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Thanks Kim - I have created an Announcement Only Extension and activated it.  Now, how can I assign it to a button on my phone?  It doesn't show up in the available extension list.

So create a new extension and have it direct to the announcement only extension?  Its been awhile since I set all this up with implementation so I'm a little rusty.  Thank you for all your help Danno.

You can - but what I would do [WWDD], if you want it to appear on your presence keys, is to set up a new extension (w/o phone).  If there is nothing in the Call handling fields, it will go right to the VMS greeting.  That way you have less steps in the call process. 

Perfect - then just setup the voicemail greeting and don't allow messages, correct?

Yep, but in full disclosure, the extension will still take messages.  You can, however, create a rule (like Chuck mentioned) where all the calls to this extension will play an announcement only and therefore not take a message.

Unfortunately, that option isn't available. 

You can set up an advanced rule and just login and turn it ON for those days, but that will have to be done manually in the ADMIN portal. 

Yes - we recognize the brokers by their CLID. Can you tell me the steps to do it?  Pressing two buttons would still be more amenable than either ignoring their calls or having to speak to them.

Sorry if this is a basic question, but is RC4W the desktop application?  I haven't been using that so I don't have a lot of experience with how it works.

I agree with Dano, but here is another thought, setup rules for each of your freight brokers and make it conditioned on the caller and route accordingly to an announcement extension.

Example create a rule called Freight Broker X 

The Rule will look at the incomming calls and when a number matches, it will then route that call differently.

So you turn the rule ON when you have nothing or leave it off when you do have something for them

Not sure of number of brokers but this could be an option also

Chuck

Yes.  Not too difficult to use.  My advice to clients is always to read up on the application and then test before you deploy live so you are comfortable with it before dealing with customers. 

We have at least 20-30 brokers that call on a regular basis. I'd have to turn the rule on or off for all of them? Sometimes when they are calling, however, we do have a load going with them, but sometimes not.  Really a solution that will work best for us is on a case by case - in the moment - decision to send them to a recording letting them know if we have loads or not that day.