When you select Choose Available Service Number you can choose which service number to pull from inventory.
If you are assigning a service number to a non-wireless service, the following Choose Available Service Numbers window is displayed.
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If you are assigning a service number to a wireless service, the following Choose Available Service Numbers window is displayed.
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The Choose Available Service Numbers windows provide the following input fields:
Service Number Inventory Group
(required)
Select the desired inventory group from the drop-down list (includes inventory group and inventory group type). All reserved service numbers from the selected inventory are displayed in the Reserved Service Numbers area of this window.
MIN Inventory Group)
Select/check this check box if you want to select a MIN from a different inventory group than the Service Number Inventory Group. Then select the desired MIN Inventory Group from the drop-down list.
Note
This check box and drop-down list are only provided if you are assigning a service number to a wireless service.
Does not apply to wireline
Desired Quantity
Number of service numbers to be assigned to this service. This is the Quantity specified on the Add Services window.
Note
This field cannot be modified if you are assigning a single service number to a service.
Quantity Selected
Number of service numbers that are currently selected for this service. This value changes as you select and clear service numbers.
Note
This field cannot be modified.
Next Available Service Numbers
Quantity to Get
If you want to ignore the reserved service numbers, enter the number of available service numbers you want to pull from inventory.
Default = value in Desired Quantity.
In Sequence
If you want to ignore the reserved service numbers and pull sequential service numbers from inventory, check this check box.
Checked: The next available service numbers that are in sequential numerical order are pulled from inventory. There are no gaps in the numbering sequence between these numbers.
Unchecked: The next available service numbers are pulled from inventory, regardless of their sequence. There could be gaps in the numbering sequence between these numbers.
Reserved Service Numbers
Note
All reserved service numbers in this service's inventory are displayed in this section of the Choose Available Service Number window.
Service Number
Reserved service number.
Inventory Group(s)
Inventory group(s) to which this service number belongs.
Expiration Date
Date and time this reservation is due to expire.
If you want to assign one of the reserved service numbers displayed in the Reserved Service Numbers section of this window:
Select/check the check box to the left of the desired service number.
Click OK. The Choose Available Service Numbers window is closed and the selected service number is displayed in the Service Number field of the requesting window.
If you want to assign an unreserved service number:
Enter the number of service numbers you would like to choose from in the Quantity to Get field.
If you request more than one service number and you want the service numbers to be in sequence, select the In Sequence check box.
Click Find.
The next available service numbers in inventory are displayed in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window.
Note
If you select the In Sequence check box, the next available service numbers that are in sequential numerical order are retrieved from inventory.
If the inventory does not have enough available service numbers to satisfy your request, one of the following error messages is displayed:
"The system was unable to find any service numbers." Click OK to return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window.
"The system was unable to find X service numbers in sequence." Click OK to return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window.
"The system was only able to find X service numbers. Would you like to get these numbers?" Click Yes to display these service numbers in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window. Click No to cancel the request and return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window.
"The system was only able to find X service numbers in sequence. Would you like to get these numbers?" Click Yes to display these service numbers in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window. Click No to cancel the request and return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window.
In the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window, select/check the check box to the left of the service number you want to assign.
Click OK. The Choose Available Service Numbers window is closed and the selected service number is displayed in the Service Number field of the requesting window.
Click Cancel to close the Choose Available Service Numbers window without assigning a service number.