dial by first or last name

Dial by name is performed by a script called 'tl-directory'.

To make it dial by first name, add ' | f ' before the last ')' of the second line.

Then the following...

exten => s,1,Wait(1)

exten => s,2,Directory(default${TL_DASH}${tenant}|local-extensions${TL_DASH}${tenant})

exten => s,3,Wait(1)

exten => s,4,Hangup

exten => h,1,Hangup

...would be changed to

exten => s,1,Wait(1)

exten => s,2,Directory(default${TL_DASH}${tenant}|local-extensions${TL_DASH}${tenant}|f)

exten => s,3,Wait(1)

exten => s,4,Hangup

exten => h,1,Hangup

Alex, is this right?

Hello fefo,

I must have been blind, Thanks I found it created a feature code and it works great..

any chance you know how to add it to the list with the current Comany Directory..?

Thanks again

George

it would be cool if the IVR options for Directory had a 'Directory(firstname)' and 'Directory(lastname)' the way they did with voicemail and voicemail(silent). I kinda wish the Directory application would let you match by both first and last name at the same time.

I always thought Dial by first name only or dial by last name only was ridiculous. Some people know first names and some people know last names. Can't you just set it up to search both first and last names and give the appropriate response using one script for both instead of having to choose first or last?

its not a script. Directory() is imbedded into the voicemail application. You'll have to make the request to digium.