Custom Rules to Route Calls in RingCentral Admin Portal

Custom Rules to Route Calls in RingCentral Admin Portal

Overview

Customer rules can be created to fire based on criteria such as call date and time, Caller ID number. internal number that was dialed, etc. 

Create a Custom Rule

Log into RC admin portal.

Top menu: Phone System 

On the left: Auto-Receptionist

General Settings 

Call Handling section

Go to Custom Answering Rules

Edit custom rules


How to Disable a Custom Rule 


Log into RC admin portal.

Top menu: Phone System 

On the left: Auto-Receptionist

General Settings 

Call Handling section

Go to Custom Answering Rules

Deactivate the appropriate rule. 

Info
These custom rules apply no matter how the call comes to the user - externally, via queue, via internal extension dialing. 



Alert
Remember to turn the rule back on when it no longer needs to be off. 


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