Take control of time!We've added a new module to the Management Interface called 'Time Decision' which allows you to enter a time value, e.g. '1330' for half-past one in the afternoon. The module has two simple outputs - 'Earlier' if it is before the time you set and 'Later' if it is equal to or later than the time you set. Simple!
Simple it may be but by connecting 'Time Decision' modules together you can quickly create multiple timing bands to control the behaviour of your application. See our example below of how to use two of them to control an 'Office hours' application governing the behaviour of an application between the hours of 9am to 5pm and outside those hours. The first Time Decision module checks against 0900, jumping to module [60] in the application if it is earlier to play an 'Office closed' message on the output of the second Time Decision module which, if it's 'Later' than 0900 checks against 1700. If it's earlier than 1700 then the current time is between 0900 and 1700 (1659, actually, as 1700 itself would be 'Later')and forwards the call to the office's incoming VOIP line. If it's 'Later' than 1700 the 'Office closed' message is played.
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