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Generic User for Group Voicemail

Managing group voicemail through a Generic User

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Can everyone in a Group get quick access to the Group Voicemail?

You can create a Generic User for a Group so that everyone in the Group can receive the voicemail notification email and access the group voicemail using one Administrator PIN

This is often used if you have a team that manage one email inbox

This guide will show you how to create a new Generic User, where you can find the voicemail pin, how to assign the generic user to your group and add email notifications;


Adding a Generic User

Log in to Surgery Connect - sso.x-onweb.com - with your NHS email address and Surgery Connect password

Select the Service Delivery Console

Navigate to the User list in the Service Delivery Console

Click the Add New User button

Complete the required fields in the Add New User window User Details tab

NOTE: This User is a dummy user, so it does not need a short dial and the voicemail will be off (the voicemail will be managed by the group in x-flow), but if you have a group email address this can be used here

When you are happy with the User details Save User

Identifying the Group Voicemail Pin

Your Generic User will have its own Authentication PIN

Navigate to the Configuration Console

Select Users from the menu on the left hand side

Once you have navigated to the Users area the User table will display

Use the Name Search box to search for the User

Click the pen icon on the required User to view and edit the profile

The Editing Users window will open on the General tab

The Users Voicemail Pin is the Authentication PIN

Note: You can also use this pin to customise your voicemail greeting. See our guides on Voicemail


Assigning the Generic User to your Group

From the Configuration Console, select Groups from the menu on the left hand side

Once you have navigated to the Groups area the Groups table will display

Find your Group either by using the Name search or by scrolling through the Group table

Click to Edit your selected Group

Under the General tab you will see the Group Administrator dropdown

Select your new Generic User as the Administrator

The Reception Generic User's Activation PIN will now be the voicemail PIN for the reception group

Click Save


Setting the Group Voicemail Options

If you want all voicemail notification emails to go to one group email you need to change the voicemail notification settings for that group

When you are editing your Group through the Configuration Console navigate to the Voicemail tab

Select Notify group administrator only from the Group Voicemail dropdown

The email you set for the Generic User will now be the email that receives all voicemail email notifications

Remember to Save your changes



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