Custom Answering Rules - How to Format Phone Number with Extension
Tags: call forwarding
Jan 27, 2020 at 8:45am • 7 replies • 0 likes
james.o-hare
We need to route incoming calls from a particular number with an extension. What is the RingCentral standard for entering in the phone number. This is not only for enabling these rules, but also so that we can keep our data consistent with our SFDC org. I'm having troubling finding documentation on this issue.
For example, I need to forward a call from (800) 555-1212 Extension 101 to our Sales Queue. How would I enter this number in to route based on the caller ID phone number? Would it be 8005551212#101, or 8085551212.101, or is there another format that we should follow?
Thanks,
James
For example, I need to forward a call from (800) 555-1212 Extension 101 to our Sales Queue. How would I enter this number in to route based on the caller ID phone number? Would it be 8005551212#101, or 8085551212.101, or is there another format that we should follow?
Thanks,
James
7 Answers
The answer to your question is that you cannot include extension numbers in custom rules because they are not included as part of the calling number. You may see it on your call display sometimes because the caller has their extension programmed to display as part of their caller ID Name text. This is just a caller ID restriction, not a ring central issue.
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I'm just looking for the format used for numbers with extensions when creating call handling rules.
I've tried using [Phone number + # + Extension], [Phone Number + . + Extension], and [Phone Number + e + Extension}. Using (800) 555-1212e101 passes as a valid phone number but is cleaned to 180055512123101, so I'm not confident the format is [ Phone Number + 3 + Extension], but if there is documentation or someone who could validate this, that's fine with me.
I've tried using [Phone number + # + Extension], [Phone Number + . + Extension], and [Phone Number + e + Extension}. Using (800) 555-1212e101 passes as a valid phone number but is cleaned to 180055512123101, so I'm not confident the format is [ Phone Number + 3 + Extension], but if there is documentation or someone who could validate this, that's fine with me.
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The extension information would have to be included in the Caller ID passed by the caller's phone system and carrier. I don't think that data is there for an outside call. For a caller inside RingCentral...maybe.
Just so I understand the full scope of what you want; are you stating that when a call comes from (800) 555-1212, extension 101 goes to sale, extension 201 goes to payroll, any other extension would go to a receptionist?
You could consider using an IVR tree.
Just so I understand the full scope of what you want; are you stating that when a call comes from (800) 555-1212, extension 101 goes to sale, extension 201 goes to payroll, any other extension would go to a receptionist?
You could consider using an IVR tree.
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