Avaya DECT R4 Installation And Administration Manual page 340

Installing and operating the Portable Device Manager (WinPDM)
3. From the Number menu, select Copy.
4. In the Copy number window, enter a new prefix (optional) and a new Number and click
the OK button.
Import Contacts
Note:
The number for the device must be saved, see
Note:
page 337.
Import Contacts From File
A file containing contacts can be imported to WinPDM and synchronized with a device. This can
for example be useful when you want to transfer contacts from legacy devices to newer devices.
When importing the file, the device's contacts (if any) are overwritten by the contacts in the file.
Additionally, the import works only if the device can store all contacts included in the file. For
example; if the file contains 100 contacts, the device must have support for storing at least 100
contacts.
If needed, the number of contacts in the file can be changed by using Excel or other compatible
application.
1. Click the Numbers tab.
2. Select the number which the contacts should be imported to.
3. From the Number menu, select Import contacts > From file.
4. Select file containing contacts (.txt, .csv, or .skv). Click the Open button.
The contacts in the imported file are synchronized with the device.
Import Contacts From Number
You can make a copy of a device's contact list and paste it to another device's contact list
directly. This means that the contact list do not need to be saved on for example your computer.
Note:
The import works only if the receiving device can store the entire contact list of
Note:
the device you are importing from. For example; if the contact list contains 100
contacts, the receiving device must have support for storing at least 100 contacts.
Additionally, the Company phonebook contacts included in the contact list are not
transferred to the other device using this feature.
1. Click the Numbers tab.
2. Select the number which the contacts should be imported to.
3. From the Number menu, select Import contacts > From number.
4. Select the number which contacts to be copied.
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