Setting up a Call Menu

A step-by-step guide to configuring inbound call menus in your eDialer administration dashboard.

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  1. Go to your eDialer administration dashboard.

    eDialer administration dashboard

  2. Navigate to Inbound > Call Menus and click Add a New Call Menu.

    Inbound Call Menus menu in eDialer

  3. Enter the Menu ID and Menu Name you would like to use.

    Entering Menu ID and Menu Name

  4. Click Submit.

    Clicking Submit to save the call menu

  5. Upload the voice prompt you would like to use for the call menu in the Audio Store. Please see our previous videos on how to upload your audio file to eDialer.

    Uploading a voice prompt to the Audio Store

  6. Under Menu Prompt, click the audio chooser and select the audio file you want to play for this call menu.

    Selecting an audio file in the Menu Prompt audio chooser

    Menu Timeout is the number of seconds the menu will wait for the caller’s DTMF (keypress) response.

    Menu Timeout setting

    Menu Time Check and Call Time control calling time restrictions.

    Menu Time Check and Call Time settings

    Some call menu fields have been skipped here because they are optional settings.

    Optional call menu fields

    Click the circle with a question mark next to any field to see its definition and determine whether that setting applies to your use case.

    Question mark help icons on call menu fields

  7. Now let’s set up the Call Menu Options.

    • Option — A dropdown of all possible keypress choices in your call menu.

      Option dropdown for call menu choices
    • Description — An optional notes field for your reference.

      Description field for a call menu option
    • Route — Determines where the call is sent when the caller selects this option.

      Route field for directing calls
    • All remaining fields can be left at their default values.

      Remaining call menu option fields left at default
  8. After adding all your call menu options, click Submit to save.

    Clicking Submit to save all call menu options

  9. If you need to remove a call menu option, select Remove under the Route field for that option and click Submit to save.

    Removing a call menu option by selecting Remove under the Route field

Need help setting up your call menu? Our support team is ready to assist. Call us at 866-273-4639 or contact sales at 1 (800) 233-0234.

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