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title: Business Voice Portal - Group Setup/Management - Phone Lists and Directories
description: Administrators can create and modify phone lists and directories within the admin portal. There are three types of phone lists/directories that administrators can view and/or manage within the admin portal.
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# Phone Lists and Directories

Administrators can create and modify phone lists and directories within the admin portal. There are three types of phone lists/directories that administrators can view and/or manage within the admin portal:

1. Common Phone List - Display or modify common group phone lists.  
2. Custom Directory - Define new custom contact directories that contain a subset of users in the group or enterprise.  
3. Directory - Display the enterprise directory list.

Scroll to: [Common Phone List](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/group-setup-management/phone-lists-directories#common) | [Custom Directory](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/group-setup-management/phone-lists-directories#custom) | [Directory](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/group-setup-management/phone-lists-directories#directory)

### Common Phone List

This used to manage the group's shared phone list. This list is useful for including numbers frequently called by the group, such as a security company, company caterer, or a company day care center. Administrators can use the admin portal to view, modify, and/or download a common phone list.

1. From the group dashboard, select **Business Directory**.
2. Select **Common Phone List**.![PhoneListsDirectories-1](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-1.png?width=763&name=PhoneListsDirectories-1.png)
3. To add a contact to the common phone list, select the **Plus** icon.  
   ![PhoneListsDirectories-2](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-2.png?width=763&name=PhoneListsDirectories-2.png)
4. Enter the **Name** and **Phone Number**.
5. Select **Save** to add the contact.![PhoneListsDirectories-3](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-3.png?width=880&name=PhoneListsDirectories-3.png)
6. To modify a contact, click the contact and modify, as needed.
7. Select **Save** to save your changes.
8. To download a CSV file of this list, select the **Download** icon in the upper right corner.![PhoneListsDirectories-4](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-4.png?width=1584&name=PhoneListsDirectories-4.png)

### Custom Directory

On the Custom Directories page, you can create a new custom contact directory and manage existing custom contact directories. The custom contact directories can be read by all users in the group.

**Note**: If your group has more than 1000 users, an error message will display at the top of the screen, as a warning.

1. From the group dashboard, select **Business Directory**.
2. Select **Custom Directory**.![PhoneListsDirectories-5](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-5.png?width=763&name=PhoneListsDirectories-5.png)
3. To add a new custom directory, select the **Plus** icon.![PhoneListsDirectories-6](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-6.png?width=880&name=PhoneListsDirectories-6.png)
4. Enter the **Name** for the directory.
5. Then select from the **Available** list. Click the contact to move it to the **Selected** list.
6. Select **Save** to save your changes.  
   ![PhoneListsDirectories-7](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-7.png?width=452&name=PhoneListsDirectories-7.png)
7. To modify an existing custom directory, select the directory you would like to modify.
8. Make your changes and a select **Save**.

### Directory

On the Directory page you can view, sort, search, and export/download your organization’s directory.

1. From the group dashboard, select **Business Directory**.
2. Select **Directory**.![PhoneListsDirectories-8](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-8.png?width=880&name=PhoneListsDirectories-8.png)
3. Here is a list of all of the numbers assigned to the group.
4. To search, use the **Search** bar.
5. To filter, click the column to sort by.
6. To download a CSV file of the directory, select the **Download** icon in the upper right corner.![PhoneListsDirectories-9](https://businessvoiceportal.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Business%20Voice%20Portal%20Images/Admin/Group%20Setup-Management/Phone%20Lists%20and%20Directories/PhoneListsDirectories-9.png?width=1587&name=PhoneListsDirectories-9.png)

 

 

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