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Overview

A user is the entity object representing each of your telephone extensionsUsers represent the people in your organisation who make use of devices such as telephone extensions, fax machines, etc. When you first configure the systemTIM Plus, the users will populate the Directory automatically as soon as they make or receive a call, and by default, they are added into a folder called Discovered users.
Each individual user object can be edited afterwards or moved into a different group, if requiredyour users are automatically harvested from the data received from the phone system into a folder named Discovered Users. The properties of each user can be edited afterwards, and users can also be subsequently organised into new user groups, if preferred.

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Finding a user

To search for locate a user in the system and see in which group it is locatedDirectory, select the Directory tab and click on the Find button at the top-right corner of the screenContents panel, as shown below:

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Adding a user

Infowarning

Before adding a new user in to the system, search for its extension number check that it doesn't already exist, by searching for it in the Directory to ensure you are not creating duplications.

To manually add a user in to the system, click on the Directory tab, select the site and group where you want to create the new user to be added, then click on the Add new button at the top-right corner of the Contents panel.

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A new window will open, allowing you to configure the properties of the new user:

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Each tab field in the User properties window is explained described below:

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the user. If no name is entered, the extension number will show instead
ExtensionThe extension number of the user
E-mailThe e-mail address of the user
Alt extensionThe alternative extension number(s) or the partial DDI number digits of the user's extension, if applicable
CommentAny comments you want to add for this user

Once you have configured the properties of the user's properties, click on the Add button, as shown below:

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Editing a user's properties

To edit the properties of a user's properties, locate the user in the Directory and click on it to select it. When the user is highlighted in grey, as shown below, select it and click on the Properties button at the top-right corner of the Contents panel:

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A new The 

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 window will open, displaying the properties each property of the user. Each tab in the User properties window is explained below, arranged over the following tabs:

General

The

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tab allows you to edit the general properties of the user, e.g. name, e-mail, alternative extensions etc. To amend any of the entries, overtype any details you want to change, then click on the Save button, as shown below:

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Each field contained in this tab are described below:

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the user. If no name is entered, the extension number will show instead
ExtensionThe extension number of the user
EmailThe e-mail address of the user
Alt extensionThe alternative extension number(s) or the partial DDI number digits of the user, if applicable
CommentAny comments you want to add for this user

Telephony

The

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tab allows you to edit the telephony properties of the user, e.g. DDI, IP phone or mobile, and gives you the option to exclude the currently selected user from being logged or recorded in the system - assuming a call recording device is attached to TIM Plus.

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FieldDescription
DDIThe DDI number of the user
IP PhoneThe IP phone number of the user
MobileThe mobile number of the user
HomeThe home telephone number of the user, if applicable
Do not log calls for this userCalls When selected, calls for this user are will not be logged, if this option is ticked
Do not record calls for this userCalls When selected, calls for this user are will not be recorded, if this option is ticked
Exclude this user from call statisticsCalls for this users are not included in any stats points objects and will not show on display boardsWhen selected, collection of statistics will not be performed for calls to and from this user

Charge

The 

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tab allows you add or edit any a fixed charge associated with for the user, such as room rental, internet services or additional sundry items. If you do not want to add a charge, leave this blank.

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The 

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tab allows you to add or edit any markup charges associated with a markup charge to calls made by the user. If you do not want to add any markup, leave this blank.

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After editing the properties of the user, click on the

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 button to save your changes.

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Follow the steps below to move a user from one group to another.:

  1. Click on the
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    tab and locate the open the contents of the group which contains the user you want to move to the new group.
  2. Select the user , by ticking the box alongside it. The top-left panel of the screen will now temporarily change to the a Move items panel and containing the selected user(s) will be copied here.
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  3. Select Next, select the destination group that you want the user to be moved into, and click on the  Move button, as shown below:
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Deleting a user

Warning

PLEASE NOTE: When you are deleting delete a user, you are also deleting all the information contained for that users, including the calls associated with the that user.!

To delete a user from the system, locate the user in the Directory and click on it to select it. Once the user is highlighted in grey as shown below, select it and click on the Properties button at the top-right corner of the Contents panel:

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window that will open, where you can click on the Delete button to remove the user from the system. You Directory; a confirmation will be asked to confirm the deletion, in order required, to prevent user users being deleted accidentally.

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