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Is it possible to use the \Directory"for inbound caller ID?"""

Posted by cjm-tt on Mon, 06/04/2012

Hi All,

I just want to know if it's possible for us to upload a database of names and numbers into the directory and if that number calls into the thirdlane pbx that the person's name can automatically be tied to it.

I tried it myself and it didn't seem to work.

Is there a setting somewhere that I can enable or customize to do this?
It would be really nice to see "John Smith - 555-555-5555" rather than just "555-555-5555" calling in.

Thanks in advance
cjm-tt


Submitted by cjm-tt on Tue, 06/05/2012 Permalink

I get names for internal users.

So for example, if my name is Bob and I call Jim at his extension from my extension, you'll see my name "Bob" come up and my extension number is displayed as well.

What I want to be able to do, is to assign a name to external number calling in.

So let's say there a customer... John, that usually calls for Bob.
We want Bob to be able to easily identify John calling in by tying his cell number to his name in the directory.

It will be a predetermined list of course.

Submitted by eeman on Tue, 06/05/2012 Permalink

so for external calls you dont get CNAM data ? (CallerID Name)

i have an AGI script I helped develop that will look up numbers in a MySQL database and use that for names. I originally developed it to do callerid-lookup service from a per-lookup provider and cache the results for a couple weeks to reduce the number of lookups. It supports manual override of a number to permanently insert it into the database.

Submitted by cjm-tt on Tue, 06/05/2012 Permalink

Sounds a bit complicated...
Is that MySQL database the same database that is the directory?

Submitted by cjm-tt on Tue, 06/05/2012 Permalink

Ok I'm confused now...

All I want is to be able to assign CNAM to a list of numbers so that we can see their name when the person calls in.

Is it possible?

Submitted by ophirr on Fri, 11/23/2012 Permalink

Hi all
I am having the same demands from my customers, since I cannot provide any screen pop ups
They want to recognize the caller, caller Id name on the phone will satisfy some of them.

Erik, you asked if we cannot see the name in the external caller Id if he was entered into the company directory?
For me it's showing only the number, should it show the name from the built in directory?

Submitted by ophirr on Sun, 12/02/2012 Permalink

is it possible to write a script for incoming call to lookup the name in the company directory?
contacts are in txt file, can script deal with it?

Submitted by gerteizinga on Tue, 01/08/2013 Permalink

Hi

Can you please share this script so that the directory name information is presented on the display of the phone

kind regards

Gert

Submitted by eeman on Tue, 01/08/2013 Permalink

if someone were willing to sponsor my time, I could probably write something that could satisfy your needs.