Administrator's Guide

Inserting and absorbing digits

Issue 5 October 2002 435555-233-506

4. In the Expected Digits field, type 4.

This field tells the switch how many digits the central office sends.

NOTE:

The Expected digits field doesn’t appear on the screen for tie trunk

groups.

5. Press

ENTER to save your changes.

If your service provider sends 7 digits but you only need 5, you need to absorb the

first 2 digits in the digit string. To absorb digits:

1. Type change trunk-group 5 and press

ENTER.

The Trunk Group screen appears.

2. In the Digit Treatment field, type

absorption.

This field tells the switch to remove digits from the incoming digit string.

These digits are always removed from the beginning of the string.

3. In the Digits field, type

For absorption, this field defines how many digits will be absorbed. The

switch will remove the first 2 digits from the digit strings delivered with

incoming calls. For example, if the central office delivers the string

“556-4444,” Avaya MultiVantage will change it to “64444,” an extension