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Automatic Route Selection (ARS) Feature

Description

Wild Card Characters in 6-Digit Tables

Release 1.5 or later of the MERLIN MAGIX system allows one-to-one wild card character matching in the area code entry (not the exchange code entry) of 6-digit tables. This allows ARS to program numbers such as Directory Assistance (xxx-555-1212) for multiple area codes with one entry.

 

In Release 1.0 systems, the wild card character (Pause) cannot be used in system programming to enter area codes and/or exchanges in ARS tables.


SECURITY ALERT:
  Some regions charge for Directory Assistance. Also, many Directory Assistance calls ask you if you want to dial the number for an additional charge. Use Facility Restriction Levels (FRLs) to restrict the user from making Directory Assistance calls.

Use the Hold button to enter a wild card character when you program a 6-digit table. The wild card character appears as "p" on a telephone display and on the printed report.

Topics
  Description
 
  Tables
Programmable Tables
Star Codes & Automatic Route Selection
Wild Card Characters in 6-Digit Tables
ARS Restrictions for VMI Ports
How ARS Works
Table Selection
Route Selection Within the Table
Subpatterns
Restrictions
  At a Glance
Enhanced 911 Service
 
  E911 Partition
E911 Adjunct
Allow-11
  Considerations & Constraints
  System Programming
  Mode Differences
Feature Interactions