Call Flow Control

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About the Call Flow Control Module

The Call Flow Control module (found under the Favorites menu in the Administrator Dashboard) is used to create a single destination that can act as a switch which can be toggled by anyone with access to a local phone. It is commonly used to allow phone system users to manually switch between "Daytime Mode" and "Nighttime Mode." Call Flow Control should not be confused with Time Conditions.

Please Note: Additional assistance with the configuration & use of this feature is available by contacting BendTel support.

While both of these modules relate to call flow, Call Flow Control is designed to be a manual switch, while a Time Condition is designed to be a scheduled, automatic switch. Think of this feature as an on and off switch. When on, callers would be sent to one destination, and when off, callers would be sent to a different destination. For example, you might want to send callers to a ring group while your business is open, and send callers to an IVR after you leave for the day. Your business does not keep regular hours, so using the Time Condition module, which lets you set up automatic toggles, would not work since you come and go as you please.

Call Flow Control is a way to “flip the switch: manually at any time. The current mode is retained until you manually change it again. You can dial a feature code to toggle the Call Flow Control. There are a total of 100 Feature code objects: 0-99. Each can control a call flow and be toggled using the Normal/Override feature code plus the index of 28, so if using 0, the feature code would be *280.

Viewing, Editing, and Deleting a Call Flow

The main Call Flow Control page displays a list of all call flows.

  • To view/edit a call flow: Click the pencil icon.
  • To delete a call flow: Click the trash can icon, then confirm the deletion in the pop-up window.

Creating a Call Flow

From the Call Flow Control main page, click the blue "+Add" button then fill in the information as described below:

    Feature Code Index – Each Call Flow control toggle feature code starts with *28. The index is the last part of the feature code, which can be 0 through 99. For example, if you choose "0" here, you would dial *280 to toggle the feature code. If you choose "99," you would dial *2899.

    Description – Define a name for this toggle so you can easily identify it in the list.

    Current Mode – Select the Normal (Green/BLF off) or Override (Red/BLF on) button to set the initial state for your new Call Flow Control. Later, these buttons can be used (in addition to the feature code) to change the mode.

      Normal (Green/BLF off) – This is the normal destination that calls go to. If you have a BLF button on your phone programmed to this feature code, the light on the phone will either be off or green.

      Override (Red/BLF on) – Override mode means you are not going to the normal destination. If you have a BLF button on your phone programmed to this feature code, the light on the phone will be lit (red).

    Recording for Normal Mode – The default recording played when toggling into normal mode is to beep and say "feature code deactivated." You can record your own announcement in the System Recordings module and pick that recording within the Call Flow Control module to override the default recording.

    Recording for Override Mode – The default recording played when toggling into override mode is to beep and say "feature code activated." You can record your own announcement in the System Recordings module and pick that recording within the Call Flow Control module to override the default recording.

    Optional Password – You can optionally set a password that the user who is toggling the call flow will have to enter on their phone before they can toggle this call flow.

    Normal Flow Destination – This is the destination to route the call to when in Normal (Green/BLF off) mode of the toggle. This destination can be any other module on your PBX such as an extension, announcement, or queue.

    Override Flow This is the destination to route the call to when in Override (Red/BLF on) mode of the toggle. This destination can be any other module on your PBX such as an extension, announcement, or queue.

    Note: Be sure to save your configuration by clicking Submit, then Apply Config.