# LOCATE AUTO_DN

## Qualifiers:

<prefix> <start> <end>

## Purpose:

Identifies all free (unassigned) directory numbers (DN) within an Automatic DN Selection Range. Can be used to test the current or a new Auto DN Selection range and to determine the configuration values for the following range-defining parameters:

- Set Registration Auto DN Selection - Prefix

- Set Registration Auto DN Selection - Begin

- Set Registration Auto DN Selection - End

## Details:

The concatenated qualifiers <prefix> + <start> and <prefix> + <end>represent the DNs at the lower and upper bounds of the search.

The <prefix> must be a 1- to 7-character string (0-9, *, or #). The <start> and <end> qualifiers must be the same-length (1 to 5 characters) numeric string (0-9).

The total length of each concatenated parameter (<prefix> + <start> and <prefix> + <end>) cannot exceed seven characters.

A directory number is considered to be free if it satisfies all of the following conditions:

- The DN is within the specified range inclusive.

- The DN is the same length as the start and end range numbers.

- The DN does not map to the existing telephone, group pilot number, ARS destination, feature access code, special service number, or remote directory number.

- The DN will not conflict with an ARS digit string.

- The DN will not cause a conflict with an existing feature access code. (Set Registration Auto DN Selection - Prefix is considered a normal DN; DNs under the prefix will be considered free.)

- The DN is not a sub-string of a longer provisioned DN.

The search result is captured in a file named "*.LOCATE.AUTO_DN".

## Example:

### Entry: LOCATE AUTO_DN *## 000 999

System Response:

LOCATE: Warning! file *.LOCATE.AUTO_DN will be overritten.

*##000 - *##999

Quantity of free DNs in the given range: 1000.

Set Registration - Auto DN Select last free DN is:

The free DNs within the given range can be found in *.LOCATE.AUTO_DN.

Enter the following command and click OK to list the results:

TYPE *.LOCATE.AUTO_DN