Hi Everyone,
We're about to add a significant edition to our hospital and it will add 60+ patient rooms. We're currently running a 4-digit dial plan, but with the new edition, we can't match the room number to the extension because the necessary extensions have already been assigned. We are currently assigning extensions as 7 + the 3-digit room number.
I suggested changing the 7 series in the dial plan and making it 5-digits. You could then dial 7 plus the 4-digit room number. All other extensions would remain 4-digits.
The higher ups have an issue with this because it mixes 5-digit dialing with 4-digit dialing. I believe that users can be trained, but others do not. The "others" are willing to force some departments change their existing extensions to make room for the new extensions for this edition. This would include changing 37 FACs. I'm really unconfortable with moving the FACs. Can you have extensions and FACs in the same range?
My worst nightmare come to reality. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Scott
We're about to add a significant edition to our hospital and it will add 60+ patient rooms. We're currently running a 4-digit dial plan, but with the new edition, we can't match the room number to the extension because the necessary extensions have already been assigned. We are currently assigning extensions as 7 + the 3-digit room number.
I suggested changing the 7 series in the dial plan and making it 5-digits. You could then dial 7 plus the 4-digit room number. All other extensions would remain 4-digits.
The higher ups have an issue with this because it mixes 5-digit dialing with 4-digit dialing. I believe that users can be trained, but others do not. The "others" are willing to force some departments change their existing extensions to make room for the new extensions for this edition. This would include changing 37 FACs. I'm really unconfortable with moving the FACs. Can you have extensions and FACs in the same range?
My worst nightmare come to reality. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Scott