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Redirecting Services

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Redirect is a suspension type used for wireline services. When a service is redirected, it is redirected to another number such as Customer Service. The Redirect Wizard lets you redirect selected services for the account or the entire account.

Note

All windows in this wizard provide an Actions button for editing orders, viewing order errors, and viewing pre-order responses. For details see Actions.

To redirect services:

  1. Use the customer search function to find the customer and open the Customer window.

  2. If you are redirecting all services, Customer window menu bar select Action > Redirect Customer. This displays the Redirect Service Criteria window with all the services selected.

    OR

    If you are redirecting one, or just a few services, right-click on the service on the Services tab and select Activation > Redirect. This displays the Redirect Service Criteria window with just that service selected.

    The Redirect Services Criteria window lets you review the services you wish to redirect. It contains the following information:

    Service Type

    Type of service, such as Toll Free, Equal Access, and so on.

    Service Number

    Access number used to rate usage.

    Billing Number

    Service number used for billing information.

    Billing Status

    Billing status of the service - Billing or Not Billing.

    Suspend Date

    Date the service was suspended.

    Suspend Type

    Type of suspension.

    Effective Date

    Date the service was established.

    Disconnect Date

    Date the service was disconnected.

    Name

    Name of the user performing the Suspend.

    PIN

    Personal Identification Number associated with the service number; uniquely identifies the user of the service.

    Parent Service Type

    Service type to which the Sub Service is assigned.

    Parent Service Number

    Service number to which the Sub Service is assigned.

    Parent PIN

    PIN of the parent service number.

    Suspend Reason

    Reason for the Suspend; Suspend, Hotline, Redirect.

  3. To mark services to redirect, check the corresponding check boxes, or right-click on a service and select from the following submenu options:

    • Check - Select All, Selected Rows, By Service Type, or By Service Parent

    • Uncheck - Select All, Selected Rows, By Service Type and By Service Parent

  4. Ensure that the check boxes are checked for the services you wish to hotline.

  5. Click Next. This displays the Redirect Order Information window.

  6. Enter the redirect order information as described below:

    Order Type

    Defaults to Redirect Order. Select the appropriate order type from the drop-down menu.

    Est. Completion

    Estimated date of completion. Defaults to the current date.

    Order Attributes

    Attributes for the selected order type.

    Redirect Date

    Date the services are redirected. Select from the drop-down list, if applicable. Defaults to the current date

    Suspend Reason

    Reason for the suspension. Select from the drop-down list.

    Account Status

    Select the status the account should have, once redirected.

    Note

    This drop-down list is only available on Customer Suspend Orders.

    Description

    Additional description for the redirect reason.

    Include Future Redirected Children in the Order

    If checked, all child items with a future redirect date are included in this order.

    Defaults to be checked.

    Review Order Before Submitting

    Check the box to review the redirected order before submitting it.

  7. To review the order, check Review Order Before Submitting.

  8. Click Finish. This displays the Review and Submit Order window.

    The Review and Submit Order window contains the following information.

    Account

    The account and services.

    Order Line Item Detail

    The selected line item details.

    Suspend Order Entry

    Check to suspend order entry on the account. A confirmation window is displayed. You can click Yes to suspend the order or No to exit the window without making changes.

  9. Review the order.

    Note

    If there are errors, indicated in red, you'll need to fix those errors before you submit the order. You can suspend the redirect order by checking Suspend Order Entry.

  10. Click Finish and then respond to the confirmation dialogs to complete the redirect order.

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