Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide

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Synchronization between the MeetingPlace database and a corporate 
database is automatic if you have MeetingPlace Directory Services 
Gateway installed. For more information, see the MeetingPlace Directory 
Services Gateway System Manager’s Guide.

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If no value is specified for a user group field, the default is the value for 
that field in the guest profile. Ensure you have the correct information by 
reviewing the guest profile settings before you enter user profiles and user 
groups.

When you have several users with common attributes, create a user group 
with those attributes. Then, assign the individual users to the user group. 
Doing so saves the time and energy of creating and maintaining duplicate 
information, and reduces errors. The information defined for the user group 
applies to every user who belongs to the group. (For information about 
defining user profiles, see 

Each person who belongs to the user group must also have an individual user 
profile. When their profile information differs from the information for their 
user group, the user profile information takes precedence.

It is recommended that you create user groups before you create user profiles.

To set up user groups, you can do either of the following:

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Set up groups based on a user’s class of service (as described in 

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Define groups by region, department, or level of management, and then 
assign a contact to represent each functional group. Additionally, your 
company may define particular groups by their billing codes.

As you plan a database, understanding the differences between the following 
terms is important:

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Teams define users who will most likely attend the same meeting. Users 
can belong to multiple teams.

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Groups define users with a shared set of attributes, like common system 
settings (such as class-of-service or regions) and other common business 
characteristics (such as departments, levels of management, or billing 
codes). Users are assigned to only one group.

The following table shows user groups defined by class-of-service. (Class-of-
service is noted by shaded rows.)