MERLIN LEGENDCommunications System Release 6.1

Issue 1

System Planning 555-661-112

 

August 1998

1 Before You Begin

 

 

 

 

Obtaining User Information

 

Page 1-12

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1–3. Employee Communications Survey: Description of Questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required Information

Description

 

 

1.Types of lines/trunks (outside lines) used

Indicates toll-calling habits. In most cases, assigning a button for each line/trunk is not necessary; the use of Automatic Route Selection (Hybrid/PBX mode only) ensures that the preferred line/trunk is selected.

2.Calls covered by someone else (sender)

Suggests that this employee should be assigned as a sender in either an Individual or a Group Coverage arrangement, particularly if calls are covered by someone other than the operator.

3.

Shares lines/telephone

Identifies Shared System Access buttons and/or common

 

 

numbers

personal line appearances.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Covers someone else’s

Suggests assignment as a receiver in someone else’s

 

 

calls (receiver)

Individual or Group Coverage arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Shares incoming calls

Identifies calling group needs.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Frequency of use

Identifies heavy and light telephone users. Heavy users

 

 

 

may benefit from additional System Access buttons

 

 

 

and/or an additional System Access Originate Only

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Data needs

Identifies existing and potential data terminal and

 

 

 

personal computer users.

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Use of account codes

Identifies current account codes used for charge-back of

 

 

 

calls if there is a programmed Account Code button on the

 

 

 

telephone and if the system includes Call Accounting

 

 

 

System (CAS).

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Frequently dialed numbers

Identifies useful numbers for the System Speed Dial list.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Picks up calls

Identifies need for a Pickup group.

 

 

 

 

 

11.

View incoming caller

Identifies which telephone users need call screening

 

 

information

capabilities. This service may be part of the local

 

 

 

telephone company’s services, if available, and must be

 

 

 

subscribed to.

 

 

 

 

 

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