BusinessPhone Communication Platform 5.1
Dialogs

## Common Abbreviated Number Series

This is the general CAN (= Common Abbreviated Number) dialog. To access the dialog, open the “Number series” menu in the Configuration directory tree and click on “Common abbreviated”.

You can create, modify and delete up to 16 common abbreviated number series.

Note

If the sum of lengths of all series is greater than 1000, it is not possible to create a new series.

The following commands are available:

5413 |  | Create common abbreviated number series

5513 |  | Delete common abbreviated number series

5620 |  | Alter directory number series for abbreviated numbers

For more information about a field, click on the command link in brackets. See also sections Fictive Number - Modify Series and facility description Abbreviated Number dialing – Common Numbers (101/15534-ASB 150 02 Uen).

#### Actions

Submit |  | To send the changes or settings to the system. |

### Context menu

There are several ways to access a number series. If you already created a number series, the series is displayed as a new submenu entry in the Configuration directory tree. Additional, this number series submenu will have its own context menu, providing another way to access the number series features.

- Click on a number series in the “Common abbreviated” submenu of the Configuration directory tree to open the context menu.

- Each number series context menu consists of three menu options:

- List numbers
- Modify series
- Delete series

- Select an option to open the respective dialog.

### Creating a new series

Up to 16 number series can be defined. To create new series:

- Enter the directory number in the Create new series section’s field.
- Click on the Submit button.

If the new series has been created successfully, the Common Abbreviated Number Series dialog refreshes, now showing the new number series. Moreover, the series is displayed as a new submenu entry in the Configuration directory tree.

For more information, see command 5413 Create common abbreviated number series.

### List numbers

- To view the parameters of a number series, click on a series’ link or select the “List numbers” option from the context menu of a number series.

A new dialog opens. Now you can determine the tenants that should use the number series, assign a number and name to each common abbreviated number and select the categories that should include the defined number series. See section Common Abbreviated Number Number Series - List Numbers.

### Modify series

- Click on a “Modify series” link of a number series or select the “Modify series” option from the context menu of a number series.

- Now the dialog shows a new table, consisting of the existing series and a field for entering your changes.

- Enter the new number series.
- Click on the Submit button. The dialog refreshes, now showing the altered number series in the dialog and in the Configuration directory tree.

For more information, see section Common Abbreviation Number Series - Modify Series.

### Delete series

- To delete a number series, place a tick in the check box of the series that you would like to remove. Alternatively, you can select the “Delete series” option from the context menu of a number series.

You are asked to confirm the process.

- Click on the OK button to delete the series. The dialog refreshes, and the series is no longer shown in the list.

- Or

- Click on Cancel to abort the process to return to the Common Abbreviated Number Series main dialog without any changes.

Revision: B © Ericsson Enterprise 2003