Administer System Attributes and Features

Table: Field Definitions: Administer System Attributes and Features

Field Name Valid Input Description/Procedure
MISCELLANEOUS PARAMETERS
Broadcast Mailbox Extension: Default: blank The extension number of the system broadcast mailbox. To create a broadcast mailbox, see Setting Up a Broadcast Mailbox.
System Prime Time, Start:

End:

24-hour clock time in the format hh:mm

Defaults:

Start = 8:00

End = 17:00

The starting time for the prime-time interval for traffic collection and multiple personal greetings. (This is normally the time that your company opens for business.)

The ending time for the prime-time interval for traffic collection and multiple personal greetings. (This is normally the time that your company is closed.)

Increment (l/s), Rewind:

Advance:

Default: s = short

l = long

s

sets the rewind and advance amounts to 4 seconds. l sets the amounts to 10 seconds.

These values are used when a subscriber wants to:

  • Repeat the previous few seconds of the message (press 5).

  • Advance the message (press 6).

FEATURE ACTIVATION
Traffic Collection? y = yes

n = no

(Default: y)

Enables or disables the collection of traffic data.
Name Record by Subscriber? y = yes

n = no

(Default: y)

Allows or disallows subscribers to from recording their own names.
Multiple Personal Greetings? y = yes

n = no

(Default: y)

Enables or disables the Multiple Personal Greetings feature.

The Multiple Personal Greetings feature is applied to the entire system.

End of Message Warning? y = yes

n = no

(Default: y)

Enables or disables the End of Message Warning feature.
Warning Time (seconds): Default: 15

0 = no warning

The number of seconds before the end of the allotted message recording time, when the End of Message Warning prompt plays.
Priority on Call Answer? y = yes

n = no

(Default: y)

Allows or disallows callers to designate a call answer message priority.

Callers can designate the message as private, regardless of this setting.

Call Answer Disable? y = yes

n = no

(Default: n)

Allows or prevents subscribers to disable call answer.

If activated, callers hear the subscriber's greeting but cannot leave a message. Subscribers are addressed to record appropriate instructions in their personal greetings so that callers can understand the options.

Calling Party Number (CPN) y = yes

n = no

(Default: n)

Enables or disables external calling party numbers if they are available from the Communication Manager.
Address Before Record? y = yes

n = no

(Default: n)

Enables or disables the system to prompt subscribers to address a message before recording.

Subscribers who ignore the prompt can still edit the address list after they create the message.

MULTIMEDIA PARAMETERS
Text to Speech Conversion: Up to 24 alphanumeric characters Determines which portions of a Message Manager text message the system converts to speech. Subscribers hear a voiced rendition of the selected portion when they access their messaging mailboxes. See Setting Text-to-Speech Parameters for more information.
  • headers and body

    converts the headers and the entire message text.