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Creating a DID Resource Type

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The first is the “Item Quantity Script”. It is a JavaScript function that is used on the page where new items are being added to the system and allows for batch entry of items. For example, DIDs are typically added in sequential blocks (i.e. 519-658-0000 to 519-658-0999). The “Item Quantity Script” parses the items entered on the page to determine how many items are included in the block. For example, if there was a request for 1000 DIDs and you entered “5196580000-0999”, the script would parse that entry and determine that there are 1000 phone numbers. Once the correct number of items have been entered you can click Save and the items will be added to the system. You could also enter 2 items, “5196580000-0499” and “5196210000-0499”, which in combination would give you 1000 items and satisfy the requirements. A script for handling DIDs is as follows:

var start = input.split("-")[0];
var end = input.split("-")[1];
var fullend = start.substr(0, start.length - end.length) + end;
return fullend - start + 1;

The other script is the “Add Item Script”. This C# script is similar in that it parses the items entered, but this script is responsible for actually creating the items in the system. A script for handling DIDs is as follows:

string item = context["item"].ToString();
ResourceRequest resourceRequest = context["resourceRequest"] as ResourceRequest;
string start = item.Split('-')[0];
string end = item.Split('-')[1];
string fullend = start.Substring(0, start.Length - end.Length) + end;
long quantity = Convert.ToInt64(fullend) - Convert.ToInt64(start) + 1;

for (long i = 0; i < quantity; i++)
{
    ResourceItem ri = ResourceItem.GetNew(); ri.Name = (Convert.ToInt64(start) + i).ToString(); ri.ResourceRequestID = resourceRequest.ID; ri.ResourceTypeCategoryID = resourceRequest.ResourceTypeCategoryID; ri.ResourceTypeID = resourceRequest.ResourceTypeID; ri.Create();
}

return true;

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Resource Items are grouped into Categories in the system. These Categories can then be assigned to owners to allow the Owner to allocate Items from that Category. For example you may have two Categories “US” and “Canada” to group your DIDs into their geographic regions. You can then give some of your dealers access to the “US” Category, and others have access to the “Canada” Category (i.e. if they only operate in one country).

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You can define a hierarchy of Items. That is, you can say that an Item of one Type “contains” one or more Items of another Type. When dealing with DIDs, you might configure two Types in the system, “Circuit” and “DID’. You can then say that a Circuit can contain DIDs. A specific Circuit Item can be set to own one or more DID Items. Setting which Items own which other Items can be done manually but is really intended to be maintained automatically, typically via a Workflow.