Appendix / Entering Phone Numbers |
Each PBX has different rules for adding a PIN to a dialing sequence.
Some require the phone number followed by the PIN. Some require the PIN before the phone number. Some require an access code for an outside line, or a feature code to indicate that a number is a PIN. Some require a separator character between the PIN and the number. A telephony PIN template can use macros to specify and format the information in a PIN.
Vocera provides the following macros for specifying a PIN template:
Macro |
Effect |
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%A |
Expands to the value of the access code for the phone number being dialed. |
%M |
Expands to the value of the phone number being dialed. |
%N |
Expands to the value of the access code for the phone number being dialed, followed by the phone number. The %N macro is the equivalent of the %A macro followed by the %M macro. |
%P |
Expands to the value in one of the following fields, listed in descending order of precedence:
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The %A and %M macros are useful for inserting a PIN into the dialing sequence (for example, between the access code and the number) instead of appending it.