UC Time Frames
Defines named time frames in the Xima UCaaS Admin Portal — business hours, holidays, or a catch-all — used to route calls differently depending on when they arrive.
A time frame is a named, reusable schedule that other routing destinations — an Auto Attendant, a DID, a Call Queue — reference to determine where a call goes depending on when it arrives. Time frames are owned either by the domain (shared across the phone system) or by an individual user.
Accessing Time Frames
- Select
Time Framesfrom the top of the Xima UCaaS Admin Portal - A list of owners with configured time frames is shown — typically
Domain, plus any individual users with their own time frames, each with a count of how many time frames they own
The list can be filtered by searching for a specific user, and narrowed with Hide Users Without Time Frames or Hide System Users.
- Select an owner (for example,
Domain) to view that owner's individual time frames, listed with theirName,Owner,When,Recurrence, andEnds On
Hovering over the i icon next to a time frame's When value shows the dates or hours it contains. Ends On is not itself an entered field — it reflects the last date the time frame's configuration resolves to, and reads Never for a time frame that recurs indefinitely.
Creating a Time Frame
Selecting Add Time Frame opens a tabbed form, starting on its Type tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A descriptive name for the time frame. Cannot be changed once saved. |
| When | Determines how the time frame is defined, and which tab appears next to configure it — see below |
When
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Always | A catch-all applied when no other configured time frame matches |
| Days of the Week | A recurring weekly schedule, with optional start and end dates |
| Specific Dates | One or more one-off date-and-time ranges, with optional recurrence |
| Holidays | A set of pre-defined local or international holidays, with rules for how each is observed |
| Custom | An additional configuration option present in the portal; not yet documented here |
Selecting Always requires no further tab and can be saved directly from Type.
Always Configure a Catch-AllAn
Alwaystime frame should be configured on any destination that uses time frames, so that a call not matching any other defined time frame still has somewhere to go.
Configuring a Days of the Week Time Frame
Selecting Days of the Week on the Type tab reveals its own tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Days of the Week | One or more days the time frame applies to |
| Recurrence | How often the schedule repeats, for example Every Week |
Selecting Save creates the time frame.
Configuring a Specific Dates Time Frame
Selecting Specific Dates on the Type tab reveals its own tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Specific Dates | One or more date-and-time ranges, added with the + icon |
| Recurrence | Whether the date range repeats; defaults to Does Not Recur |
Selecting Save creates the time frame. Additional date ranges can be added to an existing time frame later by selecting its Pencil icon, then the + icon.
Configuring a Holidays Time Frame
Selecting Holidays on the Type tab reveals its own tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Holidays | One or more holidays searched and added from a selected country and category |
| Time | The time range the time frame applies to on each selected holiday; defaults to 12:00 am to 11:59 pm |
| Recurrence | Whether the holidays repeat on future occurrences; defaults to Does Not Recur |
Selecting Next advances to the Observed Holidays tab, which sets rules for holidays that fall on a non-workday:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Workweek | The days considered working days, used to calculate the next or prior workday |
| If Holiday Is On [Day] | Set individually for each day of the week — see below |
If Holiday Is On
| Rule | Description |
|---|---|
| Observe on Holiday Only | The holiday is observed on its actual date, even if that date is not a workday |
| Observe on Next Workday | If the holiday falls on a non-workday, it is observed on the next workday instead |
| Observe on Prior Workday | If the holiday falls on a non-workday, it is observed on the prior workday instead |
Selecting Save creates the time frame.
Updated about 3 hours ago
