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Planning and designing a CCR Tree

To plan and design a CCR Tree you:

determine the frequently-called departments and extensions that you can include in a CCR Tree

make a list of the goods and services you want to mention in Information messages

create the mailboxes that you will add to a CCR Tree for callers to leave messages in

determine destination types

record the prompts and messages

By default, a caller can press ·to hear prompts in an alternate language, or to reach an operator. Tell callers about these options as part of the Home node prompt.

Components of a CCR Tree

The Home node

After the Company Greeting, a caller hears the Home node. The Home node is the “top” of the CCR Tree. When a caller selects an option from the Home node, they can access a sub-menu, leave a message, transfer to an extension or an external number, or play an Information Message. A Home node can offer up to eight options. By default, 0 is reserved for reaching the Operator, and 9 offers the menu in the alternate language. A menu is a prompt that you record that presents a caller with a list of up to eight options.

The Home node is on Level 0. As sub-menus are added to one another, the caller progresses through the levels of the CCR Tree. You can create up to 11 levels (from 0 to 10).

An example of a Home node

Company Greeting

This is Ideal Office Machines. Our business hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Home node

To place an order, press .

To add your name to our mailing list, press ¤.

To reach our Sales Department, press .

To speak with our Support Office, press .

To speak with our receptionist, press .

The call is forwarded to the destination the caller chooses.

For an example of Paths through a CCR Tree, refer to “An example of a CCR Tree” on page 61.

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