Siemens 600 Series, 300 Series manual Account Number

Account Number

The Account Number feature lets you charge an external call to an account by assigning an account number to the call. If the account number is the proper length, it and other details about the call will then be recorded at the CBX by the Call Detail Recording (CDR) feature.

Your CBX system administrator can use the CDR feature to charge specific departments for the calls they have made or to let you bill clients for telephone consultation time. This information includes the extension, time, date, and duration of each call, as well as the called or calling number. (The calling number is recorded only if it is made available to the CBX through Automatic Number Identification.)

If you routinely assign calls to the same account, your extension can be set up at the CBX with a default account number. All calls you make will then be assigned automatically to your default account unless you assign the call to a different account.

If your system is set up to use the Forced Account Number feature, you may be required (forced) to enter an account number after you dial an outside number.

To assign a call	➩	Get a dial tone.
to an account
before making	➩	Press the ACCOUNT key or dial * 2.
the call
	➩	Dial the account number or dial # to use your
		default account number.
	➩	Dial 9 and the outside number.

7. Managerial Features

Managerial Features 7–3