Name

SetGroup() — Sets the channel group to the specified value

Synopsis

    SetGroup(groupname[@category])

Sets the channel group to the specified groupname value. Equivalent to Set(GROUP= group ). Used in conjunction with CheckGroup() to limit the number of calls accessing a particular resource. A group category may also be set.

Always returns 0.

    ; limit the number of concurrent receptionist calls to three
    exten => s,1,SetGroup(receptionist)
    exten => s,2,2,CheckGroup(3)
    exten => s,3,Dial(${RECEPTIONIST})
    exten => s,103,VoiceMail(u${RECEPTION_VM})

See Also

CheckGroup(), GetGroupCount(), GetGroupMatchCount()

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