New-CsAutoAttendant

Syntax

New-CsAutoAttendant
   -Name <String>
   -LanguageId <String>
   -TimeZoneId <String>
   -DefaultCallFlow <Object>
   [-CallFlows <Object>]
   [-CallHandlingAssociations <Object>]
   [-Operator <Object>]
   [-VoiceId <String>]
   [-EnableVoiceResponse]
   [-InclusionScope <Object>]
   [-ExclusionScope <Object>]
   [-AuthorizedUsers <List>]
   [-HideAuthorizedUsers <List>]
   [-UserNameExtension <String>]
   [-Tenant <Guid>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Auto Attendants (AAs) are a key element in the Office 365 Phone System. Each AA can be associated with phone numbers that allow callers to reach specific people in the organization through a directory lookup. Alternatively, it can route the calls to an operator, a user, another AA, or a call queue.

You can create new AAs by using the New-CsAutoAttendant cmdlet; each newly created AA gets assigned a random string that serves as the identity of the AA.

NOTES:

• To setup your AA for calling, you need to create an application instance first using New-CsOnlineApplicationInstance cmdlet , then associate it with your AA configuration using New-CsOnlineApplicationInstanceAssociation cmdlet.
• The default call flow has the lowest precedence, and any custom call flow has a higher precedence and is executed if the schedule associated with it is in effect.
• Holiday call flows have higher priority than after-hours call flows. Thus, if a holiday schedule and an after-hours schedule are both in effect at a particular time, the call flow corresponding to the holiday call flow will be rendered.
• The default call flow can be used either as the 24/7 call flow if no other call flows are specified, or as the business hours call flow if an "after hours" call flow was specified together with the corresponding schedule and call handling association.
• If a user is present in both inclusion and exclusion scopes, then exclusion scope always takes priority, i.e., the user will not be able to be contacted through directory lookup feature.

Examples

-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------

$operatorObjectId = (Get-CsOnlineUser [email protected]).Identity
$operatorEntity = New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity -Identity $operatorObjectId -Type User

$greetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso!"
$menuOptionZero = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action TransferCallToOperator -DtmfResponse Tone0
$menuPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "To reach your party by name, enter it now, followed by the pound sign or press 0 to reach the operator."
$defaultMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Default menu" -Prompts @($menuPrompt) -MenuOptions @($menuOptionZero) -EnableDialByName
$defaultCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Default call flow" -Greetings @($greetingPrompt) -Menu $defaultMenu

$afterHoursGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso! Unfortunately, you have reached us outside of our business hours. We value your call please call us back Monday to Friday, between 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Goodbye!"
$automaticMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action Disconnect -DtmfResponse Automatic
$afterHoursMenu=New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "After Hours menu" -MenuOptions @($automaticMenuOption)
$afterHoursCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "After Hours call flow" -Greetings @($afterHoursGreetingPrompt) -Menu $afterHoursMenu

$timerange1 = New-CsOnlineTimeRange -Start 09:00 -end 12:00
$timerange2 = New-CsOnlineTimeRange -Start 13:00 -end 17:00
$afterHoursSchedule = New-CsOnlineSchedule -Name "After Hours Schedule" -WeeklyRecurrentSchedule -MondayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -TuesdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -WednesdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -ThursdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -FridayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -Complement

$afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type AfterHours -ScheduleId $afterHoursSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $afterHoursCallFlow.Id

$inclusionScopeGroupIds = @("4c3053a6-20bf-43df-bf7a-156124168856")
$inclusionScope = New-CsAutoAttendantDialScope -GroupScope -GroupIds $inclusionScopeGroupIds

$aa = New-CsAutoAttendant -Name "Main auto attendant" -DefaultCallFlow $defaultCallFlow -EnableVoiceResponse -CallFlows @($afterHoursCallFlow) -CallHandlingAssociations @($afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation) -LanguageId "en-US" -TimeZoneId "UTC" -Operator $operatorEntity -InclusionScope $inclusionScope

This example creates a new AA named Main auto attendant that has the following properties:

• It sets a default call flow.
• It sets an after-hours call flow.
• It enables voice response.
• The default language is en-US.
• The time zone is set to UTC.
• An inclusion scope is specified.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

$operatorObjectId = (Get-CsOnlineUser [email protected]).Identity
$operatorEntity = New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity -Identity $operatorObjectId -Type User

$dcfGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso!"
$dcfMenuOptionZero = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action TransferCallToOperator -DtmfResponse Tone0
$dcfMenuPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "To reach your party by name, enter it now, followed by the pound sign or press 0 to reach the operator."
$dcfMenu=New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Default menu" -Prompts @($dcfMenuPrompt) -MenuOptions @($dcfMenuOptionZero) -EnableDialByName
$defaultCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Default call flow" -Greetings @($dcfGreetingPrompt) -Menu $dcfMenu

$afterHoursGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso! Unfortunately, you have reached us outside of our business hours. We value your call please call us back Monday to Friday, between 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Goodbye!"
$afterHoursMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action DisconnectCall -DtmfResponse Automatic
$afterHoursMenu=New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "After Hours menu" -MenuOptions @($afterHoursMenuOption)
$afterHoursCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "After Hours call flow" -Greetings @($afterHoursGreetingPrompt) -Menu $afterHoursMenu

$timerange1 = New-CsOnlineTimeRange -Start 09:00 -end 12:00
$timerange2 = New-CsOnlineTimeRange -Start 13:00 -end 17:00
$afterHoursSchedule = New-CsOnlineSchedule -Name "After Hours Schedule" -WeeklyRecurrentSchedule -MondayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -TuesdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -WednesdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -ThursdayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -FridayHours @($timerange1, $timerange2) -Complement

$afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type AfterHours -ScheduleId $afterHoursSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $afterHoursCallFlow.Id

$christmasGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Our offices are closed for Christmas from December 24 to December 26. Please call back later."
$christmasMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action DisconnectCall -DtmfResponse Automatic
$christmasMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Christmas Menu" -MenuOptions @($christmasMenuOption)
$christmasCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Christmas" -Greetings @($christmasGreetingPrompt) -Menu $christmasMenu

$dtr = New-CsOnlineDateTimeRange -Start "24/12/2017" -End "26/12/2017"
$christmasSchedule = New-CsOnlineSchedule -Name "Christmas" -FixedSchedule -DateTimeRanges @($dtr)

$christmasCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type Holiday -ScheduleId $christmasSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $christmasCallFlow.Id

$aa = New-CsAutoAttendant -Name "Main auto attendant" -DefaultCallFlow $defaultCallFlow -EnableVoiceResponse -CallFlows @($afterHoursCallFlow, $christmasCallFlow) -CallHandlingAssociations @($afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation, $christmasCallHandlingAssociation) -LanguageId "en-US" -TimeZoneId "UTC" -Operator $operatorEntity

This example creates a new AA named Main auto attendant that has the following properties:

• It sets a default call flow.
• It sets an after-hours call flow.
• It sets a call flow for Christmas holiday.
• It enables voice response.
• The default language is en-US.
• The time zone is set to UTC.

-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------

# Create Christmas Schedule
$dtr = New-CsOnlineDateTimeRange -Start "24/12/2017" -End "26/12/2017"
$christmasSchedule = New-CsOnlineSchedule -Name "Christmas" -FixedSchedule -DateTimeRanges @($dtr)

# Create First Auto Attendant
$dcfGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso Customer Support!"
$dcfMenuPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "To reach your party by name, enter it now, followed by the pound sign."
$dcfMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Default menu" -Prompts @($dcfMenuPrompt) -EnableDialByName -DirectorySearchMethod ByName
$defaultCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Default call flow" -Greetings @($dcfGreetingPrompt) -Menu $dcfMenu

$christmasGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Our offices are closed for Christmas from December 24 to December 26. Please call back later."
$christmasMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action DisconnectCall -DtmfResponse Automatic
$christmasMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Christmas Menu" -MenuOptions @($christmasMenuOption)
$christmasCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Christmas" -Greetings @($christmasGreetingPrompt) -Menu $christmasMenu

$christmasCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type Holiday -ScheduleId $christmasSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $christmasCallFlow.Id

New-CsAutoAttendant -Name "Customer Support Auto Attendant" -DefaultCallFlow $defaultCallFlow -EnableVoiceResponse -CallFlows @($afterHoursCallFlow, $christmasCallFlow) -CallHandlingAssociations @($afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation, $christmasCallHandlingAssociation) -LanguageId "en-US" -TimeZoneId "UTC"

# Id                       : a65b3434-05a1-48ed-883d-e3ca35a60af8
# TenantId                 : f6b89083-a2f8-55cc-9f62-33b73af44164
# Name                     : Customer Support Auto Attendant
# LanguageId               : en-US
# VoiceId                  : Female
# DefaultCallFlow          : Default call flow
# Operator                 :
# TimeZoneId               : UTC
# VoiceResponseEnabled     : True
# CallFlows                : Christmas
# Schedules                : Christmas
# CallHandlingAssociations : Holiday(1)
# Status                   : Successful
# DialByNameResourceId     : caddaea5-c001-5a09-b997-9d3a33e834f2
# DirectoryLookupScope     :
# ApplicationInstances     :

# Create Second Auto Attendant
$dcfGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Welcome to Contoso Store!"
$dcfMenuPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "To reach your party by name, enter it now, followed by the pound sign."
$dcfMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Default menu" -Prompts @($dcfMenuPrompt) -EnableDialByName -DirectorySearchMethod ByName
$defaultCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Default call flow" -Greetings @($dcfGreetingPrompt) -Menu $dcfMenu

$christmasGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt "Our offices are closed for Christmas from December 24 to December 26. Please call back later."
$christmasMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action DisconnectCall -DtmfResponse Automatic
$christmasMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "Christmas Menu" -MenuOptions @($christmasMenuOption)
$christmasCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Christmas" -Greetings @($christmasGreetingPrompt) -Menu $christmasMenu

$christmasCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type Holiday -ScheduleId $christmasSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $christmasCallFlow.Id

New-CsAutoAttendant -Name "Main auto attendant" -DefaultCallFlow $defaultCallFlow -EnableVoiceResponse -CallFlows @($afterHoursCallFlow, $christmasCallFlow) -CallHandlingAssociations @($afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation, $christmasCallHandlingAssociation) -LanguageId "en-US" -TimeZoneId "UTC"

# Id                       : 236450c4-9f1e-4c19-80eb-d68819d36a15
# TenantId                 : f6b89083-a2f8-55cc-9f62-33b73af44164
# Name                     : Main auto attendant
# LanguageId               : en-US
# VoiceId                  : Female
# DefaultCallFlow          : Default call flow
# Operator                 :
# TimeZoneId               : UTC
# VoiceResponseEnabled     : True
# CallFlows                : Christmas
# Schedules                : Christmas
# CallHandlingAssociations : Holiday(1)
# Status                   : Successful
# DialByNameResourceId     : 5abfa626-8f80-54ff-97eb-03c2aadcc329
# DirectoryLookupScope     :
# ApplicationInstances     :

# Show the auto attendants associated with this holiday schedule:
Get-CsOnlineSchedule $christmasSchedule.Id

# Id                         : 578745b2-1f94-4a38-844c-6bf6996463ee
# Name                       : Christmas
# Type                       : Fixed
# WeeklyRecurrentSchedule    :
# FixedSchedule              : 24/12/2017 00:00 - 26/12/2017 00:00
# AssociatedConfigurationIds : a65b3434-05a1-48ed-883d-e3ca35a60af8, 236450c4-9f1e-4c19-80eb-d68819d36a15

This example creates two new AAs named Main auto attendant and Customer Support Auto Attendant. Both AAs share the same Christmas holiday schedule. This was done by reusing the Schedule ID of the Christmas holiday when creating the call handling associations for those two AAs using New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation cmdlet.

We can see when we ran the Get-CsOnlineSchedule cmdlet at the end, to get the Christmas Holiday schedule information, that the configuration IDs for the newly created AAs have been added to the AssociatedConfigurationIds properties of that schedule. This means any updates made to this schedule would reflect in both associated AAs.

Removing an association between an AA and a schedule is as simple as deleting the CallHandlingAssociation of that schedule in the AA you want to modify. Please refer to Set-CsAutoAttendant cmdlet documentation for examples on how to do that.

-------------------------- Example 4 --------------------------

$aaName = "Main Auto Attendant"
$language = "en-US"
$greetingText = "Welcome to Contoso"
$mainMenuText = "To reach your party by name, say it now. To talk to Sales, please press 1. To talk to User2 press 2. Please press 0 for operator"
$afterHoursText = "Sorry Contoso is closed. Please call back during week days from 7AM to 8PM. Goodbye!"
$tz = "Romance Standard Time"
$operatorId = (Get-CsOnlineUser -Identity "sip:[email protected]").Identity
$user1Id = (Get-CsOnlineUser -Identity "sip:[email protected]").Identity
$salesCQappinstance = (Get-CsOnlineUser -Identity "[email protected]").Identity # one of the application instances associated to the Call Queue
$tr1 = New-CsOnlineTimeRange -Start 07:00 -End 20:00

# After hours
$afterHoursSchedule = New-CsOnlineSchedule -Name "After Hours" -WeeklyRecurrentSchedule -MondayHours @($tr1) -TuesdayHours @($tr1) -WednesdayHours @($tr1) -ThursdayHours @($tr1) -FridayHours @($tr1) -Complement
$afterHoursGreetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt $afterHoursText
$afterHoursMenuOption = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action DisconnectCall -DtmfResponse Automatic
$afterHoursMenu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "AA menu1" -MenuOptions @($afterHoursMenuOption)
$afterHoursCallFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "After Hours" -Menu $afterHoursMenu -Greetings @($afterHoursGreetingPrompt)
$afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation = New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation -Type AfterHours -ScheduleId $afterHoursSchedule.Id -CallFlowId $afterHoursCallFlow.Id

# Business hours menu options
$operator = New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity -Identity $operatorId -Type User
$sales = New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity -Identity $salesCQappinstance -Type applicationendpoint
$user1 = New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity -Identity $user1Id -Type User
$menuOption0 = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action TransferCallToOperator -DtmfResponse Tone0 -CallTarget $operator
$menuOption1 = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action TransferCallToTarget -DtmfResponse Tone1 -CallTarget $sales
$menuOption2 = New-CsAutoAttendantMenuOption -Action TransferCallToTarget -DtmfResponse Tone2 -CallTarget $user1

# Business hours menu
$greetingPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt $greetingText
$menuPrompt = New-CsAutoAttendantPrompt -TextToSpeechPrompt $mainMenuText
$menu = New-CsAutoAttendantMenu -Name "AA menu2" -Prompts @($menuPrompt) -EnableDialByName -MenuOptions @($menuOption0,$menuOption1,$menuOption2)
$callFlow = New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow -Name "Default" -Menu $menu -Greetings $greetingPrompt

# Auto attendant
New-CsAutoAttendant -Name $aaName -LanguageId $language -CallFlows @($afterHoursCallFlow) -TimeZoneId $tz -Operator $operator -DefaultCallFlow $callFlow -CallHandlingAssociations @($afterHoursCallHandlingAssociation) -EnableVoiceResponse

This example creates a new AA named Main auto attendant that has the following properties:

• It sets a default call flow.
• It sets an after-hours call flow.
• It sets a business hours options.
• It references a call queue as a menu option.
• The default language is en-US.
• The time zone is set to Romance Standard.
• It sets user1 as operator.
• It has user2 also as a menu option.
• The Auto Attendant is voice enabled.

Parameters

-AuthorizedUsers

-CallFlows

-CallHandlingAssociations

-DefaultCallFlow

-EnableVoiceResponse

-ExclusionScope

-HideAuthorizedUsers

-InclusionScope

-LanguageId

-Name

-Operator

-Tenant

-TimeZoneId

-UserNameExtension

-VoiceId

Inputs

None

Outputs

Microsoft.Rtc.Management.OAA.Models.AutoAttendant

Related Links

• New-CsOnlineApplicationInstanceAssociation
• Get-CsAutoAttendant
• Get-CsAutoAttendantStatus
• Get-CsAutoAttendantSupportedLanguage
• Get-CsAutoAttendantSupportedTimeZone
• New-CsAutoAttendantCallableEntity
• New-CsAutoAttendantCallFlow
• New-CsAutoAttendantCallHandlingAssociation
• New-CsOnlineSchedule
• Remove-CsAutoAttendant
• Set-CsAutoAttendant
• Update-CsAutoAttendant