We are running Lync Server 2013.

I'm trying to build a dial plan with several extension ranges. The range I'm working with is 3001-4417.  When I try to add the normalization rule below, I get the message "The builder does not support advanced regular expressions.  To start using the builder, click Reset.  To modify the regular expression manually, click Edit."

Pattern - 

^([3]\d\d[1-9]) | ([4][0-4][01-][0-7]$

Translation - 

+1734895

I can add the separate expressions but would like to narrow the number of rules down.

Thanks,



Ranges like this can get rough.  How precise do you need to be?  If you use ^(3\d{3}|4[0-4]\d{2})$ for example, that would be 3000-4499.  If 3000 normalizes or 4418, does it matter much?  If not, you could stick with that.  Otherwise, you could really dive in but your rule might get long.  Your pattern above wouldn't work because 3200 and 4218 wouldn't work even though they're in the range.

Hi CL5191,

Have a look at the following screenshot, it would be 3001 4417 .

Best regards,

Eric

Eric, I think that misses a couple, 4409 for example, but it's pretty much all the way there.

The last range 44[0-1][0-7] should be split into 440\d|441[0-7] and I think that would do it.

Thanks for the input, but when I type that pattern in and select OK, I still get the message that the builder does not support advanced regular expressions.

Strange that it works for others?

As you can see from my screenshot, that's a normal message and not necessarily an error.  It just means that you're using a regex and not the "starting digits" type settings.

If you scroll to the bottom and type in a dialed number to test, you should be OK.

Sorry, accidental answer propose when scrolling.  That was not intentional.

Oh my gosh, sometimes I'm an idiot.  I assumed that if Microsoft said there was a problem, it wouldn't work.

Thanks so much!

From Ken Lasko's Dialing Rule Optimizer https://www.skypeoptimizer.com/: