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Create Time Frames for Yourself

Learn how you can create time frames for yourself so that you can set where calls should go at certain times when you are called.

Written by Val Campos

Updated at December 2nd, 2024

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When you are setting up routing for yourself, you will notice that answering rules require a time frame to be created. A time frame determines when an answering rule should be active.

To create a time frame to use for routing and forwarding…

  1. Navigate to the Time Frames page.
  2. Click the Add Time Frame button.
  3. In the Add a Time Frame menu, fill in the following information:
    • Name - Type in a unique name for this time frame.
    • When - Select the type of time frame to be created.

      Use the Module below to explore the selectable options for When:

      Always

      If the time frame should be active until it is disabled, select Always. 

      ✔ This option is commonly used for call forwarding that will be enabled for an undetermined length of time, such a forwarding for work leave, emergencies, or an outage.

       
       
       

      Days of the Week

      Select Days of the Week if the time frame will be active on a recurring basis (same time and day every week).

      ✔ This option is commonly used for scheduling Lunches.

       

      To add a break in the time that the time frame is active on a certain day, click the Add range icon.

      Click Copy to All to have this time range added to the other selected days.

       
       

      Specific Dates

      Select Specific Dates to schedule routing during special date(s) and times that may or may not recur, such as Meetings, Conferences, etc.

      In the Specific dates section, select the date(s) and times the time frame will be active for and click the Add button.

      If the date(s) will be recurring, use the Recurrence dropdown to select when this time frame should automatically be active in the future.

      Quick Tip:  If you have set this time frame to recur, you can use the Ends option to set a date that this time frame will stop following the Recurrence option.

       
       
       

      Holidays

      With the Holidays option, you can select commonly celebrated holidays from different regions that you would like to forward or reject calls for.

      Use the search bar to find and select a holiday.

      Use the dropdown filters to look for holidays observed in specific regions.

      Select the range of time that this time frame will be active for, such as your business hours.

      To remove a holiday, click the Delete icon.

      If needed, use the Recurrence dropdown to select whether or not these holidays will be observed yearly.  

      Quick Tip: If you set these holidays to recur, you can use the Ends option to set a date that this time frame should stop following the Recurrence option.

       
       
       

      Custom

      Create custom time routing that combines days of the week, specific dates, and holidays all together to suit any time routing need.

       
       
  4. Click the Save button.
  5. To add more time frames, repeat steps 3-5

    ✔ You should now have a list of time frames that you can use.

    You can now select that owned time frame while creating an answering rule. 

    Note: To learn how you can use these time frames to create Answering Rules to route calls, check out this article.

     
     
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