Account Codes
Account Codes allow a system to track calls. For example, a lawyers' office may wish to record the amount of time spent on calls to a client. Each client is given an Account Code and that code is used when making a call. This Account Code is then recorded with the call information in the call logger. Incoming calls from the client can be assigned Account Codes automatically using the CLI/ANI, via Phone Manager or a digital/IP display terminal. To ensure that every call to this client is recorded a user can be forced to use an account code when making an external call. Account codes can be either forced or voluntary but must be pre-registered within the IP Office system.
Automatic Call Distribution-Hunt Groups
A Hunt Group is a collection of users handling similar types of calls, e.g. a sales department. An incoming caller wishing to speak to Sales can ring one number but the call can be answered by any number of extensions that are members of the Hunt Group.
Four modes of call presentation are supported
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Hunt mode / Linear mode:
One extension at a time sequentially.
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Group mode:
All extensions simultaneously.
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Rotary mode / Circular mode:
Start with extension next in list to extension that was used last time.
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Idle mode / Most Idle mode:
Start with extension with the longest idle time.
If all extensions in the Hunt Group are busy or not answered, another Hunt Group, called an Overflow Group, can be used to take the calls. An overflow time can be set to stipulate how long a call will queue before being passed to the Overflow Group.
Outside normal operation a hunt group can be put into two special modes; Night Service and Out of service.
In Night Service calls are presented to a Night Service Group. This can be controlled automatically by setting a time profile which defines the hours of operation of the main group or manually using a handset feature code.
The Out of Service mode is controlled manually from a handset. Whilst in this mode calls are presented to the Out of Service group
Voicemail can also be used in conjunction with Hunt Groups to take all group related messages, play an announcement when the Hunt Group is in Night Service or Out of Service mode and give announcements while a call is held in a queue.
The voicemail functionality is being enhanced in R3.0 – a broadcast option provided. This feature will alter the operation so that the message notification will only be turned off for each hunt group member when they retrieve the message.
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