabs.com>
supported: com.microsoft.rtc-multiparty
ms-keep-alive: UAC;hop-hop=yes
allow: INVITE, BYE, ACK, CANCEL, INFO, MESSAGE, UPDATE, REFER, NOTIFY, BENOTIFY
ms-subnet: 10.95.70.0
supported: ms-conf-invite
content-type: application/sdp
Verba-ImRecorder: dev-rs1.verbalabs.com:10220
ms-routing-phase: from-uri-routing-done
ms-user-data: ms-publiccloud=TRUE;ms-federation=TRUE
</message_header>
<subject />
</message>
</messages>
</im>