Searchable directory information Department and Job Title

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KjetilSorby

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Hi! What is the best 3CX setup when you want to search for persons in a large company(1000+)? 'm really surprised that Job Title and Department isn't a fields in 3CX
 
Hi @KjetilSorby
You can enter the phone number or search by name, extension number or email address. With that in mind, you can also use the "Groups" feature to categorise the users so that it is easier to find them. Just note that after selecting a Group you can view the users inside that group, but the Search bar will always search all available groups.
 
It would be straightforward to filter choices by "location" rather than department. For example, when a caller selects the "Company Directory" option, direct them to an IVR that asks "For location A, Press 1". "For location 2, Press 2", then based on the user's selection, send them across a bridge to the correct company directory.

However, I have often pondered how large organizations with potentially thousands of users, and many departments spanning multiple 3CX servers could share a central "company directory". The fact is that you can not do this out-of-the-box.

Years ago we built a "Unified Directory" web application that displayed a consolidated list of users and also allowed you to group, sort, search, monitor status, and call users from the directory. With this approach it would be straightforward to do what you ask. However, our tool was more of an internal directory, rather than a customer-facing phone tool. To make a phone-based consolidated "Company Directory", you could build a CFD application that mimics the existing "Company Directory" that comes with 3CX... and maybe add some additional features such as searching by department.

Building a consolidated list of users was a challenge we solved a decade ago, but building a replacement for the "Company Directory", while completely feasible, would take some effort. But it is not a technical challenge. It would just require time, and funding.
 
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