Callflow Actions and features explained

Edited 9 years ago

In Platform, Callflows are a logical way of applying features to a number or line and are the simplest method of organizing the features used for inbound and outbound calls.  Simply assign a phone number (or numbers) to a callflow, then with your mouse, drag and drop elements from the right hand side of the screen to the callflow.

The features on the right hand consist of:

Basic Features

  • Play Media β€“ play an audio file, such as a greeting.

  • Ring Group - ring several VOIP or cell phones in order or at the same time.

  • Conference  β€“ connect a caller to a meet-me conference bridge.

  • User β€“ direct a caller to a specific user.

  • Voicemail β€“ direct a caller to leave a voicemail message.

  • Menu β€“ ask a caller to push a menu option or dial an extension.

Advanced Features

  • Device β€“ Ring a VOIP, Cell phone, or other device.

  • Callflow β€“ Transfer a call to another Callflow.

  • Page Group β€“ Ring several VoIP or Cell phones.

  • Manual Presence β€“ Set presence of a device to Idle, Ringing, or Busy.

  • Group Pickup β€“ intercept a call from another device, user, or group.

  • Receive Fax β€“ directs a fax to a specific user.

  • Pivot β€“ an advanced forward that directs a call or callflow using a SIP URI.

  • DISA β€“ allows external callers to make outbound calls and appear as though they were originated from the system.

  • Response β€“ return a custom SIP error code.

  • Conference Service β€“ transfer the caller to conference call service, prompting for both a conference number and pin.

  • Check Voicemail β€“ prompt the caller for a mailbox number and password so they can check voicemails.

  • Global Carrier β€“ these are advanced settings for how Simple Phone Co. manages your international calls.  For more help, contact Customer Support at 844-4-Simple

  • Account Carrier β€“ these are advanced settings for how Simple Phone Co. manages your international calls.  For more help, contact Customer Support at 844-4-Simple

  • Directory β€“ allow caller to dial the first few letters of a user’s name to direct a call.

 Call Forwarding

  • Enable Call Forwarding β€“ enable call forwarding (using the last forwarded number).

  • Disable Call Forwarding - disable call forwarding.

  • Update Call Forwarding β€“ update the call forwarding number.

Caller ID 

  • Dynamic CID β€“ set your callerID by entering it on the phone.

  • Prepend β€“ prepend callerID with a text.

  • Reset Prepend β€“ reset all the prepended texts before the callerID.

Call Recording
**This feature is coming soon!**

  • Start Call Recording β€“ start a call recording.

  • Stop Call Recording β€“ stop a call recording.

Hotdesking

  • Hot Desk Login β€“ enable hot desking.

  • Hot Desk Logout β€“ disable hot desking.

  • Hot Desk Toggle β€“ toggle hot desking.

Time of day

  • Time of Day β€“ set time conditions.

  • Disable Time of Day β€“ disable time of day conditions.

  • Enable Time of Day β€“ enable time of day conditions.

  • Reset Time of Day β€“ reset time of day conditions.