Systems and methods for facilitating placement of telecommunications test calls

A system, comprising:

• a database having stored therein information relating to translation changes in a telecommunications network;
• and
• a computer in communication with the database and a telecommunications switch located in the telecommunications network, wherein the computer is configured to:
• retrieve all of a prior period's translation changes periodically, wherein all of a prior period's translation changes includes an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage, the indication of the translation change having been stored in the storage after the transition change was made to the telecommunications switch;
• place a test call to test whether the translation change was successful;
• determine whether the test call is unsuccessful;
• in response to determining that the test call is unsuccessful, report a reason for the unsuccessful test call;
• in response to determining that the test call is unsuccessful, remedy the unsuccessful test call by at least undoing the translation change;
• and
• initiate testing and validation upon determination of a successful test call.

A computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for placing a test call in a telecommunications network, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• retrieving all of a prior period's translation changes periodically, wherein all of a prior period's translation changes includes an indication of a translation change for a telecommunications switch from storage, the indication of the translation change having been stored in the storage after the transition change was made to the telecommunications switch;
• placing a test call to test whether the translation change was successful;
• determining whether the test call is unsuccessful;
• logging a result of the test call;
• logging a reason for the unsuccessful call when the test call is determined to be unsuccessful;
• alerting a technician when the test call is determined to be unsuccessful;
• and
• reporting the reason for the unsuccessful call so that the reason can be remedied by at least undoing the translation change.