Import
If your contacts and appointments are saved in a database,
spreadsheet, or other tools, you can save them in a comma separated
file first, Voicent AutoReminder can then easily import them.
1. Import contacts
2. Import appointments
3. Import appointments using a
conversion program
4. Import names and phone numbers for a group
call
1. Import Contacts
First save your contact information in a comma separated file. The
format should be:
First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Home
Phone, Work Phone, Cell Phone
For example:
John, L, Smith, 123-4567, 234-3456, ,
Larry, , K, 111.234.4567, , 234-3456
...
From the main menu, select Contact, Import...
2. Import Appointments
If, for example, you are using another scheduling
software to make appointments, you can export the appointments in a
comma separated file, then have Voicent AutoReminder import the file
and make reminder
calls. The import file format is:
Contact, Phone, Start
Time, End Time, Call Time, MessageID, Notes,
Include Notes, Category, Confirmation, User, Audio File, Room
The First three fields are required fields. Each appointment
is specified in a single line. The first line is ignored and can be
used for table headings. The following is a sample line:
"John K", "123-3456", "11/02/2003
10:00 am", "", "11/01/2003 10:00 am", "
Please note that the first line is ignored if
importing from a file. The first line is usually a header row.
|
Parameter |
Meaning |
Value/Format |
| contact |
Attendee contact |
name (comma
separated for group) |
| phone |
Attendee
phone |
phone number
(comma separated) |
| Start
Time |
Appointment
Start Time |
MM/DD/YYYY
HH:MM AM/PM |
| End Time |
Appointment End Time |
same as above; If not
specified, the default appointment length is used |
| Call Time |
Reminder
call time |
same as
above. If the value is empty, no reminder call is set. If
the value is "Now", reminder call is set to the current
time; if the value is "ask", a dialog window will be shown
during import to collect user input |
| Message ID |
Message ID |
Message ID using the Message
Designer. Only available in the Professional Edition |
| Notes |
Appointment
Notes |
any text |
| include notes |
Include notes in reminder |
Set to 1 if you want reminder
call to play the notes using text-to-speech. Set to 0
otherwise |
| Category |
Appointment
category |
any text |
| Confirmation |
Reminder call confirmation |
Set to 1 if you want reminder
call confirmation. Set to 0 otherwise. Only available in
the Professional Edition |
| User |
Calendar
user |
Name of
calendar user. Only available in multi-user version. |
| Audio file |
Audio file to be included in
reminder call |
Wave file path name. Format
must be PCM 8KHz, 16 bit, mono |
| Room |
Room for
appointment |
name of the
room |
|
These fields correspond to the fields in the Create
Appointment Dialog as shown below:

And in the same dialog page:

And the next page in the dialog:

and

To import, from main menu, select Appointment, Import
Appointments...
3. Import Appointments Using a
Conversion Program
Some scheduling program can only export/print a
fixed format. That format might not be recognized by Voicent
AutoReminder. In this situation, a conversion program is needed.
Please contact our service organization if you need
such a conversion program.
4. Import names and phone
numbers for a group call
If, for example, you want to call a large group and
their name and phone numbers are in a database. You can first export
them to a comma separated file. The format is:
Name, Phone
From the new appointment dialog, select Group, then select
Import...

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