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Chapter 9 Primary Location Settings
Primary Location Addressing Option Settings
If you have changed the minimum number of digits in location dial IDs, Cisco Unity first searches for a
matching dial ID according to the minimum that you set. For example, if you reduced the minimum
length of a dial ID to one, Cisco Unity begins the search at each scope level by looking for a matching
dial ID that matches the first digit entered by the subscriber. (Reducing the minimum dial ID length to
one or two is not recommended because of the potential conflict with private distribution list IDs.)
Blind Addressing Search for a Delivery Location Dial ID
If a match has not been found, Cisco Unity continues with the blind addressing search. The number is
parsed to find a matching delivery location dial ID. The scope of the blind addressing search is
determined by the Blind Addressing: Allowed Locations setting. The search starts on the local
Cisco Unity server, and then expands to the dialing domain, and then to the global directory, as
applicable.
Assuming that the minimum length for dial IDs is set to the default (three digits), at each scope level
Cisco Unity first searches for a delivery location dial ID that matches the first three digits entered by the
subscriber. Cisco Unity continues the search by looking for a delivery location with a dial ID that
matches the first four digits entered by the subscriber. The search for a matching location continues in
this manner. If the match is on an AMIS or VPIM delivery location, the matched location is returned for
confirmation.
Figure 9-1 illustrates the search that Cisco Unity performs when the subscriber search and blind
addressing search (if enabled) are set to the global directory, and the Include Locations in Searches
setting is disabled.