Specify essential subscriber information

This step is mandatory.

Enter the following information.

Note that which fields are displayed depends on the value you select for the Number status field.


Parameter

Description
Persistent Profile The Persistent Profile that is used as a basis for the configuration of this Business Group Line and its call services. The default values for many other fields in the Business Group Line's configuration are taken from the selected profile. Select from the list of Persistent Profiles that are configured for use by Business Group Lines, or select Persistent Profile "None" to use the default values derived from the parent Business Group's configuration instead of using a profile.
Directory number The directory number (full national telephone number including the leading zero) of this subscriber. (This is the actual number used on this exchange; the number that is presented to users may be different if the number has been ported.) This is used by the NE to identify a subscriber among all other subscribers. Either type in the number (noting that the directory number must be within an active Number Range if you set the Number status to Normal, Ported from, or Non-geographic), or click on the ellipsis symbol at the end of the field to select from the list of numbers not currently in use. If you click on the ellipsis symbol, the dialog box that appears displays a list of configured Number Ranges. Select the Number Range from which the new subscriber's number should be taken and click on Next. The next dialog box offers 'manual selection' or 'automatic selection'.
  • If you select 'automatic selection', the EMS will assign the subscriber the next free number within this number range.
  • If you select 'manual selection', the following dialog box presents sub-ranges of 100 numbers. Select the sub-range from which the number should be taken and click on Next. In the next dialog box, select a number and click on OK to accept this number. (If no number is shown, this indicates that there are no free numbers in the range; click on Back and select a different number range.)
Presentation number The presentation number of this subscriber (the number that is presented to users; the actual number used on this exchange may be different if the number has been ported). Specify the full national telephone number including the leading zero. This field is automatically filled in with the directory number, but you can overwrite this number if necessary.
Customer information A text field that can be used to store information about the Business Group Line, for example the address of the customer associated with it. This field is optional; you can supply up to 64 characters of free-form text. The text wraps to the width of the field on screen, or you can use the Enter key to force linebreaks. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Customer information 2 A text field that can be used to store additional information about the Business Group Line. This field is optional; you can supply up to 32 characters of free-form text. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Customer information 3 A text field that can be used to store additional information about the Business Group Line. This field is optional; you can supply up to 32 characters of free-form text. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Customer information 4 A text field that can be used to store additional information about the Business Group Line. This field is optional; you can supply up to 32 characters of free-form text. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Customer information 5 A text field that can be used to store additional information about the Business Group Line. This field is optional; you can supply up to 32 characters of free-form text. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Customer information 6 A text field that can be used to store additional information about the Business Group Line. This field is reserved for use by Web Services, so you should not edit it using the EMS. The total contents of all six Customer information fields must not exceed 164 characters.
Number status Select the status of the telephone number to configure for the subscriber. Select from the list of values. If you do not select an alternative, Normal will be used by default. The value that you select for this field will affect which other fields are displayed. Values:
  • Normal
    Normal number on this exchange.
  • Ported to
    Number from a different exchange that has been ported to this exchange (for use by a subscriber connected to this exchange).
  • Ported from (UK only)
    Number ported from this exchange to a different exchange (for use by a subscriber connected to that exchange).
  • Ported out (North America only)
    Number ported from this exchange to a different exchange (for use by a subscriber connected to that exchange).
  • Reserved - ported in (North America only)
    Number from a different exchange that has been ported to this exchange, but is not yet in use by a subscriber connected to this exchange.
  • Recently moved
    Number that a subscriber has recently stopped using, to change to another exchange or to another number on this exchange. When someone calls this number, the NE plays an announcement about the change.
  • Reserved - old number
    Number that has previously been used and is being kept for a period of time before re-use.
  • Reserved for future use
    Number that has been reserved for future use.
  • Non-geographic
    Non-geographic number owned by the local exchange. This number status is used when there is a requirement to define a subscriber with a non-geographic Directory Number. Calls to this subscriber will only succeed if this switch and adjacent switches are configured to route calls directly to this number without performing AIN non-geographic number lookups.
Recently moved from old number Specifies whether this subscriber has recently moved to this directory number from a different number. This field appears only if Number status is set to Normal, Ported to, or Non-geographic. Values:
  • True
  • False
Moved from directory number The old directory number from which this subscriber has moved. This field appears only if Recently moved from old number is set to True. Specify the number as a full national telephone number including the leading zero.
Connect call after announcement This field appears only if Number status is set to Recently moved. Specifies whether a caller who calls the old number should be connected to the new number after an announcement. Values:
  • True
    The caller hears an announcement about the number change, and is then connected to the new number. The field Moved to directory number must specify a local number on this MetaSwitch NE.
  • False
    The caller hears an announcement that the number has changed, but is not automatically connected.
Moved to directory number The new directory number to which this subscriber has now moved. This field appears only if Number status is set to Recently moved, and is required if Connect call after announcement is set to True. Specify the number as a full national telephone number including the leading zero.
Ported exchange ID The ID of the exchange to which calls for this subscriber should be redirected. This is a 5-digit number, allocated by the OFTEL Numbering Unit. When redirecting the call, the local exchange identifies the target exchange by adding a 6-digit prefix to the called number; the prefix consists of the digit 5 followed by this exchange ID. This field appears, and must be supplied, only if the Number status field is set to Ported from.
Subscriber Group The Subscriber Group to which the subscriber belongs. Choose Use default to use the group selected in the parent Business Group Number Block, or select from the list of all configured Subscriber Groups.