Profile Call Forwarding Services

The Profile Call Forwarding Services object is a child of the Persistent Profile object. It defines a standard set of configuration parameters for Call Forwarding Services that can be used by one or more subscribers (individual lines, business groups, business group lines, MADNs, MLHG Pilot DNs, or PBXs).

This object appears only if one or more Call Forwarding Services are configured in the Global Call Forwarding Services object. The fields in this object relating to each type of Call Forwarding appear only if the appropriate service is configured in the Global Call Forwarding Services object.

For each field in the profile, you can either specify an explicit value or choose Use default. The default value for each field is normally the same as the system-defined default for the equivalent field if you are configuring a subscriber without using a persistent profile. The only exception to this is that, if you are using the profile to configure a Business Group Line, MADN, or MLHG Pilot DN, the default value is derived from the overall Business Group configuration (which may in turn be derived from a profile used by the Business Group).


Parameter

Access

Description
Maximum simultaneous forwardings Change The default maximum number of forwardings that may be in progress for this subscriber. Choose Use default or specify a value. Setting a value of zero will prevent all call forwarding for this subscriber. For an Individual Line with Teen Service enabled, this limit applies to each of the directory numbers associated with the line, not to the line as a whole.
Deliver redirecting number as calling number Change Specifies whether the caller ID delivered for a forwarded call identifies the forwarding party instead of the original caller. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
    The caller ID delivered for a forwarded call identifies the called party who forwarded the call.
  • False
    The caller ID delivered for a forwarded call identifies the original caller.
Note that setting this field to True affects the operation of call services for the forwarded-to party that use the Caller ID information. For example, Automatic Recall or Priority Call for the forwarded-to party will act on the forwarding party's number and not the original calling number.
Number released to diverted-to user Change Specifies whether the number of the forwarding party is transmitted with the call (in addition to the caller ID that identifies the original caller). Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Play confirm tone Change Specifies whether to play a confirm tone during the process of setting up Unconditional, Busy, or Delayed Call Forwarding (after checking that the number specified by the subscriber is valid, and before making the courtesy call). Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Unconditional Call Forwarding - Subscribed Change Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Unconditional Call Forwarding. (This service forwards all calls regardless of whether the line is busy or there is no reply.) Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Unconditional Call Forwarding - variant Change Specifies whether this subscriber is subscribed to the Fixed number or the Variable variant of Unconditional Call Forwarding. Values:
  • Variable
    The Variable variant requires the subscriber to enter a forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
  • Fixed number
    The Fixed number variant forwards calls to the same forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
Unconditional Call Forwarding - single ring Change Inactive This field applies only if Call Agent signaling type for the subscriber's line is set to Analog line/T1 CAS, and does not apply for a MADN, MLHG Pilot DN, or PBX. Specifies whether the subscriber's phone should give a single ring when an incoming call is forwarded using Unconditional Call Forwarding. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Busy Call Forwarding - Subscribed Change Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Busy Call Forwarding. (This service forwards calls if the line is busy.) An Individual Line cannot be subscribed to both Busy Call Forwarding and Off-Premises Extension. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Busy Call Forwarding - variant Change Specifies whether this subscriber is subscribed to the Fixed number or the Variable variant of Busy Call Forwarding. Values:
  • Variable
    The Variable variant requires the subscriber to enter a forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
  • Fixed number
    The Fixed number variant forwards calls to the same forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
Delayed Call Forwarding - Subscribed Change Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Delayed Call Forwarding. (This service forwards calls if there is no reply within a specified delay period.) An Individual Line cannot be subscribed to both Delayed Call Forwarding and Off-Premises Extension. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Delayed Call Forwarding - variant Change Specifies whether this subscriber is subscribed to the Fixed number or the Variable variant of Delayed Call Forwarding. Values:
  • Variable
    The Variable variant requires the subscriber to enter a forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
  • Fixed number
    The Fixed number variant forwards calls to the same forwarding number every time the service is enabled.
Delayed Call Forwarding - no reply time Change Specifies the delay time, in seconds, before calls to the subscriber are forwarded when Delayed Call Forwarding is configured. Choose Use default or specify a value in the range 6 - 3600. When Delayed Call Forwarding is enabled on a MADN, the delay time is counted from when the call is first offered to MADN members (when the MADN members' telephones ring), and does not include any time for which the call is queued.
Unconditional, Busy or Delayed Call Forwarding usage sensitive billing Change This field is visible only if the switch supports usage sensitive billing for Call Forwarding. Specifies whether the subscriber has usage sensitive billing for Call Forwarding. Usage sensitive billing means that the subscriber pays according to his or her usage of the service, rather than paying a flat rate for having the service enabled. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Selective Call Forwarding - Subscribed Change Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Selective Call Forwarding. (This service forwards calls from specific calling numbers.) Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Selective Call Forwarding - single ring Change Inactive This field applies only if Call Agent signaling type for the subscriber's line is set to Analog line/T1 CAS, and does not apply for a MADN, MLHG Pilot DN, or PBX. Specifies whether the subscriber's phone should give a single ring when an incoming call is forwarded using Selective Call Forwarding. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Selective Call Forwarding - usage sensitive billing Change This field is visible only if the switch supports usage sensitive billing for Selective Call Forwarding. Specifies whether the subscriber has usage sensitive billing for Selective Call Forwarding. Usage sensitive billing means that the subscriber pays according to his or her usage of the service (the number of times he or she changes the forwarding numbers or enables / disables the service), rather than paying a flat rate for having the service enabled. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Basic Line Hunting - Subscribed Change This field does not apply for a MLHG Pilot DN, or for an Individual Line that is a Teen Service line for another line. Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Basic Line Hunting. (This service allows the subscriber to specify a list of numbers; if the subscriber's line is busy when a call comes in, these numbers are called in sequence until one is not busy and can accept the call.) An Individual Line cannot be subscribed to both Basic Line Hunting and Off-Premises Extension. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
If you unsubscribe subscribers from Line Hunting, all Line Hunting Number objects created for those subscribers will be deleted.
Basic Line Hunting - no reply time Change This field does not apply for a MLHG Pilot DN. It appears only if Basic Line Hunting - continue hunting if no reply in the Global Call Forwarding Services object is set to True. Specifies the delay time, in seconds, before calls to the subscriber are forwarded when Line Hunting is configured. Choose Use default or specify a value in the range 6 - 3600. When Basic Line Hunting is enabled on a MADN, the delay time is counted from when the call is first offered to MADN members (when the MADN members' telephones ring), and does not include any time for which the call is queued. However, if the MADN has reached its call limit, the call is forwarded immediately without any delay time.
Basic Line Hunting - arrangement Change This field does not apply for a MLHG Pilot DN. It appears only if Basic Line Hunting - continue hunting if no reply in the Global Call Forwarding Services object is set to True. The Basic Line Hunting arrangement in use for this subscriber. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • Circular
  • Regular
Find-me-follow-me - Subscribed Change This field does not apply for a MADN or MLHG Pilot DN, or for an Individual Line that is a Teen Service line for another line. This field appears only if Find-me-follow-me - support in the Global Call Forwarding Services object is set to Configured or Disabled. Specifies whether the subscriber is permitted to use Find-me-follow-me, either Basic (also known as SimRing) or Enhanced. (The Basic level of this service allows the subscriber to set up additional directory numbers which will also ring when they receive a call which can answer the call instead. For example, they can configure their home phone number to ring both their home phoneline and a mobile phone at once. The Enhanced level can step through a list of numbers in order, ringing a different directory number (or multiple numbers simultaneously) at each step.) Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
Find-me-follow-me - service level Change This field does not apply for a MADN or MLHG Pilot DN. This field appears only if Find-me-follow-me - support in the Global Call Forwarding Services object is set to Configured or Disabled. Specifies whether the subscriber is configured to use the Basic level of Find-me-follow-me (SimRing) or the Enhanced level. The Basic level of Find-me-follow-me allows the subscriber to configure additional phone numbers that will ring simultaneously with their own, any of which can answer the call. For example, they could add their mobile phone so it will ring as well as their home number. The Enhanced level allows the subscriber to arrange a list of series of steps. At any given step, the Enhanced level can be configured to ring one or more numbers. For example, a subscriber could configure calls to their work number to call both their work number and, if unanswered, to call both their mobile phone and their home number. Note that setting this value to Enhanced will not automatically create a Find-me-follow-me Rule object with a Rule type of Alert this subscriber for each object using this profile, as would be done if this change were made directly on the subscriber object. Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • Basic (SimRing)
  • Enhanced
Remote Access to Call Forwarding - Subscribed Change Specifies whether this subscriber is permitted to use Remote Access to Call Forwarding. (This service allows the subscriber to change Unconditional, Busy, or Delayed Call Forwarding settings from any location.) Choose Use default or specify a value:
  • True
  • False
If you enable Remote Access to Call Forwarding for a MADN or MLHG Pilot DN, subscribers can use this service to change the MADN or MLHG Pilot DN's Call Forwarding configuration. (No other Call Services configuration for the MADN or MLHG Pilot DN can be changed through the telephone handset.)