Create or modify a translation rule for called ID presentation in Skype for Business Server

Summary: Learn how to define a translation rule by using the Build a Translation Rule tool in Skype for Business Server.

Follow these steps if you want to define a translation rule by entering a set of values in the Build a Translation Rule tool and enabling Skype for Business Server Control Panel to generate the corresponding matching pattern and translation rule for you. Alternatively, you can a write regular expression manually to define the matching pattern and translation rule. For details, see Create or Modify a Translation Rule Manually.

To define a rule by using the Build a Translation Rule tool

1. Open Skype for Business Server Control Panel.

2. To begin defining a translation rule, follow the steps in Configure a trunk with media bypass in Skype for Business Server through step 10 or Configure a trunk without media bypass in Skype for Business Server through step 9.

3. Under Name on the New Translation Rule or Edit Translation Rule page, type a name that describes the number pattern being translated.

4. (Optional) Under Description, type a description of the translation rule, for example US International long-distance dialing.

5. In the Build a Translation Rule section of the dialog box, enter values in the following fields:

   • Starting digits: (Optional) Specify the leading digits of numbers you want the pattern to match. For example, enter + in this field to match numbers in E.164 format (which begin with +).

   • Length: Specify the number of digits in the matching pattern and select whether you want the pattern to match numbers that are this length exactly, at least this length, or any length. For example, enter 11 and selectAt least in the drop-down list to match numbers that are at least 11 digits in length.

   • Digits to remove: (Optional) Specify the number of starting digits to be removed. For example, enter 1 to strip out the+ from the beginning of the number.

   • Digits to add: (Optional) Specify digits to be prepended to the translated numbers. For example, enter 011 if you want 011 to be prepended to the translated numbers when the rule is applied.

     The values you enter in these fields are reflected in the Pattern to match and Translation rule fields. For example, if you specify the preceding example values, the resulting regular expression in the Pattern to match field is:

     ^+(\d{9}\d+)$

     The Translation rule field specifies a pattern for the format of translated numbers. This pattern has two parts:

   • A value (for example, $1) that represents the number of digits in the matching pattern

   • (Optional) A value that you can prepend by entering it in the Digits to add field

     Using the preceding example values, 011$1 appears in the Translation rule field.

     When this translation rule is applied, +441235551010 becomes 011441235551010.

6. Click OK to save the translation rule.

7. Click OK to save the trunk configuration.

8. On the Trunk Configuration page, click Commit, and then click Commit all.

   Note

   Whenever you create or modify a translation rule, you must run the Commit all command to publish the configuration change. For details, see Publish pending changes to the voice routing configuration in Skype for Business in the Operations documentation.

To define a translation rule manually

1. Open Skype for Business Server Control Panel

2. To begin defining a translation rule, follow the steps in Configure a trunk with media bypass in Skype for Business Server through step 10 or Configure a trunk without media bypass in Skype for Business Server through step 9.

3. In the Name field on the New Translation Rule or Edit Translation Rule page, type a name that describes the number pattern being translated.

4. (Optional) In Description, type a description of the translation rule, for example US International long-distance dialing.

5. Click Edit at the bottom of the Build a Translation Rule section.

6. Enter the following in Type a Regular Expression:

   • In Match this pattern, specify the pattern that will be used to match the numbers to be translated.

   • In Translation rule, specify a pattern for the format of translated numbers.

     For example, if you enter ^+(\d{9}\d+)$ in Match this pattern and011$1 in Translation rule, the rule will translate +441235551010 to 011441235551010.

7. Click OK to save the translation rule.

8. Click OK to save the trunk configuration.

9. On the Trunk Configuration page, click Commit, and then click Commit all.

   Note

   Whenever you create or modify a translation rule, you must run the Commit all command to publish the configuration change. For details, see Publish pending changes to the voice routing configuration in Skype for Business in the Operations documentation.

See also

Configure a trunk with media bypass in Skype for Business Server

Configure a trunk without media bypass in Skype for Business Server

Publish pending changes to the voice routing configuration in Skype for Business

Deploy media bypass in Skype for Business Server