How to inventory Direct Routing numbers in Teams

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Introduction

Microsoft Teams continues to evolve to offer ever more effective communication and collaboration solutions. To make life easier for administrators, Microsoft has announced the possibility of maintaining an inventory of Direct Routing type numbers directly from the Microsoft Teams Admin Center. This feature was already perfectly functional for numbers. This new update allows admins to keep an inventory in Teams rather than in an external file or SharePoint list.

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Phone number inventory

The functionality is currently only available in a pre-public version in PowerShell.

You can import a unique number via the following PowerShell command :

New-CsOnlineDirectRoutingTelephoneNumberUploadOrder -TelephoneNumber "+15144567890"

You can import multiple phone numbers (consecutive or not) via the following PowerShell command :

New-CsOnlineDirectRoutingTelephoneNumberUploadOrder -TelephoneNumber "+15144567890,+15144567892,+15144567894"

You can import a range of phone numbers via the following PowerShell command :

New-CsOnlineDirectRoutingTelephoneNumberUploadOrder -StartingNumber "+15144567890" -EndingNumber "+15144567899"

You can also import a csv file containing your phone numbers via the following PowerShell commands :

$ListDID = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\Users\maxime\AllMyPhoneNumbers.csv")
New-CsOnlineDirectRoutingTelephoneNumberUploadOrder -FileContent $ListDID

You can release a phone number via the following PowerShell command :

New-CsOnlineTelephoneNumberReleaseOrder -TelephoneNumber "+15144567890"

The principle is the same for several phone numbers or a range of phone numbers.

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Result

The phone number is visible with other Calling Plan and Operator Connect type phone numbers.

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Conclusion

Direct Routing phone number management in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center provides organizations with a flexible, integrated solution for their inventory needs. Administrators can easily configure and manage these numbers, improving the efficiency and productivity of their organization.

You now know how to inventory your phone numbers in Teams.

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Sources

Microsoft Learn - New-CsOnlineDirectRoutingTelephoneNumberUploadOrder

Microsoft Learn - New-CsOnlineTelephoneNumberReleaseOrder

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