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Chapter 6. Restcomm Visual Designer

6.1. Getting Started
6.2. Voice Projects
6.3. USSD Projects
6.4. SMS Projects
6.5. Demo Application

Restcomm Visual Designer is a practical feature that lets you create applications easily using a GUI based interface.

Please also visit the official Telestax documentation page for more usage tutorials:http://www.telestax.com/docs

In order to access the designer, open your web browser and go to this url http://127.0.0.1:8080/restcomm-rvd. This page lets you select which type of project you will like to create. There are three options, Voice, USSD and SMS.

In the screenshot below, some demo voice projects and you are also able to create a new project.

In the screenshot below, you can see the main dashboard of the RVD voice project. It has a drag and drop feature.

Please also visit the official Telestax documentation page for more RVD usage tutorials:http://www.telestax.com/docs

The main page of the USSD Restcomm integration is similar to the screenshot below. You can create new projects or access existing projects from this window.

In the screenshot below, you can see the main dashboard of the USSD project. It has a drag and drop feature.

Please also visit the official Telestax documentation page for more RVD USSD usage tutorials:http://www.telestax.com/docs

The main page of the SMS Restcomm integration is similar to the screenshot below. You can create new projects or access existing projects from this window.

In the screenshot below, you can see the main dashboard of the SMS project. It has a drag and drop feature.

Please also visit the official Telestax documentation page for more RVD SMS usage tutorials:http://www.telestax.com/docs

In this section, you will learn how to build a sample application.

Create a new project called Demo. The result will be similar to the screenshot below.

Press the save button and click on the Startup Url to make sure the project is correctly saved. The result will be similar to the screenshot below.

Next you need to go to the Restcomm Admin User Interface http://127.0.0.1:8080/restcomm-management/ . Login and press the menu "Numbers", then press the button, "Register Number". You will see a window similar to the screenshot below.

Leave Account SID as default. Enter a "Phone Number" you want to use. In the demo we shall be using 9999.

Under "Voice" -> Voice Request URL, click on the List icon to reveal the Demo application you created using the Restcomm Visual Designer. See screenshot below.

Press "Register" to save your work and return to the list of available phone numbers.

You have just created a new phone number "9999" and have linked it to your Demo application. See below.

You can then start a SIP phone to test your Demo application. Note that you must have enabled Text-to-speech for this application to work. See the Getting started chapter to learn how to configure VoiceRSS.