Omnia Admin: Time of Days
The Time of Day (TOD) feature routes calls based on time conditions. It's commonly used to direct calls to after-hours service or voicemail outside business hours. This guide will show you how to set up and implement Time of Days in your call routing.
Alert: This document applies to the following user roles within Omnia:
- Account Administrator
- Partner Administrator
Accessing Time of Days
1. Navigate to Time of Days:
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Go to the Admin Portal and sign in.
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Click the Phone System tab to expand it, then select Time of days.
Creating Time of Day Rules
2. Create Time of Day:
- Click Add New.
- Name: Enter the name for the TOD rule.
- Time Zone: Select the time zone (use account default or specify).
- Select Type: Choose the condition type (e.g., Calendar, Weektime).
TOD Types
3. TOD Types:
- All listed conditions satisfied: All specified conditions must be met to engage the TOD routing rules.
- Any listed conditions satisfied: Any of the listed conditions can be met to engage the TOD routing rules.
- Calendar: Specify a date range to engage specific TOD routing rules.
- Use global: Select from a preset list of specific TOD routing rules.
- Weektime: Set specific day/time settings to establish TOD routing rules.
Setting Call Routing
4. Setting Call Routing:
- Click Routing.
- During TOD Rules: Use the Type and Destination options to set call routing for during your TOD rules (e.g., during business hours).
- Outside TOD Rules: Use the Type and Destination options to set call routing for outside your TOD rules (e.g., after business hours).
- Add a Destination: Click to configure multiple destinations. Note that this button will only appear based on the selected destination type.
- Reorder: Use to reorder destinations by clicking and dragging.
- Delete: Click to remove a destination.
- Click Create, then Yes to create the TOD rules.
Example: Route calls to a call group during business hours and to an employee's cell phone after hours.
Enable Time of Day Override
5. Enable Time of Day Override:
- Check Enable time of day override to enable the time of day override. This feature allows you to temporarily override your current routing settings.
Manual Override
6. Override Settings: Temporarily override your current routing.
- Start Date: Select the start date for the override. Click on the Select start date field to choose the desired date and time.
- End Date: Select the end date for the override. Click on the Select end date field to choose the desired date and time.
- Destination:
- Select Type: Choose the destination type from the dropdown menu (e.g., Ring an Extension, Automation, Custom).
- Select Destination: Choose the specific destination based on the type.
- Add a Destination: Click to configure multiple destinations (appears based on the selected destination type).
- Reorder: Click and drag to reorder destinations.
- Delete: Click to remove a destination.
- Click Save, then Yes to confirm the override settings.
Manual Override Activation:
- When a manual override on a Time of Day rule is enabled, an Override active icon will appear next to the Time of Day entry.
Removing Time of Day Override
7. Remove Time of Day Override:
- Find the desired Time of Day (TOD) rule.
- Navigate to the Manual Override tab.
- Uncheck Enable time of day override.
- Click Save, then Yes to confirm the changes.
Editing Time Of Days
8. Edit Time of Day:
- Click on the TOD you want to edit or click the Edit button next to it.
- Make your edits.
- Click Save, then Yes to confirm the changes.
Deleting Time of Days
9. Delete a Time of Day:
- Click the Delete button next to the Time of Day.
- Confirm the deletion by clicking Yes.
Search, Sort, and Export Time of Days
10. Search, Sort, and Export TOD:
- Search Bar: Quickly find specific items by typing the name or a keyword in the search field. The system will filter the list based on your search input, displaying the relevant results.
- Sort: Click the sort icons next to the column headers to arrange items in ascending or descending order.
- Export Button: Click the Export button next to the search field. The system will download a list of the items in CSV format.