Introducing Scheduled Announcements in FS PBX

FS PBX 1.8.9 introduces Scheduled Announcements, a new way to automatically play audio messages to selected extensions on specific days and at scheduled times.

Scheduled Announcements can be used for:

• School bells
• Shift-change tones
• Break reminders
• Safety notices
• Daily announcements
• Other recurring audio events

With this feature, administrators can:

• Create an announcement schedule
• Choose the recording to play
• Select the extensions that should receive the announcement
• Define the days and times when the announcement should play
• Add exclusion dates for holidays, closures, or other days when announcements should be skipped

The feature also includes detailed run logs, allowing administrators to confirm whether an announcement:

• Played successfully
• Was skipped
• Missed its allowed playback window
• Failed

Busy extension handling is also supported. Administrators can choose to either skip busy phones or force the announcement through.

Accessing Scheduled Announcements​

Navigate to:

Applications > Scheduled Announcements

Enable the Scheduled Job​

After upgrading, enable the scheduled job under Default Settings:

scheduled_jobs -> scheduled_announcements = true

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