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4 Features and Applications
Features
billing or cost accounting to identify outgoing calls with a project, client, or
department. You can enter an account code before or during a call, or not
at all. You can also change, correct, or cancel an account code while the
call is in progress.
Forced Account Code Entry. Forced Account Code Entry is similar, but
affects only outgoing calls and requires a user to enter an account code
before placing an outside call. You can change or correct an account code
while a call is in progress, but you cannot cancel it.
NOTE:
Account codes override authorization codes for the purposes of SMDR
reporting. If an authorization code is used without an account code, the
authorization code is reported. When Forced Account Code Entry is
assigned to an extension, the user must enter the authorization code
before making the call.
Automatic Route Selection (ARS)
This feature is available for Hybrid/PBX systems only and assures cost-efficient
use of the various lines/trunks and facilities in the system. ARS chooses the most
cost-effective facility for each outgoing call based on programmed routing tables
and calling restrictions. It also provides enhanced calling restrictions, as described
in "Calling Restrictions" on page
ARS requires careful planning. If your system was installed with ARS, consult the
following system planning form(s) for information about how calls are routed for
this feature: Form 3e, Automatic Route Selection worksheet; Form 3f, Automatic
Route Selection Tables; and Form 3g, Automatic Route Selection Default and
Special Numbers Tables. When you add a line/trunk to your system, this routing
may need changes. Consult the Feature Reference, System Programming , and
your Lucent Technologies representative for help.
When you add or change extensions in your system, you may also need to
change Facility Restriction Levels (FRLs), the calling restriction feature of ARS.
This is not difficult, as long as you refer to the FRLs already programmed for
facilities on the system. Consult the system planning forms noted above, as well
as the Feature Reference and System Programming.
System Management Features
The system includes features for which the system manager is responsible and
features that help the system manager do his or her job. Features for which the
system manager is responsible are detailed in the Feature Finders earlier in this
chapter and in the feature descriptions above. Use the Feature Reference as your
source for further details about all these features.
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