/mcpPartitions In Unity Connection, you create partitions as a way to group together objects to which callers and users can address messages or place calls while interacting with Unity Connection. One or more partitions can be grouped together as members of a search space and a partition can be a member of more than one search space. The following types of objects belong to a partition: • Users with mailboxes (primary extension) • User alternate extensions • Contacts (including VPIM contacts) • System distribution lists • System call handlers • Directory handlers • Interview handlers • VPIM locations In addition, you can use user templates, contact templates, and system call handler templates to set the partition membership for new objects of similar types. Extensions must be unique within a partition, although partitions can contain objects that do not have an associated extension (for example, some contacts and system distribution lists). The names of objects do not have to be unique within a partition. Administrator-defined contact phone numbers also do not need to be unique within a partition. In general, objects can only be a member of a single partition, although a user can have a primary extension in one partition and an alternate extension in a different partition. If there are alternate names defined for the user, the alternate names are available in each partition where the user has an extension. When you change partition of an alternate extension in a bulk edit mode, the primary extension of the user is taken as an alternate extension. If primary extension already exist in the changed partition then it throws an error message with the duplicate extension. Note Configuring Partitions This section includes information on configuring a partition for Unity Connection, defining the settings and saving them. After creating a partition, you can assign various objects, such as users and user templates as partition members. Step 1 In Cisco Unity Connection Administration, expand Dial Plan > and select Partitions. Step 2 The Search Partitions page displays the currently configured partitions. Step 3 Configure partitions (For more information on each field, see Help> This Page): • To add a partition, select Add New. On the New Partition page, enter a name for the partition and select Save. System Administration Guide 91 Call Management Partitions